Steve Jobs’ passed has made an impact to socialsphere. Phrases on “passion,” “innovation,” “do what you believe in” have been circulating across the web. Not only do the those clips show a sign of remembrance, it’s a reminder of how one man’s drive for greatness can actually
Just this summer, Kerry, a mutual friend of Yen’s, and Steve (both creatives) moved drove all the waaaaayyy down from Chicago to start a new chapter of their lives. Kerry’s doing grad program on film in USC, while Steve’s taking on freelance in the field of animation.
↑Thanks to Marvin, Mindy’s ready to kick start her birthday party. Mindy had her big 24 last week! She gathered up all her friends and had the celebration at Benihanas, a place with skilled chefs, mountain full of hungry people, and long lines (even with
Nope, I’m not in LA, nor was I the past two weeks. Yes, I am, indeed, still making up the posts that I had from LA since three weeks ago (shame.) Although, my blog’s meant to fill you in with current news and these are
Consists of 4 different stickers, version 3 sticker pack’s now out! It’s rather common for brands to put out simple banner stickers ( including myself ). Although iconic, it always seem as if it lacks a bit personality. This time around, I decided to geek
Invited by Dan from afterschoolspecial, Michelle and I went down to San Jose this past weekend for “International Secret Agents” (ISA,) an annual music + film + dance event founded by Wong Fu Productions and Far East Movement. It was my first time, so I
Turn out, it’s a horrible idea to draft up a food post before grocery shopping. Since I’m already behind on filling you guys in on my trip down to LA that I made a couple weeks ago, I thought I’d reorganized the photos and post
This post has been way delayed due to some technical difficulties. Well, better late than never, yea? After his 9-year journey of sweat, blood, and tear in the States, Jimbo’s made up his mind and decided to pursue his career back in Taiwan. (Although, he promised
Had a blast at FAME this past weekend. It’s a bi-annual event on fashion, art, and music. If you’re unfamiliar with it, time to get familiar. Bobbi Vie holding it down once again in San Jose. Not only was this an opportunity to meet new folks, it brought
Phew, it sure has been one hell of a week. Felt like loosing a limb without these design programs. That sounds severe. Am I the only Adobe addict in the room? Anyway, I’m back. With an upgraded drive, too. Time to do some damage (or
Laptop crashed severely. I’m getting it fixed as you read this post.Hopefully able to get it up and running within the next 24 hours or so. Till then, all updates will be posted via Twitter & Facebook p.s. Everything’s backed up except for the LA photos
Finally found the time to take a trip down south to meet some friends and discuss a couple of future projects. Taking the car down’s usually the worst part of the trip. The drive always sound tolerable before you hit the road. Then, you get
A shoe custom that’s been way overdue. (sorry, Justine) Similar to the pair of vans I did last time, it was markers on canvas. I was asked to put a date and a phrase on the shoes. My style has been covering the majority of
Headed back to Davis this past weekend one last time to help a few friends move out of their place.Now it’s official, I no longer have a place to crash when I visit (unless any of you Aggies out there is willing to spare me
I read “BLOG” before realizing that it’s a combination of numbers and letters. Strange? We all choose to see what we want to see. I’ve been dedicating a good chunk of my time daily (or every other day. or every three days) on this blog
↑ Today’s tee – OG TIZ Pat from 2nd drop. Custom designed fingerprint pattern for this particular tee. Sorry guys, there’s no escaping from another food post. (Should’ve posted this before dinner. ) We went down to San Francisco yesterday for the largest (of the
↑Go way back with this tee – Sumo. Sold Out. One of the first shirts I’ve ever produced. I don’t think it even had a custom size label. I’m not usually on schedule when it comes down to stickers. Looking back, the gap between each
↑ A collabo tee between TIZ and Pixel, the graphic design club @ UC Davis. Not for sale. It’s one of my favorites. Just to show much of a design geek I am. Don’t hate. Yet another food post!? I blame my current job nature.
↑ 50/50 Custom OG zeebhead tee made possible by Sandy. not for sale.Not sure about you, but I certainly couldn’t pass on fresh oysters, especially when it’s only a buck each. While I was walking along Embarcadero few weeks back, I told Jim about the weekly deals
↑V.2 Collaboration tee with dunksrnice. (Sold Out) It’s not easy chasing your passion. One must dedicate a crap load of time, invest in a tremendous amount of effort, and able to pick yourself up when times get rough. Justin’s done exactly that. He’s been pumping out good music
“Wwhheee” is correct! Had an eventful day, with a 50+ photo entry(heads up, dial up users), let’s get right to it. ↑Brought out the 2010 Vday tee. This is an unofficial section to archive all the shirts I’ve made thus far. Wonder how many different shirts I
Recently I was asked to come up with an identity for the CCSF Breakdance club – Break’n Friday. I have always been fascinated by the breakdance culture, so it’s a pretty cool experience to put my fingers on expressing the culture into simplistic icons or
Was rocking the Grey Mosaic Zeeb tee for the day. Michelle (on the left) decided to take a dive into a master’s degree here in San Francisco. She’s a friend of Yen‘s. It was her first time visiting, so being the friendly locals we are (relatively), we
↑ -Benson|| Twitter || Facebook || 365. || Shop of Imagination ||
Rocking the “Idea are powerful” tee today. Comic Con’s freaking awesome. Except I never made it. Kevin did and you can read all about it through our blog at Plushtography. I don’t recall ever been to Comic Con, but from the stories I heard, it’s
A quick break for Sunday afternoon. My sister told me about this Thai Temple located in South Berkeley, with reenforcement of high feedbacks from Yelp. thought we give it a try. Words on the streets, it’s free on Sunday, but accept donations. Intrigued, time to go.
Long wait’s finally over – The pre-order exclusive collabo tees have just been shipped out. For those from the States, you should be able to rep em’ within the next 5-7 business days. International supporters, it may take up to 8-10 business days. ’til the
I’m lazy, so I want to keep things simple by having a durables, sharp, and quick lens with a broad range that I can use for various occasions, indoor and outdoor. And THIS is the result of months of comparing and researching for the most
TIZ community can get really creative with it. ↑ The BPM x TIZ collabo tshirt into purse. t↑A design I made long before TIZ became an official brand. The zebra on the right was one of our first back logos. ↑Looks good on a blackberry.
This whole week’s been piled by the work of Plushtography; Barely had a chance to walk out the front door, let alone taking out the Sigma 17-50mm (review soon) for some fun. So instead of planning to head out specifically for photo sessions, I had
Hectic days. I won’t be able to post up blogs for a short while. Though, I think I can still manage to have a picture up here everyday. -Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination || http://www.theimaginaryzebra.com
I’m about 2 weeks late to write up this post, but better late than never, si? We went up north to Buffalo Wild Wings to celebrate Rolo’s (dunksrnice) big 23. It was epic, yet slightly blurry, for the birthday boy. Great times. The trip was a tad
For those of you just joined the TIZ community, 07/12 is the official TIZ day. And for the occasion, we do a little celebration: We don’t usually restock our t-shirts, except for today. And YOU get to decide which one to reprint. <br /> <a
Come back @ 12. -Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination || http://www.theimaginaryzebra.com
Of all the watches I’ve been browsing, this happen to be the only one that caught my eyes; There wasn’t even another candidate for me to struggle over (Fossil, Swatch, Diesel, Starcks..etc.) Loved this watch, but after 3 years of adventures, it finally decided to
Pardon the lack of updates again, guys. My days and nights’ have been occupied by the workload carried over from Plushtography. Since all the products are handmade, my partners and I have been cutting, sewing, and putting together pillows like there’s no tomorrow. literally I
Met Melly just a couple months back through an interview with The Other Asians. Aside from her art director position at OA, she’s also very talented freelance photographer on her spare time. But it doesn’t stop there, with a lot more things that’s going on, she wanted to
While everywhere else was at its high 80s, Berkeley Marina offered a mildly soothing piece of utopia. Even with a good load of work piling up, I finally found an excuse to walk out that front door – it’s been way too long since I
That’s right, Adam‘s showing some love for all the Nikonists out there. I’ve done a review of the lens bracelets before, peep here. This post won’t be focusing too much on the bracelets – they’re solid, but more on Adam’s latest collaboration with Peter Says
I thought it was time for some upgrades. My buddy, Kevin, posted a deal that I couldn’t miss (8GB memories for $55, yet now it’s $50. dammit. ) Shortly after announcing that I pulled the trigger and installed the new RAM, some of my friends
