Day 50: Sunlight Through a Mall

2026-03-28

Hello!

No, I don't know what's at the end of the tunnel. Probably more light.

How different public spaces (especially shops) are designed tells you a lot about their intention. Compare this clean mall to the bright and colorful displays in the toy shop. I can almost imagine that the toy shop display was assembled by parents, or at least staff with prior experience to children. In contrast, this mall might have been constructed by a large company, who hired a local architect to bring in natural daylight.

It gives these spaces a different feel. When walking around this mall for photo opportunities, I looked for patterns and designs on the walls or in the windows. If not for the bird poop on windows and the fire systems on the walls, I would be able to capture clean angles, geometric panes of glass, and things that would highlight the designer's attention here.

Alright — fifty days of blogging is not a huge milestone (we can celebrate at each order of magnitude, instead), so while I'm immensely pleased with my newfound ability to keep a habit running, I'll move on.

Instead, I'm linking to a blog article on bees. I saw this come across my feed the other day and I instantly thought of someone who reads my newsletter and who would absolutely click and read anything related to bees, so go on — this one's for you.

Cheers,
David