its sad to see what war can do to a country to hog its development. finally the war is over. but now is a growing power struggle who will take the regins and lead sri lanka into the future.
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Showing posts with label singapore. Show all posts
its sad to see what war can do to a country to hog its development. finally the war is over. but now is a growing power struggle who will take the regins and lead sri lanka into the future.
Being a designer is a curse sometimes. you get used to all this eye candy and eventually allot of lovely things in life don't impress you anymore, if they have even a small flaw you loose interest. Seldom I come across one of those designs where I'd go WOW and end up staring at it all day. Today was such a day when i came across one of Singapore's tourism sub-sites, made to attract tourists this spring.
click here to view sitebesides the leng lui in the lovely cheong sam, I still cant get over the beauty and attention to detail of this site, color matching and the natural feeling is very well excecuted. tho the only attraction factor is the main flash and the interactivity, but combined with the simple navigation this is one of those sites that reminds you not to get too comfortable thinking you're one of the best designers, there's a long way to go. being a designer is the next best thing to being god. creating something out of nothing is truly a wonderful feeling.
There's an eternal debate between web developer-designers and graphic designer-web designers that either websites should be a work of art, marketing tool or a business tool. is it too much to ask for all 3. Lately website are taking the form of advertising posters and magazine cover style design with allot of high quality photography and less text as possible. I like this trend. this is what the web is suppose to be. rice, fast, interactive media. thats simple to use and you can sit back and enjoy. not some boring long para's of too small text which makes you lean over the monitor screen to read
Below is what used to be one of the most awed web designs by a company called FUBON, all their designs were works of art (but poor navigation) really inspired me to focus on the quality of design rather than letting yourself get pressured by clients and bosses.
Later the company was bought over and their new designs didn't meet the target as their predecessors. Makes you wonder if greedy businessmen out there don't feel the passion in such design and just focus on money. There's a big difference when you made something with love compared to when you make something for money.
So i finished the last of my exams last week. it was a breeze as usual expecting more As and hoping to keep my 3.9
WHAT NOW?
it aint over yet. i need to focus on the thesis. hope to finish the thesis within the next 3 months. but you really cant be sure how these things go. some people get stuck with their thesis for years. i dun want to be one of them. so here's somethings i'd like to do. some can all can do but doubt if at the same time.
one option is to go on an internship through aiesec. like many of the internationals, since you dont have classes anymore you can do your thesis while you're back home. ORRRR in any other country for that matter. so yea going on an internship is a good option. would like to go on a TT or MT. Prefer countries in asia pacific, but countries where you can get along with just english. my choices would be hongkong, thailand and singapore.
looking employment would be my priority. have some interviews arranged in the next couple of weeks. if i dun get malaysia, would be more than happy to check out singapore. actually finding employment isn't an issue. its picking the best offer with the right work culture and people thats hard. either way i'll be definitely hitting singapore more often for longer periods to focus on pushing our business venture forward. if this succeeds job hunting wont be needed lol
Was actually thinking about moving to KL since i came here. last week some friends of mine were telling the KL apartment rates and its pretty much the same rates (sometimes cheaper) than in cyberia.
lastly i want to go back visit lil serendib. they say there's no place like home. will be going. but not for too long. just to touch base with family. malaysia has become my home too.
Usually when I'm doing my design work, I listen to music. Most of the time its some jazz. Something to sooth the mind, you need proper music to get those creative juices flowing. None of those pop, rock hip hop stuff work for this kinda thing (unless you're designing some grudge of abstract stuff). More often I listen to music by Yanni. I've loved this guys music since he performed at the acropolis back in 1994. This guys music has been on my playlists since then.
If you don't know Yanni. You need to get enlightened. He's a world famous composer from greece, who has live performances with a very diverse modern orchestra of around 50 to 100 really talented musicians from all over the world. Each of his performances are at a historic landmark. besides the acropolis he's performed at the Taj Mahal and the forbidden city.
His music is instrumental and very new age, combining allot of modern and traditional instruments. In my opinion all kinds of music will come and go. but this guys music is timeless and will be played long after his time.
For around 5 years Yanni took a break due to personal problems, he didn't touch a keyboard. unable to balance his passion in music with his personal life. Now he's back with a whole new line of music. this time with voices (but i prefer his previous songs more)
What's ironic is i've never been to a Yanni concert. Now he's back doing a world tour. Its still not confirmed if he'll be touching anywhere in asia. Lets get Yanni to perform in Malaysia, if not at least in Singapore
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