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Kim Tae-ri is my Shah Rukh Khan
What does it mean for me to become a fan
art
33 going on 30 going on 13
How to feel like you are at the correct age
case study
Translategate: The ghost in the Machine
There is a ghost in Google Translate and it survived the AI era
Can you subvert YouTube's battle for your eyeballs?
I am going to analyse YouTube's homepage interface and investigate the potential impact of a extension called Dearrow in …
How to do counter-UI/UX design
Interfaces help manipulate your sense of reality. As a designer/developer who is part of the plural "user" being …
How to simply set up IIIF images for your small archive
A practical guide to setting up IIIF image hosting for small archives using self-hostable tools, making collections …
Illustrations and maps for of "Film City Urbanism in India"
This was a project to create print-ready maps and recreations of the maps of and cinema halls that existed in Hyderabad …
project
Website Development - IIHS
Developed a WordPress web experience for the Tamil Nadu Government Sustainable Habitats program, incorporating …
resource
South Asian Digital History
A curated collection of web content exploring the history of the digital in South Asia and the digitization of South …
essay
Technofutures from Bidar
This piece is a group reflection of a project run in Bidar, India, to set up a community mesh network facilitated by …
essay
The Case for a Webinar Pi
Advocacy for developing Webinar Pi, a platform built on Raspberry Pi technology to foster digital literacy and …
Establishing a community network
A speculative framework for imagining a long-term sustainable community-owned wifi mesh network, mapping the roles of …
How I use speculative design
An overview of how I use speculative design methods to question dominant systems and envision alternative futures, …
Seeing, Being, Doing: design
I co-taught a four-month course on responding as a creative practitioner to places where humans and non-humans gather, …
essay
Journeys, Dreams, and Everything In Between
Documentation of a collaborative initiative to empower young women in underserved communities in Mirzapur, Uttar …
project
Jingle Tales
We describe a project that we did in Mirzapur, India where we sent laptops made of Raspberry Pis to young women; that …
talk
Milli Platform at International Archives Week
Presented the designs for the Milli platform at International Archives Week, demonstrating its capabilities for …
essay
Mapping Migratory Routes of Pastoralists across India
Documentation of a project to collect, visualize, and integrate data about seasonal migratory routes of pastoralist …
Kishori Film Festival
Designed and facilitated 8-week long media-literacy classes for 11th grade young women from rural UP. Utilized …
resource
Wikipedia Editathon - Dalit History Month
Contributed a total of 24.5K words across 27 edited articles, including the creation of 2 new articles. Added 167 …
Feeling through the Cities - Koramangala
A poetic reflection on the hidden rhythms and overlooked details of daily life in Koramangala, Bangalore.
resource
Selecting tools for Indian Collectives
A practical checklist for selecting digital tools for collectives in India, shaped by the unique context of limited …
essay
Learning from COWs: Community Owned Wifi-Mesh
A reflection on facilitating community network spaces and developing principles for open climate networks through …
The Imposter Among Us
A curated reading list and presentation from a discussion on how platforms compel and enable the manufacturing of …
essay
Community Networks Stories: Experiences from Co-creating a Local Knowledge Network
Insights on co-creating local knowledge networks to support communities in establishing and maintaining their digital …
The Disenfranchisement of Paniyas in Kerala
By studying the literature around the Paniya tribe, I cover topics such as population, caste names and structures in …
essay
Tweaking the Education System
A reflection on possible changes to the education system to better meet student needs.
Habba
Redesigning the website for Habba, an artisanal e-commerce platform dedicated to supporting craftspeople and promoting …
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