My only resolution for 2012 is to not have resolutions and just do what I feel.
It feels good already.
Happy New Year readers, if there are any.
Friday, 30 December 2011
Saturday, 5 November 2011
when a documentary scares you more than a horror movie
I watched An Inconvenient Truth and I was shocked.
I know that Global Warming is happening, I know it's a big issue, it's a matter I care about.
But I guess I've never seen the figures all together. It's frankly frightening.
We need to do something, on an individual basis and as the population of the Earth.
In the end what's happening is largely our fault, we got to fix this. There is no excuse.
Watch the movie, visit the www.climatecrisis.net website to get more info and find out what you can do to reduce global warming.
Don't stand and watch, do something, at the very least, spread the word!
An inconveniant truth - Trailer from cccb24 on Vimeo.
I know that Global Warming is happening, I know it's a big issue, it's a matter I care about.
But I guess I've never seen the figures all together. It's frankly frightening.
We need to do something, on an individual basis and as the population of the Earth.
In the end what's happening is largely our fault, we got to fix this. There is no excuse.
Watch the movie, visit the www.climatecrisis.net website to get more info and find out what you can do to reduce global warming.
Don't stand and watch, do something, at the very least, spread the word!
Tuesday, 9 August 2011
how i feel about the #londonriot topic
ITA
Ho visto Londra la prima volta a 11 anni e credo di essermene inconsapevolemente innamorata da subito.
Ci sono tornata più volte da allora fino a decidere di viverci nel 2007.
Con i suoi pro e contro, Londra non ha mai smesso di piacermi, ma da ieri il rapporto ha subito un brutto schiaffo.
Le rivolte e i saccheggi di questi giorni sono per me quasi incomprensibili e sicuramente non giustificabili.
A monte di tutto la morte di un ragazzo 29enne, ucciso da un proiettile della polizia, non ancora confermato il perché.
Mi chiedo cosa abbia trasformato una manifestazione pacifica in follia urbana.
Mi chiedo come da un episodio grave e triste ci si sia potuti distaccare tanto da arrivare a saccheggiare una città.
Che legame c'è? Che cosa stanno esprimendo i rivoltosi?
È rabbia? È frustrazione? È un'insurrezione? È idiozia? CHE COS'È?
Nel frattempo un altro ragazzo ha perso la vita durante la rivolta ieri notte, per un colpo d'arma da fuoco. 26 anni. Ma ne vale la pena?
Una nota a margine però la voglio spendere per i toni repressivi del governo, pronto a punire ladri e vandali... o meglio solo alcuni.
Questi ladri e vandali verranno puniti, come è giusto che sia.
Ma i Ladri, quelli quelli con la L maiuscola, quelli con l'abito bello, i banchieri che hanno provocato il credit crunch nel 2008, depredando l'intero paese senza bisogno di rompere una vetrina, loro hanno preso i bonus e passano il Natale alle Maldive.
Beh, signori, la legge non è uguale per tutti.
Vorrei che gli agitatori di questi giorni passassero parecchio tempo a servire la comunità come punizione, possibilmente a fare gli spazzini, per mantenere pulita questa città dalle mille opportunità.
E vorrei che i banchieri incapaci e corrotti passassero la loro vita in carcere, così il mondo sarebbe davvero più pulito.
*Aggiornament 10 Ago 2011*
Circolano voci per cui l'incidente a Birmingham, forse un'auto pirata che ha lasciato 3 morti sull'asfalto, sia legata alle sommosse di questi giorni. Se fosse vero, la situazione si fa brutta. Questa é follia urbana.
Ho visto Londra la prima volta a 11 anni e credo di essermene inconsapevolemente innamorata da subito.
Ci sono tornata più volte da allora fino a decidere di viverci nel 2007.
Con i suoi pro e contro, Londra non ha mai smesso di piacermi, ma da ieri il rapporto ha subito un brutto schiaffo.
Le rivolte e i saccheggi di questi giorni sono per me quasi incomprensibili e sicuramente non giustificabili.
A monte di tutto la morte di un ragazzo 29enne, ucciso da un proiettile della polizia, non ancora confermato il perché.
Mi chiedo cosa abbia trasformato una manifestazione pacifica in follia urbana.
Mi chiedo come da un episodio grave e triste ci si sia potuti distaccare tanto da arrivare a saccheggiare una città.
Che legame c'è? Che cosa stanno esprimendo i rivoltosi?
È rabbia? È frustrazione? È un'insurrezione? È idiozia? CHE COS'È?
Nel frattempo un altro ragazzo ha perso la vita durante la rivolta ieri notte, per un colpo d'arma da fuoco. 26 anni. Ma ne vale la pena?
Una nota a margine però la voglio spendere per i toni repressivi del governo, pronto a punire ladri e vandali... o meglio solo alcuni.
Questi ladri e vandali verranno puniti, come è giusto che sia.
Ma i Ladri, quelli quelli con la L maiuscola, quelli con l'abito bello, i banchieri che hanno provocato il credit crunch nel 2008, depredando l'intero paese senza bisogno di rompere una vetrina, loro hanno preso i bonus e passano il Natale alle Maldive.
Beh, signori, la legge non è uguale per tutti.
Vorrei che gli agitatori di questi giorni passassero parecchio tempo a servire la comunità come punizione, possibilmente a fare gli spazzini, per mantenere pulita questa città dalle mille opportunità.
E vorrei che i banchieri incapaci e corrotti passassero la loro vita in carcere, così il mondo sarebbe davvero più pulito.
*Aggiornament 10 Ago 2011*
Circolano voci per cui l'incidente a Birmingham, forse un'auto pirata che ha lasciato 3 morti sull'asfalto, sia legata alle sommosse di questi giorni. Se fosse vero, la situazione si fa brutta. Questa é follia urbana.
ENG
I was 11 when I first visited London and I think I unconsciously fell in love with this city then.
I went back several times and I then decided to move there for good, in 2007.
London has its pros and cons, but I never stopped liking it. Yesterday this adoration suffered a bad blow.
The riots and looting of these days are almost incomprehensible to me and certainly not justifiable.
It all started after a 29 years old man was killed by a bullet fired by a police weapon. The reason why this happened is still to be discovered. An investigation is under way.
I wonder how a peaceful protest has turned into urban madness.
I wonder how such a sad and serious episode has become a reason to plunder a city.
How is the looting related to Mark Duggan's dead? What are the rioters trying to say?
Is this anger? Is it frustration? is this an insurgency? Is it idiocy? WHAT IS IT?
Meanwhile, another young man (26) was killed by a gunshot last night during the riots. Was it worth it?
As a side note, however, I'd like to spend some words on the repressive tone used by the Government, ready to punish thieves and vandals ... or should I say, just some of them?
These thieves and vandals will be punished, as they should be.
But Thieves, those ones with the capital T, those with the beautiful suits, the bankers who caused the credit crunch in 2008, plundering the entire country without the need to break a window, they took the bonuses and spent Christmas in the Maldives.
Well, gentlemen, the law is not equal for everyone.
I wish the rioters will spend a lot of time to serve the community as a punishment, possibly as dustmen, to keep this city, the city that offers thousand of opportunities, clean.
And I wish that the incapable and corrupt bankers would spend their lives in prison, so the world would indeed be cleaner.
*Update 10 Aug 2011*
There are rumours that the accident in Birmingham, probably a hit and run that left 3 men dead last night, is related to the riots. If this is true, the situation gets scary. It is urban madness.
I was 11 when I first visited London and I think I unconsciously fell in love with this city then.
I went back several times and I then decided to move there for good, in 2007.
London has its pros and cons, but I never stopped liking it. Yesterday this adoration suffered a bad blow.
The riots and looting of these days are almost incomprehensible to me and certainly not justifiable.
It all started after a 29 years old man was killed by a bullet fired by a police weapon. The reason why this happened is still to be discovered. An investigation is under way.
I wonder how a peaceful protest has turned into urban madness.
I wonder how such a sad and serious episode has become a reason to plunder a city.
How is the looting related to Mark Duggan's dead? What are the rioters trying to say?
Is this anger? Is it frustration? is this an insurgency? Is it idiocy? WHAT IS IT?
Meanwhile, another young man (26) was killed by a gunshot last night during the riots. Was it worth it?
As a side note, however, I'd like to spend some words on the repressive tone used by the Government, ready to punish thieves and vandals ... or should I say, just some of them?
These thieves and vandals will be punished, as they should be.
But Thieves, those ones with the capital T, those with the beautiful suits, the bankers who caused the credit crunch in 2008, plundering the entire country without the need to break a window, they took the bonuses and spent Christmas in the Maldives.
Well, gentlemen, the law is not equal for everyone.
I wish the rioters will spend a lot of time to serve the community as a punishment, possibly as dustmen, to keep this city, the city that offers thousand of opportunities, clean.
And I wish that the incapable and corrupt bankers would spend their lives in prison, so the world would indeed be cleaner.
*Update 10 Aug 2011*
There are rumours that the accident in Birmingham, probably a hit and run that left 3 men dead last night, is related to the riots. If this is true, the situation gets scary. It is urban madness.
*Ultimo aggiornamento 10 Ago 2011 / Last edited 10 Aug 2011*
Thursday, 26 May 2011
language, communication: a human's need
today was intense.
big meeting at 9.30am. it only lasted 15 minutes, but it was an important one, at least for me. i kind of know what I want for myself and i know i'll be out soon, doing stuff i really love, but i had to attend this face to face to see how it looked. i was quite disappointed, since sometimes words don't mean anything when they come from someone who doesn't speak from his heart to your heart, but more from a machine CPU to another (without really knowing what a CPU is).
but for one disappointment that goes there is a very energetic surprise that comes.
mr danny boyle's talk tonight was one of the most inspiring talk i've heard in a while.
i've always been driven by passion: whether it was for my job, my feelings or my ideal it doesn't really make any difference, because it's the fuel that keeps me going. the energy that makes me wake up in the morning with a huge smile on my face.
and this award-winning director sat there, in front of 200 or so students and few staff members, talking as he was having a coffee with a bunch of friends (he was in fact drinking coffee).
stripped down, honest, genuin, down to earth, very good speaker. he kept it simple, true, real.
he always acknowledge his work as a team work, without diminishing his role.
his advice wasn't from looking down, but from a guy who learned from his experience, like everyone else, like it should be. he never mentioned HIS talent or HIS gift, he talked about talent and gifts as if everyone has one (or more) and it's true. we all have talent and gifts, but to be honest, they are nothing without passion and energy, and a bit of self-irony.
it worked as a sip of energy drink, except the downside of the sugar rush afterwards, i still feel the energy. it reminded me that i still love my job and that the direction i've always taken is the correct one. follow your passion, you can't go wrong. say what you have to say, don't be afraid to fail, because really what you're doing is learn everything you can and you will get there. i know it's true.
on a less romantic note, but nonetheless important, i got home and i found my card to vote, that's communication too, that's my opportunity to express my opinion, my opportunity to make things right in my country, the next poll is a referendum, no representatives, just my voice. my vote still counts.
big meeting at 9.30am. it only lasted 15 minutes, but it was an important one, at least for me. i kind of know what I want for myself and i know i'll be out soon, doing stuff i really love, but i had to attend this face to face to see how it looked. i was quite disappointed, since sometimes words don't mean anything when they come from someone who doesn't speak from his heart to your heart, but more from a machine CPU to another (without really knowing what a CPU is).
but for one disappointment that goes there is a very energetic surprise that comes.
mr danny boyle's talk tonight was one of the most inspiring talk i've heard in a while.
i've always been driven by passion: whether it was for my job, my feelings or my ideal it doesn't really make any difference, because it's the fuel that keeps me going. the energy that makes me wake up in the morning with a huge smile on my face.
and this award-winning director sat there, in front of 200 or so students and few staff members, talking as he was having a coffee with a bunch of friends (he was in fact drinking coffee).
stripped down, honest, genuin, down to earth, very good speaker. he kept it simple, true, real.
he always acknowledge his work as a team work, without diminishing his role.
his advice wasn't from looking down, but from a guy who learned from his experience, like everyone else, like it should be. he never mentioned HIS talent or HIS gift, he talked about talent and gifts as if everyone has one (or more) and it's true. we all have talent and gifts, but to be honest, they are nothing without passion and energy, and a bit of self-irony.
it worked as a sip of energy drink, except the downside of the sugar rush afterwards, i still feel the energy. it reminded me that i still love my job and that the direction i've always taken is the correct one. follow your passion, you can't go wrong. say what you have to say, don't be afraid to fail, because really what you're doing is learn everything you can and you will get there. i know it's true.
on a less romantic note, but nonetheless important, i got home and i found my card to vote, that's communication too, that's my opportunity to express my opinion, my opportunity to make things right in my country, the next poll is a referendum, no representatives, just my voice. my vote still counts.
Sunday, 3 April 2011
17 items for a short wishlist
in no particular order
- redesign my website
- include my blog in my website
- write more blog posts
- write more projects
- plan a social media strategy
- buy a pro account on flickr
- experiment more with html5 and css3
- experiment with video
- create a lab space for the above experiments
- expand my network
- be more randomly creative
- start playing music again
- shoot more photos
- design more for mobile platforms
- create more spoof campaigns
- go back to design for traditional media too (but as a one off once in a while)
- draw more
Saturday, 2 April 2011
Thursday, 24 March 2011
Thursday, 10 March 2011
Germania vs Italia / In 2011 Germany wins
The one at the bottom is actually a real poster.
(The one of the top is reality too, sadly, but not a real poster.)
Thanks to Simon-Don Juan, who generated the copy 5 seconds after reading the German version!
Sunday, 6 March 2011
oh neighbourhood!
I think I love my neighbourhood.
How many of you can tell a story about an unidentified neighbour that one morning (more likely one night) decides that a fake tiger puppet fits the decor of the park better than it fits in your house?
Funny enough I have seen people reacting with an inch of fear once they turned their head up and saw the tiger!
And how many of you can say they have a regular barouche passing by every morning of the weekend?
I feel like I live in another era for few seconds anytime I hear the sounds of the horse hoofs. (And by the way, the guy on the left always wears a red sweater!).
Monday, 28 February 2011
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