做個無悔的設計師

個題目好似沉重咗啲，不過適逢七一將至，實在不得不令我又再思考係呢十五年國家“領導”下，身為設計師嘅我哋，究竟做口咗啲咩？

設計需要有自由嘅土壤去作為基礎，如果冇，世上就唔會有創作空間，我唸呢樣大家都好明白．以往我哋呢類人多數都對政治冇咩興趣，無論係辦公室政治或者係社會上嘅政治，總覺得只要冇人限制我哋做咩同唸咩就得啦．．．真係冇？

“基本法廿三條”，“網絡廿三條”，電視新聞／報紙嘅選擇性報導，高鐵事件，領匯事件，谷歌事件，普選問題，人權問題，各式各樣嘅壟斷情況，禁呢樣禁嗰樣．．．幾時我哋變得咁無知，咩嘢都要“人”管，要“人”教，連辛苦搵番嚟嘅錢都強迫要比人扣起，係要你去“投資”！

你仲覺得我哋嘅自由土壤好穩陣？如果你覺得只要仲係設計行而又搵到食就懶理週圍發生緊咩事的話，又或者覺得用七一遊行去提醒國家我哋係有自由意志嘅人＝無聊搞事；咁我寧願任你話都要係香港仲有機會發聲嘅時候行出一步，做個無悔的設計師(香港人)．

心思 just a little bit more...

從來都覺得日本人對做便當很有心思，即使家庭主婦每天為家人預備上班或上課的便當，為了保持新鮮感及食慾，即使日復一日，她們仍能在飯面上做出各式各樣色彩繽紛而又有趣味的裝飾．上圖這個雖然有點商業味，但仍不失為一個精彩的設計．

對，是設計！我想，要用食材擺出這個畫面，其實不知不覺間已運用了平面及立體設計的技巧．只是在日常瑣事中，我們不太留意罷了．下次再遇到要處理一些慣常事務時，不妨加多少少心思，也許會有新的體驗？！

Lunchbox - to us, it's only a kind of daily supply : a piece of sandwich, some red green vegetable salad, rice, noodle and soup... but most of the Japanese housewife spend great effort to decorate them for their kid & husband; we can see from lots of the TV drama, it's a kind of proud for a man of having a wife who can prepare a delicious and pretty decorated lunchbox which is more superior among others.

Even it is only a routine work for a housewife, they just add a little bit more of creativity, they may not even recognize it is related to graphic & 3D design, but simply aim to refresh their family member's appetite..... the result is difference. 

It may apply to us, too; how about just step a little bit further, be a little bit more well thinking, or creative, may be we can turn a bore/messy work into a delicious "bei' don" (lunchbox)!

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There is a folder on my desktop which I've been keeping for a while, the original is a html shared by a friend whom I forgot who she is (sorry pal!) But the content inside is really amazing, although you may find something similar recently in the internet, those were done on the ground, these... are all onto an exterior of a building or wall; what the artist did not only enhance the overall environment, but create a virtual space for us to take a break with an applause to their creativity and superior technique.

Have your coffee ready, lets enjoy :)

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Trompe l'oeil Murals by Eric Grohe