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Music has always been an essential part of my daily life, I depend on it in order to stay focused. My music taste has varied depending on whatever stage I happen to be in; for sometime now, I’ve felt the incredible need to try new music, and along the way, new ways to find it. Continue reading
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.
April 4th, International Day for Mine Awareness: Colombian Campaign
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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.
christinarosenvinge.com

It’s becoming kind of rare to find a musician’s website that it’s far from being another clone of myspace or facebook. Obviously, this site hasn’t been updated for a while, nonetheless, I really like its branding approach and how it remains fresh and engaging.
Check out www.christinarosenvinge.com
Elegant Online Presence
This website was designed for one of the world’s largest engineering and architecture consultant agencies, it is meant to showcase the company as elegant and multi disciplinary. I really like the intuitive navigation and surrounding negative space.
Meet Woophy!
Being addicted to visual communication, I spend lots of time searching for images that speak to me, images that spark my interest and in some cases bring comfort and awareness, whether it’s about me or the world. Thus said, I want to move on by introducing Woophy, a web community formed by over 30,000 amateur photographers from around the world seeking to bring accessibility to their work. Once you become a member, you’re encouraged to upload your pictures and write about it, other members will look at your work, submit a comment and rate the image. Obviously, you are welcome to rate and comment other photos as well. Through rating an image, members help the community maintain a flawless database in which the best or most interesting pictures are found first. Receiving honest and constructive comments on your work will always push your creativity to a new edge, and joining social networks such as Woophy becomes an important outlet to help you stay creatively active.


