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HK & Shanghai Bound
So it has been decided tickets are placed I'm headed straight to Hong Kong (shenzhen) then Shanghai for work. The last time I was there met up with my good friend ED NG. We didn't get to' kick it for long but for the most part we made good memories ! Here's a photo we took a few months back when we had a few beers at my hotel. The stair case was gnarly! Literally felt like a Vegas hotel. CHECK OUT ED's "Here&Now" Tumblr
Daniel Bailey ConceptKicks
Our friend Daniel Bailey of Concept Kicks! check em out! add em on facebook. https://www.facebook.com/ConceptKicks
Lampfire pt2
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Here is a sketch compilation for the "LampFire" Concept.
LampFire
I've had this idea in the back of my mind for about a week or so. Sketched a few napkin sketches but never really got serious. Today made some free time to CAD out the idea. Here is a teaser.
"All things BEGETs itself."
Although the waves weren't that perfect today I had an awesome time talking to this guy; Kenny Jones or Kenny Heartwright because he spends a big percentage of his time thinking/writing about philosophy of the heart. (he showed me a rock he found in the shape of a heart.) The energy you put out is the energy you receive back from the world. Kenny mentioned he's found many heart shaped souvenirs in nature for awhile now. I can believe THIS.
The highlights of our conversation is when he said "Thanks for putting me in CHECK." I asked what do you mean? He replied that when he approaches someone and they ask how he is doing ? He replies with one of two things. "I am either doing really well" or "Thank You" - When I say Thank You I am checking my self. Kenny feels we don't spend enough time checking in with our selves and that most of the time we are frazzled with an "I am OK" cause we are caught in a robotic routine that most of us are familiar with. I agree with Kenny and advice that we spend some time checking in with our selves, take the time to recap on where we currently are and what we want to do in the future. Have a plan but live in the moment we are often overwhelmed with milestones and checkpoints that we put happiness in the back seat cause we are constantly trying to achieve and not celebrating whats ACHIEVED.
Serendipitously I picked up a good analogy as I head into the ocean. I mentioned I really enjoy being out here alone although the beach is filled with surfer being alone in my own thoughts and feeling belittled by this massive ocean really re corrects me. It therapeutic and a great way to reset my self. Kenny continued with it's like a BEST FRIEND- really good friends bring out the best in you and each time you head to the ocean it's like have a date with your best friend. "It brings out the best in you and your thoughts like a best friend should."
In the end everything begets it self. We had a conversation- this act Begot our friendship but the many great things we talked about begets more thoughts in my mind.
-Minty
Dancers + Camera + Kaleidoscope
Apply this to Design Thinking.
"The problem with hoarding is you end up living off your reserves. Eventually you'll become stale. If you give away everything you have, you are left with nothing. This forces you to look, to be aware, to replenish."
Cut&Paste SF
I didn't intend to make a video of the event. I brought Anh's Lumix GF1 to take photos because his Micro 4/3 takes good photos in low lighting. Turns out Paul Vu of PaulVu Photography brought his equipment, so I used Anh's camera to take 720p footage of the Cut&Paste event to put together a quick video to remember the night. Here is the video with the limited data I have! ENJOY.
Anh T Nguyen | Cut&Paste SF
This was our first time attending a Cut&Paste event. The last time C&P was in town, we didn"t get a chance to come and spectate. It took an invitation for Anh Nguyen to compete for the whole team to come witness AN AMAZING EVENT.
Cut&Paste is a live design battle where selected designers face one another in a deathmatch freestyle battle. Winner holds bragging rights in their city and moves onto a final battle in New York. This years Cut&Paste battle held three different categories to compete in: 3D Design, Motion/Animation & 2D Design.
"Create like a god, Command like a king, Work like a slave."
-- Constantin Brancusi
Cut & Paste @ Mezzanine on Febuary 16, 2012
Anh Nguyen of the C.S. crew was one of the selected few to compete in this year"s 1vs1vs1vs1 3D Design Battle, the topic was "Alternative Transportation". Each designer had 20 minutes to design, render and layout a clear and concise image that visually portrays the idea of an alternative transportation in front of an LIVE audience.
Our short recap video of the night:
The competition was tough, Anh competed against:
Jana Johnson: a 3D artist at Zynga. Website
Nambi Gardner: an architect formerly working for Gensler and now owns her own firm called GardnerDesignLab
Ray Sena: conceptual 3D artist. Website
It was definitely a nerve-wracking battle, considering the amount of talent of the competition. We all felt nervous as spectators, but imagine how Anh felt in the hot seat. In the end, Anh took 1st place with the design of the MAGIC CARPET.
Astro LOL
I was sent this photo from my brother today while working.! (LOOK VERY CLOSELY!)
Cut&Paste : Winner
Last night was awesome! Thanks Cut&Paste for putting on such a good show. This was our first time attending a C&P event. The last few times C&P was in town, we never got to come and spectate. It took an invitation for Anh Nguyen to come and compete for the whole team to come witness AN AMAZING EVENT. Don't sleep on this event; its wildly fun, and if you haven't been before, the next design battle will be in LA (TBD) and London on April 26th.
Check out the Cut&Paste website for more info : www.cutandpaste.com
Last night, Anh Nguyen competed in the 3D Design battle. The design challenge was to design an alternative form of transportation in 20 minutes, which includes modeling, rendering and any post-production graphics. At the end of the 20 minutes, he needed to have two final renderings of your design. It should visually communicate that it's an alternative vehicle on its own.
It was definitely a nerve wrecking battle, considering the amount of talented people under one roof. We all felt nervous as spectators imagining how Anh felt in the hot seat. In the end, Anh took 1st place with the design of the MAGIC CARPET.
Now He's moving onto the semifinals in NEW YORK, with the date still to be determined. Mini roadtrip!
C.S @ Cut & Paste SF 2012
Anh T Nguyen of Creative Session has been asked to participate in the 2012 San Francisco Cut & Paste Design Show. Come hang out with us, check out other designers and watch live freestyle design battles! Dance, Drink and Go wild. For more info check out. CUT & PASTE
What's It Like Onstage? from Cut&Paste on Vimeo.
Good Listening: Sixpack France for TWBE
A mix put together for TWBE by Sixpack France
Sound Advice 95 : Sixpack France
01. Au pays des merveilles de Juliette by Yves Simon 02. Hard Coming Love by United States of America 03. It’s All Over Your Face by Ronnie Dyson 04. Operation by Yuck 05. Slow Jabroni by Surfer Blood 06. No Car No Blow Job by The Chinese Stars 07. Monk Time by The Monks 08. Concorde Square by Crispy Ambulance 09. Open the Wormhole in Your Heart by Warm Ghost 10. Shut Down by L.F.O 11. I by Labradford 12. Sporting Life by The Sea and Cake 13. I’m a Wonderful Thing by Kid Creole and The Coconuts 14. Kate by Ben Folds Five 15. No More Hot Dogs by Hasil Adkins 16. Deerfield Village by Rangers 17. Killin’ The Vibe by Ducktails 18. Get Around to It by Arthur Russell 19. End of time by The Black Dog 20. Endonesia by Above the Law
The late Eva Zeisel
The oldest living Industrial Designer- Eva Zeisel passed away the eve of 2012 but has left behind a legacy. She's inspiring the least to say.
Spotted in the wild
Bro and I went sneaker shopping this weekend. Its too bad we didn't get a hold of those "CHI Jordan X" Wanted them so bad. So Sad. If anyone knows how I can still get a hold of a pair let me know. Anyway, the benefit of hooking folks up with our sticker is that it's refreshing to randomly spot it on the streets. Someone that knows about CS was here once. THANKS ANONYMOUS STICKER, STICKER.
2nd Annual NW Sneaker Expo
"Shoes can change your life. Just ask Cinderella!"
--Anonymous
RECAP:
**Special thanks to Paul Vu over at PaulVuPhotography for working with us.**
This past December, we spent some time in Portland, Oregon with friends and family for the holidays and to bring in the New Year by releasing our new "Homeward Bound" Collection.
We were invited to the 2nd Annual Sneaker Expo hosted by Ibeth Hernandez, Adam Illa Lewis, Blaze' Lamar & Jacob Robinson at the Roseland Theater. The team was definitely excited to attend the event and our expectations were high cause we know our friend Ibeth throws a mean party.
In addition to filming the event as a part of our "3 Minute" interview series, we also sold Creative Session gear. It was dope to be apart of the expo and to meet everybody who attended and/or was apart of the event.
The exposure in Portland was awesome; we had a ton of fun networking and filming. It was quite hectic, and our anxiety level went through the roof trying to capture everything at the event. I must admit I'm quite satisfied with the footage taken and the result of the final edit. We captured the essence of the show and hope this will excite viewers enough to attend the next NW Sneaker expo in 2012.
[SPECIAL THANKS] for taking the time to sit down with us. DjTj of BEATROX : http://thedjtj.com/ AyeLogics : http://ayelogics.com J Kin : http://jaykinlive.com Blaze' : http://whothatkid.com Sir Michael Rocks : http://sirmichaelrocks.com/
Here is the video:
Another element under the Creative Session umbrella was a photo booth area. Here are some photos taken of our fans, supporters, and new acquaintances – they sure had some fun with them. It was such a great opportunity to meet so many folks in the industry. If you took photos of the event, please Email us we will be happy to post them on our site!
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NEW YEAR NEW VALUE
"Be always at war with your vices, at peace with your neighbors, and let each New Year find you a better man." – Benjamin Franklin
This new year we are resetting our selves and going back to one. With our group reflection the team and I agreed last year we kinda worked like a shot gun blast. We scattered and accepted projects coming from all different angles. Now this is good to be busy and keep staying working, but the downside of this way of working is that we are not picking and choosing the right projects to move us forward. We"re acting like a kid in a candy store and fascinated by it all. This video is attributed to us being constantly reminded about positioning us with the right projects. This year is CS mature year.
Goodbye 2011 Hello 2012
"We will open the book. Its pages are blank. We are going to put words on them ourselves. The book is called Opportunity and its first chapter is New Year's Day." ~ Edith Lovejoy Pierce
2011 has been such a successful year as far as brand awareness. Being able to work on awesome projects and grow together as a team is great.
We started the year off by re-crafting Creative Session as an industrial design lifestyle driven collective rather than a clothing company. Anh and I felt as if we have gotten too involved with apparel that we lost track of our fascination of product design and the website was going in a direction of a clothing company rather than an industrial design collective. In a sense I think we both have been grappling internally about the identity of Creative Session and what we want people to perceive us as. We both graduated as industrial designers and wanted to use Creative Session as a company that emphasizes on working with other designers to make cool projects. The results will be our SESSION- hence the Creative Session.
As the year progressed Keith, Anh and I worked on many different projects all the while bounced ideas off each other. The projects were anything from Album Covers, Music Videos, Graphics, Animations, Photography, Industrial Design to Logos and much more. At this point we realized the true creative session was between everyone in the CREW!! we've been having our own Creative Session this whole time.
2011 definitely brought us all together even more. We now work closely and the dynamics of the crew has become easier to define, we can work faster, more efficient and our roles have dictated when and where we're needed for any given project.
Anh and I do not stress about the types of projects we work on anymore but we're excited about the projects we all are able to make happen!
SPECIAL THANKS | they contributed to our growth big or small. Paul Vu, Siphavy Hem, , Steven Tran, Noel Andrade, Ryan Huy Nguyen
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We ended our year with the "Homeward Bound" Collection. The collection is about designing shirts that is iconic to the state we all have lived in. We threw a release party to sell sweaters and shirts we made. Here are photos from our photo booth.
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