School's freaking cool for during the last six months. I just love cooping up in the video room doing editing and cutting for our ad from morning 10am right up till 7pm without resting except for lunch. The whole day just ended with a wink. The routine is still the same for tomorrow.
Its gonna be a tough two weeks before the holiday peak that we simply deserve to have.
Harry Potter Fever.
Majority of them walk down the streets holding this big chunk of book on their hand but not in their bag. You get what i mean? They read their book wherever and whenever. Simply die-hard fans of Rowling's magical tales of witches and wizards, muggles and monsters. The worst scenario is to see more than 8 people reading it on the bus which is mostly likely the case that it outrash those number of ipod-user in the bus. Even my friend sitting beside me was reading it on our way home and i got choked by my saliva when i was sleeping in the bus. I coughed like shit. Haha!!
It's gonna be a cool shooting tomorrow! Filming. I miss my ah ma.
Top 10 Lies told to Naive Artists and Designers - by Mark W. Lewis
1 "Do this one cheap (or free) and we'll make it up on the next one."No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would say if you said "come in, provide and install the sink for free and next time we'll make it up when we need a sink." You would be laughed at! Also the likelyhood is that if something important came along, they wouldn't use you.
2 "We never pay a cent until we see the final product."This is a croc, unless the person is leaving the door open to cheat you out of your pay. Virtually every profession requres a deposit or incremental payment during anything but the smallest project. Once you have a working relationship, you may work out another arrangement with a client. But a new client should not ask you to go beyond an initial meeting and, perhaps some preliminary sketches without pay on the job!
3 "Do this for us and you'll get great exposure! The jobs will just pour in!"Baloney. Tell a plumber "Install this sink and my friend will see and you'll get lots of business!" Our plumber friend would say "You mean even if I do a good job I have to give my work away to get noticed? Then it isn't worth the notice." Also the guy would likely brag to everyone he knows about how this would normally cost (X) dollars, but brilliant businessman that he is he got if for free! If anyone calls, they'll expect the same or better deal.
4 On looking at sketches or concepts: "Well, we aren't sure if we want to use you yet, but leave your material here so I can talk to my partner/investor/wife/clergy."You can be sure that 15 minutes after you leave he will be on the phone to other designers, now with concepts in hand, asking for price quotes. When you call back you will be informed that your prices were too high and Joe Blow Design/Illustration will be doing the job. Why shouldn't they be cheaper? You just gave them hours of free consulting work! Until you have a deal, LEAVE NOTHING CREATIVE at the clients office.
5 "Well, the job isn't CANCELLED, just delayed. Keep the account open and we'll continue in a month or two."Ummm, probably not. If something is hot, then not, it could be dead. It would be a mistake to *not* bill for work performed at this point and then let the chips fall where they may! Call in two months and someone else may be in that job. And guess what? They don't know you at all.....
6 "Contract? We don't need no stinking contact! Aren't we friends?"Yes, we are, until something goes wrong or is misunderstood, then you are the jerk in the suit and I am that idiot designer, then the contract is essential. That is, unless one doesn't care about being paid. Any reputable business uses paperwork to define relationships and you should too.
7 "Send me a bill after the work goes to press."Why wait for an irrelevant deadline to send an invoice? You stand behind your work, right? You are honest, right? Why would you feel bound to this deadline? Once you deliver the work and it is accepted, BILL IT. This point may just be a delaying tactic so the job goes through the printer prior to any question of your being paid. If the guy waits for the job to be printed, and you do changes as necessary, then he can stiff you and not take a chance that he'll have to pay someone else for changes.
8 "The last guy did it for XXX dollars."That is irrelevant. If the last guy was so good they wouldn't be talking to you, now would they? And what that guy charged means nothing to you, really. People who charge too little for their time go out of business (or self-destruct financially, or change occupations) and then someone else has to step in. Set a fair price and stick to it.
9 "Our budget is XXX dollars, firm."Amazing, isn't it? This guy goes out to buy a car, and what, knows exactly what he is going to spend before even looking or researching? Not likely. A certain amount of work costs a certain amount of money. If they have less money (and you *can*) do less work and still take the job. But make sure they understand that you are doing less work if you take less money that you originally estimated. Give fewer comps, simplify, let them go elsewhere for services (like films) etc.
10 "We are having financial problems. Give us the work, we'll make some money and we'll pay you. Simple."Yeah, except when the money comes, you can expect that you will be pretty low on the list to be paid. If someone reaches the point where they admit that the company is in trouble, then they are probably much worse off than they are admitting to. Even then, are you a bank? Are you qualified to check out their financials? If the company is strapped to the point where credit is a problem through credit agencies, banks etc. what business would you have extending credit to them. You have exactly ZERO pull once they have the work. Noble intentions or not, this is probably a losing bet. But if you are going to roll the dice, AT LEAST you should be getting additional money for waiting. The bank gets interest and so should you. That is probably why the person is approaching you; to get six months worth of free interest instead of paying bank rates for credit and then paying you with that money. Don't give away money.
I LIKE THIS ! =)
I can't imagine myself wearing the worst attire (in my life) out for yesterday's midnight movie. Gym attire with sweaty odour Ha! People have jackets for trapping heat while i have gym towel which works the same way and there they are enjoying their popcorn while i am actually enjoying my fruits. Call me a stinko! 
EDS Presentation 2 is finally over! It's time to procrastinate again and I want to enjoy my weekends.
This week was great! Lots of activities and parties going on and off. Shang's farewell party was simply cool and heart breaking due to her resignation from school, on the other part which is certainly good for her. She's a creative gem that should not limit herself within the school boundary, it's time for her to go back where she used to be ha. It was indeed a good debrief during the farewell. The firm hand shake and several things she said definitely boost you out to the peak. Someone who deserves the respect from all the students and a good friend indeed. It's a pleasure to know someone who's humble and holds a high reputation in the design field.I don't forsee such photos in my tertiary life ... awesome.
It's still the usual school day.
But i just felt as though it's the last day of my tertiary life or some kind of graduation day.
Probably is due to the fact that she's leaving us. (the 22 cuties in class) haha!
You must be thinking that they are some cool interior design company that specialise in customizing your own home sweet room, into something that you haven't see anything like this, but only when you get to know about it through my blog. =)
But that's totally wrong! They are one cool bunch of international artist from the various design field that turn this Super Duper Ultra Cool Hotel into the world's most exciting and creative lifestyle hotel! Each hotel room is an individual piece of art and the design depends on the size of the room that you are booking in.
Don't even bother to say that you've got a simply cool room! It's uncomparable. haha!. A must to stay if you are travelling to Denmark. I don't treat my room well enough but i promise to treat him better in the upcoming month, year or in ten years time?