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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.
Some ideas are too big
We all have ideas. Some have great ideas. What is the difference between an idea and a big idea?
The Seventh Commandment
The tribute, robbery and theft of authorship, have blurred boundaries in the design practice.
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?
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.
Logos to Go
Corporate identity design is changing. There are designers for whom quantity matters more than quality.
A passion for design
Who doesn't want to feel passion for what he or she likes, and loves?
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.
Design Contests
Contests aren't the cause of the main structural problems of the design profession, but an excellent reflection of such problems.
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.
About Effectiveness
Being efficacious entails doing the right things; being efficient, doing them correctly. Being effective means being efficacious and efficient.
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)!
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.
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.
Being a new rockstar of design
Can future designers create a sustainable personal image on any scenario that the market might present?
Making a Living as a Designer
Why designers'compensation continues to be so low? A question that still calling for an answer.
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.
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.
Design Manifesto
Ten principles that guide my daily design practice.