Walking with Dinosaurs - 16th January

The month of Jan, awwwwwe, How was my month of Jan. It consisted of almost absolutely nothing, no h/w, no drving around (my car was still.....indisposed) no time management, no one to report to, AND I LOVED IT!!!. It had been such a sort time since the exicitement of no more Uni classes, X-mas, and New Year died down. and I was happy living the life of someone who just didn't care.
Maybe that is a little bit of an over statement, I did care, I cared for fun, I cared for recuperation, I cared for watching all the movies and series' that I had to go without, I cared for getting hours and hours of sleep, and I cared for catching up with friends and family. And is that really all that bad? If hard work ages you, I am sure that rest&relaxation is the secret ingredient in keeping one sane. And a sense of normality, even thought it was approached through banality, was exactly what the doctored ordered.
How I loved the month of Jan, I spent most of the time just watching Dvds, staying in the Sun, being on the Net, chatting, just chatting with friends for the sake of chatting!? How long has it been since I did that!? Also, in my 'free' time, I spent it visiting my auntie's and spenting some quality time with my lil cousin.
I spent days playing Wii, getting fat on my auntie's cooking (Oh! her cooking!!!),kik ass on the X-box 360, and watching MTV and all the other music channels for HOURS! I was in Heaven.
I had been over, on and off for the good part of a week or two, (time sure did fly) when my Auntie surprised us with tickets to Walking with Dinosaurs at Acer Arena. I didn't kno wat to say, I didn't feel worthy of a ticket, it was too much to spend on me, when I was happy just lounging around. Although at first I was reluctant to go, I do not regret it for it was an experience. It wasn't really my cup of tea but I could really appreciate the whole thing, I kept taking mobile happy snaps about every 5 minutes, all my pix in this entry is from my fone. I hadn't been to a stage show since I was the tender age of my cousin, and part of me still felt the same boyish excitement.
The show was a little short, but fun, to pricy for what we paid. I really loved the blow out flora as it really helped to immerse the viewer into this pre-historic world. And if you tried not to focus on the 'fakeness' of it all(seeing the puppeteers in the leggings and in their motorized vehicles), I found it to be quite enjoyable. I found the flying dinosauar a littl bit of a let down tho, it just flapped its wings in one spot, and the T-Rex finalle was disapointing too, as it malfunctioned in mid roar, Hurtling the audience back to reality as a disfigured yet static T-rex, mechanically was driven backstage (major buzz-kill).
All and all, it was fun, if I was younger I would have loved the elaborateness and staging of it all, the huge giant teeth at the front of the stage was awesome and the light did, at moments, dazzle. I was a good escape from reality, or more rather a needed escape from reality, b4 I decided to pursue the unglamourous task of somehow breaking into the Graphic Design Industry. The very thought just gave my an acute sense of anxiety. I had no really good connections, I wasnt really confident in my skills, and my creative enrgery and that fire that I normal filled, still needed to be rekindled. So I decided to save those worrying thoughts for another day.

Chase.

In my darkest hour, angels saved my life. .. 15/11

I began to write this post, detailing everything that went wrong on the day I submitted my thesis, and BOY! I had probably wrote about 700 words and I looked at it, and all I saw was negativity, and I dont believe that that should the point of my story of that day.

So I deleted it, and began to write this post. I'll keep it short and sweet. I survived it, I got it (my thesis) in on that day, thanks to all these kind strangers that helped me on the way. I had no idea ppl, especially people u have never met before can be so nice and supportive. It was really a life-changing lesson, and I shall never take the kindness of others for granted ever again.

That day was so hard, but the real point is. . . . I pulled through. Although I would never wish such bad luck and bad timing to even my worst enemy, Im glad I went thru it, becos now I kno my tru character, and finally believe that I can overcome even the worst of fates, becos I view things in a whole nue perspective now.

And if u still wanna kno those specific details, get in contact wif me, and I'll fill ya in ;-p

Design ideas can come from the most unexpected places. . . 4/11

Picture0100 4/11
Originally uploaded by Chasing SandCastles.

I was in the mall today, buying a present from my littl cuz, cos its his b'day. and I was inspired by the lettering infront of a store display, not really a place u would expect to be effected by novel ideas.

I enjoyed the second layer of detail, as u slowly walk closer to the text. Their a map hidden in the lettering, and after seeing it, all these ideas flooded my cortex, about how I should approach my a1 poster design.

Since my own poster is so large, I think these"in closer inspection" technique mite just work. I love creating works with detail, that sometimes go un-noticed, I feel it gives them more life, and add cult value for those readers who put in enough effort to decipher any hidden value. Such an approach asks u to always question, and a curious and analytical person I am.

Although in the end, I opted to not use a layering effect in my poster design, I just let me mind conger up a design, and when I woke up from the trance, there it was, on my screen. My design intuiton decided that crisp, neat and bold design was the order of the day, and I was only happy to oblige. But the message of that letter in the mall, although discarded, still lingers in my pysche....the voice still faintly echoes, look for treasures in the most unusual places, give it a new home, fit it with a new attire, make it a vehicle for ur own distinct style, always be open to nue ideas, dont try to control them, let them instead guide you, and never discriminate that innovation can happen in the most unexpected places, in my online/offline life and evn in my thesis, I had tried to follow just that . . .