Mini-post para avisar que o blog da minha irmã finalmente entrou no ar! Yay! O layout não ficou exatamente como eu tinha planejado (tive que substituir as fontes, snifs), pois como não compramos um domínio nem hospedagem (mão fechada feelings), tivemos que contar com o que o wp.com oferecia. Aliás, a querida Fernanda teve que se virar pra dar conta! (não só de programar dentro do wp, mas de me aguentar também, heh). Para quem caiu de paraquedas no blog hoje, dá uma olhada nesses outros dois posts: Making of | Abduzeeda. Um beijo especial pra minha irmã, que não se prestou a fazer um briefing quando eu pedi, mas depois do blog pronto quer alterar um monte de coisa no layout! #socorro

Quick-post to announce that my sister’s blog is finally online, yay! The layout didn’t turned out exactally like I had planned (I had to change the fonts *sobs*), because we chose not to buy a domain or a hosting thingy. Because of that, the lovely Fernanda used only what wp.com had available to implement the layout. But her biggest accomplishment was to survive another project with me! For you who just landed here out of nowhere, check out also theses other two posts: Making of | Abduzeeda. A special thanks to my sister, that didn’t make a briefing when I asked her to, and now wants to change “a few things” in the layout! #killmenow

Hoje no twitter eu comentei que eu tinha notícia tão legal quanto bizarra para contar. A novidade é que eu fui convidada para ser jurada de um Desafio Internacional de Design, organizado pelo pessoal da NewWebPick. Quando eles me chamaram, eu fiquei com um pouco de receio, pois concursos e licitações são temas polêmicos e controversos no mundo do Design. Mas li atentamente a todo o regulamento do desafio, e achei tudo bem justo e organizado. E afinal de contas, se Paulo Coelho e Ivete Sangalo podem ser jurados de design, oi eu também posso. Vou analisar as propostas com bastante atenção e cuidado, tentando colaborar, dentro do meu alcance, para concursos de design mais sérios. Copiei depois do jump algumas informações sobre o concurso, mas se quiser saber mais, entra no site oficial.

I was invited to be a judge in an International Design Challenge promoted by the NewWebPick folks! Isn’t this weird-slash-awesome? After the jump you’ll find a few informations about the competition, and if you wish to know more, visit the official website for the challenge. :)

In 2009, NewWebPick has partnered with world’s number one slippers merchandiser – BaoF International Ltd. to hold the BaoF Cup – “Under The Feet” Design Challenge Competition of Crossover Shoes successfully. With new templates of crossover shoes, to challenge designers from worldwide to design the most creative, trendy and unique Slippers in the world. In addition to its 13 official awards which amounts to a total prize $10,000 (USD), the winners’ works will be profiled in reputable medias. NewWebPick partnering with BaoF International Ltd. is proudly presenting to you the BaoF Cup 02 – “Step On Journey” Design Challenge Competition of Crossover Shoes again.

• Period of Solicitation: August 16 – September 30, 2010
• Period of Evaluation: October 1 – 15, 2010
• Winners Announcement: October 18, 2010

• First Prize (1 person):Prize of $5,000 (USD)
• Second Prize (1 person): Prize of $2,000 (USD)
• Third Prize (1 person):Price of $1,000 (USD)
• Finalist (10 people):Prize of $200 (USD)

The first 3 winners will be invited to participate the Press Conference in Hong Kong and gain the designer contract from BaoF International Ltd. All winners will have NewWebPick Winner’s Certificate and One-Year Free NewWebPick e-Magazines.

1982 – 2010.

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Eu estava no começo da faculdade quando me mostraram a revista NewWebPick. Lembro de ficar dias e dias babando nas incontáveis páginas da revista digital mais legal que eu já tinha visto. Alguns anos se passaram e – vejam só – cá estou eu, participando da edição #28, com uma entrevista minha e um mini showcase do meu trabalho. Nem preciso dizer que amei o convite, né? Ah, e escolheram uma ilustração minha como background da revista, adorei! Como ainda não saiu a edição free da revista, fiz um printscreen das páginas para vocês e colei a entrevista na íntegra. Clica aqui para espiar o mega-post-completo.

I was featured in the NewWebPick digital magazine with an interview and a mini showcase of my work, yay! Check out the images and the full interview here.

» Tell us a little bit about your background?
I grew up in an pretty island located in southern Brazil named Florianópolis, a city with over 40 beaches. Even though Floripa is a beautiful place, at a early age I started to travel the world every chance I got. I always loved to draw, create artsy stuff and to stay for hours straight in the computer, so to study Graphic Design seemed like the right thing to do. I worked as an Art Director and Graphic Designer in studios and agencies in Brazil and Italy (where I lived for a year). Now I’m back in my hometown, where I work fulltime as a freelancer Designer and illustrator.

» Who are your main inspirations? / What are your influences?
My main inspirations are the nature, good music, the peculiarities of the daily life and interesting books. I also admire the artistic movement Art Nouveau and it is without a doubt a big influence in my works.

» How do you keep motivated and interested?
A good way to stay always motivated and excited about Graphic Design is to alternate both personal and commercial projects. I also try to work on projects that stimulate and defy me, pushing myself to always evolve.

» Do you have any new projects coming up that you can tell us about?
I’m currently developing illustrations and layouts for a nice project for Petrobrás (Brazilian petroleum company) that will target different people, from diverse cultures, ages, genders and ethnicities. The initial research was very fun and I just started developing the layouts.

» What do you know about your country’s design/designers?
Even though the formal practice of Graphic Design in Brazil is recent, I think that our designers are among the best in the world. I believe that our rich visual culture has contributed to a generation of inspired, creative and versatile professionals.

» What is your most favorite commercial design of your own?
I like a series of illustrations made for an Italian Design Studio, where I had to follow the clients briefing and use a really bright and saturated palette, instead of using my usual harmonic and washed colors. The challenge to work in a way that I wasn’t used to was positive and I really liked the final result.

» Any words you would like to pass it to new comer designers?
Create a website or a blog to showcase your layouts and illustrations, seek for other professionals feedback, accept constructive criticism and develop a network. Do personal projects and really apply to your academic projects to evolve as a designer and build a nice portfolio.

» Any final comments:
I would like to thank for this interview’s invitation. NewWebPick has been an important reference to me for a long time and it’s really cool to be able to be a part of it and, perhaps, inspire others as well. I would like to invite the readers to visit my website (www.carolrivello.com) and to check out my twitter (www.twitter.com/carolrivello). Cheers from sunny Florianópolis!

Eu sempre comento que a gente pode achar inspiração em qualquer lugar, né? Então decidi criar essa seção aqui no meu blog, com imagens que me inspiraram de alguma forma. Como recentemente estive passeando em Buenos Aires, achei legal começar por algumas fotos que tirei lá. Clica aqui para ver o post completo.

I always say that we can find inspiration everywhere, right? So I decided to create a session here in the blog dedicated to images that inspired me somehow. Since I just returned from a trip to Buenos Aires, I thought it would be nice to start with some pictures that I made there. Click here to read the full post.

Hoje decidi trocar o background do meu twitter por esse simpático monstrinho. Daí pensei: Ah, bem que eu podia disponibilizá-lo para download lá no blog também né? Clica aqui para fazer download do background! (Dica: para ver como ele fica aplicado, dá uma espiada no meu twitter). Ah, e se você ou sua empresa está querendo uma página do twitter personalizada e bem legal, já sabe quem chamar!

Today I decided to change my twitter background image. And then I thought: Hey, I could share this treat as a giveaway in my blog! Click here to download the background. And don’t forget: If you are looking for a cool and personalized twitter page for you or your company, you know who to call!

Para a aplicação dele ficar certinha, aqui vão algumas dicas:

• Mantenha a opção “tile background” desativada. Desta forma, a imagem vai ficar alinhada com o topo esquerdo da tela.
• Escolha uma cor para o background que combine com a imagem usada. Que tal usar a mesma cor do fundo da ilustração? É essa aqui: #d0ce9b
• Selecione cores para os links e textos que combinem com a ilustração!

Esse background está disponível sob a seguinte Licença Creative Commons: Atribuição-Uso / Não-Comercial / Vedada a Criação de Obras Derivadas. // This background image is available under the Creative Commons License: Attribution / Non Commercial / No Derivative Works.

Olha que novidade boa: meu trabalho foi destaque em duas revistas que eu adoro. Imagina, você ler uma revista há anos e um belo dia sair nela! Yay, fiquei super feliz. // Check out these great news: my work was featured in two magazines that I love. Imagine that, appear in a magazine that you read and admire for years! Made me so happy.

» Uma delas foi a WebDesign: (obrigada pelo convite Luis!)

» E a outra a ABCDesign: (obrigada pelo convite, Mari!)

I work with two tables, one really neat and organized, where I keep only my tablet and my mac. The internet itself is a huge distraction to me, so I keep my computer table always disturbance-free. In the other desk I keep… everything else! Pencils, pens, books, cookies, pigs, chocolate, in a nutshell: my own beloved mess.

Um tempo atrás descobri a workstation perfeita para pessoas com dupla personalidade organizacional, como eu. Dupla personalidade? Sim, ao melhor estilo Ruthinha e Raquel, metade de mim é altamente certinha, gosta de organização e de mesas arrumadas. A outra metade adora ter por perto todos seus lápis, porcos, penais, agendas, papéis, chocolates, livros… aka BA GUN ÇA. A internet em si já me distrai muito, então decidi que a mesa do computador deve estar sempre livre de outras distrações. Mas nem por isso precisei abdicar da minha favelinha, que fica logo na mesa ao lado!

E a workstation de vocês, como é?