Shit

在這冷漠的社會裡，只剩 狗屎 還有些許的溫度。

回憶殺人

總是會在奇異的時間點回到「座落在草原上的香料工廠」，
就是個新聞台，只是曾經共同記錄過一段曾經交往一年的感情。

就在前晚，發覺原本不再更新過的 PChome 新聞台被無預警關台，想到這一個「一年的曾經」可不能就這樣被科技刪除記憶。
一怒之下，徹底地花了近 2 個小時將 4 年半前、140 筆文章、為期 2.5 年、32.3 MB 的交換日記備份下來，當按下 save 的那一瞬已經凌晨 3 點半。

上了碩士課程才知道所謂 research 的資料回溯，不自覺以那樣的角度回顧，驚異地慶幸我和她卻實留下了當時氛圍環境的蛛絲馬跡以及不少細節，讓時間刻度滴滴答答地一刻刻往前...
從最近的一篇篇往下細讀，說整格的，那感覺很奇妙，從第一人稱寫給她、第二人稱她回我，到今日又彷彿以第三人角度看一幕幕的場景，同時「時間」也在眼前展現情緒化的定義。
魚雁往返的內容讓 Grayscale 的 查令十字路八十四號 對比出 RGB 的香料工廠，還 HD 畫質。
雖然高潮迭起，事隔多年地重回現場，裡頭有自己太多的粗心、不敏感與來不及卻應該的抱歉...

的確，
回憶殺人。

我還是得謝謝妳，妳讓我曾經接近完美過。
那曾是我生命裡最躍動與自由的一章。

The whisper of hidden beeauty - Chinese Chair

這應該算是這次 project 裡較為核心的一項實驗元素。目的是邀請讀者隨時可以想像、假設家中有這麼一張中式傢具的擺置模擬。



感謝艾姐提供後腦勺與雙手。

15 SEP 2008

WORKING MEMO 2007 OCT - 《帶著獅子在沙漠中行走》

1.
這裡不是學校，不要總是等著別人指導你或給你什麼。

2.
不要抱怨。
對於你自己已經接受的工作，就拿出能力和責任感做完它。你的工作是解決問題，不是製造問題。

3.
請提高標準要求自己的溝通能力。
請特別注意你的角色和身份，請清楚你跟他人的關係到底是什麼，不要把廠商當客戶，把客戶當笨蛋，把協力單位當成部屬。許多你覺得很「好用」的外面的朋友，都是許多人多年來辛苦經營的人脈，不要使用得那麼理所當然，花時間去想想你的人脈在哪裡？

4.
你的 EQ 很重要，IQ 也很重要。
想讓別人尊重你是個大人物，就不要做一堆小朋友的反應。Senior 與 Junior的差別在哪裡？就是值得信任。

5.
每個人都有為自己想的權利，但是當我們在工作的時候，絕對要以公司的利益為優先考量，這是你進入社會最基本的義務。那就是為什麼我們不會錄取那些面試時「我覺得對這份工作感興趣」的人，而會用「我需要這份工作」或是「我能夠做些麼」的人。

6.
付出。
只有付出才會讓你更以自己為榮。主動幫忙，你就一定會成功。

7.
你的作品就是你。
你很計較很小氣，你的作品就不會大方，你很幼稚很任性，你的作品也絕對不成熟，你不真心，總是做做樣子，你的作品就永遠不會感人。

8.
不要總是等著別人告訴你怎麼去做，等著別人告訴你標準答案。
張學友唱過了，等著別人給幸福的人，往往都過的不怎麼幸福。

9.
我不希望「校稿」是個問題。我不希望「加班」會是個問題。不管你的理由是什麼，你一定還沒有盡全力。

10.
每個人都一樣，沒有什麼人是不能被取代的。
不要總覺得自己特別重要或是特別委屈，想辦法搞定你覺得讓你不舒服的問題，不是等著別人來替你解決，因為別人解決你最快的方式，就是找人取代你。

原文節錄自 《帶著獅子在沙漠中行走》作者：胡至宜。包氏國際有限公司, 2008/01/15 出版

Ming Dynasty Huanghuali Official Hat Chair

Art is useless; furniture is useful.
If you sit your ass on it, it's a chair,
if you walk around and look at it, it's art...
In fact, the more layers of meaning the better.
Richard Artschwager

It is the theme of my master project this year in UK.
The original inspiration came form the course I attended last year, called 'Chinese Literati Aesthetics'.
Here is the previous article I wrote about the course.
I am looking forward to introducing the inner thoughts of Chinese culture through a chair, a Ming style chair.

Chinese chairs convey a mass of information, and insight into the contemporary Chinese spirit.
‘Sitting’ is one of the actions we do since the day we are born.
A ‘seat’ is an object which comes from culture.
Because of the seat, ‘sitting’ became a cultural activity.
Thus, the act of sitting affects the form of the seat,
likewise the form of the seat causes different way of sitting.
(translated from 《一章木椅》)

Heaven's sigaiture

I tried to focus on her name: H.W.

Letter by Letter: An Alphabetical Miscellany

Letter by Letter: An Alphabetical Miscellany

Letters are the building blocks of our language, and quite possibly of our consciousness. Written into young minds through constant repetition, letters soon function like water in a fishbowl–essential for life, but too familiar to qualify as objects of serious inquiry. But considered separately from words and sentences, letters express their own mysterious beauty. In order to uncover their secrets, it is necessary to forego the conventional historical approach in favor of an impassioned appreciation of their formal and sensual characteristics.

In Letter by Letter graphic designer and calligrapher Laurent Pflughaupt analyzes each letter of the Roman alphabet in detail, tracing its origin, evolution, and form, as well as discussing its important abbreviations, symbols, and associated meanings. Arranged in alphabetical order, twenty-six entries offer a wealth of facts about each letter, establishing correspondences between letters and elements borrowed from a variety of different fields of study, ranging from traditional paleography, phonetics, and graphic arts to the more arcane areas of musicology, esotericism, and even Eastern philosophy. In addition to a glossary, timelines and images allow us to visualize the letters during the different historical eras, giving the reader an appreciation of their successive metamorphoses. Written as an homage, this lovingly illustrated book takes a broad approach to the modern alphabet, allowing the reader to see letters anew, in a fresh and lively manner guaranteed to inform and enchant anyone interested in typography and language.

Original contest and image: Princeton Architectural Press

Printwork
—Capture the best publication and promotion
Edited by Victionary

Designers have various styles. As the old saying goes, to each his own. But they are all driven by the desire to make a mark in their profession. Printwork may just do the trick. They allow designers to put their personal stamp on print work, notably publications and promotional materials. Designers distinguish themselves with their works using techniques such as special printing effects. Printwork devotes itself to documenting publications and promotional items such as catalogues, identity, leaflets, packaging, name cards, brochures and more. Whether you are a die hard print work fan or just curious about the trade, you may just find your little prints here.

Type Addicted
—The new trend of A to Z typo-graphics
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From 2D to 3D design, types are another key visual besides pure graphics and illustration. How to deal with types is a common challenge among designers/artists from various design disciplines. We are excited to present you our latest title Type Addicted which shows you the new trend of A to Z typo-graphics.

Type is one of the graphic elements that designers always get addicted to play with. It is commonly used on almost every item in our daily life. The title not only presents a rich selection of experimental and inspirational typefaces and its application, it also reveals the diversity and innovative approaches of contemporary typography. Examples of work by up-and-coming practitioners as well as international and renowned icons are demonstrated; new directions and trend of nowadays typography around the world will also be disclosed eventually. This is truly developed for type addicts!

Original context and image: Viction: ary

79 Short Essays on Design

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