I have seen various claims of Yahoo’s declaring that they have over 500 million users around the world. I always wondered who this people are and most importantly where they are around the world.
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Author Archives: Ludmil Trenkov
Post Communism – Post Democracy basement
Passing by an interesting spot in Sofia, Bulgaria, I had to backtrack a bit and look closer. A set of very inconspicuous stairs led to the the door of a basement. It is an example of non functioning, perhaps even abandoned establishment that was once a restaurant. After the fall of Communism, a Democracy like system came to be and the idea of private enterprise arrived fast. There was no retail space but there was a need, so many first floor apartments, basements and other street level spaces were reprogramed to serve the public as grocery stores, beauty parlors, repair shops and restaurants. What caught my eye was an example of former restaurant space which has been popular at times but may never be anything but gated, moldy basement. In a way returning to some original state
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Designer Bubble
While traveling in Bulgaria, I am on a constant lookout for internet connection. I discovered the availability of high speed free internet connection on many reputable gas stations. Setting shop in one in a gas station coffee-shop for an hour or two, I got absorbed in my internet activities. In customary fashion I put my headphones on with streaming US National Public Radio. As I was ready to leave I realized that I was completely transported to my typical US routines while remaining oblivious about my international setting. I’m still not clear whether to rejoice or lament. Time will tell.
Poster series
Walking by a fence in Minz, Germany, something interesting caught my eye. Multiple copies of an event poster were attached to the fence. The most peculiar aspect of them was not the layout but the impact they sustained. They have been stricken at approximately the same spot. As part of the poster has peeled off, the background was peaking through blending with the layout. Perhaps without visible intent and awareness a passer by unintentionally participated in an evolving design process.
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