rasterized it!

One of my favorite website to browse around is rasterized.org. This site featured digital artworks from many talented artists. I always get new inspiration when looking at these artworks.. I like to work in photoshop and prefer working with raster than vector.. and seeing all these techniques that some of the artists used is truly amazing. There are a few sections of the site that shows step by step pictures of how they put the images together. great site.

"chaos is beautiful"

I tend to work best when there are many things around me. This is why I spend most of my design time nowhere else other than at my kitchen table. For some reason I can concentrate better when I have many things laying around me.. Sometimes I look around my "spaces" to find things that would trigger new ideas.. and when there is nothing around me or when my working area is clean.. I feel very "empty". Its like looking at a desert vs an oasis. There are much more "ideas" laying around my chaotic working environment...

[re]design

If I were to look for an example of bad design out there, I can find plenty...just drive down the road and they're everywhere! from billboards, signage, to ads on different trucking company. As a student in the graphic design field, when I see different examples of bad vs. good design I can intuitively pick them out in my head right away. Sometimes I tend to look at the bad design and try to [re]design a mental picture of what I would change if I were to work on the design. Its sort of like when one compare the differences between a cook and a world class chef. Both can cook but one has an edge over the other. There are something about good design that stands out, and again there are something about bad design that stands out. A good design to me is something that is fresh/new and convey the message in the simpliest way....its when the form and content of the design work together. a good design speak to a multiple audiences yet convey the same intended "core" message.... these are elements i believe that make a good design.