tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-71650992024-03-07T08:12:00.877+00:00ZARP=DESIGN+IDEASVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.comBlogger1137125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-69890085233865288642011-12-31T14:33:00.000+00:002012-01-07T12:26:27.846+00:00Everything that has a beginning has an end
For seven years this blog has been a place of thought and design. To share was the core reason for its existence. This blog grew as a crossroad for other ideas and shapes of communication, building itself as a unique channel of contact and creativity.
But everything that has a beginning, has an end. From now, 7 years and 7 months later, on this project will remain still and Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-72438536772343429512011-12-29T09:04:00.000+00:002011-12-29T09:06:12.899+00:002012
Daqui a 359 dias estaremos a) todos mortos, b) o mundo mudou radicalmente, ou c) não aconteceu nada. Seja ou não cumprida a profecia Maia ou o Dia do Apocalipse, a 21 de Dezembro, o ano 2012 terá sempre ímplicito a sensação de ano derradeiro, como uma etapa crucial, momento único de mudanças.
Viveremos ainda a fase negra da recessão, assistiremos à radical transformação do Euro e da UE Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-21628228412676049982011-12-28T15:24:00.002+00:002012-01-07T11:36:36.860+00:00My Aston Martin DB9 Coupé (wishful thinking)Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-90734130106995620112011-12-22T14:45:00.000+00:002011-12-23T14:58:29.315+00:00O Ouro dos Corcundas
"Este é o escritor que conheço" disse-o com um entusiasmo de menino ao apresentá-lo. Conheço Paulo Moreiras há pouco mais de dois meses e a minha paixão pelas palavras escritas encontrou no seu mais recente livro uma formidável surpresa. Chama-se "O Ouro dos Corcundas" (A saga de um heroi anónimo que por amor mudou a História de Portugal) editado pela Casa das Letras / LeYa.
No estado em Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-46501927569604980782011-11-21T14:38:00.000+00:002011-12-22T14:40:56.978+00:00unHateVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-7411507863234166032011-11-12T03:18:00.001+00:002011-11-12T03:23:30.592+00:00Creativity needs timeVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-71633733913960364722011-11-02T11:25:00.000+00:002012-01-07T11:35:27.080+00:0079 short essays on design, Michael BierutVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-43176461685037657162011-10-28T14:36:00.000+01:002011-12-22T14:37:53.550+00:00Nokia N9Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-68410166803966105262011-10-26T02:34:00.001+01:002011-10-26T03:23:11.704+01:00Federal ou nada
O sucesso futuro da UE passará apenas ao regresso dos princípios da solidariedade que a fizeram nascer, e transformar-se democraticamente numa federação. A eleição de um executivo europeu seria factor objectivo e concreto para boa/melhor governação e implementação de projectos estratégicos comuns. E assente sobre uma real representatividade dos cidadãos através de um renovado Parlamento EuropeuVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-11166460211102506182011-10-17T10:49:00.000+01:002011-10-23T10:51:39.246+01:00The case for Strategic Design
The Guardian:
"Ageing populations and budget cuts mean devising a new social contract. So why not use real designers – it's worked in Finland.
(...) Strategic design, however, is not just about thinking, but about how to bring that thinking to an effective outcome."
Full article here
_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-36869559285434606682011-10-06T08:45:00.001+01:002011-10-06T22:28:51.708+01:00Thank you SteveThank you Steve for your vision and imagination, the revolution and the design. Thank you for Apple, that amazing desirable fruit that gave us the Mac, iPod, iPhone, iPad and a path of excitement that lies ahead. Thank you for the future we live today. You've earned your place in History. Once again, thank you Steve Jobs. Obrigado Steve pela visão, a inovação, o design. Obrigado pela Apple, esse Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-6828599271114010972011-10-05T03:24:00.000+01:002011-11-12T03:34:57.212+00:00iPhone 4SVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-13741033561627337372011-09-20T15:04:00.012+01:002011-09-20T23:40:43.051+01:00Branding 10,000 LakesWhy not (re)make USA's 10,000 lake identities, as for the ones that exist are bad?Nicole Meyer has gone on this herculeous endeavour that may last 27 years until she completes the last american lake. The ones concieved so far are very good.See much more here.E porque não (re)fazer as identidades dos 10 mil lagos dos EUA, já que as actuais são más?Nicole Meyer enveredou numa tarefa hercúlea queVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-22143572773900908262011-09-15T23:58:00.000+01:002011-09-20T15:01:16.655+01:00Tatooine'Star Wars' planet discovered with two sunsKepler-16b, which orbits two stars like Tatooine in the science fiction film, was detected by Nasa's Kepler spacecraftThe Guardian_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-64054710501528811502011-09-08T14:34:00.000+01:002011-12-22T14:36:10.095+00:00SardinhasVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-18481255812652426642011-09-06T15:01:00.000+01:002011-09-20T15:04:22.285+01:00Citroën Tubik ConceptVia FubizVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-16540207194232089012011-09-02T16:20:00.007+01:002011-09-05T15:03:51.687+01:00Livraria 107, uma segunda casa
Livros, livros e mais livros ao meu redor é como o Tio Patinhas na sua piscina de dinheiro. Enquanto vivi nas Caldas, a Livraria 107 era o meu espaço privilegiado, particularmente as visitas e compras aos sábados de manhã. Uma segunda casa. O Gil Vicente adoptou literalmente a livraria como sua casa, tornando este gato o mais famoso guardião da literatura. Vários anos passaram, e quem reina Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-71067575488806877732011-08-31T09:16:00.003+01:002011-08-31T12:00:38.985+01:00Post-it wars
French workers are fighting an art battle on their office windows– using multicoloured sticky notes. Picures here and story here
Via The Guardian_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-14295334374274271092011-07-21T16:37:00.004+01:002011-07-21T17:27:28.098+01:00The Final MissionIt's quite ironic to see the end of the spaceshuttle missions on the same day, years ago, when Neil Armstrong made his first step on the Moon. That giant leap inspired us all. With Challenger, Columbia, Endeavour, Discovery and Atlantis millions of people around the world kept the dream of space alive. So many children along these thirty years wished to be scientists and astronauts, because of Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-5777673256509794412011-07-20T16:34:00.003+01:002011-08-08T15:49:51.119+01:00Europa moribundaReza a lenda que Zeus capturou a bela Europa sob a forma de um touro branco. Milhares de anos depois, o deus do Olimpo é representado pela cobiça dos mercados que mantêm refém a Europa, perdida na sua inércia, enganada no seu rumo, moribunda por carência de audácia política. A falta de visão estratégica da União Europeia prossegue, toda ela se move vagarosa nas decisões, recheada de calculismos Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-90433111578530853232011-07-12T15:10:00.008+01:002011-07-12T15:19:41.199+01:00National Maritime MuseumNational Maritime Museum, Greenwich, LondonBrand design by SomeOne, London_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-65662318597265151362011-07-06T12:56:00.004+01:002011-07-06T13:39:00.308+01:00Axe 2012 Feliz Fin del MundoBy Ponce Buenos Aires_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-12193031857857965792011-07-06T11:51:00.002+01:002011-07-06T12:03:32.549+01:00LixoMais uma óptima primeira página do iSND 2010 Winner World's Best Newspaper Design_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-3695598313876330312011-07-01T11:38:00.006+01:002011-07-06T11:51:49.464+01:00edpRebranding by Stefan Sagmeister, also author of Casa da MúsicaA nova marca edp Energias de PortugalVictor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7165099.post-87706532934612029872011-06-24T11:55:00.003+01:002011-07-06T12:03:32.551+01:00666Portuguese newspaper iSND 2010 Winner World's Best Newspaper Design_Victor Barreirashttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07903743715827572900noreply@blogger.com0