Designing systems, part 1: theory, practice, and the unfortunate in-between
In the first part of a three-part essay about design systems, I review two approaches for the creation of something equally as complex: a city.
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Lumiere London
Last Friday I jumped on the train to London to see Lumiere, a four-day festival of illuminated art.
Why you should take a black cab, not an Uber, this Christmas
Chris Lockie puts forward the case for why Londoners should support black cab drivers this Christmas, even if it means paying a little extra:
Black cabs are fighting back, but without the support of the people of this city we are going to lose a fine service that is doing everything it can to keep up with the terrifying march of modernity. Give black cabs time to adjust to the Age of Cheap, and eventually you’ll come to appreciate their solid, dependable service.
If you don’t, black cabs will die, an honest occupation will go with it, Uber will put their prices up immediately, and the moment driverless cars become a reality they’ll be all over it like Cameron on swine (because if you think Uber cares about their drivers, you’re way off).
This article pretty much sums up my feelings regarding Uber: avoid at all costs.
October: So far, so fun
October has been a crazy month, and I’m not even done with it yet.
The Post Office Railway (Mail Rail)
Amazing – if slightly spooky – photos taken in London’s abandoned underground Mail Rail.