An open door in Delft

I want to share some places I had the chance to see in the Netherlands. Since you have already heard of Van Gogh masterpieces and his tourist museum in Amsterdam, I thought I should post about something less crowded by the multitude. Even though I have been to many museums and galleries, I don’t usually…

What do creative industries mean?

I came up with this post for those who are unfamiliar with what creative industries involve. This is my personal opinion about why they all need each other. Tradition and heritage are on the base due to their basic role in developing any culture. Art, design and crafts take some inspiration from culture and tradition and usually add new…

Pollock and modern art

Jackson Pollock was discovered in 1943 by the critic Clement Greenberg and turned into the highest representative of North American abstract expressionism. With his dripping technique, he practised a kind of painting known as “action painting”. It consists in “acting” on a horizontal canvas, freeing all feelings and passions inside of the artist. According to…

Volunteering. 5 reasons why

It has been one year and a half since I became a Youth Red Cross volunteer although, as many peers, my interest in volunteering goes back to high school. I have been aware of social issues for all my life but didn’t know what to do myself. Little by little, I eased into volunteering during…

Responsibility for change

As an intern in a communication agency, I have the freedom to choose topics that I care about and write about them in a context of communication and media. In one of my lasts posts, I went over the fact that more and more brands are looking for responsible packagings made of cardboard or recycled…

Is social media enhancing our creativity?

Do you believe that the new generation are wasting too much time on Snapchat or Instagram? Would you like to be unplugged from all social media platform and spend your time in a productive way? Get rid of these thoughts! It seems like social media is turning us into creative beings without even knowing. You…