I start typing with an overwhelming feeling of defeat. Not because the trip at the end of August to which I am going to refer went badly, but because I think it is almost impossible to translate into text what I experienced. No adjective is sufficient to describe what it really means to experience “Burning […]
With a smile, even the worst news. These are one of the finalists from Saatchi Saatchi NY, for Procter Gamble and its Crest brand, with excellent chances to win statuettes. Also with Buckley’s, a syrup that seems to have a dreadful [...]
Last February 23 I published in this blog the following note, and perhaps it is appropriate to bring it to the forefront for reflection, because in our town there are many who cannot stand the success of others, and as they can, [...]
In the midst of an intense week, we continue to run through life, grateful. In a permanent state of gratitude. Greetings!
Taken quickly with a digital camera and only for reference, below are the winning pieces and a few more. Greetings! Gold Medal. Netherlands. SILVER Medal: Turkey. Bronze Medal: Germany Other pieces Exhibition of the piece developed by Humberto Ling and Josafat Padilla. [...]
I have a signal from my body that you could help me interpret: it’s getting worse every year! That is, either the viruses are getting more and more powerful (like influenza), or I am not getting any younger. There could be a [...]
Steve Jobs defined design first in relation to operation and not appearance, so it is not difficult to understand his successes for so many years. Form and substance must tell their genesis from the very same creative moment. Einstein said it and [...]
From the book by Armando Vargas Araya, La Vía Costarricense, published by EUNED in 2005, this is a wonderfully inspiring text as it initiates a broad, open and participatory process. What is La Via Costarricense? It is a dynamic conceptual tool to [...]
Thinking about the Costa Rican Way, a few days ago I wrote a message to my great friend, Armando Vargas Araya, journalist, historian, politician and wonderful human being. In a few words, these were my two lines: Armando dear, whose idea was [...]
A few months ago I decided to accept the invitation to be part of the process of consultation, innovation and imagination ignited by the country project proposed by José María Figueres. It was on February 21, 2012 when I met again with [...]
I took a vacation and came back last Saturday. I took a few days for the coupling and as promised, here I am back on the blog with a song: the most popular. I’m not going to add anything about this case [...]