‘BILDUNG’ vs. Training – Choosing the Path of Growth
In English, the word education often feels utilitarian. We measure it in degrees, credentials, or skills that slot neatly into a job description. In our conversation this week, my lovely friend Trudy talked... Read more
Blogging: A Practice in Reflection, Not Perfection
Each week in class, alongside our slow reading ritual, I ask my design students to blog. Not to show off their final work or polish every sentence, but to do something far more... Read more
Are Traditional Presentations Still Relevant for Today’s Designers?
Susan Cain, in Quiet: The Power of Introverts in a World That Can’t Stop Talking, reminds us that ‘there’s zero correlation between being the best talker and having the best ideas.’ That line... Read more
Hiroshima Appeals – Poster Exhibition of Global Messages
I went to see the Poster exhibit, Hiroshima Appeals, at the Japan Foundation in Toronto, in commemoration of the 80th anniversary of the end of WWII and the atomic bombing of Hiroshima and... Read more
‘Based on True Events’ – Bollywood’s Obsession with the ‘Other’
Further to me last post, this isn’t just a Hollywood problem. Bollywood, one of the most prolific film industries on the planet, has its own cinematic patterns, and Pakistan is often cast in... Read more
This isn’t just storytelling. It’s cultural coding.
In 1924, U.S. Secretary of Commerce Herbert Hoover described cinema as ‘a great instrument for promoting world peace’. Hollywood, still in its silent film era, was seen as an ambassador of goodwill, shaping... Read more