Climate Change Debate
One of the most memorable events from the last few months was the Climate Change Debate. I was chosen by chance, invited by the city council, to debate with a hundred selected Barceloneses.
Right from the beginning we were given three areas to chose from: Energy / Mobility / Consumption & Waste. Experts were invited
to inform us further on all topics to then address issues in smaller groups where we discussed how to possibly improve these.
In my group, we refined the proposal of creating an app that could inform citizens about how and where to recycle,
share updates about events and workshops and a system to collect points for contributing to the well-being of the community
that could bring benifits such as lower tax income.
Eventually we presented the ideas in the city hall to the mayor Ada Colau. We even took a picture together.
Find out more here
(Only available in Spanish and Catalán)
International Women's Day 2022
Happy women's day!
Let's celebrate women around the world. My personal project is to celebrate women in the arts. This is only the beginning
but a good day to share. Hannah Höch
and the all too well-known Frida Kahlo.
BCN: Design of the year
Barcelona's Design Museum is one of the locations I frequently visit for inspiration, primarily for their great library full of design related books and magazines.
Currently the Design of the Year exhibition is on, hosted and currated by FAD - Association of Arts and Design
who selected and awarded this year's best work within various fields of art and design.
I took some photos for you, hope you enjoy it:
Fries, chips, pommes frites
Burger King's brand redesign is currently one of the hottest topics on the internet! ... well, or at least in the design world.
And then I arrived to this slide of the presentation and had somewhat of a "wait a minute" moment. So I dug out that fry I illustrated back in 2013 for a pitch presentation.
Not that far off, right?
Anyway, here is the whole interview supported by lots of visuals:
Brian Collins tells his story
"I tried to figure out where I wanted to go next.. not how I was going to do what I was going to do. And I think that's how I was able to build something different."
Inspiration is an essential driving force when it comes to creativity. I'm glad I came across Brian Collins work and personal journey.
Robinhood is a great example of a wonderful project combining the best of digital and print. It is the juxtapoz of vintage feel with muted colours and grainy textures from the print era that give these illustrations such a comforting feel. It clearly remidns of Studio Ghibli. Combined with the slick design making use of plenty white space and buttons accentuated through neon colours that pop.
Collins created a beautiful redesign for the brand Crane and Itsnicethat wrote an article about it.
And the impressive redesign of Medium's brand. Every time I visit the website, I feel a great appreciation for the design involved which makes the experience much more pleasurable. "Every idea needs a Medium."
A cheerful guide to creativity
Now it has been a year since my last post. By now we have learned to adapt and created new lifestyles for ourselves. We have found ways to share our incertitude, find support, motivitate and inspire one another.
One of those successful ways of sharing thoughts and feelings are podcasts. They have risen like mushrooms in a digital forest after
heavy rainfall in autumn season. So now the hunting season is on and it is all about finding the good ones. And I want to share such a good find with you:
Spotify: Design Better Podcast with John Cleese - A cheerful guide to creativity
Design Better is a podcast createdy by InVision, each episode is an interview with a successful person working in the creative industry.
So far my favourite interview has been "A cheerful guide to creativity" with John Cleese. He's a great storyteller and has an excellent humor that make this podcast
both funny and meaningful.
Strange times
How are you getting by in these strange times?
Everywhere we look, it is all about the Corona virus. It has taken over our lives and we are left with many questions but no definite answers.
It's this uncertainty that leaves us nervous, with so much information going around and so much time on our hands to think.
I've decided to use this time to study again. I'm doing a very interesting course at the Interaction Design Foundtion (IDF) and am currently learning about
'Design Thinking'. It fascinates me because of its richness and depth that goes beyond a product and looks at society as a whole. It's looking at the bigger
picture and initially takes a very close look at the problem from various angles before trying to find a solution.
And then, I was thinking of designing an app and I decided to use Figma. Instead of going through various websites to browse through information, you're not sure has been varified as
authentic, you can go to your app and find information and monitor your state. I've also painted the 'virus' with watercolours. Not sure yet this will remain
but for the time being, it does its job. It's still in the making but here you can take a quick glance:
