Have u ever seen the city like this??

I love this city.I was born here and sometimes I think that i will die here.
I'm kind of the guy who is interesting in going around the city. Usually with my friends, we kind of explore the city in our own way. This is the result of those trips we made.Sometime we lost and found something that unbelievable that it's in this city.Sometime we wake up at 4:00 am or stay awake for the whole night for shooting photo(sound crazy huh?).
But I foung the beauty in every corner of Saigon and you can love it like me if you start to see everything carefully.
One last things the song is not mine,but I like you to turn it on when seeing my photos.It's a really nice song anyway

Mùi and Phá

Some really famous photos(you guys must see this before) from another photographer Justin Maxon. It 's is a really an impressive collection,firstly for the beauty of each shot and then from the story of them. I still wonder about two things.How can this woman and his son still live happily,I mean they must the most optimistic people in the world.Why was this story discovered by a foreigner.There're a lot of good photographer in HaNoi but do they let their eyes wide open to see every details of life around them.Don't get me wrong but what I mean here only just when you are too familiar with something you then can actually see the small changes in it.

















For more about this story here the link for you
http://www.relativeexposure.net/content/view/32/79/lang,vi/

10 Tips to better print design

1.Remember to bleed

The bleed is the part on the side of your document that gives your printer that small amount of space to move around paper and design inconsistencies. No matter what guidelines they have on their site, the printer will use anything you throw at them. A 3mm bleed on all sides is a safe standard for your work.

The settings in InDesign are right there in the new file dialog… but hidden! You need to hit the 'more options' button before they become visible. If your already in a document you can find them in the file > document setup dialog.


2.Overprint is fun
Is your budget limiting you to only 2 Pantone(PMS) colors? No problem. Try to experiment with overprint options to get a look with more depth with a limited color palette.

You can even work with photographs with only 2 Pantone's, just do them in duotone or monotone.

3.Think outside the paper
The human mind fills in gaps and will see the bigger picture if you aim for it. Using the border of your paper can be great fun and another tool to work with.


Obviously, this is not the final solution to all your design problems. It should help you to see that your work doesn't end at the edge of the paper.

4.Paper size standards are great, but don't let them hold you back

Square booklets, for instance, make for a more interesting reading experience, while smaller sizes (A5 for example) are much easier to take with you. Fly away from that standard A4 and take some risks.

5.People read

In conflict with some designers of the last 5 years I still think form follows function. This means in print design: If your working on something that contains textual content concentrate on the content.

You should use typography as a element in your design, however you should always aim for optimal readability.

6.Amount of content

If you have some kind of idea that there's too much on your page; there is indeed to much on your page. Define what's really necessary and remove any visual noise. It's corny but it's true: less is more. If the client makes you cram too much content on one page, tell them.

7.Stick to the grid

Working with grids is the key to any good design. Using it's proportional relations, composition guidelines for the base of your design is a good idea.

Don't always go for the standard 3-column setup. A 7 column setup offers a lot of playful combinations… 2 column overlaps, a 3/3/1 setup with a sidebar and so on…

8.Typography is king

If the typographical setup is bad, no amount of lines or other elements will fix it. The fonts you use the most in your project set the voice for it's overall feel: don't pick the first font you like; think about what voice it should have and the best way to communicate this to your target audience. You can have a lot of fun with the basic well designed fonts: Helvetica, Swiss or Akzidenz Grotesk will save you from the worst typographic horror-scenario's.

It takes a while to get to know a font. A good way to get good with a particular font is to pick a list of 5 to 8 fonts you think could work for you and concentrate on those. That's also a good way to find out which fonts mix and which won't.

9.Invert

Need to give a bigger impact to a quote or logo? Invert it. White on black (or on any dark color for that matter) will always give your design or typography more strength.


Be careful with smaller type sizes (8pt. and lower) as these will be possible problems for your printer as ink always flows around a little when just printed. This effect is called trapping. Of course this all depends on what kind of paper it's printed on, printing speed and other factors. Ask your printer about exceptions.

10.Be demanding about photographic content

You should always demand high quality source material to work with. When working with photographic content for example the "trash in, trash out" rule applies. A good photo can take your work to another level, a badly lit low resolution photo will ruin your work. Most clients will send you what they have for grabs… bug them a bit and they'll magically come up with better materials.


P/s: This is something I found online.I think it really good for designer with their own printing work.

Kids

Just some other pictures. In this time I try to focus on people more than any time.
The best thing when shooting little kids is they always act naturally in front of the camera .That's a good point cause when shooting all of the girls(I already upload here) I had to try so hard to get the most natural shot I could.
The kids here include my niece and nephew and some other ones which I met in the streets. Some of them got a really good life,some have a real tough life.The different is too obviously

Vietnamese street typo

This is what I've got after going around the city. Graffity is still something new in here,so most of them look really bad.Beside there're somemore things which are familiar with everyone live in Sai Gon

Photographs and design

These are two of the most famous photographs ever .They become icons and inspire so many artists and illustrators.
The first one is the picture of rising flag over Iwo-Jima.The picture was shot by Joe Rosenthal in the moment when six sodiers rose the American flags in the mountain Suribachi of Iwo-Jima island-which is one of the most important moment in WWII . It gave signal of final glory for the American army. You guys can actually learn more about the story of this images in the film " Flag of our father"(it is an excellent film by the way).It is first used by The U.S goverment for a war fund .As you can see there are so many versions of one photo. These versions talk about so many completely different things (war, politics ,globalization, global warming),still they all used just one icon.




























The second image I want to show you is the most famous photo in the history.The photo of Che,which was shot by Alberto Korda in 1960 ,with which Che not only become an icon but a maxism saint(I call him the sexy saint). This image is like Mona Lisa in the field of painting. It inspire so many artist and can be seen in any place in Cuba and a some other South America countries in the present time.In Vietnam you can find a T-shirt with this image easily.




























Finally I just want to show you guys how much photography can affect to other field of art and design.