JAMS presentation finished

Yes! We finally had the chance to present our project about Smarfailing and it went great! We got an A :) The professor said that she loved my design and the class exercise I came up with - the catapult one. The professor praised our teamwork and the way I led the class during the exercise. It´s been a great day!

JAMS presentation - Class assignment

This is the design I came up with after the group decided which logo they liked most. Since the class for which it is made is called Developing Innovation Skills, I though this time it could be nice to use Prezi.

We are presenting on Monday. I will post the final Prezi version full of content, the same we presented in class.

Kona Hawaii Ironman 2012 - Video Edit - Class assignment

Today the class was asked to create either a video or a line of greeting cards. Since it was a great opportunity to play a little bit with Windows Movie Maker, I decided to go for the music video.
Of course, the video is about #triathlon #swimbikerun #ironman #hawaii... Couldn´t be otherwise!

I don´t own the footage or music, just edited it.

Enjoy!

If you are using an iPad you will need the youtube version:

JAMS logo 3

This is the third option for the JAMS logo in case the other guys want something brighter.

JAMS logo 2

This is the second option for the JAMS logo. This is the one I like most. I like the 3D style and I belive the font looks great on that background.

JAMS logo 1

For my Developing Innovation Skills class we had to design a logo for our group. I came up with various designs that are very different so the teammates can choose whichever they like most.
Since this is an Innovation class, I thought the classic "I´ve got an idea" bulb would fit pretty well with the spirit of the team.

Are you prepared for the journey that lies ahead?

Everything is ready for the 2013 commencement!!

Private

I developed an iPad app for restaurants. It would make the service more convenient for customers since they wouldn´t have to wait for the waiter to come.

Capstone posters 4

This is the final version of the swim pass poster. I had to change the photo because the previous wasn´t good quality and looked bad printed. The original poster is 2500x3537 and looks awesome in paper.

Capstone posters 3

The last poster I designed was for the movie passes they sell at Donahue building. This poster maintains the format from the previous posters. It features a picture from Wall-e to make it more relatable to the topic it represents.

Consumerism Presentation

 

This are some of the slides I designed for my Consumerism presentation. For this presentation I talked on behalf of the consumer and answered questions like why do we buy things we don´t want, when we don´t need it, with money we don´t have. 

 

I learned at the Bridging the Gap conference at Suffolk University that there are more cellphones than toilets, and I thought it would be a funny fact to add to this presentation. It clearly shows how people may feel keeping in contact is more important than using the bathroom. 

 

The old style of marketing wasn´t very effective, they would launch a commercial on tv and hope their potential customer would see it.

 

Nowadays things have changed. They have millions of ads and commercials designed especifically for each of us.

 

Companies make use of heuristic. When I asked in class what red product was in my backpack, it wasn´t 2 seconds until I heard a classmate say Coca Cola.

 For a presentation about Cosumerism talking about planned obsolescence was mandatory. I talked about the secret organization called Phoebus that was formed in 1924 in order to control the light bulb´s market

Since it´s impossible to prevent people from consuming, I told my classmates that the only thing we can do is to be indifferent towards ads, commercials, and all the methods that are being used so we don´t stop consuming.

Capstone posters 2

The group came up with the idea of a fun run to promote the sport and an active way of life for the students. The poster features a ram running and having fun. I used a ram because it is the mascot of Suffolk University.

Capstone posters 1

For our project regarding Health and Wellness I designed some posters to show the President from Suffolk University how I think it would be a good design to attract the students attention.

Consumerism

Coming soon... My 10 minutes presentation about Consumerism. It will include the way companies target consumers, the use of Heuristic approaches to ease the cognitive load to make decissions, and how the special dates such as Christmas or Valentines Day hurt our finances.

Muy pronto... Mi presentacion de 10 minutos sobre Consumismo. Incluire como las compañias nos estudian, como usan la Heuristica para facilitar la carga cognitiva en la toma de decisiones, y como las fechas especiales como Navidad o San Valentin nos perjudica al bolsillo.

Background 3

This is the final ad we had to do with the same background. I think this one is the one that looks better given that the product is very related with the background in the sense that when you take an icebreaker it feels cool.

Este es el ultimo anuncio que hicimos con el mismo fondo. Creo que es el que mejor queda porque el producto esta muy relacionado con el fondo en el sentido de que, cuando tomas un icebreaker, da sensacion de frescor.

Post-competition journal

After waking up at 6am, do homework, go to class, go to stock trading training, go to class again... I can finally sit for a second (while eating a subway, because I have an appointment in 1 hour...) to tell you what happened yesterday in the Competition for Innovation Ideas.

First of all, I was really nervous because I really believe the iRead is a great product and that it could really mean a change for a lot of people. The afternoon started with Eddie coming to my place to help me with the final touches for my presentation, mispelling and mispronunciation. After a few attempts the presentation seemed to be nice and fluent.
I put on my best attire and I was ready to leave.

When I got to the 12th floor of 73 Tremont there where 10 chairs that made me assume there were going to be 10 presentations, 10 mins each. People started to come, some of them quiet and some other more chatty. One of them even dared to ask about other´s inventions, haha, nobody wanted to show their cards! (neither did I ;) )

Dr. Bhatia came and everyone shut up. He told us to cheer up because we had nothing to lose, $50,000 at the most! haha that statement wouldn´t relax us as much as he thought.

As Dr.Bhatia was telling us the order to present, I had the felling I was going to be the last one, and I wasn´t mistaken. I was second to last to present, almost 3 hours waiting until it was my turn. I had lunch at 2, and I left 73 Tremont at 9 with just a bottle of water.

When it was my turn, there were at least 20 people to judge my presentation, the work of about 3 months. I was really nervous but I tried to keep calm and I tried to do as I once heard in a TED.com video, all I had to do is "pretend to be a good presenter."
They had a clicker that didn´t work and somebody told me "don´t worry, it never worked" to which I replied "don´t worry, I brought mine."  I think it´s really important that I brought my own clicker, the book in braille, my slides and my ipad. You have to be prepare if you want to succeed.

I started my presentation and everyone seemed really engaged, there was people nodding their head like "yes, you are right", others were kind of smiling like "how did you think of that?" and others were patiently listening. Not everything went smooth, I remember turning to the screen and saying "Whaaat? there should be a screen full of holes here!" For some reason the projector wouldn´t show the holes on the picture of the screen of the iRead .
The presentation went well, if not great. The judges were amazingly kind and they all listened to my presentation with entusiasm. When it came to the Q&A, there are three sentences I would like to highlight. One of them told me "it was a fantastic presentation" to which all I can say is THANK YOU. Other sentence that made me really happy was "I love your passion", THANK YOU and yes, I really love my product, and I really want to fight for it to win. And a question that I loved was "Why would companies like The New York Times want to develop apps for your iRead?" THANKS for the question and, of course they will, they sell information, the more they spread it the better. I have no doubt that they will love to develop apps for the iRead.

I got home at 9.30pm, I had a bagel and started doing homework. At 11.30 it was already too late. It was time to sleep. I went to sleep with a smile in my face because, even though I don´t know if I will win, the experience and knowing that about 20 people sat there and loved my presentation and my product was priceless.

Today we dine in... 73 Tremont!!

Today is the day!! At 6pm I will be presenting the iRead to the judges from the Competition for Innovation Ideas. So nervous! But really can´t wait!

Hoy es el dia!! A las 6 de la tarde presento el iRead a los jueces de la Competicion sobre Ideas Innovadoras. Muchos nervios! Pero estoy deseando ir!!

Background 2

This is the second ad we did with the same background. This one is not my favorite but it is a good example of how the same background can be used for multiple purposes.

Este es el segundo anuncio que hicimos con el mismo fondo. Este en concreto no es mi favorito pero es un buen ejemplo de como un mismo fondo puede ser utilizado para diferentes contenidos.

Suffolk Disability Services

The guys from Suffolk University Disability Services just let me borrow a complete book in Braille for tomorrow´s Competition for Innovative Ideas. Isn´t it great? They were so nice to me and I´m really thankful for that. Thank you.

Los chicos de Servicios para Discapacitados de Suffolk me han prestado un libro entero escrito en Braille para que lo utilice mañana en mi Competicion sobre Ideas Innovadoras. No es increible? Han sido muy amables conmigo y les estoy muy agradecido. Gracias.

Background 1

We had to design 3 different ads using the same background. The first one was for Columbia Sportswear, the second one was for The Little Nell vacation resort, and the last one was for Icebreakers. My favorite is the Icebreakers one because I think it looks like an ad you´d really find in a magazine.

Teniamos que diseñar 3 anuncios diferentes usando el mismo fondo. El primero para Columbia Sportswear, el segundo fue para el resort de vacaciones The Little Nell, y el ultimo fue para Icebreaker. Mi favorito es el de Icebreakers porque parece realmente sacado de una revista.