Articles in the Professional practice category

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Main illustration of the article Some ideas are too big
Fernando Del Vecchio, autor 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 Ten Things I Have Learned
Milton Glaser, autor Milton Glaser Ten Things I Have Learned I'm sharing some things I've learned over the years, which have much to do with what we, the designers, do.
Main illustration of the article The Seventh Commandment
Erik Spiekermann, autor Erik Spiekermann The Seventh Commandment The tribute, robbery and theft of authorship, have blurred boundaries in the design practice.
Main illustration of the article And where are the opportunities?
Fernando Del Vecchio, autor 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 Craftsmanship and design
André Ricard, autor André Ricard Craftsmanship and design Craftsmanship can not be limited to reproduce past tools and essentials. There is a minor market of handmade products that design should attend to.
Main illustration of the article Logos to Go
Erik Spiekermann, autor Erik Spiekermann Logos to Go Corporate identity design is changing. There are designers for whom quantity matters more than quality.
Main illustration of the article A passion for design
Fernando Del Vecchio, autor Fernando Del Vecchio A passion for design Who doesn't want to feel passion for what he or she likes, and loves?
Main illustration of the article Purity
Ana Yago, autor Ana Yago Purity The role of photography is still the same: to portray a moment. Real or imagined, the look of the creative is always there, seeing what others will see before shooting.
Main illustration of the article Design Contests
Jorge Illich Carpinteyro, autor Jorge Illich Carpinteyro Design Contests Contests aren't the cause of the main structural problems of the design profession, but an excellent reflection of such problems.
Main illustration of the article Innovation on Design Is Not Inside Design
Fernando Del Vecchio, autor Fernando Del Vecchio Innovation on Design Is Not Inside Design Nowadays, is common to listen in almost every conversation “innovation” term. Everything must be “innovative”. However, innovation is not the same for everyone.
Main illustration of the article About Effectiveness
Fernando Del Vecchio, autor Fernando Del Vecchio About Effectiveness Being efficacious entails doing the right things; being efficient, doing them correctly. Being effective means being efficacious and efficient.
Main illustration of the article Finding Your Perfect Brand Name
Silvina Rodriguez Picaro, autor Silvina Rodriguez Picaro Finding Your Perfect Brand Name Every company needs names for their business, for their products, for their services, for their procedures, and even for their mascots (if they have them)!
Main illustration of the article I am designer anthropologist
Sebastian Guerrini, autor 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 Being a new rockstar of design
Hector Bruguera, autor Hector Bruguera Being a new rockstar of design Can future designers create a sustainable personal image on any scenario that the market might present?
Main illustration of the article Argentine Wine Needs Concept
Guillermo Dufranc, autor Guillermo Dufranc Argentine Wine Needs Concept In the competitive wine market the need to communicate concepts through label design is essential. Labels must capture the consumers’ attention and seduce them.
Main illustration of the article Why Does the Client Think Different?
Lorena Garcia Hidalgo, autor Lorena Garcia Hidalgo Why Does the Client Think Different? When a client rejects our work is usually because we do not take their opinion into account. We think that it is only us, the designers, who have the knowlegde.
Main illustration of the article Making a Living as a Designer
Sebastián Vivarelli, autor Sebastián Vivarelli Making a Living as a Designer Why designers'compensation continues to be so low? A question that still calling for an answer.
Main illustration of the article We Must Learn to Play the Game
Fernando Del Vecchio, autor Fernando Del Vecchio We Must Learn to Play the Game In the market there are good and bad designers, good and bad clients, all sort of competition and prices. All of them are some of the components of the game to play.
Main illustration of the article Design Manifesto
Pablo Zarate, autor Pablo Zarate Design Manifesto Ten principles that guide my daily design practice.

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