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2009. June 29th. VivaCalaca, Future Shorts and Seagate.
I have the big pleasure to announce that my VivaCalaca!! project is being part of a lovely promotion by the hard drives company Seagate. This promotion means that you can download a lot of shorts and videos ONLY to your Seagate hard drive, if you have got one of them, of course. So, VivaCalaca!! is one of these videos you can get with the promotion. Thanks a lot to Muffin Hix and Futureshorts for trusting on my project. You can get more info at seagateactive.com/film.
2009. June 25th. Ritxi at Domestika Portfolios.
From now, I have a new place at Social Networks. I am talking about the biggest Spanish language design community of the world, Domestika.org. You can check my new Domestika portfolio at domestika.org/portfolios/iikki. Thanks a lot to Borja Delgado, Wences Sanz, and the rest of DMSTK's crew for their support.
2009. June 21th. Armintza eta Barrika Flickr set.
I have created a new small Flickr set with some photos taken yesterday at the small villages of Armintza and Barrika, at the coast of Bizkaia, near to my home. You can check the full set by clicking here.
2009. June 17th. Interview for Fantasymundo.com.
New interview for the site Fantasymundo.com. This is so special for me because the site is not a Design site, but a Fantasy, Video-games and Cinema, so questions have been quite different from typical ones. They know I have a 'freak' past so influenced by comics and J. R. R. Tolkien's books and that has been the subject of the interview, including how they have been part of my work. You can read it at fantasymundo.com (only in Spanish, sorry).
2009. June 14th. Ritxi at Facebook.
According to new Facebook features, it is easier to find now at facebook.com/ritxiostariz.
2009. June 8th. Tall Poppy Syndrome released.
Eight months after I designed it, the album 'Tall Poppy Syndrome', by the Extreme Progressive band Leprous from Norway, has been at last released. 'Tall Poppy Syndrome' is the second full lenght by this talented band, having shared the stage with some masters as Emperor, Ihsahn and Opeth. I am so happy now to show you the design of the album, that can be found at the middle of the projects list, at the left.
2009. June 2nd. No Cowboy at the Norwegian Short Film Festival.
As the title says, my cartoon videoclip for the Norwegian psychotic country band Dead Hoodlums has been selected to be part of the Norwegian Short Film Festival (Kortfilmfestivalen), in the category of Music Videos. Thanks a lot to all who have made this dream possible, including the band members. You can know more about the festival at kortfilmfestivalen.no and also to check the festival catalogue's page where I am featured by clicking here (.pdf).
2009. May 16th. Idas y Venidas by La Musgaña.
I have just added a new music album to Projects section. This one is 'Idas y Venidas' by the Spanish Traditional Music band La Musgaña. The English translation of the album's title would be something as 'Goings and Comings', so I have tried to represent the march of time on the desing, with the band travelling a lot under the Sun and the Moon.
2009. May 12th. Leptospira for sale.
Some of you have asked for it, so I have decided to spread the world the Leptospira series details. Leptospira is a collection of two posters, printed in one ink over Fiora Avorio paper 130g and limited to 100 hand numbered copies of each model. You can get one model (30 €) or both (50 €) plus shipping costs, being 5 € for Spain. If you want to order more copies and get a special price, or you are out of Spain, please ask for the details. Payment can be made via bank transfer or PayPal. Please, feel free to mail Ritxi at ritxi@iikki.com if you are interested on getting them.
2009. May 4th. La Orquesta Jamalandruki.
New music project added to the site. This time is for the album La Orquesta Jamalandruki by the artist Josetxo Goia-Aribe, from Navarra, Spain. Photographies were taken by Koldo Chamorro.
2009. April 29th. Wasabi in Motion 2009 titles
I did not want to do it, but with so many people asking for the piece, I have decided to upload the video I made for the 2009 edition of the non-profit design festival Wasabi in Motion, celebrated in Madrid, Spain, last April 25th. It is important to say that the music on the video is by the amazing Finnish band Eläkeläiset. You can enjoy the animation at the Xtra section of this site.
2009. April 28th. Ulterior
I have updated my site with another music project. This is a beautiful packaging design for the last project by the Norwegian artist Heidi S. Tveitan / Starofash, the soundtrack of the low-budget Irish film Ulterior. The box has been printed in recycled paper, and is complemented by a red transparent paper ribbon. It was printed in Omán Impresores in Madrid, Spain.
2009. April 22nd. Wasabi in Motion 2009
I have just finished all the Art Direction and Design for the second edition of the Wasabi in Motion design festival, to be celebrated next April 25th in Madrid, Spain. It has been a long but lovely project, creating different pieces as poster, video, website, brochures, flags, and even Chinese sticks for food... You can get more info about the festival at the site wasabiinmotion.com.
2009. February 13th. XIII Edición Premios de la Música
I am so proud to announce that I am just finishing one of the most interesting projects I have ever made, the Art Direction and Branding for the Premios de la Música 2009, Spanish music awards, to be celebrated next March 12 in the city of Badajoz, and to be aired by the first Spanish tv channel, TVE1. It is a big honour to have been over a such important project. You will be able to see all the stuff very soon.
