{ Life of a Bullet }

Taken from the opening intro of Lord of War starring Nicholas Cage and Ethan Hawke. One of the best movie intro I had ever seen! It's very impressive....

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{ Shine }

Thailand TVC on Pantene Shampoo. Pretty touching....
Enjoy!

{ Ridiculous Design Rules }

"Because, ultimately, every rule related to, or governing, design is ridiculous..."

This is what was written on the cover of "Never Use White Type on a Black Background, and 50 other ridiculous design rules" published by BIS Publishers. As wrote on the introduction page:

The world of design is inundated with a seemingly endless list of rules. 'Less is more, 'form follows function', 'keep it simple', 'dress your age' and the list goes on and on. Some designers consider these rules as valuable words of wisdom, which serve as a guiding line and source of inspiration. Others perceive them as mere restrictions: design dogmas and fashion formulae that need to be bended, twisted or broken altogether. Whichever side of the fence you sit on in this whole rules debate, you're bound to find this book a source of inspiration, comfort, joy or just plain old fun. Because, ultimately, every rule related to, governing, design is ridiculous.

This book by BIS Publishers certainly brings joy and inspiration to me. Beside the 50 'good old rules' of design, it also have quotes from various famous creative people relating to individual rule. One of my favourite is by William A. Feather (1889-1981), an American author and publisher, for RULE 46 : Know your audience, "The philosophy behind much advertising is based on the old observation that every man is really two men – the man he is and the man he wants to be."

I don't agree to all of the 50 rules stated in the book, but there's some I can't agree more. The bottom line is design has no rules, just guidelines. To follow or not to, entirely up to individual. Anyways, design is about breaking the boundaries, not creating them. :)

{ Quote of the Day }

"Open yourself up to other things that can inspire design rather than looking at design constantly. You have to expose yourself to other worlds to keep your mind more active."

– Hussein Chalayan (1970), Turkish Cypriot fashion designer