I always thought of the awards as a way of getting recognition and respect from my peers, some would be of more importance for their value others for what they meant to me as a designer, but I was missing an important point… awards meant more job opportunities either by increasing my visibility or by [...]

Girls rock

6 Comments | January 30th, 2008

A few days ago in a conversation with a fellow designer, about the roles in a design studio, he mentioned that he finds men more creative than girls… or women. In that moment I didn’t mention anything and even though I would like to think so being a man myself I have to point [...]

Networking black belt

No Comments | January 15th, 2008

I gave my first steps in the martial art of networking by introducing myself to Facebook. Since nowadays everybody seems to have a profile in there I thought this is the best way of really understanding what is all this about networking, sharing and web2.0.
I am by no means a layman in the Internet subject [...]

Off the beaten track

No Comments | January 7th, 2008

I got a really nice present for Christmas. After coming to an agreement with my girlfriend that this Christmas we wouldn’t spend money on any presents and that we would spend more time with family instead of shopping, she found a way of giving me something special by telling her mother what to get me [...]