Saturday, February 19, 2011

Reinventing my career and rediscovering my sparkle...

So a few things have changed since last time I posted. I said good bye to some of the most fabulous friends and co-workers, I gave notice at my job, put all my furniture, clothes and car in storage, kissed my man until the very last minute and got a plane back to Brazil. The reason? To follow my heart. 


I will be in Rio de Janeiro for the next couple of months - so wish me luck! I will be studying while I am here and hopefully finding that lit sparkle that we all need in our daily lives. I want to shift my career path into a new direction and feel connected with something bigger. I want to learn, to grow and to reinvent who I am as a designer. I want to be in love with a project in a way that motivates me to go beyond the normal standards of being just great and actually making it extraordinaryBecause at the end of the day 'being just great' will never be enough...


So speaking about following your heart and about Rio de Janeiro and about extraordinary projects... the 2016 Summer Olympics will be hosted in Rio - the very first edition held in South America! In order to create the logo and identity system of the big event 139 local design agencies were developing and pitching their proposals. The well deserved winner was the carioca office called Tatil Design (check their website here). 
Their challenge was to design a symbol that would translate to the whole world the passion and transformation of our city and our country. An innovative symbol that would represent our welcoming personalities and our lifestyle. The tridimensional hug is pretty awesome! 


Watch their video with their inspirations and design process - is pretty amazing!



Have you found your sparkle?

source: blog Adoro

3 comments:

  1. I am happy to read what you had to say. I am going through something similar at the moment. I wish you all the best!!

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  2. life is all about change... we have to embrace it...good luck with all your changes!

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  3. wow what a change Vanessa! what are you planning to do there as far as design? hope you are well. xoxo

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