Tag archive for ‘inspiration’
On Perspiration: Thomas Edison and Ira Glass
Genius is one percent inspiration, ninety-nine percent perspiration.
Much has been said about inspirations lately, but one thing I do want to mention: inspirations alone do not produce great work. Thomas Edison1 was onto something when he said that “none of [his] inventions came by accident.” It takes work and effort. A lot of it.
Ira Glass, [...]
USC vs Cal – Sierra Lodge Football Poster
Update: Part 2 of the design process is now up.
This upcoming Saturday, Kairos Christian Fellowship will be having a getaway in the sierras. Unfortunately, that coincides with the big Cal vs. USC home game. As a way to draw students to choose the sierra trip over the game, we designed a poster for this event.
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Good Idea, Bad Idea: A Cappella Tribute to John Williams
Good artists copy, great artists steal, as the saying goes. It’s not news to anyone that we, as artists — nay, as human beings — are constantly being inspired by something. I’ve already written two posts on videos that were inspired from elsewhere (check out 1 and 2), and why they worked. Unfortunately, it is [...]
Kairos Welcome Night – Web Poster Design
Every year, after the New Student Welcome Night, each of the three sponsoring groups (a2f, Koinonia, and Kairos) put on their own Welcome Nights. Usually, the postcard graphic will be displayed on the respective websites, providing information about the event. This year, Kairos decided to try another route: we went the way of the poster.
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New Student Welcome Night video advertisements
Continuing the topic of art and inspirations, we’ll be discussing about some recent work that we did and what inspired us.
Acts2fellowship, Koinonia, and Kairos (three Christian fellowships) will be hosting a huge event — New Student Welcome Night — on the UC Berkeley campus this Wednesday and Thursday. In the past, we’ve always faced the same [...]
On Inspirations: Coldplay’s “Strawberry Swing” Music Video
When Coldplay released their music video for Strawberry Swing, it immediately became a hit. It’s the perfect mixture between the artistic creativity and the audacity to even attempt such a project (it’s all chalk) — not to mention the quality of the music (my personal favorite next to Viva la Vida) — that allowed this [...]