Month: February 2016

Tips on How to deal with suppliers (Carpenter) in Asia?

I share with you my meeting with few Thai wood carver in Bangkok. I hope giving you some TIPS to help you working with suppliers in Asia in general. I actually had similar experience with Chinese suppliers when I used to work there for the shoe industry. In Design school, We learn to draw and create behind a desk. Let me show you how cool it is to meet with suppliers in real life – and especially in a foreign country in Asia. After graduated, you will keep learning and enrich yourself...

When “Design” fusions a Cafe with a Furniture Shop – (Bangkok)

Chou-Tac

I am in a taxi from Bangkok on the way to Bang Sue, a road famous for woodcraft. I hope we are on the right way. We have just been dropped off by another taxi at the wrong place. At 1 hour far away from our destination! The taxi pretended we arrived, in fact, he was lost. We were lost… Travel TIP: Show the taxi driver the address written in the local alphabet. We asked the hotel receptionist to translate it for us in Thai. (Unfortunately that tip didn’t worked with our first driver...

DESIGN SKETCHING: Why Your First Idea Is Toxic! ☠️

Chou-Tac

Your first idea often feels like a stroke of genius, but stopping there limits your creative growth. By challenging yourself to explore more options, embracing mistakes, and focusing on research over perfection, you’ll develop stronger ideas and become a more resourceful designer!

“Anybody can sketch”: Quick test in 5min!

Chou-Tac

Tap into your creative side and learn how to sketch in just five minutes.My easy to follow 4 steps tutorial sketching on a Starbucks napkin! This afternoon,I stop for a while at a cafe Paul to sketch. I am preparing the next week’s course of [Sketch like the Pros]. And I wanna show you that: Anybody can Sketch! Yes!! No exception (Except if you don’t want to, but then I think you wouldn’t be reading me now). I took a picture of my yummy Crême brulée and mint lemonade. (Looks...

How I plan to share with you even more!

Chou-Tac

Hi guys, To keep in touch more often with you, I am experimenting blogging with my phone! I am writing with my Xiaomi (Redmi) phone and the screen is pretty small. I feel like writing an email to you while I actually write an article for the blog. And I like it like that. Why? Because the mindset is different and I feel closer to you. This way, I wish sharing with you more daily things I observe or come up in my mind that can help you. :) It’s experimental, and somehow a new way of...

From Sketching 3 Simple Forms to Product Design!

Chou-Tac

How do you Draw product design from scratch? Learn step-by-step how to draw simple forms and turn them into professional products with this video tutorial for beginner designers. There are 3 easy designs to draw and practice now! Table Of Contents From sketching 3 Simple Forms to Product Design!Step 0 | Download Krita, the sketching appStep 1 | Draw the 3 simple formsStep 2 | Draw The Contour LinesStep 3 | Draw the XYZ AxisStep 4 | Draw the Details (Start from big to small details)Draw the side...

Lucas Hippolyte Sketch Like The Pros Design Course Fast Progress

3 months of ‘Sketch Like the Pros’ Design Course | Lucas (15yo) Rocket Progress!

Chou-Tac

See the inspiring transformation of Lucas, a 15-year-old beginner, after just 3 months in the Sketch Like The Pros course. Discover how clear methods, focused feedback, and youthful motivation can lead to exponential progress in design sketching.

How to Boost your Creativity + Productivity | 13 DESIGNER TIPS

Chou-Tac

How to boost your creativity + productivity as an Industrial designer | 13 TIPS A designer is “like a cow”. He needs to produce new ideas at demand. Some days you feel inspired. Awesome! But some other days, your brain feels flat like a deflated balloon. Totally not awesome if your dead line is coming fast like a bullet train! Yes, there are “Magic techniques” to come up with ideas fast.But are they any good? To avoid these moments of panic, stress working in the rush...

Huang Li Chung Member of Sketch like The Pros - Learning How To Draw at 47

It’s Never Too Late: How Huang Switched from Civil Engineering to Design at 47

Chou-Tac

Meet Huang Li-Chung, who boldly transitioned from civil engineering to design at age 47. Huang shares how he rediscovered his love for sketching and overcame self-doubt to pursue his creative dreams.

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