Everybody Pinterest!

monogum — Mon, 09 Apr 2012 11:02:42 +0000

Pinterest is a new social network that growing rapidly, the repin function is awesome, and the user can create many different kind of boards to categorize different kind of images and videos.

As a designer, of course this is a stunning tools for us to save the images, like an online scrapbook, now I spend more time to pin more than Facebook. It is not only a image sharing site, it is also a good channel to prompt our works and services, by pinning the pictures from our portfolio. I’ve my Pinterest account today and spent only 2 mins to set up, the interface is clean and simple.

Seem everybody getting in to the pin board, did you pin today?

Breda beer new packaging

monogum — Sat, 07 Apr 2012 04:02:52 +0000

Berda is one of my favor Holland’s beer, recently I found that they updated the can graphic, using the red crest as main viusal, using black instead of brown color, it’s does looks cooler overall, I hope the taste is cooler too

My standard jogging gears.

monogum — Mon, 26 Mar 2012 06:39:45 +0000

One of the very important way to fill up the creative juice is workout, I go out jogging about 2-3 times a week, and run 11km every time.Sometimes when my brain get stuck, jogging is really the savior, some brillant idea came out during the run! Consider that the designers are sitting continually for over 3-6 hrs averagely, stand up and run is helping us not only for health matter, but also the creative brain.

I've got a fashion design silver award!

monogum — Tue, 02 Aug 2011 02:00:09 +0000

INTERNATIONAL DESIGN AWARDS ANNOUNCE 2010 WINNERS

Los Angeles, CA (May 1, 2011) Alan Lee of Hong Kong was Awarded: Second Prize in Sportswear Competition for the entry titled, ” Dancing Lion board short..”

The International Design Awards exist to celebrate the world’s most visionary designers, discover new and emerging talent, and promote the appreciation of design worldwide.

Architects and designers of interiors, fashion, products, and graphics submitted entries from over 65 countries throughout the world, proving IDA’s global emphasis. Judging was a rigorous process, with winners receiving publication of their work in the 2010 International Design Awards Book of Designs, to be distributed nationwide; promotion to 100,000 design professionals and potential clients worldwide; year-long coverage on the International Design Awards website; and critical acclaim by our distinguished panel of judges.

Jurors included Alice Blackwood – Editor, Design Quarterly; Lise Coirier – Editor-in-Chief, TL; Hans Fank – Editor-in-Chief, OBJEKT International; Aaron Kenedi – Editor-in-Chief, Print; Rebecca Epstein Kong – Co-Founder, Artware Editions; Raj Nandan – Managing Director, Indesign Group; Laurence Ng – Publisher, IdN; Josh Rubin – Editor-in-Chief, Founder, and Publisher, Cool Hunting; and other leaders and editors in the design community.

About the Winner:

Alan Lee :
alanika@me.com

http://www.monogum.com

For Press Inquiries, Contact:

Jade Tran
International Design Awards
550 N Larchmont Blvd, Ste 100
Los Angeles, CA 90004

jtran@idesignawards.com

Here is the link: http://idesignawards.com/winners/catwinner2010.php?compName=FASHION%20DESIGN&level=pro&compNum=IDA%2010

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My Design Workspaces – Then and Now

monogum — Sun, 15 May 2011 07:33:14 +0000

You have probably read a lot about designers’ workspaces from all around the world. Some of them are really kick-ass and awesome, so I’m not going to get into that again. All I want to do is share and compare my workspace, then and now.It would be a very interesting to see the metamorphosis of a working environment and how it affects a designer’s creativity, since the design studio is the place that cultivates a lot of great ideas for different categories of designs. This time I will be the first one to show mine, and I hope you guys can share yours too.

2000 -2002

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This was my first workstation after I graduated from design school as a web designer. My daily job was to design the Flash animations, which would then be coded by the programmer. Office Location: Causeway Bay, Hong Kong | Computer: An unknown PC

2003 -2004

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When I joined the advertising agency, as shown in the picture, I was practically on fire everyday. I would work till11pm every night, sometimes even overnight – it was the craziest time in my life. My daily job was to designing the packaging for Wai Yuen Tong ( A Chinese medicine company), prepare the advertisement output files for Samsung, PCCW, Dai Sung Bank…etc. Office Location: Wan Chai, Hong Kong | Computer: Apple Power Mac G4 400 AGP / OS9.1

2004 -2005

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This is my beloved office when I was working at React Design. We had a Maple wood floor, perfect for walking bare foot inside the office in summer time. My duties there were to create hotel packaging, restaurant menus and corporate identities. Office Location: Central, Hong Kong | Computer: Apple Power Mac G4 466 Digital Audio / OSX 10.3, Apple Power Mac G5 1.8 PCI / OSX 10.3

2006 -2008

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Li & Fung Trading Ltd. is a giant corporate with offices spread worldwide. This was the first time that I worked in such a large company and with so many people. The experience gave me a new perspective on business. My duties here were designing the packaging for Walmart, Kohl’s, Belk..etc. Office Location: Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon | Computer: Apple Power Mac G5 2.7 DP / OSX 10.4

2008 -2009

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I joined a small design house, where I enjoyed designing corporate identities and logos. I even managed and monitored the work of two other designers. Office Location: Lai Causwaybay, Hong Kong | Computer: Apple Power Mac G5 2.3 DP / OSX 10.5

2010 (four months)

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This is the Bergner’s design office – a typical one, zero design element, nothing special.

Home office: Lamma Island (2005-2009)

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Lamma Island is the most beautiful and unique island in Hong Kong, and that’s where I had my beloved home office too. Computer: Apple Power Mac G4 1.25 Mirror Door / OSX 10.3 – 10.5, Apple Power Mac G5 2.0 PCI / OSZ10.5

Home office: Coastal Skyline (Now)

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This is my home office now. Computer: Apple Mac Mini C2D 2.0 / OSX 10.6, Apple Mac Mini C2D 2.4 / OSX 10.6

Thanks for reading! If you guys want to share your work space’s metamorphosis too, please contact me!