Archive - December 2016

Invest in yourself first. Don’t always “chase” the latest designer tools.

Hey guys, I have just received a message from Krishna who told me a senior students offer her a Graphire tablet (It’s the early generation of graphic tablet from Wacom). She doesn’t have yet the budget for a Cintiq but she’is interested in an Intuos 3. Let me show you why as a junior student, you may consider getting a older tablet to perform better in long term. :) If you are a student designer like I was, in a low budget, we had to carefully spend our money on Art &...

Find a lot of design inspiration at shopping with that simple trick

Chou-Tac

Sometime we wonder how to get more inspiration daily for our project at school. We may be tempted to buy books but they are pretty expensive as a student. Your teacher tell you to go to library, exposition and/or to be observant and get inspired from your daily surrouding wherever you go – which I fully agree. Let me share with you something I used to do when I was student: I simply grabbed product catalogues from the shop. They are free and you may also get inspiration from the...

pd: “I am from Australia and am 54 years old. I want to improve my design students sketching skill, in particular…” Aug 30, 06:04
kimme: “hello! Kimme, 54 from Taiwan. Now living in Los Angeles. I would like to learn to sketch my product design…” Aug 29, 05:24
Sérgio Menezes: “1. Olá, sou o Sérgio Menezes. 2. Venho de Fortaleza – ceará. 3. Quero melhorar no desenho. Buscando informações na…” Aug 28, 20:35
Kate Andrews: “Hello! From CA, 53 and want to learn to draw for personal enjoyment. Glad I discovered you while searching for…” Aug 28, 12:17
Christina Mackay: “Scotland, Uk (42) to have a career as a designer Google whilst searching information on understanding cubes rotation in 3D…” Aug 27, 01:51
Chau: “i’m from vietnam, i’m 13 years old, i want to learn to become a deginer, i knew this blog from…” Aug 15, 12:03
jans: “from the Netherlands; 45; because I like drawing; from a friend; a lack of experience; to sketch better” Aug 14, 15:09
Marijke Mahler: “I am 71 years old I live in the Netherlands And I teach people to draw” Aug 13, 05:00
Pinar Sencandan: “Hi, I’m from Turkey. I am 32 years old. I am a product designer, and I would like to improve…” Aug 12, 20:23
C.N.: “A man from Scandinavia. Not exactly from the “boomer” generation. One of my elder brothers was good at drawing, even…” Aug 11, 05:17
Antor Halder: “I’m antor a 20 years old bpy from Bangladesh. I sketch because i enjoy it.now I’m an engineering student but…” Aug 8, 08:55
Antor Halder: “I have started learning product design.” Aug 8, 08:48
Disha: “My name is disha 19 yrs old , I am from India and I want to learn draw because I…” Aug 7, 02:02
Maxime: “Hi, Max here, 41, male, size 10.5, no banana for scale… I’m always looking to improve my techniques as a…” Aug 6, 23:48
Daniel Angbas: “I’m from Nigeria. I’m 25 years old I want to be an industrial & product designer Google research” Aug 4, 22:14
Daniel Angbas: “I’m from Nigeria. I’m 25 years old I want to be an industrial & product designer Google research” Aug 4, 22:14
Md Ashraful islam: “More than just athletic footwear, Nike shoes are symbols of style, innovation, and culture. Whether you’re a sneakerhead, want to…” Aug 4, 18:56
Oleg: “Hi ! 1. I’m in Russia. 2. I’m 40 years old. 3. I’m interested in drawing. I was looking for…” Aug 4, 02:51
Oleg: “Hi ! 1. I’m in Russia. 2. I’m 40 years old. 3. I’m interested in drawing. I was looking for…” Aug 4, 02:18
Mananpreet: “Hey, mananpreet t iwant to upscale and improve my skills in sketching, be it perspective, product or general sketching. I…” Aug 3, 17:50
Chou-Tac: “Co len Pham ! :)) Anh rat vui em muon hoc ve. (Trying to practice my vietnamese :) )” Aug 3, 06:58
Chou-Tac: “What is “Dim” Mark?” Aug 3, 06:57
Chou-Tac: “Glad it helps you Johnson during your learning journey!” Aug 3, 06:56
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Nancy: “I am from the Willamette Valley in Oregon. A fellow watercolorist told us about your website.” Aug 2, 23:42