A lot of my friends have been long term TIZ supporters. Every once in awhile, I would hand deliver some of the shirts to them. Catch up for a quick bit and enjoy some sun along the way. My brother also wanted to swing by
They’re here – TIZ’s 4th edition Vday tees! I’ve written a post on its design process earlier, here’s a look at the physical tees. To those who have pre-ordered the shirts, yours in on their way over. My brother and I have spent the last
Design for the Alpha Lambda Pledge Class at UC Davis. It was a pretty interesting experience, given that it was my first attempt at designing an “alpaca” as well as discovering what an “alpaca” is for the first time. Background:-Alpha Lambda’s the pledge class for
Now that I take on TIZ full time, I spend a tremendous amount of time at home in front of my desk. I enjoy working at home, everything’s within my reach and my work schedule is flexible. However, I do miss the interaction with the
↑ Happy Chinese New Year! (In Chinese, of course, to fit the occasion.) Starting at 6PM – All tees are $17 for the next 72 hours. Enjoy and have a great one! Shop link [click here] ’til next time, -Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The
Did you get your mind blown, yet? Another incredibly innovative product for all the photo enthusiast out there. This one’s by Adam Elmakias, a professional photographer based out of San Diego, sunny state California. How this all came about for Adam:“About a year ago I
First time attending an Apple product oriented show, though, Apple wasn’t even there. I’ve heard polar reviews on this event, so I just gotta check it out myself. I was also able to register to this event for free(thanks to Slickdeal) otherwise around $10-$15. I
Breakdancing fascinates me. Tried it when I was a freshmen and through it I’ve met TONS of great friends and had loads of fun. This collabo was a great opportunity to view breakdance through my eyes. A few guidelines:-Design revolve around “BDC” – breakdance club
Any projects start with planning, which we have been for this since December.Here’s a quick look on what we’ve been working on. Met up with a few friends to get some ideas down. Often times, it takes hours and hours of brainstorming to nail down
Sling strap seems to be all the fuzz. It’s no surprise, though – it’s easy, comfortable, and certainly different (remarkable) when compare to traditional camera straps. My friend [Rolo AKA Dunksrnice] and [Adrienne] have purchased one from [BlackRapid]. They love it. With all the positive
It’s a quick project using otherwise wasted material from awhile back. I made this to keep myself reminded on how important it is to follow quality and not quantity. “Quality over quantity” seems to be quite a simple idea grasp by the majority of us,
Sorry for the lack of updates – I don’t recall ever been out this long unless I’m traveling. Time’s been spent preparing and working on some projects – Series 4 will be coming out soon. Aside from the series drop, there will a couple more
It’s almost Valentine’s again! TIZ’s done vday shirts for the past 3 years – definitely not going to miss this one.↑Limited one time release tees in the past. The idea behind 2011 is – “Wouldn’t Be Complete Without You.”↑ I brainstormed a series of items
It’s been busy and never found a gap to post up some design work that I’ve done. Today’s the day.A high school friend of mine approach me for this project. I’ve made shirts for different occasions – but shirts as a statement for achievement’s the
As I continue to strive for growth with [The Imaginary Zebra], people have been SUPER supportive and encouraging along the way. Pictures like these gave me a hand to pick myself up when times get rough. But I’m not here to be sentimental, I just
Came across this shop from Etsy recently – blew my mind. The innovative mind behind the shop makes pendant and other accessories through the form of origami: ↑ I had to support this creativity. However, I didn’t see any particular item on there that I
I’m no pro, but I’m sure as hell very interested in photography. Majority of my photos are meant for documentation purposes (blog) and there’s the occasional abstract form of photography (my 365 project.) Either way makes me a photography enthusiast. And being a photography enthusiasts
Final day at CES. 9AM – 3PM as oppose to the regular 9-6. We have 3 hours less, but an entire hall to explore. It’s got a lot personal computers/audio/and digital imaging and storage stuff. It was pretty entertaining. The last hall: It’s got 4
High volume picture alert! Late night sleep = not able to wake up early. The show started at 9AM – we’re just about 3 hours late. We knew that there are quite a lot to cover, so we sped through breakfast AND lunch with McDonald’s.
Just this past weekend, [Cody] and I took a trip down to Vegas for their Annual CES – Consumer Electronics Show, where hundreds of industry related companies gather to showcase their latest technology that are almost ready to launch for the consumer market. It was
In Vegas for the next few days (CES 2011) without Internet. For updates, please check out my travel buddy’s blog – http://www.codyhuang.com Trip coverage will be posted when I return. ’till next time,-Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination
It’s been super busy lately. While working all day, I try to enforce myself with my new year resolution – run everyday for 30 minutes – today was the first day – 359 more to go. Here’s a piece of delight – just received a
Tamiya’s known for their vehicle toy models. This wasn’t exactly a build up – more of a paint job. Unlike my usual custom work for toys (aged and antique style), I tried to make it look clean and simple – replicating the original design. It’s
Wrapped the year up with Jay Chou’s concert.He’s one of the most talented artists around – compose, sing, act, direct, host..done it all. (Owns a SLR 722, the only SLR 722 in Taiwan or so I heard.)This marked my first concert experience. The performance was
Happy 2011! Before I make any new year resolutions, I thought I’d dig out some of the most profound moments of 2010(along their blog link). It’s been a good year – just flew by way too quickly. [Series Based] [TIZ internship] Worked with some of
These pictures are sent to my by my brother-in-law. That’s right, I’m an uncle now. Sidenote/ Sorry for the lack of updates guys, things have been rather hectic lately – much will be going on for the year of 2011 – Stay tuned! Sidesidenote/ I’ll
Logo design’s a riddle to designers (yet there’s no right answer) There are all types of approaches – the color choices, the font type, the decision between whether to use graphic or texts, the details that can symbolize the company, the balance of complexity and
-Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination || http://www.theimaginaryzebra.com
Man, I’ve been waiting for this moment.I’m still under Sprint’s contract for the next 6 months. Now that there are 4th gen ipod touches and 4th gen iphones, I think it’s about time to play around with them. ..talk about being a laggard. Never realized
San Jose for the day! Today’s been fulfilling. While I enjoy working at home getting stuff done, it’s always nice to walk out and meet people and expand my horizon on different perspectives. Today’s Cody’s last day of his internship at [Cisco]. Before he returned
Just a random idea developed from a to-do-list to a DIY poster project. Everyday’s different – why not pick one out and make it something tangible – your very own one of a kind poster. ↑That’s the canvas.. ..and here’s the content:↑Running errands – shipping
One of the most inspiring events I’ve been to. It was a gigantic Etsy nation gathering. 200+ crafty artists showed up with their proudest work. Cool thing about fairs is that the price of the products is generally cheaper than what they would sell for
Got to work with KIWIN’S, a volunteer club that helps around the community and partners up with the community and do service activities, from Hercules. A brief backgound of the club before I started the design:– Volunteer club-Jade Division-Mascot: Jaguar ↑Their current emblem – a
Got myself a new pair of kicks – something a little different, though. It’s from this brand called “Native.” [site]They combine the silhouette of a classic shoe with the outdoor favored EVA foam construction. Whether it be the MUCH better looking croc or just simply
The series will be out in less than 20 hours with different 3 designs.SE stands for “Special Edition” – every occasionally I’d just like to have a sudden release. Popped the news on Monday and you can start getting your hands on these tomorrow.
This Thursday 8PM PST. 12/16/10 mark your calendar Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination || http://www.theimaginaryzebra.com
There will be crew necks and t-shirts. All I can tell you for now. Coming really soon. -Benson|| Twitter || the movement|| The Imaginary Zebra website || Shop of Imagination || http://www.theimaginaryzebra.com
This time I collaborated with the tennis club at UCD! Lap, a good friend of mine, messaged me on this tee collabo idea. Even though I can barely hit the ball within the court, I can at least approach tennis in my own ways through
I happen to find these: Last 4, get it [here] / Available in our [online shop] Update : 12/10/10 – 12:44PM – 3 left.12/10/10 – 1:08PM – 2 left. 12/10/10 – 1:54PM – 1 left.12/10/10 – 3:31PM – sold out. ↑ -Benson|| Twitter || the
I’ve been wanting to build this for a long time. It’s a rather bitter sweet situation.. I kept making things that’d make me stay at home. Gotta have one of them vitamin D moments soon. Pros of this project: Cheap, easy to make.Cons: Not mobile.
