it doesn't end here

i've moved!!!

please change my link on your blogs. still the same kinda blog about my daily rattles and ramble. it's just somewhere i put anything that catches my eye according to the topic/letter of my days.

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Frank Chimero

Frank Chimero has a really has a nice sense of humor. Not to mention, his illustrations are pretty cool too. I can see his personality from his work. Warm, fun and very spontaneous. I like his self project, the one with the different states and he did illustrations that best represent each state.

His website is also very clear and organised. I would love to sell my works too like him. Especially my pattern works which needs some fine-tuning to be done just yet.

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Field Notes

Field Notes is a website that sells really nice notebook. Though very simple and just a pocket sized notebook. I feel like buying it on impulse. haha. I kinda have too many handy dandy notebooks with me but they're all full of things I just scrambled on during studio lessons.

Perhaps I can get one of this for my birthday! yay!

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Lauren Nassef

Lauren Nassef is a freelance illustrator living in Chicago. She graduated from the same school as Astrid, Rhode Island School of Design in 2001. Hmmm, my dream grad school...

I kinda like how meticulous her drawings are. They are simple, clean and with a lot of emotion. Her line/pencil control and skills are to be admired. Her illustrations may look old-school. But looking at too many vector or trendy-like illustrations these days just makes Lauren a special one from the crowd.

I was a little caught up spending time with my family last weekend that i almost forgot to update my blog. today i was thinking about L cause I was expecting my mom to fry "Lontong Goreng" for break fast later. 

In the end, my mom forgot to buy the lontong or carrot cake when we were in Geylang. Oh well, we still have 26 days to go in Ramadhan. I am sure mom will fry that for us one day.

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The Two Sarahs

"It's printed then dyed with tea and adhered to a painted red oak block, then finished with a layer of beeswax and resin. Measures approximately 2" X 2 3/8" and is about 3/4" deep. There's a tiny sawtooth hanger on back, or it perches nicely."

starting with something light. i started with my name. i found two sarahs who are working with each other but not in the same place. one is in portland and the other is collaborating with her via melbourne, australia.

the pair makes screen prints and print block. it's not bad i thought. the technique is something i would love to learn though

and it begins

from this day on, i shall post my thoughts, rattles, rambles and most importantly inspirations on anything that seems to trigger my mind. i was looking at so many talented people and their creative bits. i found myself drawing nearer to the world of illustrations. awed by the different style and was thinking if that really reflected their personality or their alter ego.

nonetheless, i am inspired by thedesignalphabet. she finds inspirations according to alphabets. the letters can either represent the artists, designer or even the work she blogs on.

that idea is very encouraging i thought. each month she would have compiled many different vocabulary of creatives and they are all alphabetically arranged! so wonderful. well, i think i wanna follow her footsteps. 

but i don't wanna make it too routine. so i have another idea.

i will make a bowl of alphabet balls. close my eyes and just randomly picks out a letter. that letter will be the letter of the day. and i will at least 3 things particularly interesting about that letter. sources are limitless. might be the lunch i will lunch or even a weird imagination while i talk to my colleagues at work.

i think i miss school and the studio/workshop so much that i want to begin my own mini project and feel entertained and satisfied by that.

Interview with the Nanyang Chronicle

It was a surprise when John Gamboa contacted me through Prof Astrid. I was busy preparing the thesis book that we ended up with an email interview. 

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I need to get my self promotional items on the go after my business paper. This week has been insane and my head keeps thinking all the time. even when I sleep cause I think immediately when I wake up each morning.

I hope to get my promotional items done and I need to discuss with Prof Astrid about my works for display soon. 

when the makings are done, there was an air of relief

and boy was i happy that day!

it drained much energy but the whole preparation was so worth it. I could see myself setting up my own lifestyle shop and displaying my products in many amazing locations around the globe!

In this final league of my final degree project, I began to test out my patterns onto wearable’s and products in contemporary setting. I have drawn from many inspirations and successful designers who have made fantastic and lovely patterns in their design career. I start to realize that I actually have a deep interest in fabric, textile and interior design. I love playing with space and filling it up beautifully with my patterns.

Some of the many names of great and inspiring designers are Julia Rothman, Florence Broadhurst, Trivia Guild and Barbara Hulanicki. I see my final degree project as a platform for me to extend my potential in pattern design, I wish to exhibit and commercialise my creations in some amazing locations and museums around the globe, for instance, The Museum of Modern Art (Moma), Nuno, Victoria and Albert Museum and especially the museums in Middle East.
With this ambition, I hope to further explore more experimentations, techniques in the area of pattern and textile design using my final degree project.

This whole experience has truly brought me to a whole new level thinking, evaluating, analyzing, observing and solving. There were many hurdles I went through but the challenges became a learning point as a designer. I have learnt to widen my perspectives and be open to new solutions and to always be hungry for more new, innovative and creative ways of design.

The trick is to keep breathing.

and now, we've to complete our thesis journal/report in bound books. right after this dateline, back to fine tuning my products for the graduation show and also do my portfolio!

colour as location

It's been two months since the last update. I was pretty busy with fyp makings. right after the first presentation in Jan, I worked on the colour palettes and dug into some more books and research. I chose colours according to locations now. The locations gave me that same feeling as when each prayer time comes. This whole process felt special to me as it was very close to my heart, my religion.

I spent some time with choosing locations and colours but it was worth the tedious process. here are the palettes and its locations.

Birth awakens our sense with the colours inspired from Vakil Mosque in Shiraz, Iran. Birth symbolizes pure and fresh self with the use of soft pastel colours.



Blossom perks up the day with the colour inspired from Nasr Al-Mulk Mosque in Shiraz, Iran and Lahore Fort in Pakistan. Blossom symbolizes energy vibes in self with the use of vibrant colours.



Growth expands our potential with the colours inspired from Quyi Mosque in Tripoli, Libya. Growth symbolizes one’s potential to thrive with the use of nature colours.



Peace embraces the peace and quiet with the colours inspired from Mausoleum of Najm Al Din Kobra in Turkmenistan and Masjid-I shah in Isfahan, Iran. Peace symbolizes solitude and calm with the use of cool colours.




Glimmer glistens and glows with the colours inspired from Mausoleum of Tughabeg Khanum, Turkmenistan. Glimmer symbolizes the sparkle in self with bold colours.

after 5 weeks break

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here are some updates, the things i presented on first day of class. i must say i am relieved and happy my profs are delighted to see some of my making. however, i have a few things to amend. i need to change the colour palette to a palette that relates to a location.

this means the palette comes from a place/location/monument, say a mosque or an Turkish Iznik tile that relates to the specific palette range characteristics.

i got that part of research on my hand already. just need to sort it out for a while and make sense of things. now i have to hurry the first draft of my research journal/report!

also, i need to meet omar soon to carry on the quotations as richard will be away soon to be stationed overseas. i need to hurry if i want huge help!