The perks of having an
office park.
We've not been
writing.
No matter how much we
tried, we’ve been facing a typical agency problem: the 'Too busy to blog'
Syndrome.
Stealing a moment from
work to reflect, i came out to the couch of our office balcony.
Staring at a couple of
students at the park opposite, i realized I spend all my non screen time
staring at it every day.
It's just so
involuntary that it never hit me before how much this park has come to mean to
us.
Albeit crude looking
and sparsely planted, we love our office park.
It adds to our day's
happiness in many, often ignored, ways.
If we didn't have it,
where would we:
1.
Go for quiet walks
post lunch? Taking a break from work, going on an ice cream spree or phone
conversations- it all means heading to the park. A lot can happen over at the
park.
2.
Direct our
procrastination at? Yes, creative people are guilty of procrastination. But at
least we get to look at nature while we indulge.
3.
Look for
inspiration? The park has educated me in green. If I had a buck for every
shade of green I have spotted in this park, I could finally buy myself that
intuous pro I’ve been eyeing.
4.
Study unsuspecting
kids and adults enjoying a public space? Can't emphasize how much it helps a
designer's grounding when they are frequently looking at the people they’re
designing for. It helps empathize and it helps design better.
5.
Discuss our graphic
design inspirations? Some designs are so yummy that they make you jump from
your chair. When there's an immediate need to discuss such brilliance and our
passions need a channel to ooze, it’s the park we choose.
6.
Fight each other
defending our love for either Ui or Ux. Some people live Ui, Some live Ux. It’s
hard debating the qualities of one over the other and even harder to decide a
winner. This park has seen many a python vs. Java rap battles.
7.
Develop our
illustration skills? Seriously, an open park with clumsy park benches, where
people pop in an out as they will, is an ideal setting for live sketching and
ideating.
8.
Look at our design
studio from and be proud of how far we've come. It takes a lot to build a good
design agency. And taking a moment to realize that at the end of a crazy work
day just helps us be more grateful.
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