In western cultures, our time is counted and comprehended by the number of hours spent. The main focus is to spend the minimal possible hours into the most profitable options.

However, this idea of time usage lacks focus on the experience itself, and the end result is the lack of self built knowledge. So, today, I want to ask you to seize the moment, enjoy it and learn with it.

Studio Pyros is seeking passionated designers and developers from the São Paulo area, to be part of a bigger thing. If you love web, design, architecture, innovation, gadgets, coding, you are welcome to present yourself and maybe have the chance to be part of Studio Pyros.

We are looking for 3 awesome minds to work with, and they will have an equal share of the profits, fame, and anything that this blog might result in benefits.

Aspiring designers and developers are even more welcome. So add me on msn: felipemartyny@hotmail.com and lets chat, so I will explain the details of what Studio Pyros is seeking and needing.

There is no requirements, but to have a good English and be willing to develop good skills on the subject you want to talk about.

Campus Party Special: Between 6k attendees, we get news from the Brazilian Telecoms. A device called Orby intends to be the center of digital home, with a possible Orby Store, and intercommunication with other devices is the promise from Telefonica Group to a easier digital life.

We have called the iPhone for your house, read more about what Orby can do for you.

Sorry guys… My blog will stay vacant for a while. I am in process to move to Sao Paulo, so I am dealing with packing, renting, and a lot of other activities. I will come back in February with a review of the Campus Party event, and also with more Zen Lessons. There are a lot of new activities to be reported here.

Thanks everyone for the support. I will be tweeting new stuff as I get to see it and will keep in touch through there.  Anything else, please follow me on twitter to get fresh ideas and also to know when this blog will be providing new content.

We hardly think of the process of doing something, our minds are always focused on results, results, and how to achieve the next big thing.

However, I want to stablish that the process is way more important, because when you think of the process of creating, you also think of skills you will apply or not and that might result in enlightment about yourself, and Zen is all about this, to enlight your own mind. So I want to share with you something was said to me right before my first big test for the yellow belt.

I was tryin to learn Black Tiger, a very complex and difficult form, something not thaught bellow brown level…. So my master saw my frustration with it and he said:

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The four principles of Design are the essence of every well crafted design piece. Most of the time, you will be able to find all four: proximity, alignment, contrast and repetition. This last one is not always present. Because these are the foundations of every artwork we decided to share with beginners the core of each concept and essential tips to make a cutting edge design and also to help people get to known the basics by heart. They aren’t rules but elements, where if excessively present our absent can drastically reduce the effectiveness of your work.

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TED is a non profit organization devoted to ideas worth spreading. It started in 1984 to bring people together from Technology, Entertainment and Design, and this scope has grown larger and larger. The conference in Oxford brings the world greatest thinkers and doers with the challenge to share ideas worth spreading in 18 minutes. Check their about page here.

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Recently at TED, Daniel Libeskind presented 17 words he uses as his personal focus for architectural design. He calls it “dimensions.” I would like to apply his words to design in general, and give you insights for your next design piece.

Daniel has received a lot of good and bad criticism. I am not taking this space to judge him, but to learn with him. The following is my own interpretation of those words for design creation.

This is the first lesson anyone in martial arts has to learn. Emptying your cup can be interpreted in several ways. This bring us to two basic things, cleaning ourselves out of prejudgments and to let our critical and analytical mind overrun our senses and mislead us. As a designer, you can empty your cup if you understand that your foundation skills will always need maintenance, and that sometimes to learn something new you will need to unlearn the old.  So I will be sharing these 5 simple tips in how to keep a balanced state of mind to help you achive your goals.

I have been practicing martial arts for over 3 years now. The flow of the moves, the cadence, the stretch and the focus has helped me to achieve a more balanced life and mind. Together with the art we learn a lot about the Zen Principles and the flow of energy, and how to work our way through success and sorrow. So I will be posting a series of 24 articles about core Zen principles and how to apply them at your life to achieve greatness in your designs.