Crossroads

Just like in real life, we can sometimes be at a crossroads in design. These crossroads can be both literal – in the case of Istanbul, the city featured in this issue's Design Ecosystem article series – and figurative – for instance, as when we have to decide whether to sacrifice emotional experience for efficiency, as Eugen Eşanu brilliantly explains in his featured article.

Sacrificing Emotional Experience for Efficiency

{ 🧠 } – London’s Black Taxi Cab, Electric Vehicles and LEGO Have you ever noticed that once we make certain things more efficient, we, sometimes, lose the emotional connection with the brand, service or object? For example, we now have more efficient planes, but the flying experience is less pleasant. Frankly speaking, it is […]

Don’t Go Through It — Grow Through It

{ 🌱 } – Most of the Time, You Have to Pick Yourself Up Life is full of ups and downs. The moment you step out of your parents’ house, you’ll realise that the world is not so kind. Sometimes it’s because we lack skills or talent; other times, it’s the timing or situation. This […]

Design Ecosystem in Istanbul

{ 🇹🇷 } – Istanbul: The Mega-City Straddling Europe and Asia There are few cities in the world like Istanbul. A place that has been in the hands of great empires and served as the backdrop of many historical events, today Istanbul is a vibrant and buzzing megacity located at the crossroads of Europe and […]