martes, 18 de diciembre de 2012

I'm back again!

It's been a long time since my last post, so I want to share an article that I wrote for my company's blog about  the Deaf Brands and the Nintendo case.

" Brands should adapt their identity and value propositions to their environment, depending on the changes that occur therein.


For that you have to watch and listen. Hear what your consumer does, your environment and your competition. The result of not listening is having Deaf Brands.


Deaf brands are those carrying out their activities without counting their audiences. Deaf and blind to not see or hear what is happening in their environment, which directly affects the relationship of the target with the brand.


It seems that this has more to do with the product with the brand, but in the end the brand should have the ability to generate a unique experience at every point of contact where the consumer expects. And sometimes this leads, innovate, reinvent or be in places you’ve never been.


The powerful brands are those that are able to build a value proposition differential that can be activated in any aspect of life of its consumers. Wherever you are and whatever they do. Being part of a consumer’s life, and engage in it, is to move from being a brand to a brand irreplaceable.

One sample could be Nintendo, because it remains stuck, and determined to be a manufacturer of consoles in a world where the customer’s experience is done via smartphone, tablet or smart TV’s.

It should change its brand value proposition and focus on building relevant content to their audiences, that provide unique experiences in all possible platforms.


Kodak, Atari, Suzuki (in the U.S.), are Japanese brands that have disappeared because of not adapt and change its activity and positioning in front of a new paradigm.

Will Nintendo be the next? "


See the base article here

sábado, 3 de marzo de 2012

Lovely package: Dima Je

Yep, a brief post about a student work seen in lovely package: this time is Dima Je, from Russia. He designed a package for dog food, based on a mixture between a dog face and a bone (very clever in my opinion) with a simple and effective result. Isn't nice?


lunes, 20 de febrero de 2012

house BM

Today I started reading news from Designboom and I found this house concept, so I decided to write a new post for the blog. 
'house BM' is made by architecten de vylder vinck taillieu. (Ghent, Belgium)

The circular floor plan is arranged around a central courtyard which wraps around a cluster of existing mature trees. The exterior environment is woven into the internal experience, maintaining views from all rooms within the dwelling.

It has a color code on the façade to identify the spaces, for example, the bedroom is marked in red, the living area has a white border and the rest is on black panels. The distribution of the interior is well designed, achieving a sense of clarity and range, helped by the large windows.

Despite having a material like concrete, which might seem a priori cold and industrial, the combination with wooden furniture and the environment make it a perfect combination between the modern and the traditional. You can see more details here and here.