Thursday, September 27, 2012

"Eternity" by Paul Van Dyk (feat. Adam Young)


When I lift off
When both my feet leave the ground
Will you be there where the skyline ends?
When I take flight
When the blackest night calls me home
Will you be there when the dream begins?

The smallest drop in the ocean
Can start a wave of emotion
My dear, I wish I could hold you safe in my arms
From here to eternity

Alone I’ll know you’ll be waiting
When the moon beams lean down to kiss me
Cause your beauty burns through the darkness
Crystal and clear
From here to eternity

When I let go
When I release all my cares
Will you be there where the nightmare ends?
When I drift off
When the silver sun calls my name
Will you be there where the light begins?

The smallest drop in the ocean
Can start a wave of emotion
My dear, I wish I could hold you safe in my arms
From here to eternity

Alone I’ll know you’ll be waiting
When the moon beams lean down to kiss me
Cause your beauty burns through the darkness
Crystal and clear
From here to eternity

Stabuxguy - Just love the vid and the lyric.... the smallest drop in the ocean... can start a wave of emotion. My dear, I wish I could hold you safe in my arms, from here to eternity.... :)

Sunday, September 23, 2012

Pagi Ahad Kash Dan Iklan Kreatif

Hai, apa khabar Ahad anda? Bangun pagi? Oh, bersedia untuk makan pagi- saya? Sudah sesuatu yang rutin bagi saya, awal-awal sudah terjaga. Kebelakangan ini saya sibuk menguruskan 'sesuatu'. Apa dia? Haha.. sabar. Nanti kalau semuanya berjalan lancar akan saya war-warkan. 

Obses membaca dan melayar beberapa laman 'freelance web designers' sejak akhir-akhir ini memberi saya inspirasi. Ralit ke sana-sini, tumpuan saya tersinggah di satu blog yang mengandungi himpunan iklan-iklan kreatif di bawah ini (ada antaranya buat saya tersenyum sendiri). Ada yang tepat dan bisa difahami, tak kurang yang harus anda perhati dan 'super' selami. 

Antara sebab waktu kecil-kecil saya suka menonton tv dan merenung iklan di majalah. 

Okay, nikmati Ahad anda ya. Jangan sampai tertumpah kopi. 

Jumpa lagi!

















Stabuxguy

Friday, September 21, 2012

PanTONE

Something funny to start your day- hahaha! 

Graphic design humor by Nathan W Pyle. 
*Credit to Photoshop Roadmap :)

Friday, September 14, 2012

PROMO : Kelas ADOBE Photoshop Asas Di Langkawi



Hello semua! Apa kahabar?

Saya ada sesuatu yang menggembirakan utk diwar-warkan hari ini. Setelah lama merancang, Alhamdulillah, berkat sedikit usaha, saya dan Kedai Kash (KK), iaitu "kedai online" yang sedang saya usahakan (klik di sini untuk LIKE), kini bakal melancarkan Kelas ADOBE Photoshop (peringkat asas) bermula minggu kedua Oktober nanti. 

Bakal dikendalikan oleh saya sendiri selaku pengajar, kelas ini adalah terbuka buat semua yang berminat dan ingin mengetahui apa itu ADOBE Photoshop dan tips-tips berguna yang berkaitan. 

Terima kasih tak terhingga buat beberapa rakan dan mereka yang terlibat dalam membantu, baik dari segi penyediaan material mahupun sokongan/motivasi. Anda tahu siapa anda! Saya benar-benar menghargai jasa kalian. Hanya Tuhan mampu membalasnya.

Sedikit info tentang kelas ini?

Yuran kursus yang rendah, jadual yang fleksibel, saya juga akan berkongsi pengalaman bersama-sama rakan-rakan peserta selama berkecimpung dalam dunia grafik dan suasana perkerjaan sebenar.

Untuk pengetahuan, saya pernah berkerja di MIG Movies (syarikat pengeluar filem milik David Teo) selaku pereka grafik dan juga pernah berkhidmat di Universiti Putra Malaysia di Bahagian Komunikasi Korporat, juga dengan jawatan yang sama. 

Diharapkan dengan sedikit pengalaman yang saya ada, dapatlah sama-sama kita berkongsi dan lebih mendalami ilmu grafik dan Photoshop ini khususnya.

Jadi jangan lupa ya, khusus buat mereka yang berada di Langkawi (dan juga Alor Setar!), TEMPAH kelas anda hari ini. Hubungi nombor tertera atau telefon/e-mail saya sendiri sebagaimana di bawah :

TEL : 017-394 0759
E-MEL : kedaikash@rocketmail.com

Jumpa KK dan geng2 lain di sana! :)

Stabuxguy

Thursday, September 13, 2012

Cara Hidup Sihat Gaya Hunk Express!


*Kredit artikel : http://www.facebook.com/HunkExpress

Way #1-Always Eat a Man's Breakfast.

No more donut or kuih apam—you want some protein and fat. Scrambled eggs and a few sausage links will keep you fuller longer than an roti canai will.

Way #2-Eat More!

We're talking three good snacks and three healthful meals. But what do you eat during the football game if you can't have teh tarik and nasi kandar? Limau ais kosong and tandori chicken will satisfy your needs while helping to build muscle.

Way #3-Just Say No to Starches

Foods like pasta, white bread, and potatoes make you fat. If you must have pasta, make yours whole-wheat. Same goes for bread, and swap white potatoes for sweet potatoes. Just don't eat too much! A perfect example of a great swap are these crispy sweet potato fries. You'll never go back to regular potatoes.

Way #4-Lift Weights

Yes, you have to hit the gym. The more muscle you have, the more your body will burn the fat! The muscles you build will not only improve your performance, they'll stoke your metabolism so you burn calories long after your workout is over.

Way #5-Think Before You Eat

Don't just stuff your face with the stale cookies left over from the holidays or eat what you bought excessively at the Ramadan Bazzar for sahur, eat what tastes good and what's good for you. Take your time eating; you'll stay fuller longer.

Way #6-But Have Fun Once in a While—or Once a Week

Stifle those cravings for too long, and you'll be miserable and might fall off your new plan forever. Just splurge reasonably—two slices of pizza, not the whole thing.

Way #7-Go Low-Carb

It's the easiest way to drop weight fast. The cravings are hard at first, but it gets easier—especially when you see the results.

Way #8-Run Intervals

It's easier to alternate between hard and easy running instead of going for a long run—especially if you don't like running. Plus, you'll be done faster and burn more fat. Break your speed limits by boosting your speed with intervals. You'll not only get faster, but your gut with flatten in no-time.

Way #9-Never, Ever Drink Sweetened Soda

A glass of water is good enough for you. Tea is also a good replacement for soft drinks.Take green tea, it is high in anti-oxidant.

Way #10-Don't Fear Fat

It makes you feel full, helps control your appetite, and your body needs it.Of course, some fat is good while others are bad. You need to know which one.

p/s : Terima kasih kerana menulis artikel/panduan yang sangat-sangat berguna ini. Ada sebab mengapa saya memuatkan artikel beliau di sini (nanti saya ceritakan di catatan yang lain ya!).

Jom gym!

Stabuxguy

German Word of the Day

German word :  gut aussehen
English translation : to look good

Part of speech :  expression

Example sentence

German : Das Buffet sieht gut aus.
English  : This buffet looks good.

Monday, September 10, 2012

Top 10 Lies told to Naive Artists and Designers


by Mark W. Lewis

1. "Do this one cheap (or free) and we'll make it up on the next one."

No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would say if you said "come in, provide and install the sink for free and next time we'll make it up when we need a sink." You would be laughed at! Also the likelyhood is that if something important came along, they wouldn't use you.

2. "We never pay a cent until we see the final product."

This is a croc, unless the person is leaving the door open to cheat you out of your pay. Virtually every profession requres a deposit or incremental payment during anything but the smallest project. Once you have a working relationship, you may work out another arrangement with a client. But a new client should not ask you to go beyond an initial meeting and, perhaps some preliminary sketches without pay on the job!

3. "Do this for us and you'll get great exposure! The jobs will just pour in!"

Baloney. Tell a plumber "Install this sink and my friend will see and you'll get lots of business!" Our plumber friend would say "You mean even if I do a good job I have to give my work away to get noticed? Then it isn't worth the notice." Also the guy would likely brag to everyone he knows about how this would normally cost (X) dollars, but brilliant businessman that he is he got if for free! If anyone calls, they'll expect the same or better deal.

4. On looking at sketches or concepts: "Well, we aren't sure if we want to use you yet, but leave your material here so I can talk to my partner/investor/wife/clergy."

You can be sure that 15 minutes after you leave he will be on the phone to other designers, now with concepts in hand, asking for price quotes. When you call back you will be informed that your prices were too high and Joe Blow Design/Illustration will be doing the job. Why shouldn't they be cheaper? You just gave them hours of free consulting work! Until you have a deal, LEAVE NOTHING CREATIVE at the clients office.

5. "Well, the job isn't CANCELLED, just delayed. Keep the account open and we'll continue in a month or two."

Ummm, probably not. If something is hot, then not, it could be dead. It would be a mistake to *not* bill for work performed at this point and then let the chips fall where they may! Call in two months and someone else may be in that job. And guess what? They don't know you at all.....

6. "Contract? We don't need no stinking contact! Aren't we friends?"

Yes, we are, until something goes wrong or is misunderstood, then you are the jerk in the suit and I am that idiot designer, then the contract is essential. That is, unless one doesn't care about being paid. Any reputable business uses paperwork to define relationships and you should too.

7. "Send me a bill after the work goes to press."

Why wait for an irrelevant deadline to send an invoice? You stand behind your work, right? You are honest, right? Why would you feel bound to this deadline? Once you deliver the work and it is accepted, BILL IT. This point may just be a delaying tactic so the job goes through the printer prior to any question of your being paid. If the guy waits for the job to be printed, and you do changes as necessary, then he can stiff you and not take a chance that he'll have to pay someone else for changes.

8 "The last guy did it for XXX dollars."

That is irrelevant. If the last guy was so good they wouldn't be talking to you, now would they? And what that guy charged means nothing to you, really. People who charge too little for their time go out of business (or self-destruct financially, or change occupations) and then someone else has to step in. Set a fair price and stick to it.

9. "Our budget is XXX dollars, firm."

Amazing, isn't it? This guy goes out to buy a car, and what, knows exactly what he is going to spend before even looking or researching? Not likely. A certain amount of work costs a certain amount of money. If they have less money (and you *can*) do less work and still take the job. But make sure they understand that you are doing less work if you take less money that you originally estimated. Give fewer comps, simplify, let them go elsewhere for services (like films) etc.

10. "We are having financial problems. Give us the work, we'll make some money and we'll pay you. Simple."

Yeah, except when the money comes, you can expect that you will be pretty low on the list to be paid. If someone reaches the point where they admit that the company is in trouble, then they are probably much worse off than they are admitting to. Even then, are you a bank? Are you qualified to check out their financials? If the company is strapped to the point where credit is a problem through credit agencies, banks etc. what business would you have extending credit to them. You have exactly ZERO pull once they have the work. Noble intentions or not, this is probably a losing bet. But if you are going to roll the dice, AT LEAST you should be getting additional money for waiting. The bank gets interest and so should you. That is probably why the person is approaching you; to get six months worth of free interest instead of paying bank rates for credit and then paying you with that money. Don't give away money.

Now, this list wasn't meant to make anyone crazy or paranoid, but is designed to inject some reality into the fantasy.

You are GOING to be dealing with people who are unlike yourself. Their motivations are their own and their attitudes are probably different than yours. There are going to be demands, problems, issues and all the hassles that go with practically ANY work/job/money situation. Too many times I see the sad example of someone walking in to a situation with noble intentions and then getting royally screwed, because what they see as an opportunity and a labor of love, the other party sees as something else entirely, not at all romantic or idealized, but raw and simple.

How can you deal with this stuff and still do good creative work? Good question. THIS is why an education is important. You learn, out of the line of fire, how to deal with the art at it's own level and also how to deal with the crap that surrounds it. You may have tough teachers and think that it can't be worse, but wait until a business person has a hundred grand riding on your art! Then you will know what "demanding" means. You will then thank all those tough teachers for building up the calluses that enable you to enjoy the job rather than just feeling like it is all a big waste of time!

In the end, working commercially, being a terrific artist is about 25% of the task. If that is the only part of the task that you are interested in, do yourself a favor. Don't turn "pro."

Stabuxguy

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