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Doodle poodle

Friday, Jan 15, 2010 4:31PM / Members only

Was showing a friend how to do stuff in Photoshop, ended up creating this sesame street monster. What a piece of crap.

I heart Photoshop.

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FIX Global

Thursday, Jan 7, 2010 6:34PM / Members only

FIX Global is a quarterly financial magazine that just went through a bit of creative rebranding. In the process of going through a face lift, I was commissioned to do a few illustrations for the latest issue. All illustration concepts by Simon Narramore.

Article called 'Lighting Asian Dark Pools'. This is an homage to illustrator Brad Holland. This was done completely digitally (the color isn't represented that well here).

DMA & The Buy Side. This one was also done on the computer.

Double page spread on 'Positioning for the future'. Quirky.

It was a nice challenge to create illustrations that are different than what I would normally produce, but that's the excitement of freelancing.

Also, my prints have been doing quite well in Scotland.

Will update soon! ;)

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Antoine et Manuel

Thursday, Dec 10, 2009 5:09PM / Members only

Went to very cool exhibit at HK Heritage Museum a couple weeks ago with my good friend Jessica Louie (she did the CAN video in my last blog entry). It's very rare in HK to have this opportunity to see such work, amazing job on HK Design Centre's part on bringing them over for the show and giving a talk!

I'd post more pictures, but if you're in HK, you should probably go to see the work yourself!!

Been a bit busy recently, will update with more stuff soon!

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CAN: Breathing Not Allowed

Wednesday, Nov 25, 2009 2:56PM / Members only

A very good friend of mine just did an animation project with Clean Air Network. I went to school with Jessica Louie in HK, as well as Parsons The New School for Design with her in NYC. She is definitely one of the most interesting people I know. She's a vegan environmentalist surfing yoga monster with anime and visual rock tendencies and she eats durian with her bare hands.

What I love about this animation is that not only does the message follow through, her voice as a designer is very prominent in the drawings for this animation.

I always thought her work was great, but on a commercial level I wasn't sure how it would translate, as the artist inside her comes out very heavily on her work. But then it reminds me of something one of my instructors once said, a philosophy that David Carson lives by:

"If you take care of the work, the work will take care of you."

Well done, Jessica!! Support Clean Air in HK!

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yE_QaOjOHzw

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The Vendor Client Relationship

Tuesday, Nov 17, 2009 4:37PM / Members only

A friend of mine showed me this. I think it REALLY applies to the design world. I think most artists on AnD will understand what this video is saying:

Video: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R2a8TRSgzZY
It's possible to commission creative work for very little money, whether it's music, art, acting, etc. But what those clients seem to forget is that you get what you pay for, right?

:)

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moon131
posted on Wednesday, Feb 10, 2010 12:30AM [Report]

从前一个智者跟弟子在夜深人静的时候谈论一些议题．＂谈，谈，谈＂，谈到最后就谈到一个议题是人生．什么是人生？有的弟子谈人生谈了一个小时，但是始终谈不出一个大家能其识的东西，结果智者就回答这些弟子说：可用一个字全视人生的话那就是一个＂找＂字，每个人都在找更好机会，有的在找快乐，但是快乐还不是足已，他要找更好更幸福的，有的人在找朋友，有的人在找终身伴侣，每个人都在找，有的找到很快乐，有的人找得很痛苦，有的人找的很筋疲力竭，但是还是在找，有的干脆就不找了，他停止找，但又说不是他所要的．

　　人生最困难的不是努力不是奋斗，而是抉择．你今天的生活是三五年前抉择的，三五年以后的生活是今天抉择的．
moon131
posted on Monday, Feb 1, 2010 2:52AM [Report]

送给每一个曾经遇过挫折的人:
弱水无力,能穿石破土.
棉花虽软,能承受万物之力.
胸似深渊,可纳百川之水.
身若空谷,能藏天地之气.
moon131
posted on Monday, Jan 25, 2010 2:46AM [Report]

献给所有人:
其实幸福就在身边.因为由自己决定.心态决定苦与乐,心态决定成与败.
MissScarlett
posted on Sunday, Jan 24, 2010 5:11AM [Report]

I think you'll enjoy this...
http://clientsfromhell.tumblr.com/
joyce830218
posted on Tuesday, Jan 19, 2010 2:16AM [Report]

appreciate your work interesting I am a street dancer! gold to meet you!
ThemisQQ
posted on Friday, Jan 15, 2010 6:44PM [Report]

啊...虽然不太清楚您是做什么的~呵呵......您好~
moon131
posted on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 2:31AM [Report]

送给每一个需要突破与成功的人
故事-------------＂河边的苹果＂
一位老和尚身边聚拢着一帮虔诚的弟子，这一天，他嘱咐弟子每人去南山打一担柴回来．弟子匆匆而行到离山不远的河边，洪水从山上奔泻而下，休想渡河打柴，弟子们无功而返．唯独一个小和尚和师傅坦然相对，师傅问其故，小和尚从怀中掏出一苹果递给师傅说：过不了河打不了柴，但见河边有棵苹果树，顺手把树上唯一的苹果摘来了．后来，这们小和尚成了师傅衣钵传人．世上有走不完的路，也有过不了的河．过不了的河掉头而回，也是一种智慧．但真正的智慧还要在河边做一件事情：放飞思想的风筝，摘下一个＂苹果＂．历览古今，抱定这样一种生活信念的人，最终都实现了人生的突破和超越．
moon131
posted on Wednesday, Jan 13, 2010 1:48AM [Report]

可以和你交个朋友吗？我很喜欢你的作品.
moon131
posted on Tuesday, Jan 12, 2010 2:31PM [Report]

没有陌生人,只有来不及认识的人.
呵呵,不知道你是否看得懂?
medo56
posted on Wednesday, Jan 6, 2010 9:26AM [Report]

Happy New Year !
Wish you Health & Success !
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Tanya Bennett
posted on Monday, Jan 4, 2010 2:04PM [Report]

Thanks Jonathan, Im a big fan of your work (now I sound like a suck ass lol)... Happy New Year :)
Aisha89
posted on Friday, Jan 1, 2010 5:32PM [Report]

A VERY HAPPY NEW YEAR TO YOU! ALL THE VERY BEST IN 2010!

Take care and be safe! :)
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:26PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:26PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:26PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:26PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:25PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:25PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
nidahuijielast
posted on Thursday, Dec 17, 2009 7:24PM [Report]

Inadvertently looking to you here, a lot of interesting pictures. sgjb_110@126.com This is my e-mail, hope and you become friends.
rottendoubt
posted on Wednesday, Nov 11, 2009 12:11AM [Report]

i think they assume since you're based in asia and are asian, that you draw manga.

i would say your style is kind of in between. not totally american. not exactly manga either.
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Jonathan Jay Lee

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I'm an illustrator who recently moved back to Hong Kong. I currently make pictures for a living. Some of my clients have included Marvel Comics, Asia-City Publishing, Emi's Gold Label Records, ElleGirl, Sugar club and Oxfam Tokyo.

I'm inspired by the sort of pretty that makes your stomach hurt.

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