人は、自分好きの事お勉強してると、誰でも天才に成る〜 (年輕有為的女裝設計達人,但人太好感覺總是被V壓著打的中日混血Yutaka小野澤豐 題)

I'M A ROPE. WITHOUT YOU


MANIAC LOVE www.1981bar.com/ML is an outdoor-beach party in Yilang, Taiwan. My friends, from 1981 PRODUCTION & 1981 BAR, plan this amazing project. I did all the visuals, graphics & website designs. Obviously, the basic concept of ML is LOVE & PASSION.(you can think about make love) I try to do a more trendy/潮 style identity cuz they have both hiphop & electo themes. I draw capital M & L with red, yellow colors. and then made them looks like a heart shape or a kiss or a smile. the main visual style is duplicating, filling & deleting ML small icons to create the letters. you can see the different combinations below. I also did a simple party website for ML. Browsers have to roll over their mouse to delete the icons and find out secrets. (actually, there's no secret inside = =)

Finally, over 1000 ppls joined MANIAC LOVE party. I feel happy for my friends n the lovers although i can't be there. 1981 PRODUCTION will bring more parties in the future... I won't miss next time =P

*MANIAC LOVE --- identity


*MANIAC LOVE --- logo draft


*MANIAC LOVE --- flyer


*MANIAC LOVE --- poster


*MANIAC LOVE --- ticket


*MANIAC LOVE --- web splash page


*MANIAC LOVE --- flash page

丫！是人去选择一个适合自己的相机还是有一个相机会在那里等待你对它的发觉，不管是MAMIYA RZ67 PRO的复古和实用，还是ROLLEI的品质或是奢华。这些个性感的优点叫我怎么取舍－ － (糾結在相機世界裡而且不斷地暈來暈去的40D走跳達人= =V....iko 題)

TIME TO PRETEND


MGMT is an American musical duo based in Brooklyn, New York, consisting of Ben Goldwasser and Andrew VanWyngarden. It's one of my favorite bands. I bought couple of their singles from iTunes. Now, I gonna share my friends some of them. ENJOY IT!

†† MGMT - Kids
†† MGMT - Time To Pretend
†† MGMT - Electric Feel (Justice Remix)

*MGMT aka The Management

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It's really funny & interesting to design a font. cuz u have to try many different arrangements to complete them even a single letter!! a good font depends on how u deal with shape, proportion, angle, line, etc..... Last year, I created a new font type which looks rounded & fat. you can see the alphabets. I also made my plastic-lasercutting-style card. =)

*BE SIGN --- MGMT


*BE SIGN --- alphabets


*BE SIGN --- name cards

Macbook Pro + Water + 粗心的user = DISASTER!!! (體重過重到沒辦法當兵只好繼續爆肝的重機達人CRHIS 題)

ONE OUTS


I'm very very busy recently. New projects, Old cases & some annoying shits almost drive me crazy!!

Today, I gonna share a poster which is abt a school exhibition from my friend. The short film is called "The Jumpers". The story is about passionate, hopeful guys struggle for their dancing career and dreams. So I mixed a breaking dance image and few rough materials. Finally, I made it looked like a painting canvas...

*The Jumpers - Poster


*The Jumpers - Poster adjusted


*Original Dancing Image

短髮保佑我 (寧願剪短頭髮變成長梗蘑菇也不願穿裙子的Rocker黃小呆 題)

What's under my SKINS??


Everyday, we see lots texts. reading newspaper, shopping at boutique stores, browsing websites, watching tv programs... there're much texts including different font types. but most ppls dont recognize that how fonts influence our life & feelings. here are several great sites abt font types.

† WeLoveTypography shares font images
† fobtan2 a good font type designer
† dafont free fonts download

"TYPOGRAPHY" is one of the most important thing to a designer. cuz a good design must choose the proper fonts for each artworks. even design their own font types... Recently, I come out a font type, called GOLDEN SUIT, which is relative to Suited Design. i use a golden rectangle & a 90 triangle to develop the alphabets. you can see these below... now, i'm planning to design more different font types. cuz it's really funny and killing time!! hahaha

*GOLDEN SUIT --- wood



*GOLDEN SUIT --- alphabets

從惡夢中醒來卻發現身處在另一個惡夢 (和我一樣不停地自掘墳墓爬進爬出的佑仟~~~ 題)

House Party = Macbook Pro + Coffee + Music + Works


Yohji Lin, a designer from TPE, works with me. He's a talent & creative person. We come out many good designs & ideas together. here's his Flickr page. (btw, he's only 21!!)

Suited Design is my new studio, based in Taipei & Shanghai. the identity of S.D. is combined by a golden rectangle n a 90º triangle. and it looks like a man's suit with a tie. the letters are also developed from these two shapes.(imaging that~) Me n Yohji comes out a simple die-cut name card. it looks like a suit or shirt with a flip collar. everyone has each unique image! Recently, I finished a simple showcase/portfolio of S.D. and then I'm going to build up our website soon......

*Suited Design --- Identities


*Suited Design --- Cards


*Suited Design --- Web layout

在白色麝香的癖護下想要和你一起吃一塊黑濃濃披著酥脆外衣的Brownie和一顆雪白色的香草冰淇淋 (一到週末心就飛到S.的大團子工頭微弱妮卡好 題)

À Cause Des Garçons


Last December, My best friends opened a bar called "1981 BAR" in Taipei City. it's called that just cuz they all born on 1981 (including me...) the place is nice, chill and comfortable. Plays music genres from Hip Hop, R&B, Pap, Pop to Electronic, House, Mash-Up... u can find their photos on facebook & wretch and please go and check it out. (official website is still under construction =(

I work for their whole graphics & website. the logo basically consists of triangle shapes, looks like 1981 (triangle 1-2-2-1). i use triangle concept just because they are "three" 1981-born partners...... and make it look like "trendy 潮". i also repeat the logo and come out a logo pattern. the following pics are the basic identities, logo drafts & event posters...

*1981 BAR --- logo



*1981 BAR --- identities & pattern



*1981 BAR --- logo drafts



*1981 BAR --- event posters

SOFAKE - JUSTICE - SUITED ( THE TRILOGY OF BORSAN DESIGN)

PHANTOM, Pt.2 (live)


Well... It's been another fuckin' long time that i didn't write anything here... cuz losts of works, my laziness & much alcohol!! haha

here comes a house party called "Voyage". and it will be launched at 1981 Bar on March 14th. I did some images for the party quickly. just put some textures like splatter, smoke & lights together. and then added layer effects in photoshop. finally, completed each layouts in illustration. i love the oliver and red one. (client chose the cyan and magenta) I also love the mess curves on the capital voyage letters. (he dont like that) =(

*Voyage House Party - flyer (cyan & magenta)


*Voyage House Party - flyer (oliver & red)


*Voyage House Party - poster


*Voyage House Party - ticket

功夫熊貓真好笑 (已經愛熊貓愛到失控而且也不愛喝酒的王茉莉 題)

FUCKIN' LONG TIME


It's been a fuckin' long time that haven't write anything on my blog. I've already worked in Shanghai for 5 months. Due to China's internet protection policy, they block many many urls and entries... so i can't get access to sign in my acccout.... = =

Dream Core is a marketing consulting company which belongs to my sista, Yen. They invite me to manage their basic identity and website. I start to design on early July. and then finish the logo in 5 days... The logo comes from capital D and C. I used curve letter makes it look more modern like. And then combined D & C to one sign, which looks like your thumb (means good or applaud ppl) or looks like OK fingers (means no problem or trust). It matches their basic concept - reliable, professional and other keywords presenting consulting company...

I gonna going back Taipei tomorrow. Can't wait to see my bros & sistas la!!!! I love y'all~~


*Dream Core --- standard identity


*Dream Core --- drafts

現在只想相夫叫子 我要去愛港仔了 不過還要賺大錢 好好愛自己 沒有一個男人是棄之可惜的!! 我要一樣美美的 當個美麗的妖精 ( 完全沈溺在自己世界的香蕉妳個大 西瓜 題 )

COLORFUL MAN


I'm a colorful man. Because I love all the colors exist in our visual range. Despite the choices, many people like to "tag" certain color on themselves. For example: PINK, Black Eyed Peas, Brown Sugar... Recently, we only see two colors here - BLUE & GREEN (Alphabetical Letters). I feel sad to hear ppls said they are blue or green. Our country is like to be classified and divided by these. People argue and fight against the others. Kinda pathetic!! So... I'm a colorful man.

Colour Lovers It's a very cool website and blog abt colors.

BROWN SUGAR Entertainment Group is the company I'm working for. We have two restaurants - Brown Sugar Jazz Club & Restaurant, DOZO Izakaya Dining Bar. I don't know why it was named Brown Sugar. But It's a color issue like I shared before. After promotion, I decided to redesign its new identity and images. Me and my crew, we tried to develop plenty kinds of logo. Finally, they took my design. And we gonna follow the image and concept for much more graphic and visual designs. :)

ps. I have to practice my poor English before going Shanghai. Much western ppls out there... Please give me advises or comments after you finish this blog. Thanks..

*Brown Sugar - New Identity and drafts

LITTLE J ( 極低調而且又是一個你好我是傑瑞 題 )

LOW KEY & LOSE KEY


今晚和 Michael, Yubo, Tony和他朋友 瑀
去了 湄河 泰國餐廳 相聚
( 就是 club designer 瘋狂尾牙那家 )
對他們而言我大概消失了兩個月
工作一忙 很多事情我都失去興趣
加上突然比較少連絡
我就會一直沒連絡
(Tony, you know me)
總而言之....
抱歉了我的好朋友!!


最近非常忙碌...
很忙的狀態, 還幫 芋圓 做了活動海報
嘻哈高校BATTLE
現在對台灣相關"嘻哈"活動
真的很沒什麼興趣
但好朋友還是要協助一下
不過就是要來惡搞
做了比較豐富和潮流的設計
( 這完全不塗鴉!!!!! )
最亂做的地方就是 主標題字
所以被打槍了一次......

*2008HSP - poster



*2008HSP - failed poster

Thanks God I found you, together we can go to utopia. ( 自動把我加入BIMBO團而獨自在法佬異鄉努力之費客貝卡 題 )

lovely drinking buddy

Rebecca 是我的姊妹 (自動被歸類)
和 Lanyin, Emily 一樣
她們都是我的好朋友
Rebecca 和我最默契的地方
她申請了 fakebeca and realbeca 的無名
這和 SOFAKE and FORREAL 的理論是很合的
雖然有好一陣子不能和她好好喝酒
人在法國的她還得在異鄉努力...
我們共同感嘆了 朱自清 的 背影

”我望著他走出去。他走了幾步，回過頭看見我，說，“進去吧，裏邊沒人。”等他的背影混入來來往往的人裏，再找不著了，我便進來坐下，我的眼淚又來了。


DOZO 新網站
扣掉過年的假期
整整一個月每天超過16小時
終於完成 85% 左右
剩下的只是一些更新
及沒有完成的頁面而已
終於對老闆和自己有所交代...
如果有發現BUG或錯字
請踴躍告訴我 會有精美小禮物

DOZO 08新網站架構及形象規劃
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視覺風格 以電腦繪圖重新描述日本浮飾繪及元素
網站介面 FLASH (首頁html)
使用軟體 adobe illustrator/photoshop/flash/dreamwaver CS3
設計協助 Yohji Lin, Jerry Hong
製作時間 500hrs
參考資料 多田屋 www.tadaya.net
心得分享 我再也不要做這個了！！


*DOZO new website special image

輕輕幽夜, 柔柔音樂, 喃喃嘴語, 昏昏腦袋, 匆匆躺下, 悄悄閉眼, 夢夢蕭蕭 ( 真的很認真想一句話的金山狂戀之老妙 題 )

SOFAKE against FORREAL

過年的這幾天一直講到這幾句話
放在msn上當暱稱也有半年多了
今天就來說明緣由
在 Austin, Texas 的網站創意設計公司
就叫做 SOFAKE ...
( Jordan Stone, the creator )
他和他另外一個夥伴 Martin Hughes
也組了一個團隊叫做 WEFAIL
取的名字真的跟設計或創意一點關係都沒有
但作品真的是讓大家讚嘆不已...
也得了好幾個年度的設計大獎如 FWA
some portfolio of sofake n wefail
Eminem, BBDO, Matthew Mahon, Billy Harvey Music, Facing New York
他們的風格很強烈
不管在創意, 視覺, 程式及應用上
都自成一格.....
( 不過應該會有很多人覺得噁心 )

如果要接下去看下面的文章
就先去看 sofake 的網站

ZOOM HAIRSTYLING
是位在東區B2後面巷子的髮型設計
最著名的就是他們的造型師小P
還有幫 羊乘淋, 曉S 等藝人打理
大概兩年前朋友介紹
接了有關 視覺識別重新規劃 的案子
也就是 Visual Identify ...
再講明就是 重新畫 logo 啦 = =
原本還有談網站
但是沒預算 ( 還不就是嫌我貴 )
後來就找了別人做了這個網站 ZOOM
wow.......
looks so familiar?!
就是 sofake 開發出來的玩意...
架構被別人抄走這樣的...
( 後來遇到經理 Nonie 我還虧她... )
不過至少接受了我的設計
最討厭遇到同樣都是設計產業的設計案
下面是草稿和發想文案

ZOOM 每位設計師 了解顧客的需求 替顧客打造最適合的髮型
ZOOM IN 放大 延伸之意為深入了解顧客 注重髮型設計各種細節 從洗剪燙染護每一步驟都是專業
ZOOM OUT 縮小 延伸之意為配合顧客臉型 整體造型選擇適合的髮型 以及個人視野的擴大 培養優秀的審美觀 讓設計不僅只有技巧 更是種藝術之表現
INFINITE ∞ 無窮盡 延伸之意是創意無限 設計師加上顧客 能產生無限的剪髮造型 除此之外 讓人體會到ZOOM服務及熱情是不吝嗇 不侷限...

ZOOM hairstyling - logo draft



最後選了奇怪的橄欖綠...
不過想說服使用轉了135度的臉
還是失敗.........

ZOOM hairstyling - Identify logo



ZOOM hairstyling - previous logo



ZOOM hairstyling - press & shop photos