4:00 AM, October 15th, 2008.
being awake at such a late night/early morning triggers my brain to ponder the most outrageous things. today's "half baked, half asleep" topic is: inspiration.
inspiration. to be inspired by something, to act upon the inspiration.
it creates hope, confidence, anxiety for change, to better, and to improve.
in order to be "inspiring", it comes with a little bit of work. some people that i get inspired from include; Luigi Coloni, an italian (no, really?) bio-designer, makin' history. this guy will design the most weirdest shit in the world and be able to back it up with proven science and technology.
Randy Pausch, founder of Entertainment Technology Center at Carnegie Mellon University, also a prof at it. He gave the "Last Lecture" at CMU's tradition of the lecture series. The thing is though, he died of Pancreatic cancer, and gave the speech knowing he will eventually leave this world. it's kinda like the last supper, but more nerdy, and a modern form of it.
Syd Mead, the legendary entertainment designer, better known as a futurist. designed some of the most radical and craziest looking vehicles in the 60's, that we look at nowadays and be shocked by.
these are the people that help shape the world to a better place. designers seem to take grasp of many things that seem to take crucial parts in thretening our world environmentally, and this is where art meets reality. where it derives and evolves from a simple form of expressionism, to solving problems and making shit happen for the common good of the whole world, and its people. it's a beautiful thing. and someday, i'd love to take part in this historical steps that only a few will conquer, and millions will remember.
so far, i have been:
-watching magic trick videos on youtube
-doing 2-d design homework
-doing foundation drawing homework (bikes are really hard to draw!)
-attempting to work on my perspective homework
-sobering up.
get inspired from:
-anything
-everything
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i am trying to get to sleep early but i have too many things spinning round my head all the time so i end up like an insomniac wannabe.
know what i did? i wrote down Dr. Pausch's words (the 'advice-y' ones) down on a flopad and stuck it up on the wall behind my computer because i work in front of it all the time. i think it's inspiring when he tells you "don't complain, just work harder". that might be my favorite quote from him.
as an aside....why do you always call me the biggest nerd? is that a bad thing? i think i like being a nerd!
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