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抱歉，我太嚴肅了...nalaku！by chris

Mon, 08/21/2006 - 11:03 — Anonymous

nalakuvara，梵文三太子的意思。是的，這是我們自創的一個品牌，以華人角度來看待，現在正流行火熱的街頭文化，把我們的文化、生活經驗注入到街頭流行，激盪出屬於華人的街頭流行，這是我們努力的目標。三太子，中國神話最年輕的神明，形象很符合現代的年輕世代，好奇、求新、勇於冒險，以三太子來看待現代的街頭流行是最恰好不過的。第一次的成果展，老實說我的心理七上八下，很怕自己的設計不被大家認同，還好反應熱烈，來看展的朋友都想現場買下來，這對我們設計師來說，是一種實質的鼓勵，畢竟大家也都想要擁有屬於自己認同的，文化與生活經驗，穿帶別人的東西太久了，也想有點歸屬感，也想有點屬於華人的設計‧‧‧這是也是我夢想的〝華人潮流〞。

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my baby nalakuvara by gin

Mon, 08/21/2006 - 10:01 — Anonymous

這次NALAKUVARA在世貿三館首度正式公開露面，經過像市集般的三天展覽後，從一開始懷著忐忑不安的心情到最後結束滿滿的開心，看到那麼多喜歡NALAKUVARA的朋友，就像自己的孩子生出來得到大家寵愛般快樂(等我更瘦一點我就會飛上天了)。透過這次的交流，讓大家認識了NALAKUVARA，我想我們期許的不只是一個自創品牌，更是一種華人的精神，很高興大家對我們設計方向的支持，也很熱情地給予正面的評語，在現場我感受到大家對NALAKUVARA的熱切期許，(當我一個人落單時被一群人圍住要我賣他們，當時， 我心中好怕被圍毆，真是太刺激的工作啊!)也許沒有販售讓大家失望，但是不久的將來，SHOP會滿載著NALAKUVARA的產品和大家見面，誘惑你的購買慾望，在等待的這段時間，請先幫你的荷包餵胖一點，屆時，希望大家可以用行動來支持NALAKUVARA!(笑)

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NALA"COOL"！逛大觀園 by peggy

Mon, 08/21/2006 - 09:10 — Anonymous

大學畢業後，第一次參加世貿展...NALAKUVARA這次隨著紡拓會的機會，在世貿三館展三天，算是新人乍現。也藉由這次機會，看到了許多台灣的傳統成衣、製帽、包包、製襪等公司。這次的主題是「魅力‧台北」，就是展現台北的時尚風格，以及參展成果發表。NALAKUVARA這次呈現是品牌的發表，在參展前，大家攪盡腦汁如何讓品牌的特色更為強烈，果然，辛苦是有代價低，我們品牌的風格非常的"強烈"，這該說好還是不好呢? 哈~NALAKUVARA是以華人的眼界來看西方的街頭文化，所以我們大量使用東方的元素，如主題LOGO的三太子，吉祥的圖騰以及使用大量的紅色(在東方的代表是吉利的)。除了整體的品牌形象外，每個設計的單品也都富含華人的精神！ 這三天下來，大部分給予的評價都是正面的，無論是同期參展的廠商或是買家，都覺得不錯~我們也藉由這次的機會去參觀認識一些以後有可能合作的廠商。也許是大部分參展的...

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An Open letter to John Warnock

Mon, 08/28/2006 - 21:42 — Anonymous

Attn: John Warnock
c/o Adobe Systems
345 Park Avenue
San Jose, CA 95110
John,
I am writing this to you because of all the people on the planet, you are quite literally the only person I know of who could make what I am about to ask for a reality. But before I get to my request, let me please start with a few words of thanks.
I hope I speak for all designers when I say that without question, your contributions to the world of design through the technology of PostScript and the subsequent business you built in Adobe Systems, has quite simply changed the face of design. You’ve made the life of designers everywhere on the planet more fulfilling and have given us the tools and technology to progress our craft. Through Adobe, you’ve given us the gift of Illustrator, Photoshop and InDesign, and countless many other creative applications that have become the core tools for our profession.
On a personal note, I’ve been privileged to have had the dream job early in my career at the company you built. That opportunity provided me the room to grow in my craft in ways that I never could have imagined before going in. Adobe is in my blood.
I will never...

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Convenient Lessons from An Inconvenient Truth

Wed, 08/02/2006 - 20:30 — Anonymous

If you have not yet seen An Inconvenient Truth, then I highly recommend that you do. It’s a compelling film and one that deserves to be taken seriously, regardless of what your opinion of anyone with a (D) in front of their name might be. However, I’m not going to get into the science or politics of the movie, which I admit I found quite convincing. I want to examine a few issues more closely tied to my profession.
As a designer, I found the presentation of the information in the movie thoroughly engaging. The slides that Mr. Gore used — designed by Duarte Design — were clean, clear and communicated complex sets of data in an accessible fashion. There was excellent use of movement to reveal the underlying story the data was telling us. There were moments of humor used to break up the relentless abuse the facts can have on one’s psyche. And there was near perfect use of contrast and scale to communicate the significance of the situation.
What could have been just yet another crappy

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The Second Renaissance

Sat, 08/19/2006 - 09:22 — Anonymous

You may not know it, but we're in the beginning of what will one day be defined by historians as the Second Renaissance or "rebirth" of arts and culture. The First Renaissance started in Italy in the 1300's, lasted several hundred years, and centered around the rediscovery of ancient texts and classical learning that was dormant Europe during the Middle Ages. This rediscovery brought about profound changes in every area of society that formed the basis of what we now consider Modern society. The First Renaissance witnessed the birth of the Reformation, the rise of Humanism and the spark of the Scientific Revolution. And the institutional Christian church played a significant role in funding and shaping much of the major movements during this period. As a result, the art, philosophy (minus humanism) and music of that period bore the distinct marks of the church and a calling to a higher, deeper Purpose that those disciplines serve. The Second Renaissance is quite different. While technology still fuels it--the computer and Internet taking the place of the printing press and monks--the Second Renaissance signals the transition of the Modern era into a Post-Modern one. This Second Renaissance is not being shaped by institutions--the Church or otherwise, but by individuals and...

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Idyllic Summer and lovely faeries

Wed, 08/16/2006 - 15:50 — Anonymous

It’s a lovely summer day here and with Gretel posting about the Society of Secret Fairies (a wondeful idea!) I thought I’d post a photo I took of my friend Claire’s daughter last summer in my garden. Taken with a Canon A30 Power Shot, worked on in Photoshop, I then printed a 10 x 8 print which I gave to my friend as a reminder of a lovely afternoon.Hope all of you are having a lovely idyllic summer

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Butterflies and Bees

Fri, 08/04/2006 - 18:35 — Anonymous

There seems to be an abundance of butterflies and insects about this summer and I have been able to capture some great shots in the garden which I thought I’d share here.The bee on the cornflower seem to be having a good day judging by the pollen he had collected and it’s a win-win situation the butterflies and bees get a well earned pesticide free meal, and we get the pleasure of beautiful flowers and a bumper crop of fruit and vegetables. Due to the abundance of flowers they don't seem to mind sharingI was so pleased with the photo below i have decided to used it as my desktop wallpaper. The butterfly in the photo is a Speckled wood Pararge aegeria

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