Spring Fever
Springtime in the Chicagoland area seemed to be taking its time for arrival this year (2018). I tend to hibernate during the winter and find the advancement of spring to be a welcomed sign that it is time to re-experience … Continued
Live By Faith
I’ve been practicing my hand at modern calligraphy, which is a style of writing created with a pointed tip pen (or pencil, ball point pen, Micron pen). The downward strokes of the letters are made bolder with additional strokes and … Continued
You Deserve Flowers
On a recent trip to a Whole Foods market, I was observing the signage in their store, which featured text and hand-drawn images on black backgrounds. The signs gave the effect of chalk on a blackboard. I wanted to replicate … Continued
Rhythm of the shoot
My mind races with a multitude of questions when I come upon an interesting subject to photograph. What’s unique about this scene? What’s in the background? Where should I focus? What drew me to this subject? Should I shoot from … Continued
The Sound of Birthday
A good friend of mine named Laura turned 50 years old in 2017. Since she loves musicals, her husband Greg hosted a musical themed birthday party for her. Guests were instructed to arrive at the event in the costume of … Continued
Aladdin’s Eatery
I used to write reviews on the Yelp website. Part of the challenge, in my experience, was how to distinguish my reviews from others and how to get them to stand out. One method I employed was changing the words … Continued
Sticks and Stones
A friend and I decided to do a Photo-A-Day challenge for one month. For each day, we have to post one photograph that we have taken on that specific day. It’s just a fun activity to exercise our photographic skills. … Continued
Fully capable
A colleague asked me to come up with a graphic design layout for a piece of motivational text: Never give anything less than what you are fully capable of doing. The design was to be framed and possibly painted on … Continued
Command font
Work in progress… I am currently working on a new display font design. The main distinguishing elements in this font is the use of small cloverleaf-type of loops on the corners of the letters. Inspiration for the design came from … Continued