D.I.Y. Design it Yourself

Books, Craft books, Design April 19th, 2008

D.I.Y. Design it Yourself (Design Handbooks)
by Ellen Lupton

ISBN-10: 1568985525
ISBN-13: 978-1568985527

NLB Call No: English 746.432 STO -[ART]

There are a few sections in this book that are exceptionally close to my heart now that I have left the design industry to become a personal banker in a financial industry. My favorite sections in this book includes Books: where they discuss binding techniques, Housewares: very zakka-ish, Stickers: print your own and stick’em, reminds me of good old Stickernation that’s now defunct (I hope they bring it back one day), Wall Graphics: cut vinyl to decorate the walls in your home, and Zines: create your own indie zine.

D.I.Y. Design it Yourself

D.I.Y. Design it Yourself

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CD Sleeve with Flap

Design February 12th, 2008

I was searching for the web for templates of a CD sleeve with flap but couldn’t find a suitable one so I modified one that I downloaded. (Sorry! Can’t remember the source!!) So I thought I’d upload my version for all in the WWW for the greater good, heh. ;) Right click and Save File As… (IE) or Save Link As… (Firefox) to download and save the file. Will appreciate if you leave a comment if you’re taking it!

CD Sleeve with Flap Illustrator CS (.ai)
CD Sleeve with Flap Illustrator 9 (.eps) (OK with Photoshop)

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Recycling Polaroids

Design, Tezukuri, Tutorials December 6th, 2007

Recycled Polaroid

I got tempted to bring out my Holga Impulse after seeing Yen’s polaroids. Failed to capture Hikki under the 2feet minimum distance ($4 down the drain) and another useless photo of my Hello Kitty fabric (add $2). So I decided to recycle my polaroids by doing some magazine montage! All cut-outs from project smitten magazine #3. :)

Click on the thumbnails to view the other two montages I made as well as the original “bad photos”:
Recycled PolaroidRecycled PolaroidOriginal Polaroids

How to make your own
Materials needed
Failed Polaroids
Magazines
Scissors
Glue
Sharpie

Instructions
Flip through your magazines and cut out pictures that you like. Arrange them on the polaroid until you are satisfied with the final outcome before you start pasting. Doodle as you like and viola!

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