Author Archives: Kimberly Lai

What do you see? Can you imagine that 100 years ago, present-day technologies such as the iPhone and Google Glass would have been considered design fiction? I can’t even begin to wonder what new fictions we would have another 100 … Continue reading →

In today’s symposium, Elliot brought up some very interesting points, but one stood out most of all to a communications professional like myself: design fiction’s impact on the media industry. More specifically, how do these new technologies impact the way … Continue reading →

Design fiction is defined as “an approach to design that speculates about new ideas through prototyping and storytelling”. What it really is is professional dreaming. For the clueless, Sterling included a super cool example of design fiction: Corning – A … Continue reading →

Today, I was robbed. Literally. This happened at approximately 2:30pm today. I was sitting in a tram, cruising along Smith Street, about to grab lunch from one of those Vietnamese bakeries. But lunch had to wait – someone decided it … Continue reading →

And the first week of Summer school is over. Hurray! Don’t get me wrong – I absolutely love what I’m studying, I just wish it didn’t feel like such a race against time. Each workshop the class shares some technical … Continue reading →

Looks like I have to update my 2014 list of resolutions. Notice more, intentionally. So pals, if you find me staring at you for an inappropriate amount of time, I beg your forgiveness in advance. The Researching Your Own Practice reading asked … Continue reading →

Earlier this week, I borrowed a book from the library. Advertising guru Paul Arden’s It’s Not How Good You Are, It’s How Good You Want to Be. Aptly titled like one of those Lifehacker or Zenhabits blog posts, Arden’s book is basically … Continue reading →

Here I am again, sharing more infographics from one of my favourite websites, visual.ly. Chew on this!   Exciting times we live in.

So push came to shove, and here is a blog I can finally call my own! I’ve always wanted a blog, but the idea of it was daunting. Is it not? To expose your thoughts and feelings to the [virtual, … Continue reading →