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Tamiya Mini 4WD Build Up

Tamiya’s known for their vehicle toy models. This wasn’t exactly a build up – more of a paint job. Unlike my usual custom work for toys (aged and antique style), I tried to make it look clean and simple – replicating the original design. It’s

Jay Chou’s Concert – New Year’s Eve

Wrapped the year up with Jay Chou’s concert.He’s one of the most talented artists around – compose, sing, act, direct, host..done it all.  (Owns a SLR 722, the only SLR 722 in Taiwan or so I heard.)This marked my first concert experience. The performance was

Profound Moments of 2010

Happy 2011! Before I make any new year resolutions, I thought I’d dig out some of the most profound moments of 2010(along their blog link). It’s been a good year – just flew by way too quickly.  [Series Based] [TIZ internship] Worked with some of

My Niece

These pictures are sent to my by my brother-in-law. That’s right, I’m an uncle now. Sidenote/ Sorry for the lack of updates guys, things have been rather hectic lately – much will be going on for the year of 2011 – Stay tuned! Sidesidenote/ I’ll

MA Logo Development

Logo design’s a riddle to designers (yet there’s no right answer) There are all types of approaches – the color choices, the font type, the decision between whether to use graphic or texts, the details that can symbolize the company, the balance of complexity and

Merry X’mas :)

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iPod Touch 4G Acquired!

Man, I’ve been waiting for this moment.I’m still under Sprint’s contract for the next 6 months. Now that there are 4th gen ipod touches and 4th gen iphones, I think it’s about time to play around with them. ..talk about being a laggard.  Never realized

Cisco & Bobbi Vie & Aroma Coffee & New peojects

San Jose for the day! Today’s been fulfilling. While I enjoy working at home getting stuff done, it’s always nice to walk out and meet people and expand my horizon on different perspectives. Today’s Cody’s last day of his internship at [Cisco]. Before he returned

AMPM Poster Project – Make your own poster!

Just a random idea developed from a to-do-list to a DIY poster project. Everyday’s different – why not pick one out and make it something tangible – your very own one of a kind poster. ↑That’s the canvas.. ..and here’s the content:↑Running errands – shipping

Renegade Craft Fair – San Francisco

One of the most inspiring events I’ve been to. It was a gigantic Etsy nation gathering. 200+ crafty artists showed up with their proudest work. Cool thing about fairs is that the price of the products is generally cheaper than what they would sell for

KIWIN’S Design Process

Got to work with KIWIN’S, a volunteer club that helps around the community and partners up with the community and do service activities, from Hercules. A brief backgound of the club before I started the design:– Volunteer club-Jade Division-Mascot: Jaguar ↑Their current emblem – a

Native – Miller – Unbox and Review

Got myself a new pair of kicks – something a little different, though. It’s from this brand called “Native.” [site]They combine the silhouette of a classic shoe with the outdoor favored EVA foam construction. Whether it be the MUCH better looking croc or just simply

TIZ | Series SE | Idea & lookbook

The series will be out in less than 20 hours with different 3 designs.SE stands for “Special Edition” – every occasionally I’d just like to have a sudden release. Popped the news on Monday and you can start getting your hands on these tomorrow.