Inspiration (4) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

Sparkle Sparkle!Well, my friend and I went for a 1/2 day trip to Subang last week.

At first, we planned to get our design material stuff from an art shop at Sunway, take our lunch at that area then way back off to PJ.

But then we changed our mind and we drove to Subang, which is nearby Sunway to have our lunch.
The Korean BBQ restaurant was closed for lunch break when we stepped into it at 3.02pm.
The manager keep apologize to us as they are not serving and having a break.
So, we decided to look for other restaurant nearby to have our lunch, and finally we have chosen PizzaHut.

While we were waiting for our food, I am observing the interior of the restaurant. When I looked at those painting hanged on the wall, suddenly a voice whisper into my ears and told me that acrylic painting is not cheap and acrylic artist could earn a lots of money from it.

Acrylic is a painting media similar to oil painting media.  Acrylic will become harden after dried and it feels like a layer of plastic on top of the paper.

Then I remembered someone mentioned about  restaurant such as PizzaHut would buy acrylic painting from freelance artist to hang in their restaurant.

So I told all of my friends who are all designers about this. I told them that not necessary only design using computer can earn, hand painting is much more costly than computer aided painting because hand painting will be the one and only painting in the world and even if you imitate it, it still won't look 100% same as the original.

Therefore I came out with an idea, which is we can create a website and try to sell our artwork. We no need to worry about is there anyone would buy our work, because everyone's point of view is different, and if you thought it is a poor design, others might appreciate the design.

Well if we success, I hope that I can produce a lots of good quality work and at the same time improve my skill and creativity. 

Inspiration (3) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

Inspiration (3) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

Inspire and Motivation

I remembered when I first knew and add 1 of my graphic design seniors in facebook, I found that the information about where he work caught my eyes. His profile stated that he work for a design company, and I was wonder isn't he still studying?

After that, I clicked into the design company webpage and I found that it's a freelance design company which consist of a lots of competition.
This is how it works.

1. 1

   Launch your design contest

   Create a design brief which is simply a clear outline of what you need designed. To begin, post this brief to 99designs and choose a design package.
   
2. 2

   Collaborate with the designers

   Designers then submit concepts to compete for your prize. Be sure to provide continual feedback to help the designers deliver a concept you love!
   

3

3 Choose your favorite design

            At the completion of your contest, you'll need to pick your favorite design and award a winner.                              
            You'll then receive the final design along with copyright to the original art work.

            It's that easy!

These steps are for those who wish to get a design. Designers have to send in their works for respective contest and they shall wait for the result to be announced.

So after that I understand why he can study and earn money at the same time. This type of design freelance is not the same as the freelance job outside. You would no need to keep on correct your design after you submit it, because the creator of the contest will choose the design that he/she prefer the most. If you go for the design freelance job outside, they would ask you to correct the design until they are satisfied, and till the end you wouldn't know whether they will still pay you for the design or not. So. it's more waste of time compared to the contest type design freelance job.
Seems that I always wished to earn money while studying, so it would be great if I join this company's contest.

Well I think that, if I join this contest always, I'll face a lots of different deadlines, theme, requirement of design etc. which may also improve my design skill and creativity!

Inspiration (2) - Creative Thinking and Idea Generation
*Week 1 & 2 ,  4th of June 2012*

Name : Celine Khor Li Yinn
ID : 1101025
Tutorial : T4

Second article! (not consider as an article actually, but I do not know what should I call it)

Inspiration? I really need inspiration badly now! Inspiration on what should I write for this exercise!

Okay let me think....AH-HA!
I need to think of a concept for my Drawing II's assignment I. It's about Malaysia Tourism, I need to promote it through my drawing.

I went for a vacation last year and it inspire me now! I went to Sabah last year, and I think I should promote it because it's really an awesome place to visit and not really all Malaysian put Sabah in their vacation's destination list. I choose Sabah as my destination and the concept will be relaxation.

Now I shall show you why I choose Sabah. 

Seas at Sabah, it's so crystal clear!

Sea

Sabah Tea Garden

Long house at Sabah Tea Garden

The cottage that I stayed when I'm at Sabah Tea Garden.  It's really nice and there is only 2 of this cottage, so IT'S LIMITED.

Male proboscis monkey.

Female proboscis monkey.

The nice view, the clear sea, the relaxing environment, and animal that cannot be found in other state of Malaysia, inspire me to choose this state and promote it to whole world!

Do you agree that Sabah is beautiful? =)

A Whole New World-----Inspiration (1)- Creative Thinking and Idea Generation

Inspiration (1)- Creative Thinking and Idea Generation
*Week 1 & 2 , 4th of June 2012*

Name: Celine Khor Li Yinn
ID : 1101025
Tutorial : T4

Well I never expect that I will have this unexpected exercise for my subject Creative Thinking and Idea Generation which is "Write a blog every week".It's a bit weird but yet it's something different from other subjects, and it's more interesting for sure!

So now I'm going to start the first exercise with the theme given by lecturer "INSPIRATION".

Okay, what inspire me? Go with the basic one, why do I write blog, and who or what have inspired me to write blog?

During my form 5 year, I have some friends who always write their stories on blog, and every time after they update their blogs for sure I'll visit it. They always update their stories with tons of photo, and I'll always see a lots of people from all over Malaysia visit my friends' blogs  and commented about it. From this way, they get a lots of attentions from other people. I wish to share my story to other people else like what they are doing, so this is what makes me start blogging.

My Friend's blog

At that time, I'm not a Facebook everyday user yet, so I didn't really share something about me on Facebook. Even though I am everyday user, Facebook still can't fight with blog, as blog is still the best way to write a diary, story or something like I do now.

So when it comes to the end of the year 2010, I finish my SPM and I started to look for information on how to create a blog, and THIS IS HOW IT LOOKS!

Unfortunately,  I only manage to write 20+ posts since I started to blog (very very less compare to other bloggers). The reason is I am lazy to upload the photos because my internet line is so sooo slow! I can't write my story without the photos because a lots of thing happen I cant describe with words, so that's why. =)
But now I think I need to get back on track because I need to write at least a blog every week for my subject.
WISH ME GOOD LUCK! =)

My recent photo. I'm now with SHORT HAIR!