Thought/Things: Getting away with it; notebooks

July 30th, 2010

The truth is, I think many designers don’t get away well enough by being designers. If anyone who wants to be a designer, either fake it well or make sure you have sufficient skills/brains/eye for detail/interest/indulgance/ into the world of graphic design. Part of your personality as a graphic designer will show in the things you carry and wear, even drive. Some things don’t come cheap unfortunately, but it might just help sell your services a little bit better…

One way to get away with it is to have cool notebook covers:

The book on the right is where I use the very traditional way of writing down quotations given by suppliers/printers:

A classic Charles Mossant advertising poster on the cover of a notebook will surely add some level of sophistication…

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Work: Rokok Pokok

July 22nd, 2010

Dedicated to an ex-lecturer. Thank you for being an inspiration.

Typeface: Trade Gothic, what else? ;)

This art piece currently sits comfortably in our clients meeting room, facing one of the directors I think.

Work: Antalis Paper Fantasy

July 21st, 2010

Here are some pics!

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Work: Paper Fantasy (2) wip

July 9th, 2010

More images for the upcoming Antalis Paper Fantasy Exhibition. One thing you should know is that the interior design is done by Paul + Pris. Check out their website to view some beautiful works.

This is actually a lantern. With a light bulb installed inside. When lited up, the watermarks will be visible.

Work: Paper Fantasy (1) wip

July 4th, 2010

Some amatuer shots on wip for an upcoming paper exhibition by Antalis Malaysia, called Paper Fantasy.

Features a collective collaboration of works from various graphic designers, interior designers and a even a local fashion designer! More updates after the exhibition.

Also, please follow @hooiwan on twitter, she’s one of the main persons in charge on the exhibition.

Work: Kancil Awards Annual 2009

March 29th, 2010

132 pages, printed on Cocoon Offset 100% Recycled 120gsm (text) and Conqueror Silver Iridescent Silver Mist 250gsm (cover) from Antalis, printed by Percetakan Okid. Pictures by Daniel. Designed by Zhi-Ni. Hire her somebody.

Also, check out kancilawards.com

Work: Kancil Results out!

October 30th, 2009

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Kancil Awards 2009 results: This is my first year at the Kancil Awards dinner presentation after so long. I really enjoyed the ambiance; it was really energetic. My guess is that if it were a design show awards, probably bored like soft-rock-metal (most designers are cold-blooded introverts).

Here’s two of my personal favourite entries for this years Kancils: