On dreams and money.

Design is expensive. Anybody who claims otherwise should come and see me, and we shall debate about it (and by “debate” I mean me most probably winning).  Remember this? Things that would probably make a design student happy. Yeah, most are still true. And also remain sadly expensive.   sleep external hard drives $150-300 design books […]

Or if your client was an idiot.

  It doesn’t matter if you didn’t have enough time or if the client was an idiot. The only thing that counts is what you’ve designed, and whether it’s good or bad. -Vignelli quoted by Bierut on How to Think Like A Great Graphic Designer    

mark okon is my hero.

I don’t mean to sound too fangirl-ish, but he’s too awesome! Lol. (He’s a YSDN and George Brown’s SCHOOLOFDESIGN graduate. Interned for W+K Tokyo Lab, Japan.) I still wonder how I’m gonna get from where I am to where he is. Gap. The day he’d become my mentor would be my lucky day. Lol.  His portfolio […]

bauhaus.

Aww have you guys seen this? Lol Manwai and Audrey are so jokes. Im so happy and excited for the three of them. They’re really the right candidates. I can tell that this year is gonna be the year they’ll never forget. Woohoo! 🙂

cake havoc

Found this site yesterday night. Apparently there’s a great number of “cake designer” misfits, a specific blog made for them seemed necessary. Lol. Aw man, that’s just sad.

tips for freelancers.

I talk to a lot of consultants, freelancers, and small businesses who do web work, and I used to be a freelancer myself, so sometimes I get asked for advice on how to price one’s goods and services. I think I came up with my best suggestion today, and it involves only two simple steps: […]

designy shirt stores

I just found out that my all-time fav shirt store (Artwork) finally has a website up. I guess it’s fairly decent look-wise, though I am a little disappointed with the technical side –it’s such a cool store I sort of expected more. But o well, having one is at least a step up. I’ve been […]