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Making of the 3D Zeeb Project

↑ Thanks Jim for the ceramic of the Zeeb. Jessica, too. Except I still have to heat set her character. It took a good amount of time plus a serious talent to bring our mascot to life (no 3D glasses needed.) A little background info

Upcoming Collaborations!

I’m not a rock star. But a lot of times, I’d have to pose sorta like the way I did for some sketches. Because neither am I a good drawer. Like so. I wish I can keep you guys updated more often, but since I’ll

Thoughts on short breaks

Some of you have asked to read some insights of running a brand or as a designer. Here goes. I love what I do – I can spend all day doing design work, coming up with packaging ideas, or working on personal projects. 24 hours

Cal AXIO Fall 2010 Design Process

Keeping it simple. Unlike my usual graphic designs, this collaboration’s much more subtle. I’ve worked with Patrick from Cal once before – their Fall 2009 shirt:This time around, they’d like to keep the minimalistic theme, but less illustration. Bold lettering and straight to the point.

Dfined Online Magazine Feature

Woot, TIZ on Dfined Magazine. ↑ I was asked to answer a couple of fundamental questions about ourselves and running a clothing brand. While spending most of my time with the designs and projects, I never gotten a chance to write about what TIZ stands

New multi-purpose lens, a remarkable item

After a long period of hesitation, I finally pulled the trigger.  The 24-105 L: Welcome to the family. How multi-purpose can this get? It holds your cold drinks and looks cool along side of the rest of your mugs. I got this cup on a

Ghetto Inexpensive Macro Lens Trick

A pretty cool trick I came across from browsing through the web. (This trick is meant for those who can’t/ don’t want to afford the highly priced macro lenses and just like to shoot macro for entertainment & experimental purposes.) ↑Here’s the model: My palm

Happy Fathers Day – Taiwan

Today’s Taiwan Father’s day. August 8th. I’m assuming it’s because the number “8” pronounces really similarly to “Dad” in mandarin. He’s the best teacher and dad. ever. Happy Father’s day, dad. ======================================================================== -Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination

The Recycling Project – Floppy Disks and Frame

This is how this project all came about:↑ 2 years ago, I found these obsolete, yet vibrant, floppy disks covered in dust. I couldn’t  just toss them away, so I turned them into a “collage”. Unfortunately, with my careless foundation of taping, they eventually fell

Los Angeles – Rest of the Trip

Phew, after a good week in LA, I’m finally back home. Trips are fun, but no where better than home sweet home. Instead of splitting up all the days, I decided to wrap the rest up with this post – clean and simple. Destination #..I

Los Angeles – Day 3

↑ Finger licking good. ↑ Spring roll – A must try. Especially with the sauce below. Disneyland! The land pride for its imaginations. I really enjoy the effort invested in their architectures and the minute aspects of the park. Bravo! Nothing there was meant to

Los Angeles – Day 2

Day 2 of the trip – California Adventure. Well worth a full day, with billions of dollars invested in building this park, it better be, huh. This was my 4th time, yet still felt refreshing when we arrived. Disney’s done a great job. (Not to