Journey

  • Ikko Tanaka (1930–2002) was a Japanese graphic designer renowned for blending contemporary design principles with traditional Japanese aesthetics. Born in Nara, Japan, he studied at the Kyoto City School of Fine Arts and became involved in modern theatre, joining a theatrical study group called Atelier-za. Tanaka began working professionally as a designer in the 1950s.…

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  • Once I have dived into the suprematism and constructivism styles, they both seemed the same but different. Confusion and stress overcame me. But not for so long! After diving into some research through the great book of Tony Seddon’s ‘Greetings from Retro Design’ and the knowledge I have received from my studies, I can describe…

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  • Today’s lesson task is to dive into Instagram and find brands that use UGC, also known as user-generated content, and by finding a good example to analyze and understand how using UGC helps businesses, how it makes brands feel more authentic, and how it interests people to follow the business. So, after some time searching…

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  • Online Communities

    For this lesson task my job is to list online communities I am part of and that are helping me as a graphic design student. Until now, I haven’t thought of any actual communities I am in, I am kind of a lonely wolf, but indeed the communities help each other, and sharing knowledge and…

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  • A valuable task I am up to make right now is about identifying three social media platforms I would use for the fashion, restaurant, tech startup, and travel agency. Also, to explain my choices of those platforms and how they would be most effective to these businesses. For my social media platform choices I have…

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  • Social Media Calendar Design

    Today my exercise, as a graphic design student, is to plan on my TikTok account to post and share my projects, tips, and tutorials. So today I will share my example of the week’s plan of posts including different types of content and scheduling all these pieces. Just for the record, I do not have…

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  • Osuzu Gin Package

    Osuzu Gin package been awarded in 2022 D&AD. So for today I have picked this minimalist but so meaningful packaging for my task to de-tangle. The art director is Manabu Mizuno. The Sources:https://osuzuyama.co.jp/en/philosophy/spirit/ https://alljapantours.com/japan/culture/traditions/traditional-japanese-art/

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  • Getting a speedlight requires to buy batteries, but question: what kind of batteries to buy? I am by myself a person who uses a lot of batteries. A lot. My kid has plenty of toys which run by battery energy, so I have my ”energy box”. To be honest, I am a bit shocked that…

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  • Pop-up flash!

    Having my sweet Nikon Z50 is a great thing, and happy to have and explore it’s FLASH! This little built-in flash can be popped out by sliding small button next to view-finder, on its left. Looking at its settings, flash is set to TTL by default but it has to other modes, just the flash…

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  • Lenses for my Nikon Z50 baby

    The more we dive into photography, the more I discover and learn about my camera and its accessories. This time I will write more about my lenses and their specifications. When I bought my camera, it came with NIKKOR DX 16-50 lens. Very common and simple lens for everyday photography which I love and happy…

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