Lux vita et iocus

May I introduce you to Fernanda Soriano, ilustrator and graphic designer, who is currently studying her Masters Degree in History of Art. You can find Fernanda on Instagram with her pseudonym: Snailey Pie.  [Para la versión en Español de ésta entrevista da click aquí .] 1. LuceBuona: Thank you Fernanda for taking the time to answer these questions for us. Can you tell us about your style? Which series or comics inspire you? Fernanda: Well, originally my style wasn't taken from any series or program, it just started drawing simple characters in my middle-high school notebooks . I remember that all of them were drawn with circles and cylinders as a body, and their faces had eyes in the shape of a "9" and the nose with a shape of a "c". For some time I forgot about drawing characters, and then by high school, I  restarted my drawing on notebooks while trying to redesign the style. Also, my admiration for American style cartoons returned, I would ...

La estilista de moda, Linda Rodin tiene una cuenta de Instagram lindísima, protagonizada por ella y su fiel compañero Winks.   Fashion Stylist Linda Rodin has a beautiful IG account filled with style pictures of her and her loyal companion Winks. Tengo ideas muy particulares acerca de llegar a cierta edad, sobre la salud, que si la independencia, que si los achaques mentales y físicos ,y más. Tal vez sea un condicionamiento social el llegar a cierta edad, o tal vez incluso sea algo de temor a no ser yo misma. Leyendo el blog de Lorrie Whittington y un artículo acerca de como la sociedad crítica y rechaza a las personas una vez que pierden la juventud, dí con la cuenta de Instagram de Linda Rodin , a quién sigo y admiro. Linda como Lyn Slater de Accidental Icon y Carmen Dell Orefice, me inspiran y demuestran que se puede ser creativa y extravagante sin importar la edad. I have very particular ideas on reaching certain age, about health, about independence, also ab...

May I introduce you to Jose Carlos Conde Acuaviva, aka Duckman Design , a Spanish graphic designer and multidisciplinary artist with over 20 years. Duckman is currently in the middle of a creative project that has taken him to Jordan, Palestine, Israel, Malta, Lebanon, and soon Turkey or Iran, among other countries.   [ Para leer la entrevista a José Carlos Conde Acuaviva en Español , por favor da click en el link ] 1. LuceBuona: Thank your for taking the time off to answer this interview. As far as I understand  you come from a family of artists, and your father was a sculptor, so since you were pretty young you became familiar with what creativity put to action looks like, but was there a time in which you considered a different path or proffession away from the art and the creativity? José: Hi Luz, first of all thank you for your interest in my career path, and it is a real pleasure to share my experience with you and your readers. That's right, at home th...

El buen Karl, quién se ha encargado de dar vida y color a la marca Chanel desde 1983, en el 2015  lanzó su propia marca, y es un respiro para todas las fans de Mademoiselle, ya que podremos hacernos de algo de su colección sin tener que invertir tanto por cada prenda o accesorio.  Our beloved Uncle Karl, who is responsible for keeping french brand Chanel alive and kicking since 1983, launched his own brand in 2015 , and gave us all Mademoiselle Chanel fans a chance to breath and buy some of his creations without losing and eye or an arm in the attempt. Aun antes de abrir la primera tienda con su nombre, Lagerfeld  ya había incursionado fuera de Chanel. En el 2008 vendió 2,500 osos de peluche inspirados en él miso, en colaboración con la marca Steiff. Así como en el 2009 comercializó junto con Tokidoki , su estatuilla conmemorativa. Al año siguiente, llevó sus colaboraciones al extremo al trabajar junto con la marca Sueca  de cristal Orrefors .  ...