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When we started out on a small scale we had fewer people with fewer expectations. That was because we were the first Indian Designer’s forum to rise on the indian internet horizon. The admins were focussed and dedicated and everyone was passionate about their new invention. I was personally involved with every decision making proces and ensured the smooth running of the boards along with the rest of the admins. That was then.
Today as newer boards spring on the scene we are faced with newer challenges to upgrade and diversify, introduce newer topics and categories to pull in members. develop webpages to keep everyone interested & informed about the latest happenings on SurfUnion. Members who were once loyal to us have gone into hibernation and those who have settled down are posing a threat to our very existence by creating impedements. The other admins (LimeIce, Ryche, Kreativ, FlashKid, RanTen, Bane, Buttclencher) have undergone huge changes in their personal and professional lives and they can’t be blamed for their absence from SurfBoard.
We were able to stem the discontent amongst the members to some extent. MegaMeets were a platform for people to exchange ideas and network. That however changed when the MegaMeet 3 bombed miserably. We couldn’t muster even 25 members to hold a seminar/workshop. My only concern is the lack of manpower to carry forward the initiatives set by the members. I must honestly confess to not possessing the required skillsets and without a collective effort I don’t see this thing moving forward.
The challenge ahead of us is tough and gruelling. We have to rub off the sluggishness which we have got into and start afresh. Let’s see if we can redefine SU in the coming days.
October 18th, 2005
It’s been 2 years since I launched my RETRO styled website in 2003. Ever since then the web technology has undergone several changes. My older website, as I remember vividly was purely based on the fundamentals of using tables for layouts. There was no alternative to this. The focus was more on showing my creativity rather than enabling the user to browse. Nevertheless I received a lot of applause for my labour of love and I thank all of you who became my affiliates, my partners in this endeavour.
The long hiatus from my earlier blog was the launch of this website. In keeping with the contemporary technologies, I present a brand new bhooshan.com which is powered by CSS & WordPress. The current website has many advantages, least to say a cleaner navigation and presentation of content. It’s accessible and most importantly it uses no tables. I am thankful to Aadesh for lending a helping hand (as always).
In the coming days my website will also feature my portfolio. I have not been able to find a good photo gallery for the same and would appreciate any recommendations in that regard. Hopefully I will be penning (or should I say typing) some good stuff over here which will keep you guys entertained as well as informed. Please let me know how you feel being here. Also let me know any discrepancies which you might encounter while browsing the site through some unknown browser on some unknown system. Keep me informed as well on how you liked the website. See you in the next article :-)
October 12th, 2005
There was a rain scare in Mumbai today. It sounds very funny saying that but those of us who have seen 7/26 will not laugh. I spent 2 nights in the office sleeping on a maroon(ed) coloured mattress. This time when I heard about the incessant rains and flooding in some parts of Mumbai on TV, my mind went back to those mattresses again and those chilly nights I spent in the conference room. There was no way I was going to spend another hour in this office now. I quickly gathered some friends who were staying in the North of Mumbai and headed towards the station hoping that the trains services would be still running smoothly. After a very long long time, I caught a Bhayander local since I had Aadesh and Randhir accompanying me. One hour and I was happily home, thanking the god all the way. There were some moments of anxiety when the local stopped before Dadar for a while probably due to some signalling problem. We imagined ourselves wading through 6 feet water all the way to Borivli! For the uninitiated, the local trains take around 45 minutes to complete the journey between Dadar and Borivli.
Continue Reading September 9th, 2005
This passion goes back to the time I first saw
QUAKE III ARENA. I remember my Project Manager playing this game on his 17″ Monitor (used to feel quite big in those days) in the office. Subsequently I played the game to the fullest and it became my favourite weapon to vent any office frustration that I had carried home. It was my wish that they could make a movie on QUAKE III ARENA which had some lively
characters and
weapons.
Now I hear that the famous cult game DOOM is made into a full movie by Universal Pictures and is ready for release on October 21st, 2005. Although I bought a licensed copy of DOOM I could never play it since my machine couldn’t handle the awesome graphics the game wanted to display. At 512 RAM and a 128MB ATI RADEON card, I thought it could run easily. I haven’t tried playing it ever since my latest upgrade but I am definitely looking forward to installing it again before I go and watch the movie :-) Both QUAKE and DOOM have been created by ID Software.
Meanwhile check the trailer here. It will blow you away for sure (QuickTime Required) :-)
September 8th, 2005
After all that depressing moments earlier, I have some cheerful news to share with you folks. You must have seen this red cutie as my
favicon. It has been selected by
Daniel Burka on his website
DeltaTangoBravo. Do drop in to check some of the classy stuff that people have done and also to check my cutie. Really, I never knew favicons could be such an important source of creativity for designers. Many thanks to Daniel and his concept.
I have already finished redoing the butterfly in a totally new avatar. You can call it my new identity if you like. I will display it at an appropriate time to all :-)
Check this Favourites Icon Tutorial
September 7th, 2005
