A post in Design Shack teaches you how to make a presentation on power point. If you follow the tips... the presentation will very well look professional-- even if you're not. I love it!
Part one here and part two here
Like I said, it's Art Direction in a nutshell. If you're still using comic sans for instance... it's so unprofessional. It's a kiddie font that you used in grade school to send emails to your friends. Using that for a presentation gets you a minus in credibility at once. Here's my favorite video about fonts here. It makes me laugh every time.
Splashing Photoshop filters left and right is just insanity. There is no form. Art doesn't have to be so cerebral like a deep dark secret hidden under each brush stroke, waiting to be revealed by the correct person like a treasure hunt. Tori Amos coined it: "What's so amazing about very deep thoughts?" A presentation is not an art gallery. If nobody understands what they are looking at... well... bye-bye audience.
I was trained under a strict Creative Director who I will always credit for the skills and maturity I have now. He made sense about art, though method of course could have had more finesse. The basic tips that Design Shack shared covers a whole spectrum of graphic design today. As simple as photographs, quick editing, point of sale artworks and layout... and many more will be way easier on the eyes. I have to point out that the distance of your eyes to your brain should describe the speed of translation from what you see to what you understand.
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Showing posts with label art. Show all posts
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
Wednesday, March 23, 2011
Generator Rex
Taking a finger off Capoeira for this post, it's a Wednesday after all.
Here's something that is obviously work related. If only imagination is what work pays for haha.
Wednesday, December 1, 2010
Idle Time
Following a comment from prof on our interesting talks haha... It left me to think about how I come in everyday to work and do the things I do.
Even in a lull between projects, the team is not idle in so far as just sitting around doing nothing. We are all actively stimulated in the form of internet browsing, chatting, playing yes (yes, facebook and the like). Always learning, always developing new concepts and different innovations in a small scale.
There is always something new out there, something to learn from. Don't waste your day with an idle mind... that's a sure fire recipe to burn yourself out. I'm a fan of routine with its guise of certainty and reliability. We all need that. is there such a thing as a varying routine? haha
Anyway... just to share the things I was surprised to learn today:
Trend--
I credit this link to Joem as it was shown to him by a friend of his. It's a good watch, if you don't mind too much romping scenes.
"We All Want to Be Young"
Quoting the site: "The movie "We All Want to Be Young" is the outcome of several studies developed by BOX1824 in the past 5 years. BOX1824 is a Brazilian research company specialized in behavioral sciences and consumer trends.
This movie has an open license by Creative Commons.
Written and directed by Lena Maciel, Lucas Liedke and Rony Rodrigues.
Zeppelin Films
box1824.com.br
I like that it targets the future trends in the way that the older 40 and up people have been just trying to grasp the idea of information sharing. Something as facebook and twitter now would never have been a jargon that I would describe to my yaya. Nevertheless, I do talk to her about people I haven't seen for a long time and just reconnected through facebook. I get my sister to show her pictures, video and such about my dog Yoji. It's interesting to see that all this information is just accepted without having to know how, why this kind of info is suddenly available through computers. Another item of appliance that can't be described, really, and going back further, the TV and so on.
From the video you can see where things are headed for the kid demography of today. Now to develop that idea to toys and concepts that go beyond yoyo's.
Angola Essay by Contra Mestre Pererê
A Primer for beginner students
I found this one from the Capoeira forum. Actually the intro in the forum just wanted some traffic to their site... check it out and learn a little bit more of Angola. To be honest with you it's a long read with that font and background color. Just sayin'. I haven't finished reading it myself. This is partly why I decided to post this here, as I've since decided to stuff things like this in one place.
Inspiration:
A few weeks ago someone tagged this lady's art: Cristina María Gandaia Fazzito, I just had to add her just to hit the LIKE button. Here's her work with Capoeira Art.
Amazing. Stuff I only wish I had the time and materials to do. Pure capture, I really love the details she put with minute details as gestures, and the expression on the body. As such, with great respect to her drawings as well :) I will always find it a happier art world with more girls who draw rather than the surprising stereotype that only guys can draw and make it to the professional art world. I've seen girls draw, and it's a privilege to draw really well.
An ongoing facebook experiment is going long with having your childhood's favorite cartoon character as your profile picture. This led to someone showing a picture of the cartoon "Fire and Ice". I know I've seen this... but for the life of me I can't remember what the story was, what happened, who the characters are and whatnot. Oh yes, will do download of course haha. It's just fun to know that one of the artists involved in the production is a favorite: Frank Frazetta. :)
Another thing I learned today, random: my 100 peso Divisoria ruffle scarfie looks good on the trenchcoat hahaha. I'm using it like a necktie :P
Even in a lull between projects, the team is not idle in so far as just sitting around doing nothing. We are all actively stimulated in the form of internet browsing, chatting, playing yes (yes, facebook and the like). Always learning, always developing new concepts and different innovations in a small scale.
There is always something new out there, something to learn from. Don't waste your day with an idle mind... that's a sure fire recipe to burn yourself out. I'm a fan of routine with its guise of certainty and reliability. We all need that. is there such a thing as a varying routine? haha
Anyway... just to share the things I was surprised to learn today:
Trend--
I credit this link to Joem as it was shown to him by a friend of his. It's a good watch, if you don't mind too much romping scenes.
"We All Want to Be Young"
Quoting the site: "The movie "We All Want to Be Young" is the outcome of several studies developed by BOX1824 in the past 5 years. BOX1824 is a Brazilian research company specialized in behavioral sciences and consumer trends.
This movie has an open license by Creative Commons.
Written and directed by Lena Maciel, Lucas Liedke and Rony Rodrigues.
Zeppelin Films
box1824.com.br
I like that it targets the future trends in the way that the older 40 and up people have been just trying to grasp the idea of information sharing. Something as facebook and twitter now would never have been a jargon that I would describe to my yaya. Nevertheless, I do talk to her about people I haven't seen for a long time and just reconnected through facebook. I get my sister to show her pictures, video and such about my dog Yoji. It's interesting to see that all this information is just accepted without having to know how, why this kind of info is suddenly available through computers. Another item of appliance that can't be described, really, and going back further, the TV and so on.
From the video you can see where things are headed for the kid demography of today. Now to develop that idea to toys and concepts that go beyond yoyo's.
Angola Essay by Contra Mestre Pererê
A Primer for beginner students
I found this one from the Capoeira forum. Actually the intro in the forum just wanted some traffic to their site... check it out and learn a little bit more of Angola. To be honest with you it's a long read with that font and background color. Just sayin'. I haven't finished reading it myself. This is partly why I decided to post this here, as I've since decided to stuff things like this in one place.
Inspiration:
A few weeks ago someone tagged this lady's art: Cristina María Gandaia Fazzito, I just had to add her just to hit the LIKE button. Here's her work with Capoeira Art.
Amazing. Stuff I only wish I had the time and materials to do. Pure capture, I really love the details she put with minute details as gestures, and the expression on the body. As such, with great respect to her drawings as well :) I will always find it a happier art world with more girls who draw rather than the surprising stereotype that only guys can draw and make it to the professional art world. I've seen girls draw, and it's a privilege to draw really well.
An ongoing facebook experiment is going long with having your childhood's favorite cartoon character as your profile picture. This led to someone showing a picture of the cartoon "Fire and Ice". I know I've seen this... but for the life of me I can't remember what the story was, what happened, who the characters are and whatnot. Oh yes, will do download of course haha. It's just fun to know that one of the artists involved in the production is a favorite: Frank Frazetta. :)
Another thing I learned today, random: my 100 peso Divisoria ruffle scarfie looks good on the trenchcoat hahaha. I'm using it like a necktie :P
Tuesday, September 21, 2010
The heart beats; the weapon unsheathed.
Sometimes it's heavy... a tool, a weapon. It's unfamiliar. It's not yours. To play it you must claim it, own the instrument, to use it.
Yet sometimes it's so easy to get along with. The rhythm, the beat is natural... this is your song, this is your music.
Focus.
Thursday, July 22, 2010
Elitism
When I was in High School, I was the artist girl drawing anime and "japanese cartoon" drawings. While everyone else was into dot-eyed Calvin and Hobbes, Archie-esque, Heathcliff illustrations, I was already drawing big, starry-eyed faces. Of course, the school paper didn't have space for the unconventional so it took a few more years for the manga look to catch on.
Now it's everywhere. The Animanga culture has reached a point that Cosplay is buried into the minds of fanatics as something Japanesey and cool and a must-do whenever there is any geek-o convention of that niche.
How is that? A DC-Comic convention receives cosplay of game characters, anime-and-other, forgetting-- Hullo, it's a DC comic convention, can't tell the difference? I expected to see a cornucopia of poseurs topping each other off with the better costume (hero or villain) to be in. Call me a "big bang theory" fan but we need real geeks, not the wannabe's who recycled last year's hard work to represent a community that didn't belong there. One might even accept a Marvel character in the scene borrowing the vibe of a 'cross-over'. Wouldn't you sooner beat up an anime Cosplayer than your favorite DC nemesis in a DC comic convention? It's fun to see however that Amerimanga is at least a little more tolerable to look at now than 10 years ago.
I respect the illustration style that Warner brought on when they showed Batman Squarejaw. It's too bad that eventually they caved and allowed Teen Titans to have the Samurai-X superderformed cutesy humor. I loved it, but 'tsk-d' at their having to follow a trend. No excuses, the character development team were influenced by anime and manga from the start.
Saturation my friends. Too much of too much.
Me and my inner Gemini were having this train of thought that which Capoeira is starting to receive certain hype and attention as the 'sport to do to look cool'. Soon this might be a familiar scene:
Yea I know, super fast forward much. We hardly have any Martial Arts Conventions going around. I suppose all the testosterone in one Conference Room would be too much to contain... what with um sponsors of like mind... possibly free-flowing fountains of Gatorade, Pocari and powerbars galore.
Gee wouldn't it be fun to step in there in your favorite superman outfit?
Now it's everywhere. The Animanga culture has reached a point that Cosplay is buried into the minds of fanatics as something Japanesey and cool and a must-do whenever there is any geek-o convention of that niche.
How is that? A DC-Comic convention receives cosplay of game characters, anime-and-other, forgetting-- Hullo, it's a DC comic convention, can't tell the difference? I expected to see a cornucopia of poseurs topping each other off with the better costume (hero or villain) to be in. Call me a "big bang theory" fan but we need real geeks, not the wannabe's who recycled last year's hard work to represent a community that didn't belong there. One might even accept a Marvel character in the scene borrowing the vibe of a 'cross-over'. Wouldn't you sooner beat up an anime Cosplayer than your favorite DC nemesis in a DC comic convention? It's fun to see however that Amerimanga is at least a little more tolerable to look at now than 10 years ago.
I respect the illustration style that Warner brought on when they showed Batman Squarejaw. It's too bad that eventually they caved and allowed Teen Titans to have the Samurai-X superderformed cutesy humor. I loved it, but 'tsk-d' at their having to follow a trend. No excuses, the character development team were influenced by anime and manga from the start.
Saturation my friends. Too much of too much.
Me and my inner Gemini were having this train of thought that which Capoeira is starting to receive certain hype and attention as the 'sport to do to look cool'. Soon this might be a familiar scene:
Yea I know, super fast forward much. We hardly have any Martial Arts Conventions going around. I suppose all the testosterone in one Conference Room would be too much to contain... what with um sponsors of like mind... possibly free-flowing fountains of Gatorade, Pocari and powerbars galore.
Gee wouldn't it be fun to step in there in your favorite superman outfit?
Wednesday, July 7, 2010
Little Rock Stars
Deviant
Unique
Special
Different
Self-expression
Have you ever thought of just being yourself instead of being a self-proclaimed deviation to the norm? Be gothy, be emo, be something that makes people raise an eyebrow. Use Neon dye, use heavy eyeliner. Exaggerate. Walk naked.
If you are TRUE to yourself, why would you want to be just like everyone else who is calling attention for their uniqueness?
Everyone is different in their own way.
Be different by being you.
Be true!
Be honest.
Stand for what you believe in.
Be REAL.
Only Lady Gaga can do Lady Gaga. =)
Unique
Special
Different
Self-expression
Have you ever thought of just being yourself instead of being a self-proclaimed deviation to the norm? Be gothy, be emo, be something that makes people raise an eyebrow. Use Neon dye, use heavy eyeliner. Exaggerate. Walk naked.
If you are TRUE to yourself, why would you want to be just like everyone else who is calling attention for their uniqueness?
Everyone is different in their own way.
Be different by being you.
Be true!
Be honest.
Stand for what you believe in.
Be REAL.
Only Lady Gaga can do Lady Gaga. =)
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Marshal of Art
Art has purpose.
Whether to present a feeling or to describe... it will always stand for something. Thoughtless mishmash of beautiful yet meaningless images and color are in the end still thoughtless. It's my thing on "abstract art". Tell me what is abstract art, if your art has nothing behind it... it's trash. Not art. Even an elephant with a paintbrush can create a kind of art.
Trash art is in fact a kind of art. There was meaning behind it-- yes a description of what is 'trashy', or evolved from trash. So come on. Don't use 'abstract' as an excuse for art. Artists are allowed their own form of expression, always. However if you can't express yourself in a way that people understand (for example, the response is a cartoony HUH?!?) how is that art?
Whether to present a feeling or to describe... it will always stand for something. Thoughtless mishmash of beautiful yet meaningless images and color are in the end still thoughtless. It's my thing on "abstract art". Tell me what is abstract art, if your art has nothing behind it... it's trash. Not art. Even an elephant with a paintbrush can create a kind of art.
Trash art is in fact a kind of art. There was meaning behind it-- yes a description of what is 'trashy', or evolved from trash. So come on. Don't use 'abstract' as an excuse for art. Artists are allowed their own form of expression, always. However if you can't express yourself in a way that people understand (for example, the response is a cartoony HUH?!?) how is that art?
Wednesday, June 16, 2010
Tuesday, June 15, 2010
Just one half
yea let's keep it here for now. The other face should be behind it.
No to french kissing demons.
Demon's Half
Random. Basically I'm trying to put an image trail because the redo button of actual drawing is easier if you have reference.
Yin yang demon. I would say something about strange pickings and how weird it would be to actually have a good demon and evil ugly demon forever scratched into your skin but hey I plan to have Marz read this too.
Suggestions are welcome and updates are when you see them.
I don't have a scanner. I have 2 good cameras and they will suffice (and the art may suffer quality).
I won't even bother editing em through PS. Drafitty-draft draft ya know?
Yes. Blogging gives me bragging rights and a short ego lift. :D
Yin yang demon. I would say something about strange pickings and how weird it would be to actually have a good demon and evil ugly demon forever scratched into your skin but hey I plan to have Marz read this too.
Suggestions are welcome and updates are when you see them.
I don't have a scanner. I have 2 good cameras and they will suffice (and the art may suffer quality).
I won't even bother editing em through PS. Drafitty-draft draft ya know?
Yes. Blogging gives me bragging rights and a short ego lift. :D
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