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One of the cool thing about KOLO's refillable travel book called Essex is that you can actually archive the thinner refill onto a larger album. This way you will have an album showing selected photos as well as the actual journal you used when you were traveling.
Some of us like to stick everything collected in trip to a thicker journal, write a lot and never miss a thing. This creates bulky books and may not be a good sight on a nice clean shelf. KOLO's Essex however invites you to strip things down to the essentials and keep things simple and elegant, just like the usual KOLO aesthetic which brings out your content (photo and text) while the album itself becomes a nice decor.
Travel/Photo journaling style is really a personal choice. I love to create junks and think back later what really happened. On the other hand, I admire clean looks. Perhaps a lot of small/thin refill notebooks filed into a clean album with selected photos is the solution to satisfy both wishes. I'll explore more.
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Traveler's Press - Is "What's in My Bag" Really That Interesting?
Yes I switch gears quite often so in any given day you pick, chances are my bag's content can be entirely different. And that is interesting to me and perhaps to many people too. I decided to do "What's in my bag" posts once in a while but the last one was already August 2009, the Seminar Edition. So here you go, what's in my bag in Feb/Mar 2010.
Well click on the photo to go to the Flickr page and see more precise descriptions on the photo, previous gears are shown in this flickr set in case you want to explore more. I was traveling to Tokyo and Korea for business and these were all I needed:
Orobianco pen case, Pentel Tradio pen, Staedtler mechanical pencil, Faber Castell perfect pencil wrapped with black MT tape, Canon F1 50mm/f1.2 camera, Pilot capless fountain pen, mind.Depositor 3 with Maruman Mnemosyne, Shiny handy stamp, Kokuyo kadokeshi eraser, Monogram leather film holder, lip balm wrapped in masking tape, paper clips, book dart etc, USB memory customized with leather cover and closure, Midori brass numbered clips, Name card case with dart flight closure, Midori brass ruler, Midori Traveler's notebook, Passport cover, Midori brass pencil.
Midori/Designphil asked me to show what's in my bag back in Feb when they were planning a "TRAVELER's notebook & company" event in Aoyama. Eventually the photo and my tips to age brass items were included in the Traveler's Press which was being sold at 320 yen at the event. It looks like a very interesting event with limited edition brass pen with Traveler's Notebook logo, charms, wooden stand, calendar, postcards along side with vintage goods such as tin can, match boxes, etc. They even have a coffee bean partner creating a special Traveler's Notebook blend so customers can enjoy a cup of coffee with their notebook after the event. As usual, I wish I were there to experience everything.
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Celebrating the Extraordinary
Age is no barrier for a broad smile... My respect to the cheerful supporters young and old at the breaking ceremony of the 8th ASEAN Para Games at Marina Bay Singapore.
Inspired by their acts of community support for the event.
I am not an official photographer. Just happen to cruise by and capture some happy moments of the opening.
The smiles and cheerful volunteers from all age groups light up a wonderful start for the 8th ASEAN Para Games event. One up for Singapore!
Visit aseanparagames2015.com for their latest news and updates
Transition effects from my flickr images created by "singaporeology.com" View it here:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=PQ7r0T6ChYo
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Times are tough and we have just the salve to fix your need for speed. Darwin Motorcycles, manufacturer of old school cool Bobbers & Choppers, has just completed the 2008 Bikernet / IronWorks Magazine / Brass Balls Bobbers’ Digger and you could win this bad boy… Just logon to www.ironworksmag.com.
It has the best high-performance components and includes everything you need and nothing you don’t.
Each company that got involved with the Brass Balls Bobbers/IronWorks giveaway project provided us with their premium components. For example, D&D Exhaust custom fit three sets of performance pipes in order to get the pipe that hits the horsepower numbers and provides a show quality look. Baker provided us with their first PowerBox transmission and boy does it work sweet. So the digger has all the good stuff and it could be yours to blast to your local watering hole or sit in your den. Chekout www.brassballsbobbers.com.
I brought a 2010 diary eventually, despite hundreds of styles we offer in our stores, I couldn't choose one I like so eventually I settled to make my choice regardless of the cover design, just the content. And I love Alife Design's content best, it has a vague resemblance of NAVA Design's font and layout which I also love. Yup, I gave up using Moleskine diary, couldn't find the layout design beauty out of it.
Much the same as how I did a 1Q84 book cover (in progress, book one finished), I used scrap paper bag, butter paper, MT masking tapes, stamps and photos printed on coarse paper to create a collage cover I like. It is durable enough for parts where butter paper is glued onto the surface.
The beauty of a collaged cover is that it ages well :). You don't have to worry too much about protecting its appearance coz you already accepted that battered look as a design. Fixing peeling corners is easy, just stick something no it by tapes.
The problem with Alife Design's diary is that it lacks a bookmark, but this can be easily fixed by gluing a ribbon to the spine. I chose to fix a soft leather strip on the back page which looks more like a real bookmark to me. I looooove this diary ;)
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Twelve South Book Book for iPhone - now with camera hole and holds a stylus
Twelve South makes amazing products just for Mac, this time the Book Book vintage series has a super nice addition, an iPhone case + Wallet. I love everything about it, except that it doesn't have a camera hole. So I made one myself, pretty easy and straight forward. I also found it convenient to insert a Midori brass pen (which I converted into a stylus in my previous DIY leather/wood case) into the credit card pocket. Here's some photos to share.
Now it is perfectly functional and handsome. I decided however it is not suitable to hold money in it, coz it would be too bulky. So I put only 4 credit cards and two access cards in the pockets, that's the maximum I think it should hold.
For a detailed review, check out this video from iDownloadblog.com
Also check out the Twelve South video of the Book Book for iPhone case.
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An amazing exhibition held in Hiroshima! I absolutely knew nothing about it except that Kamoi (the principle of MT Tapes) forwarded to me these cool images.
Good friend of mine Wang san from Kamoi told me about this great event not long ago and I wasn't able to imagine what is going on until I received these images. Mass customization on a tram in Hiroshima!
And it seems not only a tram was customized but also a waterfront corridor....
and an exhibition space....
and a few more unique stuffs like these Hiroshima Electric Railway tapes :)
Well, I'm hoping to bring this whole thing to Hong Kong and do a Hong Kong Tram show off to the world, what do you think? Excited! Check out more photos of the event here on my flickr set.
BTW, I have to tell you this, there have been a lot of companies in US and Japan in the past year to copy what Kamoi MT Tapes is doing, but they are no match of its quality really. The leader (and the winner of this year's ISOT stationery award in Japan too) is definitely MT Tapes. You will notice of the quality of the glue they use once you tried others.
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The metro marvel, Gurgaon is not only gaining momentum for a gamut of multinational companies, fast life, and classy lifestyle but the town is being raved about the continual growth and development. For an advanced tomorrow, Gurgaon’s new travelling space is glad to turn every day into a nice experience. Rapid Metro is what brings the next level of convenience to those who up down on a regular basis.
It never was this easy to reach office in couple of minutes with no hassle of hiring auto-rickshaw or boarding intercity buses. Not only that! The most annoying part traffic is now kept at bay. The arrival of Rapid Metro in November, 2013 turns out to be a great help for people by Rapid Metro Rail Gurgaon Limited. The system is country’s first fully privately financed metro.
Rapid Metro, Gurgaon promises to connect National Highway-8 and Delhi Metro via Cyber City. So, whether you want to know how to travel in Gurgaon at a cheaper price or looking for Rapid Metro route, this post will help you either way. Rapid Metro covers the following 6 metro stations:
Sikanderpur
DLF Phase II
Vodafone Belvedere Towers
IndusInd Bank Cyber City
Micromax Moulsari Avenue
DLF Phase III
Where to Catch the Metro From
In order to travel in Gurgaon by Metro, you board the train at Huda City Centre (the first station) or at your nearby station.
For Rapid Metro, change at Sikanderpur station and board the train by using the same card or token.
Now follow the aforementioned station structure. Get off at your destination.
How to Reach Cyber Hub
Take the train at Sikanderpur station to IndusInd Bank Cyber City station. Walk and there you go!
How to Reach Ambience Mall
Travel from Sikanderpur station to Moulsari Avenue station, take a walk of 5 minutes. Ambi Mall is right there!
Here, we are listing the benefits and features Rapid Metro comes with, read on.
Statistics say that traffic is one of the major reasons of stress in large cities. Travelling by Rapid Metro keeps you away from traffic. Whether you want to step in Ambience Mall, Cyber Hub or nearby spots, hit your place with no stress of traffic.
Colourful from outside, nicer & cleaner from inside, Rapid Metro provides a better experience. Moreover, you can use Delhi Metro smart card or token for Rapid Metro as well.
There are LCD’s inside the metro.
The Moulsari Avenue Station, particularly at night, offers a nice view of the entire area.
Proper lightening and instructions at metro stations add to the goodness of the system.
Water Camper is available at Sikanderpur and IndusInd Bank Cyber City stations.
Flat fare is just Rs. 20. Thus, Rapid Metro provides you a greatly affordable solution.
For those who love to eat, chat, and sway on every weekend at Ambi, it is the cheapest way to travel to Ambience Mall.
Rapid Metro service starts at 6.05 AM and runs till 12.36 AM. Every next train arrives at the interval of 4 minutes.
For detailed information, please logon to www.rapidmetrogurgaon.com.
Helpful Tips:
In case of any issues, women can reach out the help desk available every rapid metro station.
If you accompany a physically disabled member, take lift. Wheel chair facility is also available.
In emergency, get in touch with driver through ‘press to talk button’ featured inside the coach.
Parking space at metro stations is chargeable.
Have a great experience!
Model - Courtney - purestorm
MUA's - Nicola Redman & Nicola Isles
This was shot using one Studio light fired thru a set of wooden venetian blinds,
and a single reflector used to add some fill light.
Finally, this nice little 135 Twin Lens Reflex plastic camera created from scratch by Superheadz will arrive Hong Kong exclusively at city'super/LOGON in Oct/Nov!
I knew about this from Superheadz since last year and they've been sending prototypes to selected photographers around the world for testing and testing and testing. In addition to their 110 cute cameras, this will make history in the world of toy camera. Drooling to play with it for a long time, finally I received a sample this August. Obviously Superheadz took tremendous effort to make it perfect before they are comfortable giving me a sample to try. I've seen Hiruma san on Tokyo's street talking on the phone in sweat with the manufacturer because of the flood in China back in July, which explains the delay in release.
During this launch, only 3 colors will appear in the market. Black, Orange and Blue. But I've seen other colors in their office back in July, red, brown and yellow. In addition, somewhere on Flickr I saw white too.
The most amazing things I like about BBF is built-in film counter (no more camera backs/adaptors), removable film masks to create sprocket holes effect and square photos, not to mention a hot shoe for flash. Instantly tons of things to play with just like Holga or even more. I'm so glad both LOMO and Superheadz are now deviating their paths further by doing things other than the most popular Holga, differentiating from each other instead of competing with fancy packaging and Holga accessories only. LOMO's new path is with Diana, while Superheadz with 110 cameras and BBF.
The Plastic Lens' Artpunk already has several preview articles about BBF's features here, here and here. Thanks Artpunk!
I've created a "Black Bird Fly" camera and photos Flickr group so if you have photos taken by BBF or photos of your beloved BBF, please go there and share/discuss! I can't wait to see how my photos are developed, will soon share.
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Check out this IN:SITE article about HOLGA QUEEN as well: courses.washington.edu/insite/wordpress/?p=1310
Snoopy Limited Edition Moleskine Journals
We saw the sell sheets months ago but when the samples finally arrived a few weeks ago, they totally exceeded our expectations, I mean they are absolutely beautiful and thoughtful. You've got to check out the details in these photos I took to find out more.
The covers of these Peanuts Limited Edition Collection Moleskine journals all have an embossed "Peanuts 60th Anniversary" logo subtly sits on the top left hand corner of the cover. Illustration of our beloved characters are done in white paint giving a very strong contrast with the black journal.
I'm quite sure customers buying them really wouldn't want to use them, probably a collector's item for many. They come in pocket and large size, both ruled or blank.
Honestly I wish the banderole graphics were actually printed on the journals coz the look so beautiful. Without them, the journals are like naked or missing something.
The inside of the front covers either has a saying from Charlie Brown or Lucy, while the last page of the journal has a very cute Peanuts family tree. The most interesting add-on for me is the stickers, I wish Moleskine had done more.
These journals are selling like hotcakes in our stores right now, I'm guessing that they are far more popular than the Pacman limited edition, but each to his/her own taste.
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You know for retail in Hong Kong, Xmas is huge and we spent a lot of time and energy planning for its arrival and departure. In the past month, I watched almost daily this Treemap visually identifying category composition, which products move and how they perform. In this particular interpretation which I hided confidential information, you can imagine the grids are product categories, the size of the rectangles are sales, height of them are quantity sold, while colors are margin. Don't you think it is highly effective to spot out anomalies or patterns?
I've been using Treemapping for years and eventually settled on a German made Treemap software by Macrofocus. They have constant updates to enhance features and import excel files almost instantly. It has been a great tool for me for the past few years and I feel thankful for such great software development.
If you don't know what Treemap is, check out my previous post "A Visual Person's Links", Treemapping wikipedia or find out some of the treemap images from Google to get a glimpse or to start with.
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This year marks the third year of an interesting event to be held in city'super and LOG-ON. In this concept cafe (particularly in Festival Walk's LOG-ON), you will find:
Stationery and photography travel gears (19th June - 2nd July 2009): Canon, Fuji, Lomo, Moleskine, Midori, KOLO, MT-tapes, LUXE, Kodomo stamps, Staz-on inpads, etc
Travel Talks: 3 different sessions on 20th June 2009 presented by traveler and photographers. Learn how to steal time and write better on your journal, life hack tricks included. Why a trip to Cambodia changed a portrait photographer's view on life and how a traveler's mindset is different from a tourist's. How imagery and text combined can create lasting memory through photo journaling. Only a few days left for registration!
Mini Game with interesting prizes: Follow the instruction on the postcard and go to Festival Walk LOG-ON store, find the hidden message which is a travel quote written by G.K. Chesterton, write it down and submit. You get a chance to win nice gifts from great brands (check out this Flickr photo and move your mouse over to see what they are)
Stamp your notebook/postcard: Yes stamps, bring your notebook or use our postcard. I've made these icons into self inking stamps for your fun: Moleskine, LCA, Travel Cafe logo, fountain pen. They sort of summarized what this event is all about. Also, Designphil (Midori) in Japan made these two stamps for our event too! They are only available in Hong Kong during this period, so collect them while you can!
And finally, special thanks to Lie Fhung from Ztampf.com allowing me to use her great digital scrapbooking graphics on the postcard and backdrop of the event. More photos coming up after setting up the event.
Enjoy!
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This small guy (around 8cm) is one part of a much bigger Artwork, which is 60cm x 80cm and composed of many more figurines.
Traveler's Press - Is "What's in My Bag" Really That Interesting?
Yes I switch gears quite often so in any given day you pick, chances are my bag's content can be entirely different. And that is interesting to me and perhaps to many people too. I decided to do "What's in my bag" posts once in a while but the last one was already August 2009, the Seminar Edition. So here you go, what's in my bag in Feb/Mar 2010.
Well click on the photo to go to the Flickr page and see more precise descriptions on the photo, previous gears are shown in this flickr set in case you want to explore more. I was traveling to Tokyo and Korea for business and these were all I needed:
Orobianco pen case, Pentel Tradio pen, Staedtler mechanical pencil, Faber Castell perfect pencil wrapped with black MT tape, Canon F1 50mm/f1.2 camera, Pilot capless fountain pen, mind.Depositor 3 with Maruman Mnemosyne, Shiny handy stamp, Kokuyo kadokeshi eraser, Monogram leather film holder, lip balm wrapped in masking tape, paper clips, book dart etc, USB memory customized with leather cover and closure, Midori brass numbered clips, Name card case with dart flight closure, Midori brass ruler, Midori Traveler's notebook, Passport cover, Midori brass pencil.
Midori/Designphil asked me to show what's in my bag back in Feb when they were planning a "TRAVELER's notebook & company" event in Aoyama. Eventually the photo and my tips to age brass items were included in the Traveler's Press which was being sold at 320 yen at the event. It looks like a very interesting event with limited edition brass pen with Traveler's Notebook logo, charms, wooden stand, calendar, postcards along side with vintage goods such as tin can, match boxes, etc. They even have a coffee bean partner creating a special Traveler's Notebook blend so customers can enjoy a cup of coffee with their notebook after the event. As usual, I wish I were there to experience everything.
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I wish I made them smaller, but they are still cool. 4 stamps to be put in Festival Walk LOG-ON store tomorrow for customer to play with their postcard in Travel Photo Cafe 2009!
And I had so much fun tonight playing with MT-tapes :)
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© "All rights are reserved" worldwide by Mishu Jadu. Please do not use the picture without permission.
Celebrating the Extraordinary
My respect to the cheerful supporters young and old at the breaking ceremony of the 8th ASEAN Para Games at Marina Bay Singapore.
Inspired by their acts of community support for the event.
I am not an official photographer. Just happen to cruise by and capture some happy moments of the opening.
The smiles and cheerful volunteers from all age groups light up a wonderful start for the 8th ASEAN Para Games event.
Visit aseanparagames2015.com for their latest news and updates
Logon to singaporeology.com, a NEW Tourism Blog created by a team of Expats living here in Singapore. Fully supported with images from my stream.
Celebrating the Extraordinary
That's what I call multi-racial harmony! My respect to the cheerful supporters young and old at the breaking ceremony of the 8th ASEAN Para Games at Marina Bay Singapore.
Inspired by their acts of community support for the event.
I am not an official photographer. Just happen to cruise by and capture some happy moments of the opening.
The smiles and cheerful volunteers from all age groups light up a wonderful start for the 8th ASEAN Para Games event.
Visit aseanparagames2015.com for their latest news and updates
Logon to singaporeology.com, a NEW Tourism Blog created by a team of Expats living here in Singapore. Fully supported with images from my stream.
this was a quickie ... stopped taxi for a second ... took the shot ... thts it
Been a part and parcel of my childhood ... lovely memories attached to this area ... i use to catch bus from here to go to my college .. Bhavan's College .... my school "Diamond Jubilee" is round the corner ... from past so many decades it hasnt changed .. looks exactly the same as it looked 30 yrs back ...same choodi walon ki dukaane ... khushboodar attar shops ... the murgi mutton ki khushboo ..... chor bazaar is also round the corner ... the ganne ke ras wale ki dukaan ... the ever popular lungi marts .... the same rush ... traffic .. taxis ... buses ... logon ka hujooom .... i can go on and on ......
Shot with Nikon D90 and Tokina 10-17mm fisheye from The Makhdoom Ali Mahimi Flyover.
Traveler's Press - Is "What's in My Bag" Really That Interesting?
Yes I switch gears quite often so in any given day you pick, chances are my bag's content can be entirely different. And that is interesting to me and perhaps to many people too. I decided to do "What's in my bag" posts once in a while but the last one was already August 2009, the Seminar Edition. So here you go, what's in my bag in Feb/Mar 2010.
Well click on the photo to go to the Flickr page and see more precise descriptions on the photo, previous gears are shown in this flickr set in case you want to explore more. I was traveling to Tokyo and Korea for business and these were all I needed:
Orobianco pen case, Pentel Tradio pen, Staedtler mechanical pencil, Faber Castell perfect pencil wrapped with black MT tape, Canon F1 50mm/f1.2 camera, Pilot capless fountain pen, mind.Depositor 3 with Maruman Mnemosyne, Shiny handy stamp, Kokuyo kadokeshi eraser, Monogram leather film holder, lip balm wrapped in masking tape, paper clips, book dart etc, USB memory customized with leather cover and closure, Midori brass numbered clips, Name card case with dart flight closure, Midori brass ruler, Midori Traveler's notebook, Passport cover, Midori brass pencil.
Midori/Designphil asked me to show what's in my bag back in Feb when they were planning a "TRAVELER's notebook & company" event in Aoyama. Eventually the photo and my tips to age brass items were included in the Traveler's Press which was being sold at 320 yen at the event. It looks like a very interesting event with limited edition brass pen with Traveler's Notebook logo, charms, wooden stand, calendar, postcards along side with vintage goods such as tin can, match boxes, etc. They even have a coffee bean partner creating a special Traveler's Notebook blend so customers can enjoy a cup of coffee with their notebook after the event. As usual, I wish I were there to experience everything.
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Pony Brown 2011 Diaries Arriving Soon
We are very excited to learn that the new Pony Brown diaries for 2011 will arrive city'super and LOG-ON soon.
Most of our popular diaries are already sold out since we started selling them from August, we simply don't add any more dated diaries because the season is ending. However, almost all of our Korean friend's diaries are undated, perpetual, we are able to grab them while they are just being released locally in Korea.
You probably won't see them during Xmas in our stores, but they will definitely arrive in January. Stay tuned.
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Event organized by Elie UKphotography Events at Ferndown, Dorset, UK
Model - Andreia Cardoso - model-mayhem purestorm Personal site
Makeup - Heather Talbot
Hair - Heather Talbot
Wardrobe - Charlotte Lynch - chichichic
Stroby & Camera info
Nikon D300 / Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f/7.1 1/160th 52mm iso 200
Elinchrom Quadras (A heads)
Main light model left fired thru Elinchrom Rotalux 1m bare (gold diffuser)
Second light model right fired into a 43" Westcott used in reflective mode (outer blk fitted)
White Vinyl Backdrop
lit with a Nikon SB-800 (flagged for flare) & at about 1/4 power (triggered eli skyport)
Metered using a sekonic Flashmaster L-358
Post edit Photoshop CS5 (including background textures/colours)
Many Thanks to Elie for his amazing hard graft at arranging the event and a big thanks to
all the wonderfull models/mua's for there amazing looks and styles..
Moleskine Covers for iPhone/iPad
Since the announcement of Moleskine's iPad and iPhone case, which is a hybrid concept under the Folio line, I've been seeing different configurations or material use. It is still unclear what the final configuration of these cases will be.
The final design will probably look like those shown on Moleskine's page, which I will be able to verify in a few days when I see the samples. I assume those shown below were prototypes coz it is a lot more logical to have Volant notebooks inside these cases than stickies, considering the fact that the StickNotes is still having trouble with the glue IMHO (the glue residue problem was probably solved but my stickies stacks fell off from the cover on one hand but very hard to pull out one stickies from the stack on the other).
I hope Apple Computer is going to release a smaller sized iPad which should be more portable especially when I tend to buy into the concept of a hybrid case.
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PONY BROWN - My Little Friend, Korean Stationery
My lack of post is only the evidence of more amazing stationery adventures coming up, this time Korean stationery. Yes it was crazily busy to implement yet another successful year of Back To School promotion in city'super/LOG-ON, yes there is the preparation of Xmas 2010 and an upcoming new store in Langham Place in November, but all these melt when I was in Seoul last week looking at the innovations from some of the most creative souls in the world.
PONY BROWN is a new Korean stationery brand only started since 2008. The key character which has no name, gained popularity in our Hong Kong market. According to the creative pair Mrs. Lee the owner and Mr. Oh the designer, the name PONY BROWN is not the name of the character at all, it came from Mr. Oh's birth year zodiac as a horse thus PONY and his love of brown color.
I had a great time spent in PONY BROWN's house, a 2 stories tranquil cat heaven in the middle of Seoul. It has all the elements I love right there, great sunlight, woody, quiet and space to think and relax while connectivity is not a problem at all.
As for why the main character has no name, Mr. Oh told me that the idea is to have people loving the character fuse their life and spirit with the character's attitude, to be bright and positive with attitude. The super cute character has a nick name though, since the series is called "My Little Friend", in Korean language fusioning with English, the character is called "Mylipu" (My Little Pu, "Pu" means friend in Korean).
The most popular items we sell at city'super/LOGO-ON of PONY BROWN is their free diary. They have just released some new post-it and diary stickies which will be in Hong Kong market soon. Lastly, we have worked with PONY BROWN to prepare a super attractive Xmas gift set with very nice packaging for the season, stay tuned!
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We used to sell larger versions of these beautiful paper storage boxes from PLUS, the series is called Living Post which is very good for organizing your home and work desktop. This year they released a smaller version which is also cheaper at about HK$98 per piece. Instantly they became our top sellers in Xmas.
Most people have their stationery stuffed in a drawer without classification and eventually a lot of them are not used on regular basis, they are just lying there to be thrown away one day. The problem is, like most of your other stuffs, that without organization, things are not being used to their potential and this is such a waste.
So instead of putting stuffs in drawers, Living Post offers to have your gears accessible on your desktop. Yes you have to create a space for such storage boxes but the payback is guaranteed. You make things beautiful so that they become useful.
I now use a square orange box to store clips, craft related stuffs such as MT masking tapes, leather tools. The large drawer is just the right size for postcard or 4x6 photos, a calculator, Field Notes and Moleskine pocket size notebook fit perfectly well inside. My other narrow black box is used for photo related stuffs such as shutter release, 35mm film canisters, tapes, etc. It also serve as a place to put miscellaneous or temporary stuffs.
The Living Post drawers are tiny but enough. If you are not a stationery freak, chances are you will find it useful in your own ways. Say for storing daily cosmetic stuffs, for a dedicated place to store all your keys and cables, etc.
I wish they have a version with wood pattern which fits perfectly with my desktop theme at home.
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Pony Brown's Visit to Hong Kong
We had a great time with Pony Brown's president, illustrator and the translator when they visited our Korean Stationery fair and met their fans in Hong Kong. I was particularly happy to be able to chat with as many fans as possible, they all love the postive messages and cuteness of the main character. One of the fan was upsetted by something this very morning, but when she found out Pony Brown's presence and came, she felt way better. That's why we love to bring positive energy and pleasure through these events.
Contrary to many's perception, the person behind this cute character is a tall handsome hard-bodied guy Mr. Oh. You can pretty much see the similarity of him and the character, cool from the outside, bright and positive but sometimes shy within. We were expecting him to just give out signatures on postcards but for each of the fans whom came, he drew something special and worked very hard in details to make every stroke counts. I believe fans were not disappointed, at all!
After the event today, we've brought the Pony Brown team to a seafood restaurant in Lei Yue Mun (鯉魚門) tonight and enjoyed a great time chit chatting. What a lovely evening, nice weather too.
Last year when I visited Seoul, I found out their project with a Korean music instrument brand called Countess. Upon Countess' request they made these lovely Ukulele prototypes! They are finally available in music instrument stores in Korea now. Excited about this cross over with music, Mr. Oh brought along 2 Ukulele so that we can gift them to Pony Brown fans through a small competition.
So far, Pony Brown is the most successful Korean brand we've brought to Hong Kong, I hope in the future we will have a lot more collaborations and bring more happiness, no matter how tiny, to many.
Realizing the hard work Mr. Oh and the team went through.... you know what, for the past few weeks they've only slept for 2 hours every single day, working hard on projects, so we admire a lot of the Korean speed and dedication really..... last night I decided to make personal gift to them, leather jackets for Cricket lighters, embossed with "PONY BROWN" and "city'super stationery" on them. Took me hours to design and made, until 4am, but I'm happy that it was a perfect gift for them. Looking forward to more PONY BROWN stuffs!
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Whether it is digital or analog, mini cameras are the most trendy thing happening in the industry. Digital Minox, Rollei, Diana mini, Digital Harinezumi (just released new white edition), etc. They are all in this tiny little promotion happening in Festival Walk and APM LOG-ON.
And yes we are including the Olympus E-P1 too coz it is somewhat a smaller version of SLR. If you missed the chance to grab a Lomo mini camera keychain packaged in beautifully printed film cans, they are now back in stock, talking about 20% the size of the actual camera (hmmm, I did say they are keychains, not real cameras).
Most of us are bored by the strap came with our cameras right, so we've been collecting from Korea and Japan some of the nicest straps ever produced and some of them are here, the rest will be coming to the stores this year.
Friends from Lomo, Superheadz and Fujifilm gave us some very nice supports including some left over film canisters, cute POP and displays, etc and I feel thankful for their generosity and help. Superheadz even shipped from Japan a dozen foam boards printed with versions of the lovely Russian girl character.
One of the pink display took me a few hours to create using films, MT tapes and various products from other departments. If you have time, please do visit these two stores and see if they are still intact :) This promotion lasts for 2 weeks from now on. Hope you like it and able to find some inspirations from it. Check out the Flickr photo set of this promotion.
Note: thanks Martin for the hard work. Get well soon Moon.
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Event organized by Elie UKphotography Events at Ferndown, Dorset, UK
Model - Kelly Upshall
Makeup - Kristi Moles
Hair - Racheal Platt
Wardrobe - Charlotte Lynch - chichichic
Stroby & Camera info
Nikon D300 / Nikon 24-70mm f/2.8 @ f/7.1 1/160th 66mm iso 200
Elinchrom Quadras (A heads)
Main light model left fired thru Elinchrom Rotalux 1m bare (gold diffuser)
Second light model right fired into a 43" Westcott used in reflective mode (outer blk fitted)
White Vinyl Backdrop
lit with a Nikon SB-800 (flagged for flare) & at about 1/4 power (triggered eli skyport)
Metered using a sekonic Flashmaster L-358
Post edit Photoshop CS5
An Afternoon of Sticker Mania - Loving Innovations from Seoul
Being exposed to Korean innovations in my last and 4th business-only trips to Seoul is like discovering yet another heaven for stationery. The people I met all possess a strong will to make things better for everybody. Imagine being blown away to meet 15 makers in just 3 days, you can see how things are all clogged up in my brain, talking about post-trip neuro indigestion.
So I took my time during this weekend, playing with all those stickers I found in Seoul, making use of them as much as possible. One of those beautiful stickers maker is Enjoy Everything (www.e2e2.co.kr). They've done awesome works on making stickers sheets readily with nice graphics for everyday use. If you check out their site, you will find several categories of stickers like fabric tapes, PU stickers, embossed stickers and A4 sheets of stickers with various materials, colors and patterns.
I also went to the warehouse of a luggage and cosmetic case maker called EDDAS. They made beautiful cases and I couldn't resist but bought a special leather case from them, which is not available at retail, for my personal use. The leather case sat at home for a week and suddenly I was able to make it really personal by putting on all these stickers I found from Enjoy Everything.
By cutting the PU sheets following the outline of the printed graphics, I was able to enjoy a quiet Saturday afternoon playing with how to personalize my EDDAS leather case.
This evening I've finished the touch up and carried the personalized leather case to go sushi dining, I was rewarded by dozens of prying eyes :)
I also had a meeting with Antenna Shop in Seoul, one of the top sellers in our stores, they've done some colorful PU embossed stickers as well. I'm expecting them to arrive our stores soon. So there will be more stickers available in our stores! Come check them out.
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Snoopy Limited Edition Moleskine Journals
We saw the sell sheets months ago but when the samples finally arrived a few weeks ago, they totally exceeded our expectations, I mean they are absolutely beautiful and thoughtful. You've got to check out the details in these photos I took to find out more.
The covers of these Peanuts Limited Edition Collection Moleskine journals all have an embossed "Peanuts 60th Anniversary" logo subtly sits on the top left hand corner of the cover. Illustration of our beloved characters are done in white paint giving a very strong contrast with the black journal.
I'm quite sure customers buying them really wouldn't want to use them, probably a collector's item for many. They come in pocket and large size, both ruled or blank.
Honestly I wish the banderole graphics were actually printed on the journals coz the look so beautiful. Without them, the journals are like naked or missing something.
The inside of the front covers either has a saying from Charlie Brown or Lucy, while the last page of the journal has a very cute Peanuts family tree. The most interesting add-on for me is the stickers, I wish Moleskine had done more.
These journals are selling like hotcakes in our stores right now, I'm guessing that they are far more popular than the Pacman limited edition, but each to his/her own taste.
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