10 Things a designer would do if they could twist time.

Time, as we know, is unidirectional and that means like an arrow it moves linearly advancing from the past present to the future. There are things that happen like you see an egg turn into a chicken, but you can’t turn a chicken into an egg!

We all have those moments when we simply wish to go back in time to change that one stupid mistake we made. Sometimes we might even catch ourselves wishing about living in another timeline altogether.

Even though we don’t have the technology or knowledge to bend space-time at our disposal (nor it should be, can't trust us humans with it!), but thankfully we do have one thing! Yes, Imagination!

So let's say, we imagine we can, in fact, go back or forward in time! What would a designer do? Our personal favourites are these:

 

1. Save Antonio Gaudi

Well, why? Because the world simply can’t have enough of this genius. He, unfortunately, died after getting hit by a trolley car in Barcelona. His masterpiece, at that point, was less than a quarter complete.

 

2. Unsee the Céline’s Big Bird Shoes

Céline — a fashion house known for its minimalist designs- presented crazy shoes at its show in Paris. The heels looked nothing short of shoes stolen from Big Bird’s closet. A striking sight for those with a minimalist sense(like me), what a shock.

 

3. To write my name on Eiffel Tower

Why? Because it was possible once upon a time! While light shows at the Eiffel Tower are common today, putting advertisements on it would probably be seen as incredibly poor taste at best and defacing a national monument at worst.

Strangely, there was a time in the early 1900s when the tower was not really all that respected yet, a man named Andre Citroen actually managed to have his name lit in gigantic letters on the side of Eiffel.

 

4. To stop the making of papyrus, comic sans font and joker man font.

5. Go to the past to save the Death Star! Oh, wait… isn’t it in the future?

Death-star is the only man-made planet ever envisioned in our childhood nostalgia. Even if its purpose was evil, the sight of a silent death star in space is pure awesome.

Its destruction hurt me more than the wait to see it get built. Probably will have to join the dark side to save it. Have to.

6. Skip to a time of In-Home clothing Printers

Imagine instead of Armani, Zara or Dior, you have the power to print your own dope ass wardrobe? You will never find me in malls if I get my hands on this.

 

7. Would stalk Stonehenge through ages.

Stonehenge! Stonehenge! Lots of stones in a row! They were 25 tons each stone, my friend. But amazingly they got them all down in the sand. And they moved it (Stonehenge!) And they dragged it (Stonehenge!) And they rolled it 46 miles from Waleeees! — Heeey (46 miles from Wales!) — Ylvis

Because, no matter how high you are, you won’t be able to build a stone monument with your bare hands. Mandatory bonus — The song by Ylvis of course.

8. Pick notes of Leonardo da Vinci, before they get lost

Leonardo da Vinci was a painter, architect, inventor, and student of all things scientific. It is estimated that up to half of his notes were sold by his student and many have simply been lost. What else could have been on these missing notes?

Maybe anatomical and medicinal discoveries that could have saved millions of lives? We may never know. Only if!

9. Heinz — Because I want to.

The Heinz ketchup bottle makes the simple job of getting ketchup on my patty notoriously difficult. When it does, it's La Tomatina on my plate. 

Must. Stop. This.

10. Finish the Black Taj

Mughals built the most brilliantly worked architectural marvels around the Indian subcontinent, and the Taj Mahal — is one masterpiece that shapes this epitome. A widely believed myth is of a Black Taj Mahal opposite of the original (built-in black marble of course), which was never built — like an incomplete love story.

No. Wait! You can…

UNI will twist the time for you. Visit THE BLACK TAJ to learn more.