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ENGLISH: Hi everybody, It has been a while since Ricardo and I last had a public conversation, and with how fast design technology is evolving, we had a lot of ground to cover. Following the highly successful workshop and foundational course he recently taught for the School of Systems, I sat down with him to…

Dear Patrons! A new course is in the making! Here is an exclusive pre-release of the first two lessons for all patrons with a student tier: Temporal Intelligence Intro: https://flexiblevisualsystems.info/courses/ti-intro/Lesson 1: https://flexiblevisualsystems.info/courses/ti-intro/ti-1/ I am having so much fun working on this course. It’s like travelling in time and space. I hope you can sense that…

Good Morning dear FVS Designers, the way I explain the different types of flexible systems for visual identities might have changed forever. If you read the book Flexible Visual Systems, you are familiar with the model of the two different types of identity systems: Identification through form and Identification through transformation. This model did not…

Dear FVS Designers, … and if you haven’t discovered the second part already, here it is: https://flexiblevisualsystems.info/resources/interviewelisava2026-2/ Have a fantastic week,Martin

Dear FVS Designers, One of my favorite weeks of the year is the week I am spending with the wonderful students of the ELISAVA Master of Visual Design, directed by Marc Panero. I have taught this fun workshop on Systemic Type Design since 2020 and with every year it is becoming more fun. Although we…

Hey! I hope life is treating you well and your week is fun so far. Without stealing too much of your precious time, I want to inform you that Elio and I will have a one-hour Q&A THIS FRIDAY at 3 pm CEST about the joy, but also the pain, of making books. You might…

«I remember something an editor told us years ago at the Frankfurt Book Fair. We went there because we liked books and wanted to design them. While talking, he said: ‹Publishers don’t need designers. They need authors.› With that sentence, we understood that we had to change our perspective—from designers as service providers to designers…

«Time management isn’t about cramming as much as possible into your day. We’re not machines. Being busy doesn’t always mean being productive. For me, time management is about spending your time wisely, since you only get to spend it once.» Hi! I had the pleasure of chatting with Donald about Time Management for Creative People…

Friends! Our very own Ricardo, FVS community member since day 1, turned Figma into a powerful tool for Flexible Visual Systems. In his hands, it is much more than just another design software. I had the pleasure to interview him about his approach and upcoming workshop and course: Interview with Ricardo Lodroño «In these days where…