Lack of standards, wrong standards and then slow adoption of good standards — no wonder the diacritics (ăĂ, âÂ, îÎ, șȘ, țȚ) turned into an endangered species. Magazine headlines, television supers and advertisements obliviously disseminate incorrect Romanian spelling, or non-Romanian letters.
Five thoughts for young designers
I left the Academy of Arts 25 years ago and I mostly practiced design since — with a short (by comparison) intermezzo in advertising. I spent a lot of time in 17 out of those 27 for hiring designers so I think I qualify to give some advice.
Torn
I love design, yet I'm filtering it, I'm opting out of it, I'm killing it. I confess: I'm torn.
The design tool they never told you about
Talking to one of my colleagues a few days ago I had an epiphany regarding one of the most important — yet underestimated — designer skills: order. Meaningful order.
How to travel ✈︎ like a pro
In 2018 alone I boarded 50 flights and spent more than 200 hours in the air, enough to circle the globe 3.4 times. So my friends started asking me — do I have any travel advice? Well, here is what I learned.
The last one standing, wins
A few days ago Aneta published — in her article Colaj 2018 (in Romanian, available on Facebook, Medium, Blog) — her thoughts on the year that has passed, a small year, even though it was, paradoxically, a full year. I would argue that 2018 epitomizes a whole decade of busy irrelevance.
Cine rămâne în picioare, câștigă
Acum câteva zile Aneta a publicat — în articolul Colaj 2018 — gândurile ei despre anul care a trecut, un an care deși dens, nu a trecut de un prag minim de consistență pentru a fi relevant. La fel a fost toată decada 2008-2018.
Set the camera on: moody
A mini-gallery of four black and white iPhone images captured during my 2019 New Year's vacation in Thailand.