LAMPFIRE

The fire is the main comfort of the camp, whether in summer or winter, and is about as ample at one season as at another.  It is as well for cheerfulness as for warmth and dryness.  ~Henry David Thoreau

It used to be each summer a group of friends and I schedule a summer camping trip at the Oregon Coast, generally this lands mid to late August while summer is at it's best. If you're an Oregonian you know we are dark, cloudy and rainy about 85% of the year so we take advantage of the good weather when the opportunity is there.

 

Now the complications of growing up are that people move away, we become busier, we start families, our schedules and lives are based around timely factors.

 

Driving to work one morning two miles of my commute is graced with vast plains of grass and greenery. With my window down the crisp air brought back nostalgic memories of my used to be yearly camping trip. Late evenings around a campfire; yelling, joking, eating, telling stories, pure joy, fear, excitement ... insert emotions. This is natures invitation to bond, to come together, to surround ourselves with loved ones and get lost. At this very moment these memories converted into a design, a design with meaning, something to capture the essence of a campfire.

 

This is the "LampFire"

 

 

 

 

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hed lyte - updates

A quick illustration I just knocked out to get my head back into this project! We"re looking to get these Hed Lyte"s produced! Will post more details tomorrow! :)

creativesession hed lyte light design

BEST THING OUT OF THE BAY AREA

Now I'm not a music expert but my ear drums do not lie when I hear good music. Our friend Adam rap name A-1 has been putting out conscious, amazing story telling hip hop that's appealing to the MASS.  Now being in the design industry we're constantly faced with heavy constructive criticism daily, heavy harsh truth that really molds and crafts a quality designer. So I'm not here to be friendly and compliment a friend! Its the TRUTH and this guy will be untouchable soon! Check out his music here:

http://www.a-1music.com/

 

His latest video " SPEAKER " produced by WOOSTAAR

 

Congrats Team Japan on Winning Cut & Paste Global Finals

Happy Monday to whom ever sets eyes on my after lunch post. The last 5 days spent in NYC has been amazing, charming and eventful to put short. The CS crew flew out east to attend the Cut&Paste Global championship. We came  to show our  friend Tom Gurka & Creative Session's Anh Nguyen support. They competed under "2d/3d" for the San Francisco chapter. Unfortunately San Francisco didn't win this round but they did an amazing job! Congrats to the guys from Japan for taking Gold. I will be posting a more detailed blog and video soon.

(to be continued....)

CS for MEN'S HEALTH

Thanks to the gods and goddesses of "MENS HEALTH" we are healthy and well. But if one day due to horrible luck, depletion of good karma-tic points, or simply bad weather, we catch a cold, programs & events such as Movember are available. So let the donations begin.

Please support Movember : TEAM CREATIVE SESSION and donateHERE

creating digi woven cables!

We have a CRAZY project in the works that we're DYING to show you all, but it's best if we keep it under wraps for now. Anywho, it requires creating woven cables. Bare with us, this is our first time creating fabric weaves from scratch!  

These first two images are for inspiration, what we wish to create. creativesession design woven knit cable

creativesession woven knit weave

 

What you see here is a pattern we created on Illustrator and a very rough CAD and rendering! Slowly getting there! creativesession woven knit weave

creativesession woven knit weave

Shocker lifestyle

"At the touch of love everyone becomes a poet."  -- Plato

Passion, inspiration, & ambition are attributes that drive us in doing the things we love. Unconditional effort to achieve more, to want more; is my main vehicle moving forward in life.

In light of National Breast Cancer Awareness month we're showing love with a design that literally spells out "Love", and what better way to spell it than some caring hand gestures.

 

Last week on a ride home I thought of my friend Dennis Truong's brand Shocker Lifestyle. His brand lends itself to really interesting graphic hand gestures. The best part is- for both of us, the common goal is success. Our tickets are booked, we're traveling at a different pace, but our journey will come with many blessings.  We're all creating our own movements in hope that our ripples turn into waves.  It's all because of Love that drives us forward, and this very word LOVE is what I thought will be perfect in designing what you will see here:

 

 (thanks for the package Dennis.)

(reminds me of the plaques that come with Lids hats.)

 

 

CS Dreamcatching

I've been sitting on the idea of designing  a dream catcher out of our company logo. To me it was a cool idea because the aesthetics of our logo lends itself  to the intricate weaving details of a dream catcher.

I was inspired to design this way back when I saw the "TED talk" of Elizabeth Gillbert speaking about her book  "Eat, Pray, Love" and the ways she stays inspired. The TED talk left an lasting impression when Elizabeth told the story of Ruth Stone. When an idea comes to Ruth she would feel or hear it coming, she then immediately would run like hell to catch the idea into some notes. Other times the idea would barrel through her and continue in the landscape looking for another creative. I'm sure we all have experienced this phenomenon once or twice in our lives, and idea comes to us and we do nothing about it and the next thing we know someone out there has executed it.

The CS Dreamcatcher is a graphic tribute for us to constantly hold onto our dreams and ideas. To be diligent and effective, to execute accordingly and never push or ignore  our genius aside.

here is the video:

Tre Redeau Ideation

Our homie formerly known by rap name Blazē is rebranding himself and we're redesigning his logo. Blazē will now go by his full name Trē Redēau and we're currently brainstorming unique logo options. Click on the image below to sneak peak what we currently have.

Mama, we sorta made it!

After a few long weeks of waiting and voting... results are in! From 365 designs we made top 40! From 40 we short listed to 5! Thanks again for all the love and support from the community, HONESTLY we would not have made it without you! project runway hp design creativesession competition

Create Opportunity

"Always be prepared because you'll never know when an opportunity will come around." Wise words from my dad and I've appreciated the knowledge all my life. I attribute it to me constantly day dreaming and crafting new designs because you never know if your ideas will create new opportunities.

Don't Change

"Make the money, don't let the money make you. Change the game, don't let the game change you." -Macklemore

Inspired by Macklemore's latest album "The Heist"

Make the Money

[Verse 1]

Now, this is my job, I will not quit it Pulled me out the depths when I thought that I was finished Yeah I questioned if I could go the distance That's just the work, regardless of who's listening, listening Listen, see I was meant to be a warrior Fight something amongst me, leave here victorious Classroom of kids, or a venue performing If I'd had done for the money I'd have been a fucking lawyer Concrete, vagabond, van telling stories Humbled by the road, I'm realizing I'm not important See life's a beautiful struggle, I record it Hope it helps you maneuvering through yours and That's why we stay in the lab at night I've been staring into this pad for over half my life A true artist won't be satisfied So I guess that's the sacrifice And I say...

[Hook] Make the money, don't let the money make you Change the game, don't let the game change you I'll forever remain faithful All my people stay true I say... Make the money, don't let the money make you Change the game, don't let the game change you I'll forever remain faithful All my people stay true

[Verse 2]

Forget about the fame, fortune and the mansion Sitting and tripping watching myself on a plasma Yeah, I start slipping when I'm thinking about that stuff Ego won't swole until the karma catches that up, that up I'm my grandma's number one grandson I lost myself to remember who that was We start thinking about some kicks, a necklace What I really need is a job off craig's list Take away the dot com, name, love Fans, twitter followers, and the buzz See, you keep the issues but you take away the drugs And I had to find out who I really was Who I really wasn't So sick of who I was becoming Yeah, tired of running Time to look at the man in the mirror until I can learn to love him

[Hook] Make the money, don't let the money make you Change the game, don't let the game change you I'll forever remain faithful All my people stay true I said... Make the money, don't let the money make you Change the game, don't let the game change you I'll forever remain faithful All my people stay true

[Bridge](x2) Of course I want dubs and a candy painted 'lac Watch the videos and get the girls in the back But if that's what I believe in, and the reason that I rap Uncle Sam is my pimp when he puts me on the track

[Hook] Make the money, don't let the money make you Change the game, don't let the game change you I'll forever remain faithful Stay true, stay true And I said... Make the money, don't let the money make you Change the game, don't let the game change you I'll forever remain faithful Stay true, stay true, stay true

[Outro] Forget about the fame I said forget about the fame I'll forever remain faithful Stay true, stay true, stay true