Following the article about the Book written by Chris Lefteri, Manufacturing techniques for Product Design, I would like to precise an essential notion that any aspiring designer needs to know. “To me, a great designer loves people. This is where he takes his inspiration from.” This is how Jonathan Ive* bring for the first time colourful computers – bringing over fun and love.* the designer with whom Steve Jobs created Apple products. Nowadays, the way a designer thinks and creates...
Archive - October 2014
Let me share with you guys a book I bought a couple of years ago. It’s about Manufacturing for product designers. MAKING IT, from Chris Lefteri. Chris Lefteri made this book to be approachable for students who want to get a solid base without going too deep. I actually read this because I felt it was fun! It arouses your curiosity and makes it an easy subject to share and talk to non-initiate people without “appearing boring”. You don’t have to read every single page. You flip it and stop at...
The bigger is our drawings, the bigger our mistakes appear! I know how we feel at the start. We are not used to drawing big, and we are not confident at doing it. So we get naturally scared. We feel that a small sketch got a better chance to looks good. But if you want to improve, you will need to face your own mistakes. There is no harm at drawing small. But do not get too comfortable. It is really common to be trapped in that situation for months or years. We feel we can draw quite well, as...
Remember to set up in HD ! An extra video of an Adidas sketch I did at Georges White Coffee at Penang Island in Malaysia. If you have already read [the Designer Starter Kit], you may notice how often I turn the paper. It almost occurs at every single stroke. “Remember to turn your paper, don’t draw like a contortionist!” I am using a standard writing/detail position for my pen grip (except at the very beginning of the sketch). The sketch is quite small, so my hand/arm movements are quite...
It was 2pm. I was looking for a nice spot to sketch. So I decided to go to the Jetty for the awesome view of the sea. However I underestimated the sun of Penang. I was walking toward the famous jetty under 30°C. The sun was above my head and there was no place to hide. I continued my way and loved the view. But it was so hot that I couldn’t imagine myself sketching long under that boiling sun. If I would do, I may end rushing and ruining my sketches. TIP#55 Get a nice spot at the right...
Do you know that drawing is also about motivation management? I recommend to do not go into details too early. It is tempting but you need to resist. Work first on the main settings and make sure they are good enough to carry on. I rather do a major mistake of proportion at early stage, then redo. Than spending a lot of time on some beautiful details and realize later that the proportions are incorrect. Wasted effort. It may kill the motivation of the day! CHOUTAC CHUNG – Street of...
I was sketching some buildings of Penang, A family stopped by and congratulate me on that drawing. It is always touching. Then a local men whose name is Joo, sat beside me. He asked me for how many years do I draw such illustrations. I told him that I actually seldom do that. These last few years, I am into photography. So I have pretty much put aside outside sketching. He told me he felt like it was wasted. Compared to photography, drawing is something you fully create from yourself. He...
HAPPY DIPAVALI ! Today is the day of light in India. I am now in Penang, Malaysia where the Indian community is quite huge here. Despite of the rain we expect great festivities and an awesome fireworks side the sea tonight. 🙂 TIP#52 LOOK AT PEOPLE YOU DRAW. DON’T BE SHY. It is something that I am still working on. And to me, it is not easy. I do try to draw people without being noticed. At the moment the people see me, I feel awkward. I guess I am kind of shy and I may be worried they...
I was chilling at Georges Town White Coffee. A beautiful Coffee built in a 100 years old house at Penang, Malaysia. That city is one of the Unesco World heritage site. I hoped that place would have good vibes for inspiration. These are my first video I publish of my live sketching. It’s a good way I think to show you guys how I proceed. Y-3 Adidas Mid wedge sneaker Y-3 Adidas High wedge sneaker The artists of the great sound behind: Robynn & Kendy – Xiao Shuo Ban Ka Fei I get a...
I started to take a bad habit. Looking ay my phone or Ipad when I get bored. And it happens multiple times in a day. Besides that, I am also part of people who think that kids today shouldn’t play at Angry bird, but instead playing marbles or hide and seek. I have the nostalgia of the period where we only need our imagination to entertain ourselves. TIP#51 Never get bored anymore with 1$ I reached Penang today, a pretty city of Malaysia famous for its Street art full of humor. I took my camera...
This is an essential skill that a designer need to train. If you want to be able to draw things fast and create from your own imagination, think in 3D. Decompose what you see in basic shapes and volumes such as circle, ellipse, sphere, cube, cylinder, cone. Assemble them, then go into the details. TIP 50 Train your 3D vision seeing anything in transparency CHOU-TAC CHUNG – WEASEL Let me illustrate that case first. If you ask a kid to draw an elephant, he will naturally look at the contour and...
When you start drawing, your are often more focused on making a beautiful picture than getting a great idea. There is nothing much wrong about it as an artist. But let’s look at a Designer’s daily life. A designer has to allocate most of his time into idea exploration. A client is not looking for a beautiful drawing. He will pay for a beautiful and innovative IDEA. CHOU TAC CHUNG – RESEARCH ON OUTSOLE SHAPE AND CUSHIONING Imagine that scenario. You start a new day at a a new...
During my first year of Product Design school,we had a quite particular class: Live Nude model sketch. I was browsing Instagram pictures. And I noticed the pictures of Suicide girls MX*. Girls from Mexico loving tatoos and who are just beautiful with a Polaroid feel. That’s how I started my sketches of the day. * The content is sensual and doesn’t deserve a Content warning. Provocative but safe. SUICIDE MX I found a roll of paper initially made for some office printers. I bought it to...
Before going to sleep, I doodled a bit without much thinking. I guess I was starting dreaming.
TIP 47
Doodle randomly to explore new shapes
Little by little, some shapes appeared quite interesting to me. I developed it and end with a bird creature.
It is It is really interesting to work with randomness. You create some abstract shapes which you use at making something with. It actually feed our brain memory of forms.
And you, what do you doodle ?Tell me in the comments.
I am following the sneaker magazine ConceptKicks since I am student. A bit of story: This site showcases some student and professional designer artwork in the sneaker industry. It inspired me a lot, and kept me motivated when I was student. I dreamt to be as good as these people who are featured inside. Today, I feel honoured to be one of them. – Thanks Mr Bailey, founder of Concept Kicks to keep us inspired. Yesterday, I saw a great picture from Catwalks that the site showcased. It was...
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