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| Photo from CFAD Student Council Tumblr |
I actually wanted to study fine arts. You know, paintings, graphics, design, and other creative whatnots. As I am currently overloaded with the too technical nursing subjects this semester, I imagine if I did pursue with my plan of shifting to the College of Fine Arts and Design during my second year. Maybe instead of forcing a semesters worth of lessons of Obstetrics unto my brain, I would have been experimenting with a my colorful palette, mixing them colors, conceptualizing an artwork, working on my project until the wee hours in the morning. Maybe I would have grown my hair, wear the CFAD uniform in whatever style without anyone caring. (See photo on the left)
But alas, here I am struggling in my fourth year so shifting now would put my time, effort and my parent’s money into waste. Out of my frustration to become an artist, I decided to join my first design contest sponsored by the local student council. We were asked to submit entries of lanyard designs primarily using the colors green and yellow.
Here are my two entries:
Luckily, both of my designs were chosen by the Dean and the Regent as part the finalists. Then an online poll was done and for another lucky instance, my designs got the top two places and are now the official lanyard of the college for this school year!
Days after, me and the student council auditor met with the suppliers who showed us the prototypes of my designs. I was happy that they were executed very nicely in print and just needed minimal alterations. The next day the first batch of lanyards were out.
I get asked a lot on what I feel that a lot of people are wearing my work. Lemme answer it here: It’s really one thing to see your design worn by others, those people you barely know and those people who barely know you. I can say that there is that pride that goes like “Hey! I designed what you’re wearing!”. I get that sense that even though they paid 110 bucks for it, the thing that they wear on their neck is still mine. Maybe it’s my inner possessiveness taking over me but you can’t blame me because it’s still my work.
PS: Your copies will be sent soon. I’ll text you the code when I deliver them to LBC. :)
wow galing galing naman, kahanga-hanga.. isa sa frustrations ko yan ang maging fine arts student, pero bago ako pumunta sa uste para mag inquire, dumating ang result ko sa mapua na i passed the entrance exam, at gusto nila mama na mag engineer ako, so tinago ko nalang lahat sa banga ang aking pangarap.. dalawa pinagpipilian ko jan sa USTE na corz eh, fine arts o kaya conservatory of music... Congrats boi!!!
ReplyDeleteHahah! naku parehas pala tayo. sayang tlga at di natin nagawang magging fine arts student. ung conservatory of music di ko yata kakayanin.hehe anong major kb dun?
ReplyDeletesa Mapua? Mechanical Engineering ako dun..
ReplyDeleteit's never too late to change and... well, it's not a waste of money to go on a long detour towards doing what is right.
ReplyDeletegusto ko mang magshift sa fine arts before kaso narealized ko na (tulad ng ginawa mong design) pwede ko parin naman akong magdrowing nng madrowing at magdesign nang magdesgn khit di yun yung kinuha kong course. heheeh
ReplyDeletecogratulations! galing :)
People think that The most common misconception about graphic design is that it's just about making things look pretty in Photoshop. Because of this a lot of people call themselves designers but they skip the most important phase of it: the creative process. I's almost 50% concept and 50% skill.
ReplyDelete@line of light - well, the path im taking now is just as right. :)
ReplyDelete@mots -oo nga.. pero I think kuya robbie's comment was also valid. Parang meron pa talaga technicalities sa kanilang craft which only artists learn through study.
@robbie- i read about that sa mga book na bnabasa ko! :) Mas madalas pa ako manghiram ng art books kesa sa health sciences eh.haha