did research today at supermarkets. went to ion orchard and meidi-ya at liang court (which, btw, is the only outlet in the entire island). main problem is the (stupid) bowl that i have to find. because if i can't find the bowl, there won't be any use even if i do decide on the structural design. =_= and the bowl has to be BIG enough to put the noodle inside. D<
found one set bowl and plate/cap at muji, though they are of sets. as in, the bowl belongs to one set of cutlery, and the plate/cap belongs to another set, but i put them together and call it a set. :P
found another bowl w/ cover that was really ideal at meidi-ya. and its meant for instant noodles! BUT. since its an existing product, if i use it, the one i'm doing will become a 'me-2' product. which the teachers don't want to see. +_+ so i'm stuck. stuckstuckstuckSTUCK!
already half thinking of changing product. but know i'm not allowed to...TT_TT
have sort of an vague idea of what the surface designs are gonna be like, but still, you never know what might happen in the "friggn'" end.
will need to go find more on the damned bowl and cap. planning to go daiso...since its really big there... sigh..
Saturday, October 31, 2009
Sunday, October 25, 2009
DCMD Journey (cont.) + Seoul trip reflection
It’s not going too good? Not trying to moan and groan (hinthint), really.
A reason for this might be because I avoid completing my work, or even starting. Because I dislike my work and don’t think it’s ever good enough, and by not finishing it, I won’t have to look at the results and go through the self-disgust again. It’s true, I don’t like my work. I hate having to be rushed, and I want my work to turn out the way I want it exactly. Perfectionist? Perhaps. Not too sure now, cause I have other matters that make me think that I’m not one. i'm naturally a slow worker, i think. i think alot before i do, which is another point for me to change if i want to get my work done. i'm grateful for the teachers for pushing us and setting deadlines, cos if they didn't don't think i'd be able to pass... i heard that teachers don't give a damn once we get to jcs and polys, but really glad that isn't true to an extent.
IMHO, I haven’t done a lot of new works. Hoping that by using competitions that have pre-fixed themes, might get some new works done. But looking at the amount of work that is coming up, not much hope left =_=
At the Seoul design Olympiad, saw lots of kinds of people. They have all kinds of arts, and there is a strong support for the arts, very obvious. Pls la, they even have a ‘village’ for those artists to live in.
They had ceramics as one of their main arts too. Rare, to see in Singapore. But seems quite common there. Also saw quite a few ceramics artists at the artists’ flea market at hong il uni. Lots of handsewn and handicraftish kind of people, but I think they were sort of experts or real artists in those professions. There were lots of hand-sewn bags made by people of the young-ish generation, and leather workers who dye and print on their leather and make stuff out of it, lots of metal workers (another rare thing in Singapore, unless you are a professional or in jewelry design and such stuff). All these people were like, a little older older than us, and the stuff they use is astounding. Like leather, metal, ceramics. Partly cause we don’t have such a foundation of interest here, and partly cause they are expensive (I mean, please, leather? Where to even buy? And metal? You need to melt them at some point, and metals have really really high melting points, if you can recall your chemistry...i think we have a ceramics school or class somewhere, but these people are going to do it for a living! Talk about vast differences…) there was also on-the-spot portrait caricriture artists.
[ these are in my perception, so I’m not accurate ]
Generally the colours they used were bright. Even if they were dark, they were solid and strong, not pale. They reminded me of a swirl of colours, fast moving, precise and intricate. Kinda messy, but dunno how to describe it better. Maybe that was more of what I felt about moving around so fast. Haha. even their graffitti was nice! there seems to be alot of NANA fans at the flea market there...there wasn't enough space to graffitti, they even painted inside the toilet. talk about visual huh. you'd think they don't have enough paper to draw on.
In Singapore, I don’t think there’s such as a thing as a artist’s flea market. Even if there was, I don’t know about it.
btw, it maay take some time for me to get to the yntuc brochure...can't quuuite recall the stuff about the comms model..hmmm. still, i guess i'll just post what i have and update once *cross-fingers* i have the time?
New quote? “nothing ventured, nothing gained”
A reason for this might be because I avoid completing my work, or even starting. Because I dislike my work and don’t think it’s ever good enough, and by not finishing it, I won’t have to look at the results and go through the self-disgust again. It’s true, I don’t like my work. I hate having to be rushed, and I want my work to turn out the way I want it exactly. Perfectionist? Perhaps. Not too sure now, cause I have other matters that make me think that I’m not one. i'm naturally a slow worker, i think. i think alot before i do, which is another point for me to change if i want to get my work done. i'm grateful for the teachers for pushing us and setting deadlines, cos if they didn't don't think i'd be able to pass... i heard that teachers don't give a damn once we get to jcs and polys, but really glad that isn't true to an extent.
IMHO, I haven’t done a lot of new works. Hoping that by using competitions that have pre-fixed themes, might get some new works done. But looking at the amount of work that is coming up, not much hope left =_=
At the Seoul design Olympiad, saw lots of kinds of people. They have all kinds of arts, and there is a strong support for the arts, very obvious. Pls la, they even have a ‘village’ for those artists to live in.
They had ceramics as one of their main arts too. Rare, to see in Singapore. But seems quite common there. Also saw quite a few ceramics artists at the artists’ flea market at hong il uni. Lots of handsewn and handicraftish kind of people, but I think they were sort of experts or real artists in those professions. There were lots of hand-sewn bags made by people of the young-ish generation, and leather workers who dye and print on their leather and make stuff out of it, lots of metal workers (another rare thing in Singapore, unless you are a professional or in jewelry design and such stuff). All these people were like, a little older older than us, and the stuff they use is astounding. Like leather, metal, ceramics. Partly cause we don’t have such a foundation of interest here, and partly cause they are expensive (I mean, please, leather? Where to even buy? And metal? You need to melt them at some point, and metals have really really high melting points, if you can recall your chemistry...i think we have a ceramics school or class somewhere, but these people are going to do it for a living! Talk about vast differences…) there was also on-the-spot portrait caricriture artists.
[ these are in my perception, so I’m not accurate ]
Generally the colours they used were bright. Even if they were dark, they were solid and strong, not pale. They reminded me of a swirl of colours, fast moving, precise and intricate. Kinda messy, but dunno how to describe it better. Maybe that was more of what I felt about moving around so fast. Haha. even their graffitti was nice! there seems to be alot of NANA fans at the flea market there...there wasn't enough space to graffitti, they even painted inside the toilet. talk about visual huh. you'd think they don't have enough paper to draw on.
In Singapore, I don’t think there’s such as a thing as a artist’s flea market. Even if there was, I don’t know about it.
btw, it maay take some time for me to get to the yntuc brochure...can't quuuite recall the stuff about the comms model..hmmm. still, i guess i'll just post what i have and update once *cross-fingers* i have the time?
New quote? “nothing ventured, nothing gained”
Reflection on Marketing Assignment
i think it was good that i worked with kat... by myself, i don't push myself enough, cause i already know what i will do and what would happen. with kat, there's that pressure to show that i'm trustworthy, capable of coping and catching up to her pace, which b.t.w, was kinda fast. it's was with the same with delia in film... like to apologise for any kind of inconveniece that i caused them and thank you for being patient and being my team mate :) ....okay, kinda out of topic? haha
i think we did pretty okay, the best we could. though i do feel that i should have done more...
storyboards will come in sometime later..ehe..since i'm still looking for it. i have all my stuff, but i can't find the folder..-_-
i admit, i was kinda pushy? at times, especially when we were deciding the thing to do on. i'm really sorry to her...TT_TT
again, i'm waffling through, so bear with me? haha...
i think we did pretty okay, the best we could. though i do feel that i should have done more...
storyboards will come in sometime later..ehe..since i'm still looking for it. i have all my stuff, but i can't find the folder..-_-
i admit, i was kinda pushy? at times, especially when we were deciding the thing to do on. i'm really sorry to her...TT_TT
again, i'm waffling through, so bear with me? haha...
Monday, October 19, 2009
Assignment 1B – Brand tracking reflection & Personal Branding Final Reflection
Reflections (the song from mulan cues in...:D)
for brand tracking, i feel that i did reasonably well, though i could have summarised more, i think. something i'm not sure if i added, i realised that starbucks has free advertising! you know, when people wear those shirts with the starbucks logo on it? though it isn't an official shirt, it still helps for advertising! there so many aspects to consider when opening a company, and i find it really troublesome. i guess that's why there are people who do that for a living. cause others don't want to do it. i could have watched out more for the adverts though. to be honest, i don't really listen to the radio. but i do hear it sometimes!
for the personal branding final, i feel very unhappy with it. because i did not make enough time to do what i wanted to do, which happens alot it seems. feel that i could have made a better namecard/portfolio/intro, for the final product. could have analyzed more. also feel that i'm not very trustworthy, because i keep making empty promises. i'm trying to correct that, as in make promises when i know i can keep it, and not make ones that i can't keep. i don't have alot of works to promote myself too...needs alot of re-work, my personal branding thing.
(since i can't really remember, i gonna fudge through it... :P)
for brand tracking, i feel that i did reasonably well, though i could have summarised more, i think. something i'm not sure if i added, i realised that starbucks has free advertising! you know, when people wear those shirts with the starbucks logo on it? though it isn't an official shirt, it still helps for advertising! there so many aspects to consider when opening a company, and i find it really troublesome. i guess that's why there are people who do that for a living. cause others don't want to do it. i could have watched out more for the adverts though. to be honest, i don't really listen to the radio. but i do hear it sometimes!
for the personal branding final, i feel very unhappy with it. because i did not make enough time to do what i wanted to do, which happens alot it seems. feel that i could have made a better namecard/portfolio/intro, for the final product. could have analyzed more. also feel that i'm not very trustworthy, because i keep making empty promises. i'm trying to correct that, as in make promises when i know i can keep it, and not make ones that i can't keep. i don't have alot of works to promote myself too...needs alot of re-work, my personal branding thing.
(since i can't really remember, i gonna fudge through it... :P)
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