Comments on: Third World Designer

By: Gerard McGarry

Gerard McGarry — Wed, 24 Aug 2005 21:22:07 +0000

I love your attitude! Wish more people could see things from your perspective!

The kids you describe sound so much like my own children, yet they are worlds apart - geographically and culturally.

I hope you continue to hear that laughter next door!

By: Prabhath

Prabhath — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 03:46:31 +0000

I hope you continue to hear that laughter next door!

Yeah, me too :)

By: Dulan

Dulan — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 04:07:26 +0000

You see, these mundane difficulties don’t make us laugh less. Sometimes, they are the reasons why your achievements are sweeter.

Totally agree with you.

The high you get out of doing something spectacular with what most people would say are “insufficient resources” is beyond explanation.

By: mat

mat — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 09:47:58 +0000

Shit, but I just got myself a Mac.

By: Tinus

Tinus — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:41:35 +0000

My ex-girlfiend was (adopted) from Sri Lanka. I have a soft spot for that country since I met her.

By: Prabhath

Prabhath — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 10:49:34 +0000

Mat: Haha… of course, I wouldn’t say no to a Mac if I could afford it.

By: Mahangu

Mahangu — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:09:13 +0000

One of the best blog posts I’ve seen (anywhere) in a long time. Right up there with your Bamboo Canon entry. We need to post this on the new blog as well. :)

By: Prabhath

Prabhath — Thu, 25 Aug 2005 14:40:39 +0000

When Mr.Copywriter says it, you are flattered.

By: Tye

Tye — Fri, 26 Aug 2005 12:29:12 +0000

Superb - I do have a Mac and I do do Graphics… but I love your style more :)

By: Matt Robin

Matt Robin — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:05:49 +0000

That’s a good laugh…and I hear where you are coming from (even though I’m not in the Third World….I’m not cutting-edge either though)

Macs, T3s…it’s a nonsense really isn’t it?! :)

By: Prabhath

Prabhath — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 02:18:19 +0000

Matt: Design is about bullshit afterall :)

By: Usabilidoido

Usabilidoido — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 14:05:44 +0000

Resultado do Perfil Semitico com leitores

Pesquisa aponta preferncias dos leitores sobre o design grfico do Usabilidoido.

By: Usayd

Usayd — Sat, 27 Aug 2005 22:02:00 +0000

Touching, something that people in the Western world seem to often forget…

By: Kev

Kev — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 02:59:29 +0000

Great post Prabhath. And a great reality check.

By: Prabhath

Prabhath — Sun, 28 Aug 2005 11:53:55 +0000

Thanks guys.

By: Camille Clark

Camille Clark — Mon, 29 Aug 2005 20:56:40 +0000

Thank you. Necessity is the mother of quality, sometimes.

We can get very distracted with the “bells and whistles” of life as well as those of computer capabilities.

By: Nisadas » Life on the Silver Screen

Nisadas » Life on the Silver Screen — Thu, 01 Sep 2005 18:47:53 +0000

[…] day sadly face in our island home. Having read Prabhath’s wonderful post on being a Third World Designer the theme of this movie was even more relevant. A fascinating point tha […]

By: P Kanth

P Kanth — Sat, 03 Sep 2005 20:48:53 +0000

I can feel it when I read your post, what makes me sick is the way we treat ourselves as people at one end people are dying of hunger and you have others fighting for trivial reasons which have no justification what so ever.
A little bit of humanity and sense of belonging might change all that. None the less its nice to see people being happy in there own little worlds with what they have.
I miss that childhood, when I used to look forward to going back from my school and run in to the street to play with my friends, oh yes the very same streets with open gutters and small houses, plastic bags and used bicycle tubes were all we had to play, none the less we were happy. Looking back now I don’t regret it, I learned very important values from that upbringing. I have learned to value life.

Be the change you want to see.
-MK Gandhi

I do my bit now, everyone should thats the only hope.

I don’t know if it would be fair to compare with the developed nations, I’m sure at some point they would have gone though difficult times too. The level of difficulties might have been different ( I dig into the history ). Do you really think if the governments that represent us, or the people who are making those decision that mipact our everyday life were right or had some sense or cared, would the situation be the same? I think we have our own selves to blame.

By: Prabhath

Prabhath — Sun, 04 Sep 2005 16:12:32 +0000

Points to ponder, Kanth. And I love that quote from Gandhi.

By: Alen

Alen — Sat, 10 Sep 2005 14:25:34 +0000

Your words got to me. I support your positive thinking and knowledge of true values.
Even in web design the most valuable piece of equipment are not you mega ultra sonic comp. It’s your imagination and your approach.
May you and those children you mentioned continue laughing.

By: laidoff

laidoff — Wed, 17 May 2006 23:36:29 +0000

So this is where my job got outsourced too!!!