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Thursday, September 30, 2010
Hello you all!
Above is my most recent project, a print-based music promotion piece for "Departure in F Minor" by Calexico. I am quite happy with the results, as I was happy with my Chic Handicraft Expo last semester. To be frank, I think all my projects this semester are shit stuff and this is the only one which I finish and can say I'm satisfied.
For me, satisfaction from a project doesn't come down to whether it looks (and functions) great or not. Well, not completely. I had a poster project last semester where my solution looked utterly crap, and yet I was satisfied with it. Simply because I knew how much effort I put into it and I know I have developed a lot working on that project. I really think in university you have to push yourself the hardest, especially because
- Look at the grand amount of resources you have available. All those design books in the library your money definitely can't buy - hoard it while you're a student. I borrowed 13 more thick design books just yesterday and I'm very a happy nerd.
- The briefs you get are so flexible, and mostly hypothetical. With such a great opportunity at hand, push your creativity each time, and don't worry if your solution costs a bit more because it took special paper or printing. Most likely your uni project wouldn't be mass-produced anyway thus you only have one piece and best let that one shine.
- As a student, try as many different styles as possible and find one that you are comfortable with. Personally, I was very much at a loss when I first started and haven't found my style. Only recently has it been coming together bit by bit. Be experimental and look up other design styles and try those you fancy. Then you would pick it up and develop your own. Just like the first time you picked up that pencil to start drawing so many years ago.
- Remember that in uni, it always works out. The worst you can get to is getting a fail (though I do not recommend ever getting that...). You never lose a project or client. My motto is always "in everything you do, learn".
- I feel that being a design student, the grades are not all that important. If you're doing badly now, as long as you keep working hard it's going to be great. They say you can't learn how to be a designer, but I think you can. What you can't do, is learn how to be an artist, but that is on a completely different subject matter altogether.
So my fellow budding designers, best of luck to you all!
Note: I am not at all a good designer. Yet.
Labels: design, designers, RMIT, students, tips, university, visual communication
2nd Year 1st Semester COMPLETE!!
Monday, June 7, 2010
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Hey guys! Guess what! I just completed my first semester of second year!!!!!!
woooooooooooo!!!!! ^o^
woooooooooooo!!!!! ^o^
The folio submission time was 10am, and I set my alarm at 8.30am. But I woke up to Listy knocking at my door saying "hey isn't your submission at 10am?" I immediately jolted awake!! I searched for my phone, which was lying on the floor beside my bed. I must have knocked it down when I was sleeping... I checked the time: 9.45am.
So typically, I started cursing, changed my clothes, grabbed my stuff, then went to uni. I didn't shower, wash my face, etc. Disgusting I know. But desperate times call for desperate measures.
And yeah! I'm all free now! Going to clean my filthy apartment and get my life back! I don't really know what to do before I go back to indo, so I just thought about it, and I decided it's time to change the blog layout! I'm thinking something more white and clean. We'll see! And this time I will design it myself... time to stop using pre-made layouts. >.>
I saw the third year folio collection just now at uni, and wow! They're really good! I have to get to that level of amazing-ness too. Great job @ those guys!
Labels: bachelor, design, RMIT, university, visual communication
College-picking
Monday, June 2, 2008
I read a book that I took from the library today, it's called The Smart Girl's Guide To College by Cristina Page. Reading it, I noticed several things...
- You should never pick a college/university just because it is famous, pick one that supports your lifestyle, and beliefs. For example, how far do you want your college to be from home? What is the female to male students ratio? How do the students party? This can affect your student life in many ways, so think carefully! Don't just attend a college because it looks good, or it has a good name! Do your own research, and find the one that suits you most. Besides, it's better to graduate from a decent university than to NOT graduate at all from a university that is too hard for you.
- Are you old and mature enough? In college, drug activities, smoking, drinking, are a part of the student life. You have to make sure that you are up to all the new experiences, so that you won't suffer from too much culture shock, and that you are able to control yourself.
- What kind of school would you like to attend? A big school? Small school? In bigger colleges/universities, one lecture can have over 400 students, crammed in one room. You will pass students you have never met in the corridors, and the professors will not remember you, out of the thousands of other students. In a small college/university, on the other hand, classes are only made up of a few people, and professors like to interact with students, being not only a teacher, but also a friend to them.
...And many more of those stuff.
It's crucial to make the right decisions, so I hope you, my friends, can think carefully before you make a choice. =)
Laters~! Gotta feed Gucci.
Labels: College, Cristina Page, The Smart Girl's Guide To College, university
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