Psychology and Design

I think I always had two options when it came to Jobs: one, doing something related to mental health and help teenagers, like phycology; or, in the other hand, something that will allow me to be creative and let go of my very timid side.

I had many problems emotionally growing up, and it take me a lot of time getting to know myself and the things that I was going through in that time. For that reason, I always imagined myself helping young people like me in the future; guide them through their everyday problems that may trigger their mental health and ability to be confident in society. I think it requires a lot of empathy for the other, and since I been in that situation, and had to learn to listen others and myself, I think it would be satisfactory to see the process of growing in someone that is not me, to understand their mind.

The second option is the one I am working to achieve in the present. I choose to study design because I thought that I would like to communicate things that are important in my life and society; this, in a way that I could get out of my comfort zone and improve in my knowledge of how works all the illustrations and things that I enjoy every day. I think it requires some type of sensibility to visuals and the context that surround you; also, creativity to modify what it’s obvious to the eye.

The Greatest Chilean

The person that I would like to talk about it's an illustrator that I been following for many years. Her name is Catalina Bu and she was born in Concepcion, Chile in 1989. When she was about my age (19), she moved from her home in Concepcion to Santiago with the idea of studying illustration in the Institute Arcos. Since then, she has worked in different type of brands and magazines in general.

I found out about her work in 2014 through social media, and saw parts of the new comic book she just had released: Diario de un Solo, that talks or shows common situations of the everyday life when you live alone. I knew that her project was very successful in bookstores so I asked for it as a gift for mi fifteen birthday; I have a sentimental bond with this book and it brings me many memories from those years.

I don’t know if she is the greatest Chilean of all the time, but personally I really admire her for the work she does, the career she studied and her success. Definitely was a model or influence in what I choose to study or the kind of success that I would like to reach if I work enough (I would love to have a project like that someday). Maybe she isn’t a influence in other people, or even considered a great person, but it definitely was for me in those years of getting to know what I would like to do in the future.

In addition, she’s really funny on social media and has a very specific type of humor; it always makes me laugh with the Instragram storys of her dogs or friends.

My Dog

Hello everyone, 

I don't have anything special to write about, but something that I always share with people (maybe to a point that is very annoying), is about my dog, Tomy. He's a medium size poodle, with brown ears, curly hair and really big eyes (adorable, I know). I beg my mom for a pet for way to many years until she finally give up and went into MercadoLibre (he isn’t rescue, even though now I will make that choice without a doubt) and call this woman who said had about four dogs to sell. He was the shyest dog I ever seen, his leg shiver like crazy and I could tell by his eyes that he didn’t trust us.

With time we realize that in his old home, people must have hitting him or something in that scale; when someone was changing clothes and he would saw a belt, his first reaction was to cry and run far away as possible. We did all possible to make him trust us and show him that he was safe. 

Even thought my mom didn’t like the idea of a dog in the house, now he sleeps in her bed and we couldn’t love him more. We love how corky and timid at the same time he is (I thing we are similar in that way). He grow with me and is and will always be my partner of cuddles and naps.