Design & Life

Digital Portfolio

2011-02-23T22:27:00.001-08:00

Day at the Crocker

2010-11-12T00:31:00.000-08:00

Had lunch with a friend on wed. to catch up and we headed over to check out the new addition to the Crocker art museum.

Portfolio Show

2010-09-25T22:48:00.000-07:00

I've been so busy with school and everything else. With this quarter finishing and me finishing up all my design classes we had a portfolio show this past friday to show off our thesis project and our portfolio work.

New Logo

2010-08-06T21:25:00.000-07:00

This quarter i'll be wrapping up all my design classes so its time for me to find a identity for my design work. So i've been working on my logo and this is what i have came up with.

Great weekend

2010-08-02T17:07:00.000-07:00

yoyo's, bikes, skate boards, union sq., embarco(island), fake booth, crowds watching, crazy guy, bleach lady, great friends, great food = great weekend! now back to work

Hanging out

2010-07-27T16:40:00.000-07:00

Haven't been doing much two more quarters im finally finished with shcool! Last week my brother and Paul Han(yoyo legend) came to hang out in sac and stockton, then I headed back to the bay and hung out with them. Here are pictures of what we did. Oh yeah We also stopped in lodi to check out the world's largest yoyo museum.

Nice break before finals in two weeks

2010-06-07T14:49:00.000-07:00

Took a little trip down to la this past weekend to check out hellaflush 5 and hangout with friends on satruday. The sunday finally got to go see the Getty, LOVED the place the architecture was great i wish i could live there. now back to the grind and finish up strong before my 3 week break.

portfolio review last night

2010-05-28T10:18:00.000-07:00

so I went to my first portfolio review last night I got nothing but positive comments. Had a great night and I guess my work isn't as bad as I thought. heres some pages from my portfolio.

Mailer Mailer Mailer

2010-05-24T23:05:00.000-07:00

I've been working on more mailers,and finalized my mailer for now. We have to make five by this Thursday. I also posted some other ideas I had and still might use but im not sure yet.

Final

More Concepts

update

2010-05-18T23:45:00.001-07:00

Finishing school sometime this year so I am starting to work on mailers to send out to potential employers. These are just concepts. Did a render for a class thats pretty much it. Still in my thesis class and taking my first portfolio class when I get that do I will share that with you guys.

Its been awhile

2010-04-21T17:31:00.001-07:00

Its been a long time since I posted any thing here I've been busy with school and just been lazy to post. Well anyways last quarter I entered a design contest to try to win a $1000 scholarship. Not expected to win I got a phone call last week informing me that I have won. So this past Saturday was the day they presented me with a big check. Thanks to Kerrie Kelly design Lab and The Education Foundation for the scholarship.

my design (the contest was to create a design using the quote "everyone deserves great design" as the concept)

First final down 3 more to go.

2010-03-16T22:15:00.001-07:00

First final presentation down for my senior design studio class now i have to finish 3 more classes by next week. here some pictures of my display.

WOW its been more then a month.

2010-03-07T22:02:00.000-08:00

Wow its been more then a month since my last post. Some updates I finally finished my internship at Vrilakas Architects so if anyone knows anyone looking for good help let me know. So with my free time i've been hanging out in the city with my bro. Also there's three weeks left in my winter quarter so it's time to focus and finish all my projects. Heres a restaurant project i've just finished designing/modeling. Now I have to start another one for another class and I should be good to go.

Practice Makes Perfect

2010-02-01T21:04:00.001-08:00

Lines and Lines and Lines

2010-01-30T00:12:00.001-08:00

So i've been back in school for 3 weeks now been busy with a lot of school work and interning couple days a week. Heres just some random pictures.

Night time feild trip

2010-01-18T22:13:00.000-08:00

So we went to the Hot Italian restaurant tonight for a tour and to learn about their "green"/LEED design. The space was clean and simple just how I like it. If your ever in the sacramento area you should check it out.

Old stuff & Update

2010-01-16T23:45:00.000-08:00

Just started class and intern again this past week. My last year and im done! so far from the looks of it its going to be a long quarter. Was bored so i looked through old pictures and found some of my old office setup and some old work from previous projects.

In SF til school starts

2010-01-07T07:29:00.000-08:00

Came back for HK a couple days ago I miss it already and school starts next week which im kinda looking forward to. I staying out here in SF with my bro til then. We went to Toast last night in Sausalito after seeing it on archdaily thinking it looked cool and think the food was going to be good everything was ok but if your ever in the area you should check it out for yourself. heres a link to the post about them

Toast

More Pictures

2009-12-30T06:45:00.000-08:00

More shopping and went to see the light show causeway bay.

Still in HK and having fun

2009-12-29T03:33:00.000-08:00

Having tons of fun and spending time with the family.

Im In HongKong and Merry Christmas everyone

2009-12-25T16:24:00.000-08:00

Heres a little update i've been in HK now for 4 days having a lot of fun and eatting a ton of food. Internet here at the hotel is pretty pricey so i haven't been able to post but me and my brothers decided to pay for internet for the night. I have tons of pictures heres some from my first days here.

Finals then off to HK

2009-12-09T20:14:00.000-08:00

The past couple of weeks have been busy ones with finals projects due and interning twice a week. Here are some pictures from the newest project from our firm a old Starbucks space beginning bought out by a local coffee shop which is good to see. Old Soul is the name and it is opening in Oakpark area in Sacramento.
I probably won't be posting anything until start my vacation in two weeks I will be in HongKong can't wait I need to take a break from it all.

Carnival @ st. rose

2009-11-27T22:42:00.000-08:00

These past couple of weeks i've got the chance to work with the downtown partnership on the lighting design for the Carnival @ st. rose on K st. the event runs til the end of dec. if you are around that area check it out.

Had a fun time this weekend with my bro tim.

2009-11-22T10:24:00.000-08:00

Went Sf friday night grabbed dinner and then saturday woke up early and went with tim to do a photoshoot for Blackscale. Then afterward headed to san jose to the I minus D event nice to meet new faces and see old ones. All and all had a very fun weekend and today back to Sacramento for school. (check out the photoshoot pictures here BlackScale) and (more pictures from the event at Tim's Blog)

Concept's

2009-11-18T21:27:00.000-08:00

School day

2009-11-17T18:18:00.001-08:00

Had class today. My essentials for the day gucci classic beanie, chrome bag, moleskine note book, and black scale shades.

Chill day

2009-11-14T17:29:00.000-08:00

Been so busy with projects after projects I just wanted to take a day off from it so yesterday I went out to SF after intern and hung out with my bro and erica for the night. Went to Blackscale, the mall, and by fatlace for their 10yr party. Then grabbed a late night snack at brothers korean BBQ. Thanks for the sunglasses and beanie mega, and congrats on the new store.

Finally!!

2009-11-11T18:06:00.000-08:00

I finally got some free time to post some stuff up on here. Been super busy trying to juggle school work with 3 other side projects outside of school plus interning inbetween all of that. Had intern today checked out the site for the township 9 project that the office is working with the city on. The part we are designing is the light rail station from what i've seen so far its going to be nice. We also went and garbed some lunch at Awful Wally's got the awful wally burger which was very good. pastrami on top mmmmmmm.

Bday weekend

2009-11-01T23:12:00.000-08:00

sorry for the lack of post. bad camera means no motivation to take pictures and no motivation to post. had a good long 5 day bday weekend. went out to SF to pick up tim freaking no bay bridge- stuck in traffic. stayed out there wed-thursday then back home to stockton to have bday dinner with the family. Saturday back to Sac for another bday dinner. Sunday went to help out one of my classmates with DIY networks house crashers they crashed her house and did a living room remodel.

Weekend Wrap Up

2009-10-25T21:19:00.000-07:00

Went to stockton on thursday after class to pick up a truck from my friend then to SF to pick up my bro's bed that he doesn't need and brought it back to sac all in the sameday. Then friday back to stockton to drop the truck back off and get my car then back to sac to catch a play I had to see for class. Saturday went back to SF to drop my bro off and hang out for the rest of the weekend. Went to blackscale to pick up new gear and made dinner there saturday then went to kara's cup cakes and just did nothing. now back in sacramento.

Intern Wednesday

2009-10-21T20:22:00.000-07:00

Had a pretty productive day at intern today helped with a lot of photoshop work. Then headed to ikea after to return some stuff. Angie made dinner bool kogi it was gooooood.

School All Day!

2009-10-20T23:17:00.000-07:00

Had class from 8-5 today which sucked especially with no real design classes this quarter. Went to lunch at Riverside Clubhouse with chelsy and slyvia first time there it was pretty good and the design inside isn't to bad eaither. then homework and sleep.

Sad to say the weekend is over

2009-10-18T18:53:00.000-07:00

So headed back to Sac this afternoon. Had lunch with my bro before I left, we also stopped by what I think is the best cookie I ever had at Anthony's Cookies on Valencia in Sf if your even in town it's a must. I also bought some stuff from huf with my bro just like the old days take three of everything please. hahahaha and some pictures my brother took from his roof top last night I LOVE THE VIEW!

Anthony's Cookies

SF

2009-10-16T23:44:00.000-07:00

Headed to my bros for the weekend to help him move. Heres some pictures from his new pad. The view from the roof top is worth the rent alone.

Intern Wednesday

2009-10-14T20:42:00.000-07:00

So with the new quarter and new class schedule my intern days got moved to wed. and fri. Worked on redlines/revisions from the corrections that the city marked up for the stitch project. Then went to the Good Eats Site to see the progress. Got lazy didn't want to cook anything for dinner so went out and tried the black taco from taco bell hahahaha.

L street lofts

2009-10-13T21:34:00.000-07:00

Went to check out the L street lofts today. MAN I wish I had money there is a unit there I want BAD it's only $695,000 hahaha. Over all that whole building was sick! one of the better buildings I have gone to in Sacramento. Here are some pictures from the penthouse sorry for the iphone pics. Gona get a new camera soooon. and oh yeah got my friend to start blogging hahaha check her blog out www.svudesigns.blogspot.com

Capital Towers

2009-10-11T02:12:00.000-07:00

So the show was tonight it went well. Here's some pictures of the furniture pieces I took when I was bored waiting for the sun to go down and the show to start.

Staging

2009-10-09T22:27:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the long delay of post just been really busy. Had a week of from school last week then started my fall quarter this week. Didn't do anything during the break was sick and had intern. But during the break I was asked to stage a penthouse in the Capital Towers in Sacramento for their second Saturday art events. So I called up the team thanks Syliva, Chelsy, and Starr for taking this projected on with me. Also Thanks to ZacK from Lumens (if you need lighting go there and ask for ZACK great guy), Thanks also to Kirk from Design within Reach for providing the seating and some of the lighting ( if you ever need cool furniture go to DWR and ask for KIRK great guy). And Celine Semon from Interface Flor for the tile carpeting. The event is tomorrow at the capital towers if your in town go check it out.

The view from the penthouse at night

Here are some before pictures

During staging progress

And After

1 week off (well not really)

2009-09-28T23:06:00.001-07:00

So I finished my summer quarter last week. I get one week off before the fall quarter begins. Picked up my brother from bart on friday went home for the weekend then took him back to SF sunday night and back to Sac today. Intern. tomorrow so no real break for me oh well. (pics from my Tims blog)

New sketch up!

2009-09-24T18:43:00.000-07:00

Finals Finals Finals!!! on like 1hr sleep all day

2009-09-23T21:30:00.001-07:00

Sorry again for no updates just been so busy with intern and finishing up my final presentations. So I turned in and presented my contemporary residential design class and revit class today. All and all it went great. sorry for that bad iphone picture couldn't take the work home because it's hung up in the schools hallway. Just one more test tomorrow and one week off before fall quarter starts.
So after going back on forth on what shoots I should turn in for the revit class I ended up choosing the front and back views of my home design. This is the "M house" design based on the sharp lines from the letter.

This is my contemporary design class display I made. so I took apart a lazy susan and mounted the rotating thing to a stool flipped upside down so it spins. Also put together a process binder to turn for the instructor to take.

Going green and new printer

2009-09-17T22:30:00.000-07:00

Well got another printer after returning that JUNK hp should have known you get what you pay for. So I went all out and bought a epson I hope it prints good but won't know until these renderings finish. Hope to be printing by Saturday. Yeah not looking forward to buying ink cartridges, and no more plastic bottles from me.

RENDERING SUCKS!!!!!

2009-09-16T20:42:00.000-07:00

I've been rendering pictures for 3 days straight and that's just on one!
heres a test one I did not at full DPI.

I'll be busy for the next 2 weeks.

2009-09-15T23:59:00.000-07:00

Sorry for the lack of updates just been so busy with school and finals I will try to post some pictures of what I have been up to soon.

New bike rack!

2009-09-11T23:33:00.000-07:00

So I headed out to Sf yesterday to visit my bro and on the way there I picked up a bike rack from some guy in walnut creek. Today just chilled with my bro and went to black scale to say wassup to mega. Thanks for the tees!(pics taken by my bro tim)

School All Day!

2009-09-09T22:17:00.000-07:00

So I had class all day today contemp. and Revit class. Worked on some space planning in class now its time to bring it to life. Gona be all nighter to night.

Intern Tuesday's

2009-09-08T20:32:00.001-07:00

Today Mark and David took me on site to check out the old soul coffee shop Mark worked on which is located on 21st and H. New bar and lights were add check out those sick counter tops and the reused wood for the back shelving. Then after that me and David went to the Good Eats Kitchen project which is located on 3145 Folsom Boulevard. Its an older building being renovated to become a restaurant its kinda like a Jacks Urban eats style with a full bar and a coffee shop inside. Should be opening next month so if your in the area go check it out.

Check out this great design to cover up the electrical

Good Eats Kitchen

Finals are getting close

2009-09-07T23:30:00.000-07:00

With finals coming up in 2 weeks just wanted to share some things im working on.
heres some stuff im working on for my contemp/modern interior class

stuff from my revit class

11x17

2009-09-06T23:54:00.000-07:00

New printer day! now I can print 11x17 from home.

Home sweet home

2009-09-05T20:54:00.000-07:00

Woke up early today and drove back home to stockton for the weekend with my older brother. Also changed the rear brakes on my wagon at home since we don't have tools in sac. and rode my bike today.

Work day today

2009-09-04T22:35:00.000-07:00

My brother had my car this week and I got it back today and didn't realize how much I missed it until I drove this morning. So intern in the morning today got off in the after noon had dinner with my bro and Angie, more school work tonight. My intership is with Varilakas Architects which is located above and inbetween Zocalo's and 58 degrees down on 18th.

My work area.

Let the blogging begin!

2009-09-03T23:15:00.000-07:00

This blog is going to be about my day to day. From what I did in school, to my designs, to what I am working on. Here is my work space and a project/design i've been working on for my Revit class. Oh yeah I got that new T-Pain app lol.