He’s saintly, all right.
18-year old child prodigy and DesignPinas Sgt.-at-Arms Christian San Jose recently got interviewed by the Philweavers Network in what they label as ‘Saintly Design’. *snickers*. Although this ‘kid’ doesn’t need no further introduction, head over to Philweavers to read about some of the insights of this talented soon-to-be expat.
Interview by Armand Sazon
http://jpaul.deviantart.com
John Paul F. Marasigan
Ateneo de Manila BFA Information Design
21 years old
August 25, 1986
Selt Portraits
He considers himself to be an inspiring and “on the works” graphic designer. He designs mostly materials for his home organization in the Ateneo – Heights. Usually the works he does are materials of all sorts such as posters, brochures, organizational forms, etc.
“My inspiration is not the driving force kind, rather, it is an inspiration in the sense of ideas.”
He uses both traditional and digital media, whichever is necessary. However, in all his works, digital has to be always part of it since digital files are required to print them. His design process starts with a little research. Then, he looks for an inspiration. After which, he sits in front of a blank page or computer and works until he finishes with 5 minute breaks in between.
Here’s part 2 of our interview with multimedia designer Lai Reyes, conducted via e-mail correspondence by Katherine Cheng.
Graphic Battle Series 1
1. What do you do?
I specialize in Graphic Design, Web Design & Development. I am proficient in Adobe (Photoshop, Premiere, Illustrator & After Effects), Macromedia (Flash, Fireworks, Dreamweaver, Director 8.5, Maya 5 & 6.5. I also do manual and digital photography.)
2. Do you think that what you’re doing can make an impact on other people? In what way?
I believe that my work inspires others to jump out of their boxes or boundaries and just have fun.
Graphic Battle Series 2
3. What’s so special about your work?
I don’t really know. A lot of people admire my work for its uniqueness. Maybe it’s the “me” factor that shows when I create my works of art.
Graphic Battle Series 3
4. What are your goals where graphic design is concerned?
Showing my work and expressing Pinoy pop culture through different mediums.
http://www.laireyes.net
http://www.roomnoise.org
As a fresh graduate, Nerizza or “Lai” for short plans to expand her online t-shirt business, Mixthreads Shirts. She is a very promising artist with experiences that range from graphic design, web design and web development to logo studies, directing and video editing.
“I believe that my work inspires others to jump out of their boxes or boundaries and just have fun.”
Here’s part 2 of our interview with Robbie Bautista aka Sushi-Boy, a multimedia artist from the College of St. Benilde. Conducted via e-mail correspondence by Katherine Cheng.
The Ambassadors
Customized Chuck Taylors using a fabric pen.
1. What exactly do you do?
I mostly do illustrations and graphics for print with a little web design on the side.
2. When did you start to do graphic design?
Probably about 2-3 years ago
3. What inspires or influences you when creating
your works?
Other people who share the same passion, deadly cute characters, and unusual things during mundane days.
4. Do you think that what you’re doing can make an impact on other people? In what way?
Yeah. There are people telling me that they love what I do and people continue to support my work. Even in those little ways, I know that my art has reached out to people.
5. What are your goals where graphic design is concerned?
My personal objective is to revolutionize how people think of the design industry, and for them to have more respect to young designers like me.