Dokusei Design

This is one of the moments where I feel like everything was going well… and then the ends start unraveling. It’s only the second week of school and I already feel abnormally stressed. I assume it’s all the other issues around me that are the villain, but what can I do but to push it to the back of my mind and attempt to focus on my main goals. I tried calling my mom to no avail; which made me question myself about what I would talk to her about. I don’t talk to anyone really about my personal problems. I don’t usually push my problems or weight onto other people so that they feel burdened.

The sun is shining, and I was just sitting on my porch in a tank and leggings, in attempt to read The Da Vinci Code, but living literally right next to the airport is more of a challenge than one would imagine. Every 5 minutes, an airplane would either take off or land (landing is much louder). Concentration level = 0. Can’t enjoy the 20c+ weather.

For this semester, we are working on a Manifesto where we define our principles and beliefs in terms of design. I think? It’s killing me. I am probably the worst person to go to, to bring words together in one, cohesive and understandable… paragraph? It’s even more difficult when the Manifesto is about myself. I can’t wrap my head around my design principles and beliefs because I simply because it’s too hard. I just do it. I can paint you a well composed piece, but if you tell me to write down my design practices… good luck.

I’ve been re-doing my portfolio book and resume for internships.

My favorite class right now is packaging design. It’s not even in the Comm Arts major – it’s in Product, but I actually feel like I’m getting somewhere in this class. It’s not this ominous project where the teachers just hint at what the final product will be like – for example, in comm studio.

Water bottle design + label – short one week project! Was really fun to do though.

On Friday evening there was an explosion at the Burns Lake sawmill close to where I was born/lived for the majority of my childhood. Reading this article made me cry, thinking about how devastating is must be to the minuscule community. I hope all goes well for the community.

I’ve re-designed my resume AND portfolio. I think my expectations for myself is a little high.. I am never satisfied with what I have. . The reason I did this, though is because I’ll be applying to Nike in hopes for an internship. I’m pretty certain I won’t get a call, but I’ll try.

Basically during Winter break, I.. worked, spent time with my Grandma, read Angels and Demons (so good), and played Plant vs Zombies. I rarely ever get addicted to games.. but oh baby, this game was made for me.

My kind brother allowed me to take his monitor and borrow it until summer . I was going to buy one, but since he’s not going to be using it anyways, I decided to bring it to LA. This will allow me to work at home more, rather than walk home at 3AM in the morning from school. My laptop is good, but 13″ just results in neck ache and back soreness. No good! obviously I’ve made a mess already…

The shit my parents do for me. I’m finally back in Los Angeles after 2,000 kms of driving. It felt like a long ass drive, but it was only about 3 days (could have been done in 2).

We left around 9AM on Friday and drove until Weed. We continued from there in the morning until Sacramento where my mom visited long lost family friends. It was amazing to say the least. I wanted to cry because they finally found each other after decades of searching. The last time my mumma saw them was when she was in elementary. They left to Hong Kong, and my mom and her family immigrated to Canada. Lo and behold, they ended a couple states away. I wish I could see the reunion happening in a couple of days in Vancouver. They had an amazing garden.

We then continued to San Francisco (2 hour drive), where we met up in Chinatown with my dad’s cousin, who he hasn’t seen in… 17 years? Although it was very much out of the way to stop in San Fran, I thought it was well worth the extra hours. The driving almost drove me insane. San Francisco’s street signs SUCK. However, I still love the walkability of the city. Unfortunately my mom’s knees are nearly depleted so we couldn’t do too much walking.

We then stopped overnight in the middle of somewhere beside I-5.

My mother feeds a lot. 

I finally found a pair of boots that I like, last week! The heel is a little high for my liking, but I was willing to let it go ’cause the metal accent on the heel
makes up for it 

Finally new boots!

I also upgraded my Macbook from 4gb RAM to 8 gb, thanks to mysterious-secret-someone  I am also borrowing my brother’s 24″ monitor for the semester… hehe. Exciting, I won’t have to go to school all the time & won’t strain my neck as much.

I’m such a Gemini in the sense that I can never figure out what I want – indecisive. I want to work for a small studio, but I want to work for an advertising company… maybe freelance also or work for an inhouse design team?! I don’t know!

All I know is that it’d be a dream to work for Saatchi & Saatchi. Whether it be Los Angeles, New York, or Bangkok, it doesn’t matterrr! For Professional practice we did mock interviews (felt like a real one…), I interviewed with Deutsche and Sussman/Prejza, but both of them didn’t feel right. Deutsche definitely wasn’t in my niche.

Damn. Saatchi Bangkok… I’d move there just to work in this environment.

http://www.thecoolhunter.net/article/detail/2041/saatchi-and-saatchis-rebirth-in-bangkok-thailand

A girl can dream right? #cheese