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NEW BLOG

2009-02-06T13:17:00.000-05:00

My NEW BLOG

logo animation

2008-11-17T01:16:00.002-05:00

van and cab

2008-11-17T01:15:00.003-05:00

I'm thinking about an ad on a taxi.

color scheme

2008-11-17T01:11:00.004-05:00

warm, gentle, soft, and welcoming

t-shirts

2008-11-17T01:10:00.002-05:00

website for miracle house

2008-11-12T02:59:00.002-05:00

2008-11-11T19:03:00.000-05:00

boston career forum

2008-10-23T19:45:00.002-04:00

So, i will go to boston next weekend to have interviews with japanese companies.

I was looking at the website of the career forum and found out that there's some job position for people who is not japanese.

Gaye told me she might be interested in it, so here's a link to their website.

http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/index.asp?lang=E&ref=topbtn

BANDAI(toy company) http://www.careerforum.net/event/bos/company.asp?cno=4075&lang=E

2008-10-19T16:51:00.003-04:00

2008-10-19T16:46:00.002-04:00

This is my book so far. I wil cahnge color page, since Ni got a same idea for her logo... and I have a different idea.

stationary set idea 4

2008-10-12T16:41:00.001-04:00

stationary set idea 3

2008-10-12T16:19:00.003-04:00

stationary set idea 2

2008-10-12T15:38:00.001-04:00

stationary set idea 1

2008-10-12T13:02:00.004-04:00

I know I like squares.

business card 3

2008-10-12T02:26:00.006-04:00

hand or without hand??

And it's a pop-up.

business card 2

2008-10-12T00:42:00.005-04:00

A flap in this card . Do you think it's too playful?

business card-1

2008-10-12T00:38:00.004-04:00

more ideas coming soon.

For yen

2008-10-09T18:44:00.002-04:00

This is a song that I sing all the time, yen. They say "do be do be dadada.......(?) minna music freaks!"

for illustration class

2008-10-09T18:39:00.004-04:00

gohan itadakimasu

at botanical garden

2008-10-07T14:53:00.004-04:00

I bought a new camera and playing with it recently.

what do you think?

2008-09-19T01:50:00.003-04:00

This is my Miracle house logo. Leave some comments, please.

go go platypus!

2008-09-19T01:04:00.001-04:00

For illustration class

miracle house sketch 4

2008-09-15T00:45:00.004-04:00

For illustration class

2008-09-12T12:15:00.005-04:00

Customized Platypuses for illustration class.

hands and a bunny?

2008-09-09T20:28:00.001-04:00

working with hands

2008-09-09T20:27:00.000-04:00

start all over from the beginning

2008-09-09T17:40:00.002-04:00

MY LOGOS 2

2008-09-01T15:56:00.001-04:00

These are logos that I've created by now....

I just wanted to look over again and find what I need for a logo for Miracle House.

I will update this article with my thoughts tonight cause I gotta go to a park with my son from now.

@update@

I guess I like circles and blue. Most of logos are close to symmetrical.

MY LOGOS 1

2008-09-01T15:51:00.003-04:00

miracle house sketch3

2008-09-01T01:16:00.001-04:00

How about this, then?

miracle house sketch2

2008-09-01T01:06:00.004-04:00

Is it too much circles? I am not satisfied with these logos. I have to work with type as well. I like the typeface, Century gothic. It's clean and I think it's proper for Miracle House.

miracle house logo sketch1

2008-08-30T02:06:00.001-04:00

start looking for a typeface for Miracle House

2008-08-25T01:03:00.004-04:00

I am looking for a typeface which has cleanness, not so serious, but not too casual. So I choose these. I feel orator STD is most appropriate for Miracle House in here.

logo brainstorming

2008-08-25T00:53:00.004-04:00

I started brainstorming a logo for Miracle House. I started with water color so that I can let my rough ideas about Miracle House in my brain.

it's developed!

2008-08-23T00:22:00.004-04:00

I was working on Flash tonight too. This is what I got so far.. I learned how to rotate the object, how to put the color on the background, how to fade in the logo. Need more experimentation.

NEW discovery

2008-08-22T13:06:00.005-04:00

Discovery channel revitalize their logo. Their signature globe icon got smaller than the old one, but it more connected to the brand name.

Viewpoint Creative, design agency in Boston and Los Angels, created this beautiful new logo. Here's a link for the website of Viewpoint Creative.

my 1st flash animation.

2008-08-22T00:42:00.003-04:00

I'm learning flash tonight. This is my first try...

back from Japan 3

2008-07-19T01:59:00.001-04:00

back from japan2

2008-07-19T01:51:00.000-04:00

back from Japan

2008-07-19T01:43:00.002-04:00

dreamgirls revise

2008-04-17T01:03:00.004-04:00

I'm still keeping this idea.

2008-04-17T00:12:00.000-04:00

new dreamgirls idea

2008-04-16T23:37:00.005-04:00

I put more cut and paste feeling to it. I left D,E, and L of the logo black. D,E,L stand for Deena, Effie, and Lorrell.

300 re-do

2008-04-16T13:17:00.005-04:00

I re-do my 300 poster. I am having a hard time to decide which poster I should send to Los Angels. I will be up until 3 am tonight, so let me know if someone realize that I have to fix something. Please leave some comments, too. Thank you.

dreamgirls!

2008-04-10T01:54:00.004-04:00

Girls are on the top of their record company. It's fun.

"Knocked Up" first comp

2008-04-09T22:24:00.002-04:00

This is my first idea of "Knocked Up". I wanted to make it look like a kid's drawing.

poster sketch

2008-04-01T14:28:00.002-04:00

This is one of ideas for dreamgirls poster. I might put girls on this image. I have to work on the logo, too.

Motown!

2008-03-23T00:48:00.001-04:00

The Supremes!

2008-03-23T00:30:00.004-04:00

I was researching about The Supremes today. I'm thinking about rainbow...

it's over, but i just wanted to mention that...

2008-03-23T00:21:00.002-04:00

The back dancers reminds me "300".

Music clip from "Joy" by a japanese singer, Yuki. enjoy.

poster2

2008-03-14T11:16:00.002-04:00

This is my second poster for 300. I might change blood color, but this is what I got so far. Please leave some comment. Thanks!

poster update

2008-03-13T15:23:00.000-04:00

300 poster2

2008-03-06T23:48:00.005-05:00

This is my second idea for poster.

I have to work on this a lot too.

300 poster

2008-03-06T23:29:00.003-05:00

This is what I got for 300 poster so far. I am still working on this.

Idea behind it is to show the inner strength of warrior.
Please leave some comments.

ad from WWF

2008-02-24T23:20:00.002-05:00

save paper, save our planet!

Brainstorming

2008-02-24T15:10:00.003-05:00

It is always good to research your favorite movie posters and think how I can relate them to 300's poster.

300 posters

2008-02-21T22:55:00.001-05:00

FINAL2

2008-02-18T01:05:00.005-05:00

As I showed on the mini critique, I will put the silver paper inside the frame.

FINAL 1

2008-02-18T00:51:00.003-05:00

NEW posters

2008-02-18T00:27:00.004-05:00

These are my new posters. I put more time on the other two ideas than I did for these two, but I like the simpleness of these.

poster idea

2008-02-09T02:26:00.000-05:00

This is my second poster idea.

Idea came from the phrase"Mirror mirror on the wall,who is the most beautiful girl of all?" from the Snow White.
Inside the frame, I want to put reflection paper and make it look like a mirror.
I still have to work with composition.

I am using Photoshop a lot for this project. It is good practice and I am getting good with it.

which color?

2008-02-04T00:28:00.001-05:00

I'm having a hard time to pick a color...

more logo sketches

2008-02-02T23:49:00.000-05:00

I put devil ears on the mirror. Do you think it's too much? Also, I changed the eye color to brighter pink.

logo sketch

2008-02-02T23:02:00.000-05:00

Like say, I like the eye version best. I will change color and update those tonight.

Patterns for the project.

2008-01-18T13:23:00.000-05:00

I was working on the pattern for the project this afternoon. I am not sure to use this yet. I'm still on the process of making this.

MORE!

2008-01-18T13:21:00.000-05:00

The last one is the poster for Gossip girls.

Things that I was inspired

2008-01-18T13:15:00.001-05:00

These posters and TV show gave me inspiration for the project, "QBs"!

sketches for film logos

2008-01-10T14:54:00.000-05:00

1. Henry Poole is here

2.Lost Boys

3.Break Point

4. See you in september

MY 5 FAVORITE MOVIE POSTERS #2

2008-01-10T02:15:00.000-05:00

MY 5 FAVORITE MOVIE POSTERS #1

2008-01-10T02:13:00.000-05:00

Homework for myself

2007-12-12T01:10:00.000-05:00

So the semester is over.

I feel good but also feel empty now. I mean I have nothing to do beside taking care of my son( which is also meanignful to me, so that's okay.)

But I wanna keep learning and improve my skills to become a better graphic designer till the new semester will start!

So I will give myself some homework for this brake, break,...blake.....,(?) okay, I 'll look up the dictionary.

okay, that was "break".

anyway, here is the list of what to do during this break.

1. I will make an type animation with after effect.( After Effect)
2. I will make my website.( dream weaver)
3. Start learning about Flash.

That's it so far.
Hope I can accomplish all of them. Wish me luck.

type animation final

2007-12-05T01:42:00.000-05:00

Here's my final solution for the animation! I really enjoyed learning new things! I will learn more during the break!

MY FIRST TYPE-ANIMATION!

2007-12-04T01:29:00.000-05:00

I still need to edit little things, but I put it on youtube for preview!

In this animation, I made "Charlie Brown" with letters. Can you find him?

"What's Christmas all about?"

2007-11-26T23:35:00.000-05:00

Charlie Brown is a popular character in Japan as well. I remember that I was carrying Snoopy's stuffed animal all the time when I was a little. My mother still keeps the snoopy doll in the closet and now, my son was playing with it when we were in Japan on May this year. My husband is from Minnesota where Schwalts was born and he is also a fun of Charlie Brown too. He still watches Charlie Brown's Great Pumpkin, Thanksgiving and Christmas with his son.

So charlie brown is special to me, and I'd like to make a type animation out of the "Charlie Brown Christmas".

(almost) done...

2007-11-25T14:20:00.001-05:00

I have to finish details tonight but here is my final work...

I am not sure about the pink ribbon which I put around the box yet. This week passed so quick. I feel like tha I need another month to finish everthing.....

(still) working in progress

2007-11-24T03:59:00.000-05:00

It has been a week since I started making the package. My initial idea was using a linen to cover the bottom, but I couldn't find the light color.... so I've been trying some other ideas. Today, I fianally came up with this one.
I hang the information cards from the top. I hope that I can finish up everything and update better image by tomorrow night.

solid color version

2007-11-10T01:14:00.000-05:00

I changed the color of my logo. Since I want to transfer the logo on the bottle, I put solid color. I will use the water color version on my package.

sketch for tag

2007-11-05T23:20:00.001-05:00

sketch for bottle and package

2007-11-05T22:55:00.000-05:00

ｒｅｖｉｓｅ

2007-11-04T00:02:00.000-04:00

I revised the logo.

I made "l" and "o", and "o" and "m" look like more connected.

on the top

2007-11-03T21:53:00.000-04:00

I found the door knobs to decorate the top of the bottle at anthropologie. http://www.anthropologie.com/anthro/index.jsp

It could be too much. Also, I changded my wine bottle. I use to have a super skinny bottle, but I changed it to the new bottle which shows the concept of "blooming" more than the old one.. Any thought?

Jaq Chartier

2007-11-03T00:15:00.000-04:00

Thank you, Stan. I finally looked up Jaq's website and was very impressed by his works. Yes, his style is similar to what I did with water color the other day. (His creativity is way more sophisticated than mine though....) Anyway, now, he became one of my favorite painters. Thanks, again.

For anyone who is interested in his works, here is his website address! Jaq Chartier web http://www.jaqbox.com/

finallyyyyyyy......

2007-10-31T16:59:00.000-04:00

Finally I got a logo that works...

I might change something but I will work with it!

new label

2007-10-31T15:15:00.000-04:00

This is my latest sketch. I took photo 2 years ago and altered color and put some texture.

Linda pointed out that this image looks like a perfume bottle. I agree with her 100%.

I think that I will stick with the water color image that I made before.

prototype 4 and 5

2007-10-29T01:30:00.000-04:00

prototype3

2007-10-29T00:08:00.001-04:00

prototype2

2007-10-28T23:46:00.000-04:00

prototype1

2007-10-28T22:27:00.000-04:00

I'm still working on my idea for packaging. I will update them tonight as soon as I can !

inclass project

2007-10-22T17:14:00.000-04:00

more sketch

2007-10-21T01:41:00.000-04:00

I collect all objects that I might be going to use for the wine project.

I haven't got the bottle yet, and I said that I was going to use the super skinny bottle, but I thought the bottle on the picture looks good with the logo.

logo sketch

2007-10-21T01:13:00.000-04:00

I am having a hard time to figure out how I can approach this project. Should I start from logo? package design? bottle research?..........

Anyway, I started with logo. I prefer the top one because it is more pop, and cute looking. But is it too cute for wine...? Wine label can't be too cute? Lots of things that I have to concern about.

sketch for bottle

2007-10-19T22:32:00.000-04:00

This is my first idea for the bottle package. i am thinking see-through package and using a super skinny bottle that I found at whole foods. I will work on more sketches in illustrator tonight.

In 2D class

2007-10-19T22:14:00.000-04:00

I made this image in 2-D design class almost 2 years ago.., but I still like it!
A cow from a bottle!

sketching for BLOOM

2007-10-17T15:39:00.000-04:00

I decided to redesign the wine called " Bloom".

This morning, I bought some water colors and started skecthing.

Here is the pattern that I made. My theme of this pattern is "BLOOM", of course:)
I'm happy how it came out.. I like the fact that each circle has characteristics!!
It's fun to play with water colors once in a while. I love drawing and painting because I feel relaxing when I'm doing it.

I don't know that I am going to use this for my wine project, maybe for a package..? I 'll think about it this weekend.

poor design wine bottle

2007-10-13T23:33:00.000-04:00

I went to the liqure store and chose these five POOR design wine bottles. Some of them like dog house and matua is okay, but others are not so attractive.

1. Dog house

This wine is a typical casual wine for younger generations. I like the name of this wine which gives me inspiration for new ideas.

2. Gekkeikan

This is a Japanese sake. I've seen this design for 20 years. I think it is the time for a new look.

3. Bloom

Same as dog house, I love the name of the wine, but I am not sure about the unprofessional illustration on the label.

4. Matua

This is a newzealand wine. I have to say that I am not a big fun of the logo..... I like the bottle color (green) though.

5. Yago

.......what happen to this bottle.... I think this is an eye-catching package but not in a good way.... I thought this was a juice. Sorry to say, but I hate the typeface in here.

I will bring these on Monday with better discriptions.

I have to taste these tonight!

good SAKE bottle reserch

2007-10-10T23:00:00.000-04:00

I reserched Japanese sake bottles. Most of the sake bottles and labels' designs are classic and look similar to me. But I found three sake bottles which have modern design.

1. Designed by Tomo Narayoshi.

Japanese call this Sake cup. You can get this size of sake at any stores in Japan. In here, Tomo Narayoshi's illustration made this common sake cute and special. You can use this as a glass after finish drinking sake. I like the box design which shapes a house.

2. Designed by Giorgetto Giugiaro

A italian designer, Giorgetto Giugiaro designed sake bottle with a little sake cup. Very elegant and modern.

3. Design of sake called "Yaoki"

I like the typography in here as well as the bottle design. Yaoki means "8 times up". It came from the saying "seven times down, eight times up". The interesting point is the bottle won't fall even if it is inclined at 45 degree.

Back to the basic

2007-10-10T12:09:00.000-04:00

This will be my final!!!!
I retook the image and bring Alaska closer to the main land so that the image is more organized now, I think.
Let's move on to the wine bottle now!

test2

2007-10-08T12:22:00.000-04:00

In here, The noodle texts are smaller than the previous test. I think that precious one is more eye catching..but I prefer the image of the latest one.

the lastest poster

2007-10-08T00:32:00.000-04:00

Here is what I got so far.

ykpoole

NEW BLOG

logo animation

van and cab

color scheme

t-shirts

website for miracle house

boston career forum

stationary set idea 4

stationary set idea 3

stationary set idea 2

stationary set idea 1

business card 3

business card 2

business card-1

For yen

for illustration class

at botanical garden

what do you think?

go go platypus!

miracle house sketch 4

For illustration class

hands and a bunny?

working with hands

start all over from the beginning

MY LOGOS 2

MY LOGOS 1

miracle house sketch3

miracle house sketch2

miracle house logo sketch1

start looking for a typeface for Miracle House

logo brainstorming

it's developed!

NEW discovery

my 1st flash animation.

back from Japan 3

back from japan2

back from Japan

dreamgirls revise

I'm still keeping this idea.

new dreamgirls idea

300 re-do

dreamgirls!

"Knocked Up" first comp

poster sketch

Motown!

The Supremes!

it's over, but i just wanted to mention that...

poster2

poster update

300 poster2

300 poster

ad from WWF

Brainstorming

MORE 300 posters!

300 posters

FINAL2

FINAL 1

NEW posters

poster idea

which color?

more logo sketches

logo sketch

Patterns for the project.

MORE!

Things that I was inspired

sketches for film logos

MY 5 FAVORITE MOVIE POSTERS #2

MY 5 FAVORITE MOVIE POSTERS #1

Homework for myself

type animation final

MY FIRST TYPE-ANIMATION!

"What's Christmas all about?"

(almost) done...

(still) working in progress

solid color version

sketch for tag

sketch for bottle and package

ｒｅｖｉｓｅ

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