Well, that's what ART schools should do right? hehe, if not, why are they called ART school?

art and design is different as i know. art is more like a form of expressionalism while design... yea, design nowadays is to cater the client's needs... or i could be wrong...

oo if like that. i think better any multimedia college just teach art. that what we shud do.

I think it depends on each individual's idea...

Randy Hancock of Disney said in the previous Siggraph, "... it's a mistake to think of our work as a special effect...", "... to think of our work as an artform will allow us greater creative freedom, more open mind...."

What d'ya think? hmm

ic. then i'll be happy living this life with other individuals ideas.. so my job just getting their job done

for me, the greatest skill is able to put idea on sketchbook by drawing, dat's the hardest!

hand skill the important imo, not comp

I will be focusing on two .. Design and Networking.

After I completed my Diploma, i will work and at the same time take MCSE or CCNA.

So either one, if I can't look for Design Jobs, i will go for Networking. Vice-versa, advantage ler. Advantage pay also higher ler.

I like Networking.

Because I think that, nowadays we have to know/learn as much as we can, don't only focus on one, but more.

I'm learning how to cook too, my dream is to open my own Kafe. (DJ mixing/spinning, chillout musics, booze, liquor but NO DRUGS ) So to open a Kafe I have to do all the above first, look for cash $$

All of us want to be a Boss someday.

This post has been edited by zeist: Jan 8 2006, 05:01 PM

hahaha
i'm not student at IPT just Lepasan SPM taun 2005

Graphic Desingner, Graphic consultant , Website
Photoshop , Gimp
all jawatan at my school

This post has been edited by Navigator®: Jan 8 2006, 11:23 PM

Zeist got a good plan for the rest of ur life.

A gf will happy to hear bout ur planning more...NT indeed make more money than Design.

others gals dun really liek their bf to face PC more than their gf..

If the paid is good in any design field.. Go for it.
Dun care bout individual principal.
Money is ur best friend when u need it more than a Freedom in Creativity.
Do ur individual style as pt hobby is a secure art-style.

hiya folks...i'm in my sophomore uni student doing B Mm Film & Animation...

My interests are in 3d computer graphics, toon character design, animation...i want to be a character animator...

I would like to explore gestural drawings/ figure drawings and some of visual effects...

i hope...once i complete my degree...depending on my result, i hope to be a teaching staff at the uni I'm studying now and do freelancing and side jobs at fast food chains...then after 5 years...depending on the local animation industry...i want to start a multimedia/production company with my brothers here...or pursue a career abroad...

oh i forgot... after my uni , maybe i'll be working with my scholar-giver since
i hv to work for them.. after that i'll be free maybe i open my own company but my friend will be the boss...

agreee with dinodog, money is not everything but everything in this world are money.

//offtopic
weh aaeem, hv u got my file sent to you?

Hi people,

I'm a student studying multimedia right now but my speciality or focus is on graphic design. I'm majoring in multimedia to seek out new outlets and ways of communicating my work as well as exploring and experimenting. I'm taking a degree but at the moment I am exploring as much as I can and reading up.

I would just like to clarify in the first post if you read carefully kokanchai you type "Subject i take:Flash, Dreamweaver,Director, Photoshop, Illustrator, Premier,In Design,Acrobat Professional.."

Those arent subjects my friend no offence but they are softwares or design programmes as you can say. If your talking about subjects in specific I like design research, graphic design and design and sociology. I like to read up alot on many factors and aspects of designs. Since designers think differently from all parts of the world it also interests me of different target audiences or markets (consumers or society in general you can say). I think to be a good designer you definitely need to read alot and constantly update yourself about everything thats going on as well as in the country but in the market and etc. I also like to ask questions and study and do research on things such as new media, propaganda, ethics and morals of designers as well as the social representations that we are to society.

Right now I got about 1 and a half years more and then I graduate and get my degree, when i finish i hope to have enough contacts by then as I'm doing freelance now to actual have a studio with a creative collective. I aspire to do everything from interior, fashion, multimedia, photography to even theatre of film. I definitely believe that a designer is not limited by a PC and his skills in software is not what defines a designer.

Speaking of what defines a designer?

Wow, everyone wants to be a boss! Work hard to realise your dreams, you guys

As for me, I'd like to go to US, I've always dreamt of working in Pixar or Disney *fantasising* , that is IF i get to apply working visa to US (which I hear from many CG people from US, it is very hard to get in there after 911). Or I'll stay here and wait for one of you guys to open an animation house that has a very creative working environment (yea, like Pixar) (no offence but I think not even one studio in Malaysia (or even Asia i might say) has that kind of environment)

For me, money doesn't matter very much. I do this all because I love to do it. Passion drives me. (childish and naive thought, but that's me) I personally think that you won't go far if you going for the money.

BTW, nice to "meet" all of you

This post has been edited by zhenyang: Jan 9 2006, 12:39 AM

zhenyang. so u donwan want to be boss oso meh ?same like me.. suka makan gaji

now you mention about passion. some of my works get paid not so much.. since i also beleive passion is what drive us. but i dont hv passion in art just passion in softwares

Im still in high school and I took graphic design, it covers Photoshop,Freehand,Flash,3D SMax and some other stuff.Does school's korikulum important when apply to college?

All I hear is software programme names. Is this what Graphic Design revolves? I dont hear anything even about conceptualising or even about communication or inspiration.

Of course passion is very important, if you dont have any especially in design I would think you cant do it for very long and be good at it.

SOmetimes as an Artist/designer haf to analysis broadly besides ONLY ART. Open ur vision into this cruelthy & reality society. Of cuz, no one can shake ur determination to improve ur art-minded or Skill.

Once u r too poor to handle ur financial expenses. Tell me where u goin to forster dat kind of "pushing pixel" mood?!.

Unless, u got family as background support. Else, even work as Fast-food or 7-11 oso need to worry bout ur daily meals first.

Months ago, i had seen an Malaysian Artist challenged himself wif a BLOG bout 30days Art journey. He tried all means to complete at least one painting for a day. He applied all the painting style & art-form dat he familiar.
Currently, He is still a Car Agent. He still working PT as illustrator. He loves painting so much as the Life-source.

I bet der are still some Outstanding Artists don't work as a Fulltimer. Well, most of em are skillful enuff to catch's the client appetite.

Nada,
sometimes.. Local boss prefers u to Follow others "successful" style instead of ur own style. So, Learning tos SW is more proficiency & secure way to get urself a job position first.
If u wanna follow ur own concept, say it when u r Art-director gua?!
Well, yet still Client's decision is ur Best Enemy.

are you in a private school? i've never known normal secondary schools teaching this. anyway, though you might know how to use the software, when you apply into college they'd want to see your SPM type qualifications. it's the local aggregate system to allow someone into college.

and as nada said, it isn't so much of doing graphic design. as they've been discussing, an artist or designer are qualified people who've studied conceptualisation and turning an art piece into a communicative message.

it's like the ads you see on tv, some might have no meaning or plain cool or boring, try to test your ability by thinking what concept was the idea based on to create something like that. conceptualization can be found in almost every design.

Cheers.

haha...
i'm a creative multimedia student too.. but still in foundation. gonna major in media innovation after my alpha..

din't learn much yet, just freehandMX, photoshop... next sem learning flash, yeah bebe...

plans/ dreams
work in lucasart in singapore.. WOORAY!!
get myself into advertising..
game designer <== m'sia got potential on online games
lay back enjoying ptptn... then suffer... OMG!!!

anyway, i hear there's been a job offering each year in cyberjaya... think i'm going to go learn something there... and try to get myself a contract... YEAH... lucasart... more yeah...

having exam later on 2.30.. shit..

from wat i heard frm my good frenz (my lecturers)...they say call me to work overseas example like uk n us coz alot of u guys out there are very talented and only ppl here those chinamen dono how to appreciate our work....one thing for sure...as a designer...v mus hv our own style...2 choice....ur a money based designer / art based designer...its tat simple in malaysia....im more to art based and life is abit frustrating when facing those china-kind boss...first things comes first...money...then wit it do d stuff tat u wan...create a very strong portfolio...and send it to some companies frm other countries...well who knows one day...mayb lucasart wanna hire u as their 3d animator...giv everythin a try since v hv the time to do it...v got ntg to lose....well tats wat i think...well currently im juz waiting for my flight which scheduled in tis feb....hope designers life is really tat different in overseas....