Category: work

Sage.fm brand & ux/ui

Sage.fm is an online video conversation platform, connecting experts (Sages) with those valuing their advice (Seekers). Currently, the start-up’s focus is shifting from product development to sales and marketing, with a number of early customers using the platform already.

The Sage.fm brand is premised on two principles, of elevating the Sages and of creating a brand that is high-end but stays in the background.

The live conversation is, naturally, at the heart of the platform. The design enables browser-based conversations across all types of devices, while delivering information about time and money spent and more.

July 17, 2019
‘Made in…’ city travel guides

The Made in… guides are a celebration of a city and the talented people who reside and work here. The highly curated guide profiles the city’s finest artists, artisans, craftspeople, designers, makers and shopkeepers who come together to produce and sell some extraordinary things. There are currently two guides available, Made in Kolkata and Made in Bengaluru. Each book comes with a matching travel journal, designed as a keepsake.

These guidebooks to a city’s makers, designers and craftspeople are the result of a ten-year-long collaboration with author and publisher Fiona Caulfield, aiming to highlight ‘conscious travel’ and socially and/or environmentally sustainable organisations.

The books are completely hand-made in India, and printed and produced using traditional craftspeople and methods. The entire process is eco-friendly and supports the skills and livelihoods of traditional makers.

The book design is based on research of the first travel guides, dating back to 19th century England, and uses hand-drawn illustrations by Ayeshe Sadr and Ishaan Dasgupta. The fabrics used are the result of design collaboration with Aneeth Arora of acclaimed clothing brand péro, based in New Delhi, and the hand-made bookmarks and hand-embroidered labels are created by ladies working in the péro atelier.

Each book contains introductory essays and hand-drawn maps. The books are printed on paper that is made by hand in the age-old method in the small village of Sanganer, on the edge of Jaipur in Rajasthan. The covers are hand-printed and the books are hand-bound and finished, all at Judge Press in Bengaluru.

Love Travel Guides also produces more extensive city guides for ‘luxury vagabonds’. More information can be found in this post.

Find all books at lovetravelguides.com

April 20, 2019
‘Love Travel’ brand & guidebooks

Love Travel guidebooks are a collaboration that has now lasted over a decade. These travel guides to Indian cities are based around sustainable and ethical production, celebrating and continuing the rich artistic traditions of the subcontinent while supporting the livelihoods of artisans and craftspeople.

The book design for each Love Travel Guide is based on the very first travel books, dating back to the 19th century. Each guide is available with a paper cover or as a luxury edition khadi cotton cover, wrapped in a khadi cotton or silk bag.

Author Fiona Caulfield takes her readers beyond the obvious tourist attractions. The entries are personally sourced from in-the-know locals including chefs and chaiwallahs, artists and architects, photographers and princesses. The ‘Conscious travel’ symbol highlights the many businesses supported by the guides that give back to their communities.

Completely hand-made in India, Love Travel Guides celebrate authentic Indian luxury and pay homage to India’s rich craft legacy. Love Travel Guides are printed on paper hand-made in Jaipur and the book covers are made from khadi cotton hand woven in Andhra Pradesh. Love Travel promotes sustainability and conscious, ethical travelling. Love Travel also runs a foundation supporting charitable organisations around India.

The Love Travel Guides website has more details and information

lovetravelguides.com

December 28, 2018
Patrice Newell’s farm shop ux/ui

Patrice Newell’s biodynamic farm produce has long been available exclusively from her own online shop. A true innovator in farming, a writer, progressive political thinker and art lover, her online presence as well as legacy technology were in real need of an update to accomodate and reflect her multi-faceted business and personality, and create a space for the community that is involved in the farming business.

The website is at the core of this project, which to a large extent involved sorting out all technical issues and re-writing, ordering, migrating and updating a huge amount of existing content. A similar exercise on a smaller scale to update Patrice’s email marketing was the natural extension of it, and the online spaces that host her large community of garlic fans, book fans and fellow country based progressives are an equally natural next step.

September 13, 2017