<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/"><channel><title>arun.is</title><description>My name is Arun Venkatesan. This site is dedicated to my thoughts and observations about design.</description><link>https://arun.is/</link><item><title>DIY adjustable projector stand</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/projector-stand/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/projector-stand/</guid><description>A quick project to make it easier to use our home projector.</description><pubDate>Sat, 25 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.BputNaEN.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A quick project to make it easier to use our home projector.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Yunnan V · Land of Wilderness</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/lijiang-land-of-wilderness/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/lijiang-land-of-wilderness/</guid><description>A photographic journey through the design principles of a whimsical wonderland.</description><pubDate>Sun, 19 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.tGthM6V1.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A photographic journey through the design principles of a whimsical wonderland.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Design Ah! books</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/design-ah-books/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/design-ah-books/</guid><description>A selection of books based on my favorite show about design.</description><pubDate>Sat, 11 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.BCAewfhM.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A selection of books based on my favorite show about design.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Good bye, Om Malik</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/good-bye-om-malik/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/good-bye-om-malik/</guid><description>I admired Om Malik and his writing for my entire adult life, then had the fortune of knowing him. A remembrance of a friend, mentor, critic, and guide.</description><pubDate>Fri, 26 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.CJxRW8wu.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I admired Om Malik and his writing for my entire adult life, then had the fortune of knowing him. A remembrance of a friend, mentor, critic, and guide.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Japanese symbols that speak without words</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/japan-symbols/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/japan-symbols/</guid><description>I look at the Japanese symbols that carry meaning entirely on their own.</description><pubDate>Sun, 21 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.bcNmzcHo.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;I look at the Japanese symbols that carry meaning entirely on their own.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>How Japan&apos;s railways stayed one while splitting apart</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/jr-logo/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/jr-logo/</guid><description>When Japan broke up its national railway in 1987, the new companies agreed on one thing to keep the same.</description><pubDate>Sun, 14 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.CKZ2mAfd.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;When Japan broke up its national railway in 1987, the new companies agreed on one thing to keep the same.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Introducing Daily Designer</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/daily-designer/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/daily-designer/</guid><description>Today I&apos;m introducing a new project called Daily Designer with daily quotes from designers I admire.</description><pubDate>Sat, 06 Jun 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.DaT24RLj.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Today I&apos;m introducing a new project called Daily Designer with daily quotes from designers I admire.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Why the Ferrari Luce looks like that</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/ferrari-luce/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/ferrari-luce/</guid><description>Everyone may be dunking on the Ferrari Luce, but I&apos;m not sure it would have ended any other way.</description><pubDate>Sat, 30 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.Br8yizUT.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Everyone may be dunking on the Ferrari Luce, but I&apos;m not sure it would have ended any other way.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Yunnan IV · Lijiang</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/yunnan-lijiang/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/yunnan-lijiang/</guid><description>A week in Lijiang — ancient towns, medicinal hot pot, and architecture that looks more like Tibet than China.</description><pubDate>Sun, 24 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.Cccw9MdF.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;A week in Lijiang — ancient towns, medicinal hot pot, and architecture that looks more like Tibet than China.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item><item><title>Love Hultén Works</title><link>https://arun.is/blog/love-hulten-works/</link><guid isPermaLink="true">https://arun.is/blog/love-hulten-works/</guid><description>Spend enough time with Love Hultén&apos;s work and you start to feel like you&apos;re mapping an alternate world — one built from wood, electronics, and a very particular kind of whimsy.</description><pubDate>Sat, 16 May 2026 00:00:00 GMT</pubDate><content:encoded>&lt;img width=&quot;720&quot; height=&quot;377&quot; src=&quot;https://arun.is/_astro/social.xgznQ4zG.jpg&quot; /&gt;&lt;p&gt;Spend enough time with Love Hultén&apos;s work and you start to feel like you&apos;re mapping an alternate world — one built from wood, electronics, and a very particular kind of whimsy.&lt;/p&gt;</content:encoded></item></channel></rss>