Norberto Chaves
Don't Mess with My Design!
The interprofessional critique taboo: insecurity, paranoia and corporatism refuge.
Art
Thoughts, case studies, book reviews, debates and tips of interest for Art, written by prominent authors and carefully edited by FOROALFA.
Fernando Del Vecchio
Some ideas are too big
We all have ideas. Some have great ideas. What is the difference between an idea and a big idea?
Victor Garcia
Design on the Edge
Marcos García is a talented Argentinean graphic designer and illustrator who uses cutter instead of pencil to produce his amazing designs.
Fernando Del Vecchio
A passion for design
Who doesn't want to feel passion for what he or she likes, and loves?
Victor Garcia
Zootype: Is It a Case of Typographic Latin American Amnesia?
Zootype is, perhaps, the first Latin American font awarded at an international contest, a fact that is often forgotten in regional historic reports.
Fernando Del Vecchio
And where are the opportunities?
Somebody has a problem and somebody has the answer to that problem, but... ¿How can we do to meet this couple?
Carlos Rioja
Vindicating Handwriting
Design is often associated with normalization and sterilization. But handwriting is still a good way to reconnect with our roots and recover vitality.
David Gallo
Planned Obsolescence
Design should no longer respond to market interests anymore, but to the human needs that as a global community we have created as time goes by.
Ricardo Rangel
Creation as the Human Essence
In a world surrounding us with material, creation has become part of our essence, a key piece in the evolution of mankind.
Victor Garcia
Kusi Kusi: Identity as a (regrettable) ‘State affair’
A recognized puppet theater from Lima, multi-award winning internationally, active for half a century, is claiming against Channel 7 TV Perust for usurping their brand.
Mariane Garcia Unanue
Ambient design and new technologies
New ambients and spaces go along with habit and behavior changes in people. In this scenario: what is the role of technology?
Carla Santana
Posada Beyond La Catrina
A century since his death, José Guadalupe Posada left a wide heritage, not only engravings and skull, but he was a pioneer of editorial and graphic design in México.
Marco Rinaldi
Management vs. Leadership
We don't need to manage the present but we should lead the future.
Julio Broca
Image as idea, graphic and message
What is an image? How is it conceived? How is it part of a message?
Cecilia Salinas
Paul Ricoeur and creative search
The origin of the creative act from a philosopher's perspective.
