Author C Y Gopinath

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C Y Gopinath is a graphic designer, writer, composer, film-maker and cook. His first app, Calcuta, redesigns the traditional calculator using science, research and creativity. His first novel, The Book of Answers, was shortlisted for 2012 Commonwealth Book Prize for Best Fiction. He lives in Bangkok, where he dreams up devilish ideas to subvert traditional thinking, all in the hope of making the world a better place for people of goodwill.

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The Evolution Of Media - Design Or Get Undesigned

April 19, 2016 — What would a page look like if it had no designer? This odd question occurred to me in the 1980s, while overseeing the transition from lead-based typesetting to phototypesetting of an Indian newspaper. The Patriot’s distinctive design seemed to emerge, not from a designer, … Read More…

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Why I Moved From A Square To A Circle

January 11, 2016 — They’re probably the most familiar interfaces on the planet: the numeric keypads on our mobile phones and calculators. Yet very few notice that the keypads’ design has remained unchanged for nearly half a century in the face of evolving global design norms and conventions. Read More…