Thoughts on design

“… Self-expression is real only after the means to it have been acquired” ―Jacques Barzum When you can apply this to your work , you are a designer. Then your business card can show the truth.

I was glad to see my class mates at the party for the Art direction class. We studied together last August. They were hard days at the time but I have achieved something and so feel better. I did well in the class. I am not a person who believes 100% that high education can [...]

In my previous post, I talked about printing and introduced a video about printing. It reminded me of how I started and involved this industry. After I worked as an assistant designer, I had been away from design work for 3 to 4 years. Then I had a chance to visit a newspaper company one [...]

via: I love tyography: Printing — how it used to be (Nov 22 2008) http://ilovetypography.com/2008/11/22/printing-how-it-used-to-be/ A few years ago I was thinking of working at a printing company to get experience and training about the printing process as a designer. There are many books explaining about print processes; but I wonder how many “Designers” know [...]

After I read this article, I was staring at the screen for a while. Seeing years of my work flashing in front of me. I would like you to read this; Define Design http://unitinteractive.com/blog/2008/11/17/define-design/

“If we want to sharpen our reason by learning and to practice ourselves therein, having once found the right path we may, step by step, seek, learn, comprehend, and finally reach and attain unto something true.” Albrecht Dürer (1471-1528)

This is from my old blog. I have been taking a 10-week design course, studying art direction principles. I was thrilled, looking forward to it because firstly, I can contact people outside of my work. Secondly, I would meet and talk to people from the same industry, and the course is held at one of [...]