In the design and building industry, trade professionals often talk about bad clients. However, we seem to avoid discussing behaviors of our colleagues and teammates we find horrifying. I feel it is important to reveal these “horror stories” so we can all improve. I will start writing a new series sharing stories from my personalContinue reading “Design Horror Stories”
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Digital Drafting Class
I just finished my 6-week Digital Drafting for Interior Design class at Los Angeles Mission College. The class was about learning AutoCAD and SketchUp, two programs I have been using for years. I took the class because I want to get the Certificate of Achievement for Digital Interior Design. Since I was already familiar withContinue reading “Digital Drafting Class”
Brand Design: Fitness Apparel
The class assignment was creating a visual identity guide for the fitness apparel brand Verkz. My biggest challenge is, I strongly dislike working out. I decided to design a brand for people like me. People who enjoy movements as part of daily living. People who love dancing along to beautiful music. People who are attractedContinue reading “Brand Design: Fitness Apparel”
Visual Identity Guide
This is a documentation of my journey of creating branding for a local bakery café that desperately needed creative help when COVID-19 hit. I was clueless and had to figure out everything. Many thanks to wonderful professors at Arts Media & Performance at LAMC for their support and encouragement! There is still so much toContinue reading “Visual Identity Guide”
[Guest Post] How to Get Your Art Noticed
Photo Credit: Eddy Klaus via Unsplash under License Getting Started The art business is notoriously tough to break into. Getting your art noticed by art galleries, potential employers and art enthusiasts requires a lot of hard work, the right platforms and persistence. Building up your portfolio, creating a strong social media strategy and online artContinue reading “[Guest Post] How to Get Your Art Noticed”
MICHELLE CHIANG 