Por qué ahora escribo en inglés [es]
NOTE TO NON-SPANISH-SPEAKING VISITORS: This post is in Spanish because it’s about my decision to blog in English. I could do that in English too but some would consider it a provocation ;) ¿Por qué ya...
View ArticleBecome a location independent professional
A must read if you are somehow thinking about location independent living (in any of its flavours): 24 Things We Wish We’d Known Before Becoming Location Independent
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Mark MacKay joins Vostok
Mark MacKay is officially a member of Vostok. He joined us a few days ago and is currently involved in several ultracool projects we are working on right now. It’s good news for me, since I’ve wanted...
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María Munuera joins Vostok
At Vostok we have added another cosmonaut to the crew, María Munuera. María is no stranger to Vostok, as she had been doing a great job working part-time for Planetaki. María, a Journalist by formation...
View ArticleThe Cosmonauts (notice the final "s")
From now all the crew at Vostok will post on this blog. Consequently, we changed its name to “The Cosmonauts”. Expect some interesting stuff from Mark, Sam and María (besides myself).
View ArticleDesign consultancies, process and crafty methodologies
Lately I have seen what I consider a trend among design consultancies. Many of them jump in the wagon of selling their process (the “how”) and not their result (the “what”). The keywords could go like...
View ArticleDerek Powazek on SEO
Search Engine Optimization is not a legitimate form of marketing. It should not be undertaken by people with brains or souls. If someone charges you for SEO, you have been conned. Derek Powazek at...
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My update to the Vignelli Chart of Ideological and Design Changes
I made a personal update to the Schematic Chart of Ideological and Design Changes from the 60s to the 80s by Massimo Vignelli. I decided to add a column named “internet times” suggesting that the...
View ArticleSo you want to be an interaction designer (but have no experience)
I receive emails like this quite often: Hello Javier, I’ve always been passionate about interaction design. I have some notions and I’ve read many books but I don’t have any real experience so it’s...
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