Hang in there, My friend.

I see so much chaos in your eyes. I see this storm that refuses to settle. I see this madness that has created so much mistrust. Who is real ? Who is saying the truth ? Do they even know what they are talking about ? Making comments about how you should be living your life. They are holding on like a person who is drowning holds onto anything he/ she can get their hands on. They are the reason you are drowning. They wont let you be yourself. They will say absolutely anything. THEY: The people in your life, your friends, family, acquaintances, the faces you see day to day. How the ones we love the most hurt us the most; we hurt those the most who love us the most.

I know we fucked up, didn't do the best that we could and now it is too late.

I want you to know, that your suffering has an end. All that pain you feel in your heart will subside. This cocktail of rage and agony that you have swallowed is harming you. Spit it out, vomit if you must but please, please don't you ever worry about a single thing. You will have everything you ever wanted. You'll have more than what you needed. I am not lying, I know this because I am going to make it happen. I am going to make sure you are happy and safe wherever you are, any place on this whole wide earth and if you manage to go into space, I know you'll do fine there as well.

Dawood Ibrahim Infographic

Shriram Life Insurance, Cafeteria Design

Too many times working as freelancer I have faced a situation where I did not get payed after doing the work. Cheaters and liars, move fast but don't go far. I have become a little thick skinned and mentally prepared for such situations over the years. That somehow shouldn't stop me from sharing stories about high class corporate companies which screw with small timers like me.

So this tale is about Shriram Life Insurance, Hyderabad. I work with a small team of three people on interior designing projects. So we got a call from Mr. Vinay from Shriram Life Insurance asking us to redesign the cafeteria. We went there got the measurements, he told us that he wanted to increase the seating space and would like to see the design in 2D and 3D images.

I told my partners that we will ask for a small advance before we start the work. They thought that a corporate company with such high reputation would never back off from such an agreement. I had a bad feeling about this from the start. We made various designs and even made modifications according to his requirements. After receiving all the design from us, he simply stopped responding.

Such is the state of things but do-gooders(like me) need not worry about a thing. Why ? Cause, I'm eating good, Can't bring me down !!!! :D

Fire Starter Safety Kit !

With so much madness and confusion in the minds of today's generation there is a high chance that somewhere, some guy just looses his mind. He decides to have his vengeance ! He stops what he is doing. Reaches for the match box and lights up a book. He starts burning the place down. Soon there is fire all over the place. This could happen at your workplace today.

To minimise the damage as much as possible during such extreme situations we have fire safety measures used in modern infrastructures. Modern Infrastructures consist of multiple storied buildings. Equipped with electrical connection and in few cases cooking gas for all floors. These apartments have a lot of household furniture which is always at a risk of catching fire. This fire can spread and cause damage to human life, hence it is mandatory to have proper fire safety measures. Fires can start on their own due to short circuits, gas leaks, over-heating of electrical equipment, etc.

Smoke detectors must be placed on all the ceilings so that an alarm is sound as soon as the fire begins. Alarm bells must be in place in such a way that in case of an emergency the sound reaches every corner of the building. Fire extinguishers and water hose must be placed on every floor. The number of fire extinguishers and water hose must be according to the size of the floor. In case of fire one must avoid using the elevators. The bigger the area of the floor, the more staircases the building mist have. There must be arrows and markings directing the exit procedure placed appropriately on the walls and doors. Water sprinklers must be fixed on the ceiling, which get activated automatically in case of a fire.

All these equipments must undergo a regular maintenance to ensure proper functionality when needed. Lets hope there are no fires in our homes.

Logo Design _ Dec, 2015

 This is a Logo for a company called Innove Interiors. The choice of colors shows trust and creativity, the design comprise of two "i"s representing the initials of the company forming a home.

This is a logo for a trust named Esemar which provides home nurses and care takers for bed ridden/ old people. The choice of colors show Calmness, Depth, Simplicity, Serious, Subtle and Usefulness. The design comprises of a walking stick with the name wrapped around it. 

Purpose: What should I do with my life ?

"We're here because we're free,
We're here because we're not free.

There is no escaping reason, no denying purpose for as we both know, without purpose we would not exist. It is purpose that guides us, that drives us, it is purpose that defines us, purpose that binds us. We're here because of you, Mr. Anderson.

We're here to take from you, what you tried to take from us. Purpose."

-Agent Smith, Matrix Reloaded.






Purpose is the determination to reach a goal, the reason for one's very existence. Purpose adds direction to survival. To have a purpose in life means to live intentionally.

We are free to make any choice but not from it's consequences, the creators of our reality. Conscious enough to understand that our actions now will create our future tomorrow.  Now blessed with abundance but this gift might be taken away if we don't learn to manage our resources. If we continue to spend resources in ways that would only benefit a few, we give those few the power to create our reality. If the element of purpose were to be removed from every soul, the world would stagnate.

We, humans, are bound by a purpose or free to choose one for ourselves but most of us just survive, living life without the awareness of where their actions will take them. Few are born with a purpose, ones who have always known what they are meant to do with their lives. Something they excel at or have fun doing.  Few find it within theirselves or get inspired by others. Few have no difficulty finding it, most go about living their entire lives unaware of their purpose.

Money should not be your "purpose of life", not accumulating wealth. Purpose without joy, wholeheartedness and a free mind is unfruitful. It is the amount of positive vibration you have radiated through your being. Where you actions benefits not only yourself but others around you as well.

When you will have carried out your purpose, you will experience a satisfaction like none other.

Costume Variations

The change in element of design can change a lot about the character's personality. Here we see the same character in three different hair styles, clothes and footwear. Each time the same character has a different personality. Differences in his past, about what she does for a living, what he did last weekend ? Where she was last night ? What he likes, her dislikes, his dreams, her strengths, his weaknesses, her addictions, his desires, her passions, their lives. Whether the person is more laid back or more serious and responsible about life. Whether they spend most time alone or with a large group of people. So many messages can be conveyed through the character's "look".

  

This is to understand how costume and styling can tell us so much about the characters that we use to tell our story. The details we add can set so much mood and stereotype to our characters that by simply variating between three hair styles, three dress styles and three shoes styles; we can create nine different characters, each with a unique story to tell.

Most of the times the main character will have a fixed costume to show stability and perseverance. By making changes in the look and feel of the character we get variations in mood, emotion, attitude. 

Doing List.

• You can't change the past.
• Make peace with your past.
• Nothing is permanent.
• In the journey of life there will be many ups and downs
• The road of life will be smooth sometimes and bumpy sometimes.
• Sometimes you can sail through easily and sometimes it becomes impossible to move.
• You must keep moving forward.
• Sometimes you can keep your treasures, sometimes you need to cut your losses
• You must never stop.
• Keep doing the doing or else the doing will out do you.

Child Labour

"Child labour and poverty are inevitably bound together and if you continue to use the labor of children as the treatment for the social disease of poverty, you will have both poverty and child labour to the end of time" - Grace Abbott

The primary cause for children to work for money is the inability of the parents to provide the child with ample growth conditions such as basic food, shelter and clothing. This is most common in people living in poverty. The lack of resources forces the children to earn a living on their own.

The essence of childhood is the absence of responsibility. Where the child is provided with an environment to grow not just physically but mentally and spiritually as well. When the burden of earning money is laid upon the tender shoulder of a growing child, it steals away the carefree innocence of a child. The child is exposed to the harsh reality of the society that we live in. This also shunts the growth.

This does make the child a stronger person. Giving him/ her the ability to see things for what they are from a very early age. Making him/ her a fast learner. If the child's labour is to sell things, he/ she adapts good social skills. Most of the time children are made to work in small scale industries because tiny hands are useful in crafting various things. Sometimes they work in conditions that are harmful to their health, such as chemical industries and coal mines.

We might think that as long as we are able to provide a proper childhood to our children everything is alright, but that is wrong. Children are our future. A reality where one eight year old living on one side of the world with an abundance of resources and another eight year old living on the opposite side of the world who has to work just to survive, will lead to an unhappy future for both the children.

As aware individuals we must take a certain precautions to ensure a bright future for our coming generations. Individuals must abstain from reproduction if they can't provide their offspring a proper childhood. Employers must not hire children even if it is more cost effective. The governing authorities must provide all children with basic food and shelter facilities. So that the child has time for education and freedom from labour.