Wednesday, July 1, 2009

dah ke belom?

wahhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh .. dah setaun aku tak update ape2 ..
gilak!

Tuesday, May 6, 2008

freelance (esp junior) Designer ..

from danny..


Top 10 Lies told to Naive Artists and Designers
- by Mark W. Lewis

1 "Do this one cheap (or free) and we'll make it up on the next one."
No reputable business person would first give away their work and time or merchandise on the hope of making it up later. Can you imagine what a plumber would say if you said "come in, provide and install the sink for free and next time we'll make it up when we need a sink." You would be laughed at! Also the likelyhood is that if something important came along, they wouldn't use you.

2 "We never pay a cent until we see the final product."
This is a croc, unless the person is leaving the door open to cheat you out of your pay. Virtually every profession requres a deposit or incremental payment during anything but the smallest project. Once you have a working relationship, you may work out another arrangement with a client. But a new client should not ask you to go beyond an initial meeting and, perhaps some preliminary sketches without pay on the job!

3 "Do this for us and you'll get great exposure! The jobs will just pour in!"
Baloney. Tell a plumber "Install this sink and my friend will see and you'll get lots of business!" Our plumber friend would say "You mean even if I do a good job I have to give my work away to get noticed? Then it isn't worth the notice." Also the guy would likely brag to everyone he knows about how this would normally cost (X) dollars, but brilliant businessman that he is he got if for free! If anyone calls, they'll expect the same or better deal.

4 On looking at sketches or concepts: "Well, we aren't sure if we want to use you yet, but leave your material here so I can talk to my partner/investor/wife/clergy."You can be sure that 15 minutes after you leave he will be on the phone to other designers, now with concepts in hand, asking for price quotes. When you call back you will be informed that your prices were too high and Joe Blow Design/Illustration will be doing the job. Why shouldn't they be cheaper? You just gave them hours of free consulting work! Until you have a deal, LEAVE NOTHING CREATIVE at the clients office.

5 "Well, the job isn't CANCELLED, just delayed. Keep the account open and we'll continue in a month or two."
Ummm, probably not. If something is hot, then not, it could be dead. It would be a mistake to *not* bill for work performed at this point and then let the chips fall where they may! Call in two months and someone else may be in that job. And guess what? They don't know you at all.....

6 "Contract? We don't need no stinking contact! Aren't we friends?"Yes, we are, until something goes wrong or is misunderstood, then you are the jerk in the suit and I am that idiot designer, then the contract is essential. That is, unless one doesn't care about being paid. Any reputable business uses paperwork to define relationships and you should too.

7 "Send me a bill after the work goes to press."
Why wait for an irrelevant deadline to send an invoice? You stand behind your work, right? You are honest, right? Why would you feel bound to this deadline? Once you deliver the work and it is accepted, BILL IT. This point may just be a delaying tactic so the job goes through the printer prior to any question of your being paid. If the guy waits for the job to be printed, and you do changes as necessary, then he can stiff you and not take a chance that he'll have to pay someone else for changes.

8 "The last guy did it for XXX dollars."
That is irrelevant. If the last guy was so good they wouldn't be talking to you, now would they? And what that guy charged means nothing to you, really. People who charge too little for their time go out of business (or self-destruct financially, or change occupations) and then someone else has to step in. Set a fair price and stick to it.

9 "Our budget is XXX dollars, firm."
Amazing, isn't it? This guy goes out to buy a car, and what, knows exactly what he is going to spend before even looking or researching? Not likely. A certain amount of work costs a certain amount of money. If they have less money (and you *can*) do less work and still take the job. But make sure they understand that you are doing less work if you take less money that you originally estimated. Give fewer comps, simplify, let them go elsewhere for services (like films) etc.

10 "We are having financial problems. Give us the work, we'll make some money and we'll pay you. Simple."
Yeah, except when the money comes, you can expect that you will be pretty low on the list to be paid. If someone reaches the point where they admit that the company is in trouble, then they are probably much worse off than they are admitting to. Even then, are you a bank? Are you qualified to check out their financials? If the company is strapped to the point where credit is a problem through credit agencies, banks etc. what business would you have extending credit to them. You have exactly ZERO pull once they have the work. Noble intentions or not, this is probably a losing bet. But if you are going to roll the dice, AT LEAST you should be getting additional money for waiting. The bank gets interest and so should you. That is probably why the person is approaching you; to get six months worth of free interest instead of paying bank rates for credit and then paying you with that money. Don't give away money.


Now, this list wasn't meant to make anyone crazy or paranoid, but is designed to inject some reality into the fantasy.

You are GOING to be dealing with people who are unlike yourself. Their motivations are their own and their attitudes are probably different than yours. There are going to be demands, problems, issues and all the hassles that go with practically ANY work/job/money situation. Too many times I see the sad example of someone walking in to a situation with noble intentions and then getting royally screwed, because what they see as an opportunity and a labor of love, the other party sees as something else entirely, not at all romantic or idealized, but raw and simple.

How can you deal with this stuff and still do good creative work? Good question. THIS is why an education is important. You learn, out of the line of fire, how to deal with the art at it's own level and also how to deal with the crap that surrounds it. You may have tough teachers and think that it can't be worse, but wait until a business person has a hundred grand riding on your art! Then you will know what "demanding" means. You will then thank all those tough teachers for building up the calluses that enable you to enjoy the job rather than just feeling like it is all a big waste of time!

In the end, working commercially, being a terrific artist is about 25% of the task. If that is the only part of the task that you are interested in, do yourself a favor. Don't turn "pro."

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sekian

Sunday, May 4, 2008

new contract

hampa!

---- tu lah perkataan pertama terbit dlm kepala aku bila tgk kontrak baru dari HR aku.. 2 taun and gaji tara naik .. tp rumors dari razif and danny (dari razif) and amiu and danny lagi (dari archie plak) kuat mengatakan lps closing acc nnt , company nk revise gaji semua staff .. oh patut kah aku bersyukur dan ghairah ? aku rase ye sbb dari mulut amiu dan faizul yg dah lame bekerje kat situ berserta archie, kenaikan gaji tu akan berlaku .. tapiiiiiiiiiiiiiiii .... seme company pon akan naikkan gaji staff.. samede byk atau sikit je. aku nie skang dgn gaji cukop makan je cemane la??? kalo dpt offer dari karangkraf, patut aku tolak atau terima?

ah kalau difikirkan balik, karangkraf ni pon aku tak dpt offer dan kat kru nie skang pon akan naik gaji .. dua2 pon belom ada kepastian. tp yg pasti kat kru tu aku mmg dah dpt tawaran bekerja dan keje tu dah konpom ada utk aku.. di karangkraf mmg lah tak tau ape cer lagi kan ... so karang aku aku anta je la agreement kat dayah dlu. pasal yg lain2 pk kemudian .. keje la sementara org perlukan kita .... dont be so cerewet ..

aku tetapkan goal aku adalah sampai cicakman 2!!!

lepas tu baru fikirkan balik ape langkah patut aku amek..

uh skang aku duk pk patut aku kumpul duit ke .. aku beli buku2 yang bole membantu aku dalam mendapatkan ilmu photoshop yg gempak .. aih ... duit senantiasa tak cukup tuk aku beli barang.. rase nk beli dvd tutorial kat photoshop secret .. tp takde plak duit sbb seme itu beharga 700 ringgit malaysia .. damn mahalllllllll!! aih tolong aku tuhan .. jatuhkanlah seribu (sempat lagi mintak lebih) dari siling bilik aku ini@ tiba2 tersepak kat tepi katil aku nie ke ahhahaha ..

hmmm skang aku duk pk nk carik komuniti photoshop professional kat malaysia .. ade ke tak ??
nk mencari otai2 .. aih semoga pencarian aku membuahkan hasil ..

oh selamat pagi dan sekejap lagi aku dah kene pegi keja .. so mb aku nk tido dlu ..

cauuuu

Sunday, April 20, 2008

yahhhh insomnia yg tak brape insomnia

fakin a! aku takleh tido .. sbb nye aku dah tido sepanjang hari tadi .. ptg dah main bola pon takleh tido .. badan penat tp otak duk ligat lagi (damn tak best taip kat keyboard yus yg nk rosak nie) sambil2 ni aku duk chat dgn faizul


p a d e l l: keje komputer sangap komputer
p a d e l l: lame2 kawen dgn komputer je la
f a i z u l: hahaha

... alkisah .. perbualan tah ape2 pade pukul 244 pagi nie kan .. esok nk keje nie .. tp duk merapu lagi ..

ah tadi luck aku, aku dpt rase hari yg baik .. aku basuh baju, ujan tak turun, g potong rambut, tuka lampu moto and masak utk mkn mlm, everything went so smooth yesterday.. oh i like dat to be happened everyday in my life!!! yg penting adelah team SDX menang lawan staff MMU arini --- walopon menang tak brape bergaya iaitu dgn sepakan penalti setelah game abeh lambat dan takde mase utk main masa tambahan. maka menang la 5-4. hasil training budak2 tu menampakkan kesan hahahah juga joging aku yg tak smp 15 min meredikan aku punya jantung dan paru2 serta otot2 kaki yg dah tua nie .. aih ..

dah lame tak jumpe wak .. tak sangke plak tadi ternampak dia .. rupe2nyer main dgn staff .. maklum aaa staff MMU skang hahaha makin besar plak wak nie .. dah kalah bini dia ngandung dlu .. takpe la .. asal ati senang tarahalllll .. seme bola punyaaa~~~

dah takde pape aku nk merapu.. jari pon dah sakit menaip kat keyboard rosak .. so aku beransur lah .. oh oh layan goo goo doll sat .. lagu irish ---- makllum la tengok citer city of angels tadi .. fufufufufufu nk tgk kalu klik sini sajos .. kot2 sesape terbace blog aku yg tak brape sempurna ni hahaha goo goo doll - irish



niteeeeeeeeeeyyyy niteeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

Saturday, March 15, 2008

oh perodua!

ah .. kau buat idupku tak tenang! siang malam duk pk pasal kau je .. logo dgn dvd template nie .. argh serabai .. bos plak dgn kata2 pedas dan membuatkan aku panas .. apesal la ko tak nk amek org yg lebih senior keje utk dpt kan hasil2 keje yg lebih baik kualiti nyer berbanding nk harapkan keje aku yg tak berape cantik nie ??? kedekut ke bos? persoalan tu ko kene jawab la .. jgn la harap kiterang kuar dgn something bombastik dgn takde guide .. aku dah cuba sedaya upaya aku nk puaskan ati ko dgn client .. kluar plak suara2 tak puas ati ko walopon tak ditujukan kepada kiterang tp aku paham maksud ko.. apesala tak sound kami (esp aku yg duk pulun buat logo tu) .. ko takut kene tiau balik point ko tu? nasib baik faizul tahan sbb ko tak tuju kat kiterang je kan .. tau plak ko takut nk sound kiterang  .. ckp main lepas ikut mulut je , tak reti nk tapis pakai otak dlu ke ?? ko igt ko sorang keje weekend? ramai lagi la duk buat keje weekend .. bukan ko sorang je , dan bukan aku je .. dah dpt tiga juga seminggu nie reti plak  g masjid ??? aku doakan ko masuk syurga jugak la, alhamdulillah ko igt jugak masjid, walopon seblom g masjid tu tah ape2 ko merapu kat pantry tu .. solat la meditasi la bertapa la .. tujuh dosa besar la .. esok2 tu nnt tah2 ko bole kuar suara ke tak tatau lagi .. gelak la gelakkkkkk ... 
sementara ko bole ni kannnn ??? 

bajet kewangan aku dah lari byk ini bulan .. rm300 dah aku korbankan utk beli buku2 logo design .. tak kesah la tak dpt claim pon .. aku guna utk aku jugak .. tuhannnnn tolong aku dalam kesusahan iniiiiii???

aku dah blur nk tulih ape .. 

oh last skali .. tahniah utk adik aku yg berjaya dpt 6A utk SPM dia .. harap dia bole fly oversea nnt .. amin amin .. harapan keluarga utk adik sangat2 la tinggi .. jgn takut utk menghadapi mirae .. kami semua berada di sisi dgn doa dan usaha .. selagi roh dan nyawa di jasad .. selama itu ikatan kita sekeluarga tidak akan aku, abg mu abaikan keluarga .. the best for you from me ..

ok gudnite! salam!

Saturday, March 1, 2008

oh another lie maybe??

I scored 47 on Dr. Phil's personality test
Others see you as fresh, lively, charming, amusing, practical and always interesting; someone who's constantly in the center of attention, but sufficiently well-balanced not to let it go to their head. They also see you as kind, considerate, and understanding; someone who will always cheer them up and help them out.


betul ke ape yang aku baca dari test tu? mungkin penipuan semata2 . tp aku dah jawab seikhlas hati yg tak tulus kadang2 je hehehe .. sekarang aku berada dalam keadaan emosi yg sedikit tertekan kerana menengok cerita Coffee Prince -- drama korea yang sangat2 la bes bagi aku.. tanak citer lebeh kerana aku sangat lah emosi kalo teringat go eun chan (dibawa oleh Yoon eun hye) dan kekasih 'gay" dia Manager Choi ( dibawa oleh Gong Yoo) hahaahaha fak gelak tak ikhlas.. oh air mata jgn lah basahkan pipi ini mahupun genangi kelopak mata aku! .. perasaan aku tak semcm ini ketika aku tengok witch yoo hee (dibawa oleh Han Ga In fufufufu niceeeeeeeeeeeee)
dua2 citer korea nie adalah citer siri korea yg first n second aku layan, mungkin masih cetek di dunia citer2 korea ni ... skang nie tgh dl citer 1% of everything. citer yg penah aku tgk kat tv dlu .. aku tak igt lah sape pelakon dia .. tp kalo usha kat tenet mesti ade . pelakon pompuan tu quite famous kerana berlakon dalam citer Spygirl bersama Manager Choi( GOng Woo) .. aku mengharapkan citer tu bes jugak .. aku dh lupa jalan citer dia yang mane aku tak sempat tgk sampai abes pon sbb cuti mmu bukan nyer lame, dan aku balik kg baru tgk tv so byk la aku miss !!! bile nk abeh dl ni?????????????????????

aku tatau dah ape lagi nk merapu ... aku rase nk start buat keje plak lah ... since aku baca horoskop aku perlu celen diri aku utk buat keje arini smp aku accomplish the goals by end of the day(today)!

k! mari buat smua layout yg nk d present utk perodua by tonight and menang utk game bola hari ini!!!!!!!!!!!!! yooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooosssssssssssssssssssssssssshhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh!


salams!

Saturday, February 23, 2008

argh penat~~

what do i really miss every saturday?
wake up at 630, pray and reciting.. then go to kedai kopi and buy something for
breakfast for everyone while ma dad go to morning market to buy fresh meat and fish
for umi to cook. oh gosh i really really enjoy if on lunch we have ikan rebus/singgang
with budu and durian.. i like it better than *********** ! hahahahaha ape yg * tu tatau pepandai la define ...

yg kat atas tu seme aku taip mase pening2 lalat layan shisha tadi .. pastu aku tido smp petang tanpa was -was lagi ahahaha .. skang nie tgh kat opis pening2 lalat duk buat kereje yg tak berkesudahan .. cilake !

ok later on aku taip lagi kalo sangap dan rajin ...