I’d like to share an article by Agnes Gund, a leading member of the International Council of The Museum of Modern Art.
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Hungry and Foolish
I confess I didn’t care for MAC products until early this year, when I purchased my workstation…
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Re-branding the US Dollar
I first saw this US dollar design by Dowling Duncan on designboom.com and was immediately impressed with his design for the $5 bill, just because it would be really nice to finally see our ancestors being acknowledged in that kind of way. In the article, he explains the creative process behind his designs:”We wanted a concept behind the imagery so that the image directly relates to the value of each note. we also wanted the notes to be educational, not only for those living in america but visitors as well (…)they are then overprinted with informational graphics or a pattern relating to that particular image.”
Sin duda alguna que entre los varios diseños del dolar Americano que ha elaborado Dowling Duncan, su concepto del billete de $5 dolares es el que mas poderosamente me llama la atención, sobre todo porque me invita a reflexionar sobre lo importante que seria para nuestra generación, el poder finalmente darle a nuestros ancestros indígenas un verdadero reconocimiento por el gran valor que representan en nuestra historia. Al explicar su proceso creativo al re-diseñar cada billete, Duncan explica que su objetivo era que las imágenes se relacionaran directamente con la denominación de cada billete, asimismo, Duncan tenia como propósito que el billete fuera educacional, no solo para quienes vivimos en EEUU, pero también para quienes vienen de visita. Me gusta como cada billete consiste de texto informativo que se relaciona directamente con la imagen a blanco y negro.
Doodling Rocks!
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I’m really delighted with Sunni Brown and her advocacy for doodling, her speech on TED really made me realize that I can definitely doodle more than I currently do, and as consequence I will indeed begin to do it more often. Sunni is totally right, for much too long doodling has been understated and it’s time to embrace it’s instinctive qualities as a way to reinforce the learning process.
Es un alivio ver como con el surgir del tiempo salen a relucir personas que nos hace cuestionar acerca de los métodos establecidos, sobre todo métodos que conllevan a mejorar la calidad de aprendizaje, como es el caso de Sunni Brown y su objetivo de promover su teoría sobre los beneficios de hacer garabatos, como una vía natural del ser humano para digerir información y evolucionar ideas. Sin duda alguna que ver a charlas como estas es un gran incentivo, ¡y reconozco que me ha hecho caer en cuenta de que tengo que ponerme las pilas y hacer mas garabatos!
Facebook Interface
Check out this interesing post by Francisco Rosales for socialmouths.com, upon which he shows us what the future facebook may look like. Since I first joined FB back in late ’07, much has been said and written about it’s interface; I personally don’t have anything against change, quite on the contrary, I embrace it as it pushes innovative thinking… and the image above shows a very cool interface layout that I think would make the navigation process even more engaging and intuitive for a broader number of users.
En este articulo podremos darnos una idea de lo que Facebok podría ofrecernos en un futuro (¡El cual quizás no este muy lejano!). Es curioso ver cuanto se ha debatido sobre los cambios a los que Facebook ya nos tiene acostumbrados, yo en lo personal disfruto de ellos porque estos reflejan una filosofía innovadora; este concepto en particular, me parece que nos brindaría una mejor navegación, que podría ser mas intuitiva y atrayente para un mayor numero de usuarios.
Alfonse Mucha: Reference Photography
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These are only two of the great photographs I’ve found in a book I read a while back on Alfonse Mucha’s reference photography. It was a great experience just to flip through the pages and gaze at these beautiful images. … Continue reading
April 4th, International Day for Mine Awareness: Colombian Campaign
I was instantly hooked with this campaign after one of my Facebook friends posted the above video on her wall. Sure, 97% of the people depicted on it are Colombian celebrities, and there may not be anything unusual or fresh about that, but the connection between that guitar riff in combination to their facial expressions really made a strong impact on me, and when I come to think of the reason why, I realize it’s probably because the way the message is transmitted. It’s always very engaging to see a very serious topic being addressed in a serene; almost friendly, fashion.
The video was a great call to action, it made me want to visit their website and learn more. Once in their website, I continued being impressed with its hybrid layout, and color treatment, but above all, I really enjoyed the experience. On their website, visitors are encouraged to upload their pictures and videos supporting the cause. Visitors can also download avatars they can use to post on their profiles in social media sites; being a Beatles Fan, I couldn’t help downloading one with a very fun version of their Abbey Road Album cover and tweak it my way.
The UN General Assembly has declared April 4th, the International Day for Mine Awareness and Assistance in Mine Action. Events are planned around the world to raise awareness about landmines and progress toward their eradication. - un.org
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Me encanto esta campaña que una amiga en Facebook puso en su muro. Aunque a primera vista quizás no tenga nada inusual (Ya que la practica de ver celebridades en un video de tipo social se ha vuelto recurrente), creo que el merito estético de este vídeo se encuentra en los contrastes de la serenidad que transmite la música con la expresión facial de las personas retratadas en el mismo. Me parece que esta campaña es un buen ejemplo de que cada vez que un tema bastante serio se transmite con una metódica abundante en serenidad, el mensaje puede llegar con excelente proyección e impacto.
Obviamente, el video sirvio de enganche para visitar remangate.org, y saber mas sobre la campaña. Me gusto la estetica del portal; su formato híbrido en contraste con la gama de tonalidades sepia, pero sobretodo, me gusto la experiencia que recibí porque invita al publico a sentirse participativo al ver que pueden subir sus fotos y videos promoviendo la causa.
Dahl-Wolfe
I couldn’t believe my eyes when I first saw this image in the pages of a photography book. Just like how sometimes we find illustrations that resemble photographs, with this picture, we find a photograph that resembles an illustration. I really enjoy the narrative quality and the contrast variety of this photograph taken by Loise Dah-Wolfe . Rather than a camera, it seems as if it was rendered with graphite over Bristol board.
Stamp Tool Gone Bad
What happened to her belly button?
Obviously, somebody got a little carried out with the stamp tool! Another reason not to believe all you see these days…
Picasso: Order in spite of Chaos
All children are artists. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up
I love the design element on each of these paintings by Picasso; it’s quite interesting how they seem to project a strong sense of unintentional balance. They’re definitely done by someone who subconsciously had total control of his creative process.