Say hello to Mac & Ms. C

Mac likes turqoise & orange

"Less is more" he always says

Ms. C loves lily & daffodil

She lives by "The more the merrier"

They are different yet they are the same

But they don't see their differences as limitation

Every Tuesday they greet each other

"I love you Ms. C!" 

"Right back at you Mac!" :)

Sneak Peak: Photo Session

One of the highlights of creating a yearbook is the photo session. I would think that an outgoing person would not have problem posing in front of a camera, and a quiet person would not feel comfortable. But that was not always the case, one has nothing to do with the other. Can you guess a person's personality from a photo? Perhaps it's too far fetched. According to Paul Ekman, a renown psychologist who develop FACS (Face Action Code System), when you genuinely smile certain muscles on your face will involuntarily expand to certain directions, in other words you can't fake a genuine smile! Take this test to see if you can spot a fake smile.

One thing I notice from the photo session is that when you are small you couldn't care less on what other people think about you, as you grow up you would maintain certain image because you care about what other people think about you. Another thing I notice is sometime when you are small you can't wait to be grown up, then when you do grow up you would treasure the opportunity to act like a kid in a candy store :)

Photo Session Poster

Finally! A chance to show off my reemerging drawing skill. I seriously thought drawing is like riding a bicycle, once you get the skills you would never forgot. Who am I kidding? Practice makes perfect.

Practice, Practice, Practice

So I've committed myself to this drawing thingy for the yearbook project. The last time I pick up my pencil or pen to actually draw was....yikes! I can't remember. I saw this great tutorial in YouTube for bookbinding and thought I'd make myself a cool sketchbook that would motivate me to sketch every day, using leftover materials from previous yearbook project. I so love the look & the feel of the sketchbook, I'm afraid to start sketching. Double yikes! 

 Finally after staring, admiring & marveling at my creation for some time...I turned off narcissistic mode and finally had the nerve to have a go. I think I have to practice some more :) 

I asked my students to draw whatever they feel like on a Post-it notes and stick them on my wall. Have you ever found a child's drawing that you don't like? I like all of them. I'm always intrigued & mesmerized by a child's drawings because they draw from their heart.

Speaking of Post-it...I Googled Post-it and came across Draw It, a drawing game from Post-it. I never thought a drawing game could give me such adrenalin rush. Happy doodling!

Ready, Set, Think!

What to do, what to do...after 10 yearbook publications with computer I think I'm going to reduce the amount of time designing with computer and going back to basic: drawing & sketching. Don't worry Mac & Ms. C! (yes, my computers has nick name) The time I'm going to spend orchestrating this blog is going to make up our time together.