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Today our guest is Helena , an illustrator and graphic designer from Spain. Since she was a child she has this dream of being a creative. She has a degree in Fine Arts from the University of Barcelona, a vocational degree in illustration and design and training courses in Trendy Illustration, communication skills and Pattern Design from different schools located in Barcelona and Madrid. She works as a Freelance. What is your educational background? What are your strengths and talents in art? I studied a degree in Fine Arts in Barcelona at Universitat de Barcelona and a vocational degree in Illustration & Graphic Design in a School of Art & Design in Barcelona too. My strengths in art have always been passion, faith in what I want to dedicate my life, hardworking and adaptability to different techniques, fields and ideas. My talents point to an original and unique style which defines and identifies me, making use of it for different purposes and fields. When d...

Katie Smith is an artist and textile designer based in Madrid, Spain. Katie's formal education began at school on the Isle of Bute, Scotland where she began to take interest in painting and illustration. And, though an easily distracted student herself, she earned her Bachelor’s degree in Textile Design with Honours from the prestigious Heriot-Watt University where she gained experience in woven and knitted textiles before specialising in printed textiles. She is inspired by a variety of sources, chiefly the skill of drawing and painting in a detailed and exhaustive manner. Discovering all possibilities is an important aspect of her method; working closely with subject matter ensuring all qualities are captured and then translated onto paper or fabric. Katie's work is based around detail, colour and subject matter tends to be linked to nature or emotion. Katie works with variety of media although always leans towards the fluid and romantic textures created by watercolour pain...

Today our guest is Juan Luis Garcia, an artist from Spain. he was born in Oviedo (Spain) in 1973. From a very young age, he was inclined towards artistic activities, especially drawing and painting. He is the ideologist and intellectual father of the COLLECTION OF PAINTING ART DIMENSION . A collection of artistic works in a small and medium format in which the influences of different styles are evident but always within the figuration. What were your first experiences in holding exhibitions? It's complicated and difficult when you're just getting started. My first exhibitions were in cafes, hotels, and restaurants. Until in 2007, in collaboration with Oviedo City Council, I held my first solo exhibition in a room that had the Palace of La Lila, now known as the Cibercentro, which is open to exhibitions. This exhibition was followed by three more in the years 2010, 2012 and 2014. Since I was prohibited from selling my works during these exhibitions, I got to gather ...

Marco Gionfola is an Italian personal trainer, nutrition expert and massage therapist based in Spain. We have conducted an interview with him. Do you encounter any language barriers being a personal trainer and massage therapist? Do you speak Spanish? When I left Italy and moved abroad to continue my studies I encountered issues at the beginning but it's been a nice challenge for me. I am proud of my efforts and now I can speak 3 languages fluently. What is your expertise in nutrition? How long have you been a nutrition expert? I am specialised in sport nutrition and diet therapy. Diet therapy treats and improves specific health conditions ( obesity, cancer, diet in old age etc) I started studying nutrition when I became personal trainer almost 10 years ago. At the beginning my knowledge in nutrition was "poor" and the course I have done was basic. Over the years I improved day by day and this year I get the diploma in sport nutrition expert and diet t...

Today our guest is Antonio Fernandes , a Technologist who helps people, startups, and companies during their Digital Transformation & Innovation processes through evangelization in CyberSecurity and Emerging Technologies. We have conducted an interview with Antonio. In your opinion as a Technologist, which are 2017's biggest cybersecurity threats? From a domestic point of view, Ransomware is at the top of the list, though rather than just taking over our documents, we have to worry about our phones, smart TVs, wireless cameras, and all kinds of smart appliances in the IoT. For businesses, this same Ransomware is equally a threat, though what is in danger are critical structures that are being integrated via Industry 4.0. On the other hand, how do we know that there aren’t already sophisticated Trojans that steal information, index it, and exploit it via Big Data in benefit of “the bad guys?” Cyber attacks, whether directed or not, are on the rise, and eve...

Mitxel Gonzalez is an Art Director and designer specialized on t-shirt and apparel design. During more than fifteen years he has worked with internationally known brands like Disney, L’Oreal, Volcom, Guggenheim Museum Bilbao, Lexi&Bö and much others companies. Mitxel is self-employed and he works for companies and clothing brands from all over the world. Apart from this, he has a handful of online stores where he sells his designs in different supports as clothing, phone cases, and art prints. We have conducted an interview with him. How do you work with Graphic Designers and Pattern Designers from all around the world? I'm a self-employed art director and apparel designer so I do not work with designers, in fact, I work directly with apparel brands. I know to speak English, French, Spanish and Basque so I work with brands from all over the world via the Internet. Who are the internationally known brands other than Disney and L’Oreal have you worked with? Fo...