The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

When Affection Takes Shape: The Art of Detachment in Costa Rica

. Some nights enter our lives quietly and then stay with us forever—unexpected, unforgettable, and impossible not to smile about when we remember them. In my previous post, I wrote about the launch of The Art of Detachment in Madrid a couple of weeks ago—a magical evening surrounded by extraordinary people, where I had the […]

Keylor Gamboa?

In a few days we will celebrate Mother’s Day again, and as usual around the world, it also becomes a commercial opportunity. Gifts to mothers, celebrations, tributes and hugs also add to the creative challenge to make a difference. In advertising agencies [...]

Costa Rica’s Virtuous Circle

A Historical Celebration What a wonderful celebration we are currently experiencing! What a great joy it is to applaud, honor, acknowledge, and embrace! Don’t forget: What you celebrate repeats itself. Costa Rica has put away the backstabbing and has moved on to [...]

Costa Rica is moral champion of the World Cup

At about 7 p.m. I was about to pay the cab driver for his kind service of 23 reais, when he said a heartfelt “parabens Costa Rica”. I didn’t try to contain my joy for a moment and prodded the conversation to [...]

The Sele in Advertising

While in England people are asking for the withdrawal of the advertising that shows their national team disqualified in Brazil, in our country the World Cup fever turns the protagonists into perfect brand ambassadors. In cases as wonderfully outstanding as that of [...]

Creativity that is Rewarded is 7 Times More Effective

The Big Winner Let’s assume that you are part of the general public, a non-advertiser, announcer or work with some communications or digital media. In a leveled playing field of people occupied living their happy lives, is there anyone out there that [...]

Oscar Arias turns the world upside down in a commercial

We can’t not change the world. And advertisers believe we can make it better one message, one idea, one smile, one story, one campaign at a time. This is why the fine sense of humor with which a message of unity has [...]

BAR CODE DESIGN

Being in Cannes last year for the first time in my life, I received so much from the experience that I still don’t stop gaining from that experience of exposure to the most important advertising festival in the world. There is so [...]

CARIBBEAN COMES

The Caribbean is just a few days away. Costa Rica’s expectations, I guess, are still low. Most of the winning Guatemalan pieces, both from Leo and BBDO, are participating again in this festival, and I suppose, with good options. Likewise the Panamanian [...]

RETURN TO BROTHER

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BEFORE UTOPIA.

From left to right, after dinner at Mangiamo, Daslav Maslov from Monstro Chile, Fito Bauzá from DDB Mexico, Jorge Oller from Tribu Costa Rica, Sebastián Mopardo from brother, Diego Castillo, Director of brother, and Carlos Cantú from YR Mexico. Daslav was a [...]

SATURDAY’S PINCH AT THE SUPERSCHOOL

Saturday’s Superschool Weekend was all about graphics, with initial presentations by Daslav Maslov focusing on images and print ideas. In the Brother folder, in the Photo section, you can find what was done by the different groups on Saturday afternoon, and presented [...]

The Slow Burn

Blog since 2005

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