Lisa Hong

After finding about dragonshots myself, I kept raving about them to my friends. And then I got tired of having to explain what went in them/how to make them. So I made these infographics to explain how. Dragonshots, soju bombs, and yogurt soju. Yum yum yum.

Instagram Socialmatic Camera. 

(Source: nevver, via fastcompany)

Yesterday I was taking a walk in a really nice neighbourhood. There were two little asian boys who were riding their bikes on the sidewalk. One of them stopped in front of his (really nice) house and shouted at his mother, “Make the pizza!” who was watching them from their foyer. She gave him this really unimpressed ‘what did you just say to me’ look on her face. The boy looked back at me and my friend and got bashful. He added, “Please! Pretty please! Thank youuu!” And with that he rode off with his brother. 

I don’t know why but I really enjoyed it. I love seeing kids and their interactions with their parents. More so I like seeing glimpses of relationship. Any kinds and all kinds. 

My parents and I are going for a day trip to Ottawa next Wednesday. I’ve never been to Canada’s capital city, and I know it’s not very far, but I’m still happy. I think there are two things that inspire me the most; reading books and travelling.

A long time ago when I was in high school, my grandparents came for a surprise visit to my home when I was alone in the house. They brought with them a huge stack of classic books and an empty journal. They told me that you live once, and in this life one of the most important things you must do is to read. Read, read, and read some more. There are only a few great minds that have been born on this earth. And when you read the books they write, it is like meeting them face to face. They told me to write down things that inspire me when I read, and even put a page number beside the reference in the empty journal.  Although I haven’t read as many books as I would have liked to, I want to try to keep this practice in my life. I honestly believe reading does make you a better person; it teaches you true character and it opens your mind to new ideas, which is important as a designer.

Travelling is the same. When you go to any new place, you are letting your mind be exposed to culture, to humanity, to nature, beauty and different kinds of people. I think it’s important to travel because it allows us to feed not our own vanity, but the thing that keeps us connected to others in this world. It’s that thing that allows us to understand how to communicate difficult concepts into visual representation.

There is always one quality that makes something stand out from the rest. Shape, colour, value, etc. Instead of working within an existing environment, what makes it easier to stand out is creating the context the design will actually reside in. Creating the context gives you limitless power to make your design become unique. This is easiest with physical objects, but it is more difficult when applying to metaphysical things such as culture. But it’s an interesting idea that I’ll look to apply in the future. 

cosmiacian:

Daedalus: The Story of Three Sons - Senior BFA Capstone project. Book based on the story of Daedalus, the father of Icarus. Created using Adobe CS 5.5 Design Standard package, printed 4 color process, hand bound and glued with an exposed long stitch binding. 

thedsgnblog:

Shaz Madani  | http://smadani.com

Shaz Madani is an independent designer and art director.
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tatteredcover:

Fore-edge paintings are decorative images applied to the fore-edge of a book, meaning the fourth edge (not the top or bottom edge and not the spine but the outside (long) edge of the pages used by the reader to thumb through the book), so that the painting is not visible when the book is closed. In order to view the image, the pages must be fanned to reveal it. Watch a vidoe here via Boston Public Library.

Other sources to explore: The Frost Archive, Hofstra Library, and laughingsquid.

(via fuckyeahbookarts)

Look what came in the mail today! The Print Handbook! Only 8 pounds! (Taken with instagram)

Put some fabric stickers on for border. My cheap $80 sewing machine! Bought with hard earned money! (Taken with instagram)