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Designing is easy, but conceptualizing is difficult. I’ve been making graphics art for my org, and I must say that it takes me one day to one week only to come up with different ideas that usually end up being thrown away when I run Photoshop. After conceptualizing, it takes me two to three days of “photoshopping.” Only then will I produce a nice decent work.

This time, Mike asked me to design a name tag for our upcoming event, The Pautakan 2009. It took me an hour to finish a non-fancy art. Maybe I was in a rush, and that’s probably why painting this tag is relatively much faster than making the usual big time posters.

I incorporated some Web 2.0 elements in some layers to compose a simple, elegant, and sleek output. And that makes everyone’s eyes to feel some rest upon seeing it.

I look forward to doing more designs. I enjoy this job given to me as I learn new techniques for my improvement.

MnemoArt is a look-back at my artworks prior to Project ISKO. Most of these are graphic designs, childhood drawings, caricatures, high school projects, and even objects with sentimental value.

Ever since, the Oblation Revolving Trophy symbolizes intelligence. On the foreground, the Oblation and the young student become one, and the union exemplifies the outstanding cognitive excellence, which is depicted by the gold swirls. The background, on the other hand, depicts the different fields each contestant of the same team may excel in. Through “teamplay,” students of different fields unite, leading to eventual individual excellence that is depicted by the foreground.

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