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Main illustration of the article Graphic Design New Fields
Manuel Guerrero Graphic Design New Fields
Macro-trends and behavior patterns allow to visualize new fields of action for graphic design in the future.
Main illustration of the article The smart era
Mauricio Arboleda Acosta The smart era
A Global Web Index recent study states that Facebook is the most popular social platform of the world with a 56% of active users. Youtube is in the 2nd place.
Main illustration of the article Some ideas are too big
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?
Main illustration of the article I am designer anthropologist
Sebastian Guerrini I am designer anthropologist
My job, to design brands for clients who have an international projection, led me to do a different activity from the one of the traditional designer.
Main illustration of the article Instagram: Rage for Ubiquitous Image
Greta Sánchez Instagram: Rage for Ubiquitous Image
The most succesful image social network, beyond predjudices about it triviality, is also a tool that can be used in marketing, visual education and ethnograpic research.
Main illustration of the article And where are the opportunities?
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?
Main illustration of the article Planned Obsolescence
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.
Main illustration of the article Ambient design and new technologies
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?
Main illustration of the article Information and Privacy in the Digital Era
Ernesto Antonio Santos León Information and Privacy in the Digital Era
New statements are generated with the Internet evolution, especially about data. How is information being handled? What happens to the users' privacy?

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