for the sake of not forgetting.

i think i really need this wallpaper in my room so I wont forget what I have to do since other calendar never really work for me. this one I think is big enough =D

"The calendar plays an important role in our daily life, we might not always be aware, but it strongly influences how we structure our days. Without a calendar our lives would be more ineffiecient and confusing to live. By merging qualities from an everyday item like a wallpaper with functions from a calendar that we use daily, something ordinary like a wall becomes alive and personal." (Christiaan Postma)

http://www.christiaanpostma.nl/

shoes attack.

mommy please buy me these...

loves it!

PoeiOei.

I found this new collection of bag from my friend's website and I easily falling in love with it. PoeiOei's collection of bags are all handcrafted from Indonesia (my country) with genuine leather and batik tulis. Below are some pictures of the bags that I fall in love with especially the new collection of summer '08, which is the laptop case.

Long Time.

It has been quiet sometimes that I haven't update this blog. After all the workloads of assignments, I finally had a chance to blog again. So, some weeks ago I submitted my Design Research Report assignment, which was about Sustainable Design. Here are the link if you would like to download the document file of my research report. 

From last week, my lecture gave back my report and gave me some feedback about what kind of things that I have to add and fix for my report. She said that my report is good but I have to add more of literature review, in-text citations, footnotes and proposed theoretical framework. Also, I did a mistake on doing the referencing. I was suppose to use the Chicago format and then without realizing it, I used the Harvard format (Stupid, I know) so I have to fix it. 

That's all that I have to do for improving my report and I think next week I have to pass the improve report again to my lecture. I hope this time I won't do any stupid mistake :)

 

wishing.

off doing some research. i need enlightenment. i've been dying to go to this music festival in Indio, California on the 25-27 of April called Coachella! this event is insane! the lineup are all my favorites! crazy! (e.g. M.I.A, Portishead, Aphex Twin, Justice, Battles, Midnight Juggernauts, Cut Copy, Hot Chip, UFFIE and many moore!) wish i can fly to the State and attend the festival madness.

black balloons.

The Victorian Government is running a campaign about energy saving for their homes.

This Save Energy campaign is encouraging us to save energy at home to cut greenhouse gas emissions and reduce the impact of climate change. The balloons that are featured in the campaign represents 50 grams of greenhouse gas/each. By saving energy, you'll save money, as well as help protect our environment from the impacts of climate change.

Here you can view the television commercials from both the 2006 and 2007 seasons of the Victorian Energy Savings Campaign.

i really like how this commercial educated us and not being too formal or serious. there is still a sense of entertainment in it (esp. the black balloons).

in-depth research.

Today I’m researching about my topic of sustainability design more in depth. Then I came across to these interesting notes and quotes for my report:

• The fact that the number of magazines sold in Australia each month is over 18 million copies (Magazine Publishers of Australia n.d.), shows how changes to the specifications can make a huge difference, since the fact that it is only in Australia, who knows how many copies each month magazines company wasted on paper for the world. So, to solve this kind of problem, there is actually a way to reduce it. For instance, Mountain Equipment Co-op (MEC), an outdoor retail and rental company in Canada, minimized the environmental impact of their printed catalogues by purchasing reduced weight and recycled content paper. MEC estimate that, for their 2007 Spring and Summer print run of over 600,000 catalogues (French and English editions), which is the specification of at least 30% post-consumer fiber saved the use of 1,483 trees, over a million liters of water, and reduced energy output and greenhouse gas emissions. (MEC, 2006).
  

• “The designer’s creative ability can help solve many environmental problems.” —Anne Chick (1992 p.32)

• Designers are trained to analyze problems and provide creative solutions, and clients seek professional guidance on issues surrounding their design job. As the expert, at least some of the responsibility for using sustainable methods must rest with the designer.
  

• “Clients depend on professionals’ expertise – that’s what they’re paying for.” —Anne Chick (1992 p.33)
  

• “Let’s face it – we are the last generation before everything goes to pot.” —Charles Purcell, Sydney Morning Herald, Oct 24 2007
  

• In Rick Poynor’s essay titled “Look Inward, Australia” he discusses the phenomenon of designers becoming less anonymous, and more concerned with achieving fame, with design as an expression of style rather than substance.