Time to get retro!

Thanks to Gizmodo, I just discovered this amazing computer vintage ad set on Flickr. I should have been born in the 50’s — I’d have been an ad designer for computer in the 70’s. And with a little bit of luck, I’d been born in San Francisco, and would have spent my spare time on bands posters.
Anyway, this is a fresh way to finish the year folks. The next will be better, I swear. Take care, and forgot all about economic disasters, hunger, war and global warming.
For once in the year, just have fun.   

Tonight is sex, drungs and rock’n'roll (I’m afraid you can’t have the three at once.)
See you next year!
Zélia. 

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” Occasionally I am reminded of the paradox that we each have a limited existence in the limitless framework of time. 
 Speed is over-valued by society, we should value inactivity and slowness as a productive agent of observation and quality. “

John Caserta

How often do you take the time in life? The year is almost finished, and there are so many things I didn’t take the time to do. I feel that it’s very wrong in a way.

Peace and war omnibus.

If you feel like a bit politically uncorrect these days, I suggest you to take a look at this installation by Phillip Toledano, about the prison of Abu Grahib.

The virtual exhibition isn’t hysterically funny, but th point is to make you think, and I guess it works quite well.
And now you can hang yourself.  
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I want a poney!

Hi there,
I hope you all had an über-fantastic christmas with lots of presents, food and cheers. I was stuck in my holyday mood and was not able to update — even if, for some reason, there’s a lot in common between christmas and graphic design, that is.
I’m normally a anti-christmas evangelist, as it’s now common sense that santa was a myth created by cCca-Cola, that consumerism is bad for your health, and that most of the people on earth can’t benefit of this fake-generosity period.
Now, I’m forced to admit that I’ve spent a quite nice moment, and that for a change, I won’t complain.
(My grandma just called me to tell me that she forgot to give me my presents, which made me burst out laughing. How cute is that?)
Oh, and I dyed my hair blue again.

Now that I’ve flooded your RSS feed with an utterly random post, I can go back to do nothing.
I’ll probably make a post that really talk about graphic design tomorrow. Until then, let’s pretend all of this never happened.

XX
Zélia