Design Morgue

I kept this image because of its ingenious method of acquiring attention. I thought at first it was PG-13. It turns out that it was just an open blank book that happens to be flesh-colored (you naughty boy). @_@

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I kept this tarp sample because it was my first attempt at designing something for an organization. It was an experimentation of Photoshop skills, complete with lens flare for that sun-behind-the-back effect. ^_^

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When I was 13 I used to watch Evangelion, which was undoubtedly the most depressing animation I have seen. I was partly hooked because I found one of the characters, Asuka Sohryu (shown here, painted by the original manga cover artist), to be inexplicably interesting. She was a genius and the campus hottie but was still oddly insecure and dominating that it compelled me to see how it will all be resolved in the end. @_@

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When my laptop was bought, the first order of business was to duly personalize it. The most obvious way was to change the wallpaper. This was the product, made purely of brushes, it is still my wallpaper after 1 and a half years. I aptly named it, Brilliance. B-)

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From one good picture, I started experimenting with effects and colors. Out of a balancing act, I added stars and the resulting image reminded me of the football season (it was the World Cup then), so I kept the image and even made it an avatar for a few weeks before finding a less vain one. ^_^

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Whoever watches wrestling knows the spirit squad. It was a running joke among the Solar Sports people (mostly Ateneans and La Sallites) that these people were La Salle pep squad members who were sidelined after their UAAP suspension. One of our officemates designed this as his wallpaper just to spite our La Sallite friends there. :-P

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During our photoshoot for Siklab fashion week, we took some random photos of ourselves. This shot of our friend focusing a SLR camera was one of the more artistic ones. It was also a great folder photo for the photoshoot files (when viewing in thumbnail mode). ^_^

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Finally, this was my pair of old off-white Chucks that I painted red on the inside and on the lining at the back. Nothing beats a classic, especially when it is customized with due inspiration. ^_^

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On Nametags and Retirements

I took Visual Design in hopes of getting something substantive out of my photoshop skills. I normally don't take criticisms well so I say this has been a humbling experience to say the least. @_@ I learned that if I'm designing something, I should always put my best foot forward. I have to juggle a lot (creativity, function, recall value and the like), and seeing how design is always made for "someone else" I have to work with differing tastes, which do not always agree with mine. Believe me, a lot of clients will be clods with no sense of design but you have to make it work somehow. ^_^

Our first assignment was making a nametag.


I got a C because 1) it wasn't legible enough, 2) the material sucked, and 3) the design was, I don't know... lacking. I see that Ali is difficult to please here. I have to pull all the stops now if I'm to complete my cuatro sem. Haha. I love challenges. ^_^

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Chong kicked me out as Know Your MEAn columnist because I was too lazy. I said, "You can't fire me, I quit!" Haha, I guess I couldn't hack it anymore, and seeing how MEAns are so accustomed to keeping deadlines, I guess I simply lacked the initiative. @_@ I know there are a lot of unanswered requests and whatever, but I guess it was a good stint all in all. I just hope the new columnist would be less lazy. Haha.