WEBVTT 00:00:00.000 --> 00:00:10.840 align:middle line:90% 00:00:10.840 --> 00:00:11.930 align:middle line:90% Welcome, everybody. 00:00:11.930 --> 00:00:14.380 align:middle line:84% Thank you for joining us at today's program featuring 00:00:14.380 --> 00:00:17.350 align:middle line:84% designer and artist Thomas Hamdani, presented 00:00:17.350 --> 00:00:19.855 align:middle line:84% as part of the Wignall Museum's Home Edition. 00:00:19.855 --> 00:00:22.880 align:middle line:84% Home Edition is a series of curated artists talks, 00:00:22.880 --> 00:00:24.610 align:middle line:84% workshops, and discussions featuring 00:00:24.610 --> 00:00:26.720 align:middle line:90% artists and cultural workers. 00:00:26.720 --> 00:00:28.510 align:middle line:84% My name is Rebecca Trawick, and I 00:00:28.510 --> 00:00:32.080 align:middle line:84% serve as the director and curator of the Wignall Museum. 00:00:32.080 --> 00:00:34.480 align:middle line:84% The Wignall Museum is a teaching museum, 00:00:34.480 --> 00:00:37.900 align:middle line:84% an interdisciplinary art space that introduces Chaffey College 00:00:37.900 --> 00:00:41.050 align:middle line:84% students, faculty, staff, and community members 00:00:41.050 --> 00:00:44.570 align:middle line:84% to innovative contemporary art objects and ideas. 00:00:44.570 --> 00:00:48.140 align:middle line:84% By fostering critical thinking, visual literacy, discourse, 00:00:48.140 --> 00:00:50.320 align:middle line:84% and empathy, the Museum seeks to enhance 00:00:50.320 --> 00:00:53.960 align:middle line:84% the intellectual and cultural life of our community. 00:00:53.960 --> 00:00:55.990 align:middle line:84% Today's episode is brought to you in part 00:00:55.990 --> 00:00:59.890 align:middle line:84% by the Chaffey College student AIGA chapter. 00:00:59.890 --> 00:01:03.310 align:middle line:84% The chapter are a group of dedicated designers 00:01:03.310 --> 00:01:07.270 align:middle line:84% that provide a space to create, connect, and inspire. 00:01:07.270 --> 00:01:10.030 align:middle line:84% AIGA offers aspiring professionals 00:01:10.030 --> 00:01:13.030 align:middle line:84% the opportunity to get involved, create community, and build 00:01:13.030 --> 00:01:15.050 align:middle line:90% leadership skills. 00:01:15.050 --> 00:01:17.220 align:middle line:84% While the academic year is almost complete, 00:01:17.220 --> 00:01:19.970 align:middle line:84% the chapter is always seeking designers, photographers, 00:01:19.970 --> 00:01:21.470 align:middle line:90% and illustrators. 00:01:21.470 --> 00:01:23.840 align:middle line:84% So a big thanks to the club, and shout out to all of you 00:01:23.840 --> 00:01:26.250 align:middle line:90% who are here this evening. 00:01:26.250 --> 00:01:28.670 align:middle line:84% We want to take a moment to recognize that we are situated 00:01:28.670 --> 00:01:32.000 align:middle line:84% on the Rancho Cucamonga Campus of Chaffey College, which 00:01:32.000 --> 00:01:34.610 align:middle line:84% resides on the traditional and unceded lands of the Tongva 00:01:34.610 --> 00:01:35.880 align:middle line:90% people. 00:01:35.880 --> 00:01:37.730 align:middle line:84% We offer our recognition and respect 00:01:37.730 --> 00:01:40.510 align:middle line:84% to the elders, both past, present, and future. 00:01:40.510 --> 00:01:43.270 align:middle line:90% 00:01:43.270 --> 00:01:44.320 align:middle line:90% And hello. 00:01:44.320 --> 00:01:45.950 align:middle line:90% My name is Roman Stollenwerk. 00:01:45.950 --> 00:01:48.730 align:middle line:84% I'm Assistant Curator at the Wignall Museum. 00:01:48.730 --> 00:01:53.590 align:middle line:84% Please visit us at www.chaffey.edu/wignall 00:01:53.590 --> 00:01:56.560 align:middle line:84% to access their full schedule of programs and available 00:01:56.560 --> 00:01:57.790 align:middle line:90% recordings. 00:01:57.790 --> 00:02:01.000 align:middle line:84% When possible, recordings are made available 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00:02:27.580 --> 00:02:30.760 align:middle line:90% 00:02:30.760 --> 00:02:32.740 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:02:32.740 --> 00:02:33.860 align:middle line:90% And hello, everyone. 00:02:33.860 --> 00:02:35.110 align:middle line:90% My name is Andy Hadle. 00:02:35.110 --> 00:02:36.940 align:middle line:84% I'm the Preparator at the Museum. 00:02:36.940 --> 00:02:39.040 align:middle line:84% In a few moments, Thomas Hamdani will 00:02:39.040 --> 00:02:41.230 align:middle line:84% present for about 30 minutes or so, 00:02:41.230 --> 00:02:44.080 align:middle line:84% with the remaining time being available for Q&A. 00:02:44.080 --> 00:02:44.830 align:middle line:90% Thanks, Roman. 00:02:44.830 --> 00:02:46.300 align:middle line:90% Thanks, Andy. 00:02:46.300 --> 00:02:48.730 align:middle line:84% So I have the pleasure of introducing our guest 00:02:48.730 --> 00:02:50.950 align:middle line:90% artist Thomas Hamdani. 00:02:50.950 --> 00:02:53.020 align:middle line:84% Born in Indonesia, Thomas Hamdani 00:02:53.020 --> 00:02:55.300 align:middle line:84% completed a Bachelor's degree in graphic design 00:02:55.300 --> 00:02:58.810 align:middle line:84% at Art Center College of Design in Pasadena. 00:02:58.810 --> 00:03:02.050 align:middle line:84% I should also mention Hamdani is an alumni of Chaffey College. 00:03:02.050 --> 00:03:02.680 align:middle line:90% Yay. 00:03:02.680 --> 00:03:04.810 align:middle line:90% So glad to have him back here. 00:03:04.810 --> 00:03:07.390 align:middle line:84% Hamdani is a motion designer with 10-plus years 00:03:07.390 --> 00:03:10.810 align:middle line:84% of motion design and 3D experience in the industry. 00:03:10.810 --> 00:03:13.810 align:middle line:84% He's always been fascinated by technology, especially 00:03:13.810 --> 00:03:15.910 align:middle line:90% growing up with sci-fi movies. 00:03:15.910 --> 00:03:18.370 align:middle line:84% Currently, he works remotely on different motions 00:03:18.370 --> 00:03:21.610 align:middle line:84% and virtual reality projects around the US. 00:03:21.610 --> 00:03:25.555 align:middle line:84% So please join me in giving Thomas a warm virtual welcome. 00:03:25.555 --> 00:03:28.380 align:middle line:90% 00:03:28.380 --> 00:03:31.080 align:middle line:90% My name is Thomas Hamdani. 00:03:31.080 --> 00:03:38.520 align:middle line:84% I'm a motion vision artist for 10-plus years. 00:03:38.520 --> 00:03:42.060 align:middle line:84% I've been in the industry for from-- 00:03:42.060 --> 00:03:44.280 align:middle line:90% mostly in technology field. 00:03:44.280 --> 00:03:56.630 align:middle line:84% And I graduated in Art Center around about 15 years ago. 00:03:56.630 --> 00:03:58.150 align:middle line:90% It's been a while. 00:03:58.150 --> 00:04:02.790 align:middle line:84% And it's been a long journey to learn 00:04:02.790 --> 00:04:10.860 align:middle line:84% to be an artist, to learn, to create stuff, to not be boring, 00:04:10.860 --> 00:04:14.880 align:middle line:84% to be always in the cutting-edge of design. 00:04:14.880 --> 00:04:18.540 align:middle line:84% It's a long process, a lot of things 00:04:18.540 --> 00:04:22.010 align:middle line:90% you need to keep learning. 00:04:22.010 --> 00:04:27.080 align:middle line:84% It is a very fun, fun journey of 15 years. 00:04:27.080 --> 00:04:39.260 align:middle line:84% And I was born in Indonesia, so this is what my culture is. 00:04:39.260 --> 00:04:46.210 align:middle line:84% It's a mixture between the West and the East. 00:04:46.210 --> 00:04:52.110 align:middle line:90% 00:04:52.110 --> 00:04:55.920 align:middle line:84% We have many, many different influences 00:04:55.920 --> 00:05:00.480 align:middle line:84% from many different cultures because Indonesia 00:05:00.480 --> 00:05:03.990 align:middle line:90% is a port city that are in-- 00:05:03.990 --> 00:05:06.810 align:middle line:90% 00:05:06.810 --> 00:05:14.820 align:middle line:84% It's very important for the trading in West between Europe 00:05:14.820 --> 00:05:18.010 align:middle line:90% and in China. 00:05:18.010 --> 00:05:22.000 align:middle line:84% So Indonesia has become [INAUDIBLE] a hub 00:05:22.000 --> 00:05:23.740 align:middle line:90% of many different culture. 00:05:23.740 --> 00:05:26.110 align:middle line:84% So we have many different influences 00:05:26.110 --> 00:05:30.620 align:middle line:84% from many different huge culture, 00:05:30.620 --> 00:05:36.050 align:middle line:90% like Hinduism and Buddhism. 00:05:36.050 --> 00:05:41.350 align:middle line:84% And now they are the biggest Islamic country 00:05:41.350 --> 00:05:44.050 align:middle line:90% outside the Middle East. 00:05:44.050 --> 00:05:47.130 align:middle line:84% So it's many, many very, very diverse. 00:05:47.130 --> 00:05:52.040 align:middle line:84% Growing up in Indonesia, it's somewhat 00:05:52.040 --> 00:06:00.860 align:middle line:84% tough because being an ethnic Chinese we are kind of always 00:06:00.860 --> 00:06:03.275 align:middle line:90% looked down and-- 00:06:03.275 --> 00:06:06.150 align:middle line:90% 00:06:06.150 --> 00:06:13.210 align:middle line:90% But we learn how to fight it. 00:06:13.210 --> 00:06:19.060 align:middle line:84% We learn how to be strong and prosper 00:06:19.060 --> 00:06:21.460 align:middle line:84% in the long run in Indonesia, too. 00:06:21.460 --> 00:06:31.000 align:middle line:84% And my family is from a business family that always think 00:06:31.000 --> 00:06:38.660 align:middle line:90% about revenues and transaction. 00:06:38.660 --> 00:06:42.680 align:middle line:84% So growing up as an artistic person 00:06:42.680 --> 00:06:47.930 align:middle line:84% is very hard because nobody understand 00:06:47.930 --> 00:06:56.520 align:middle line:84% you and they think art is just a business 00:06:56.520 --> 00:07:01.650 align:middle line:84% to advertise or to create stuff, but not really just a career. 00:07:01.650 --> 00:07:14.390 align:middle line:84% So this is me when I was a baby with my dad's brand new Vespa. 00:07:14.390 --> 00:07:15.200 align:middle line:90% Beautiful stuff. 00:07:15.200 --> 00:07:19.670 align:middle line:90% 00:07:19.670 --> 00:07:21.240 align:middle line:90% And it's a beautiful country. 00:07:21.240 --> 00:07:34.140 align:middle line:84% It's a lot of different technology development 00:07:34.140 --> 00:07:36.240 align:middle line:90% and nature. 00:07:36.240 --> 00:07:39.520 align:middle line:90% 00:07:39.520 --> 00:07:47.630 align:middle line:84% So my biggest inspiration when I was growing up-- 00:07:47.630 --> 00:07:53.150 align:middle line:84% this is what shaped me as a designer, the early version 00:07:53.150 --> 00:07:59.900 align:middle line:84% of just human wearing masks but showing the future, 00:07:59.900 --> 00:08:10.850 align:middle line:84% like how robot is looking, how the world can 00:08:10.850 --> 00:08:15.230 align:middle line:90% be different in the future. 00:08:15.230 --> 00:08:24.770 align:middle line:84% So this is from the Japanese side, the Japanese influences. 00:08:24.770 --> 00:08:29.850 align:middle line:84% This is what I mostly watch when I was a kid. 00:08:29.850 --> 00:08:36.150 align:middle line:84% And superheros, magical cat from the future, or just 00:08:36.150 --> 00:08:41.549 align:middle line:84% robots transforming and Dragon Ball Z, if you guys know. 00:08:41.549 --> 00:08:46.900 align:middle line:90% 00:08:46.900 --> 00:08:51.740 align:middle line:84% And Indonesian TV, too-- there's a lot of American movies. 00:08:51.740 --> 00:08:54.500 align:middle line:84% That's where I learned my English, where I learned 00:08:54.500 --> 00:08:57.460 align:middle line:90% my slang like, what's up, man? 00:08:57.460 --> 00:09:02.550 align:middle line:90% 00:09:02.550 --> 00:09:04.920 align:middle line:90% And I learned about space. 00:09:04.920 --> 00:09:06.720 align:middle line:90% I learned about the future. 00:09:06.720 --> 00:09:13.890 align:middle line:84% I learned about time travel, talking robot car, 00:09:13.890 --> 00:09:22.960 align:middle line:84% and how a ghost is captured in this modern world. 00:09:22.960 --> 00:09:27.085 align:middle line:84% This is what influenced me the most while-- 00:09:27.085 --> 00:09:31.190 align:middle line:90% 00:09:31.190 --> 00:09:34.490 align:middle line:84% because being an ethnic Chinese, it's even hard for me 00:09:34.490 --> 00:09:39.770 align:middle line:84% to go outside because sometimes other kids will pick on me 00:09:39.770 --> 00:09:41.120 align:middle line:90% because I'm different. 00:09:41.120 --> 00:09:47.560 align:middle line:84% So mostly I just stay indoors, watching TV, 00:09:47.560 --> 00:09:52.710 align:middle line:84% reading comic books, just surrounded by this new ideas 00:09:52.710 --> 00:09:56.550 align:middle line:84% constantly what the world is going to be 00:09:56.550 --> 00:10:01.100 align:middle line:84% or going to be like in an interesting way. 00:10:01.100 --> 00:10:04.280 align:middle line:90% 00:10:04.280 --> 00:10:12.840 align:middle line:84% In the '90s, we moved to America because my uncle 00:10:12.840 --> 00:10:14.340 align:middle line:90% live in [INAUDIBLE]. 00:10:14.340 --> 00:10:19.290 align:middle line:84% So my mom decided to move to Rancho Cucamonga 00:10:19.290 --> 00:10:23.010 align:middle line:84% because we love Mount Baldy, our beautiful mountain. 00:10:23.010 --> 00:10:26.100 align:middle line:90% 00:10:26.100 --> 00:10:26.850 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:10:26.850 --> 00:10:28.620 align:middle line:84% We just fell in love with the landscape. 00:10:28.620 --> 00:10:34.760 align:middle line:84% We fell in love with the nature of it. 00:10:34.760 --> 00:10:37.000 align:middle line:84% Because we grow up from the city, 00:10:37.000 --> 00:10:38.770 align:middle line:90% we don't see any mountains. 00:10:38.770 --> 00:10:40.780 align:middle line:84% We don't see anything-- everything is flat 00:10:40.780 --> 00:10:46.550 align:middle line:90% land tropical world. 00:10:46.550 --> 00:10:54.050 align:middle line:84% But Mount Baldy opened up my eyes to such beauty. 00:10:54.050 --> 00:10:59.410 align:middle line:90% 00:10:59.410 --> 00:11:03.220 align:middle line:90% I went to Alta Loma High School. 00:11:03.220 --> 00:11:05.890 align:middle line:84% It's pretty weird in the beginning 00:11:05.890 --> 00:11:14.110 align:middle line:84% because only few Asian there and a couple Indonesian, actually. 00:11:14.110 --> 00:11:22.910 align:middle line:84% So I grew up with many different friends, 00:11:22.910 --> 00:11:24.410 align:middle line:90% learning different cultures. 00:11:24.410 --> 00:11:29.630 align:middle line:84% And the most interesting tool in Alta Loma High School 00:11:29.630 --> 00:11:39.680 align:middle line:84% is meeting exchange students, especially people from Russia 00:11:39.680 --> 00:11:44.090 align:middle line:84% or Europe, and then become friends 00:11:44.090 --> 00:11:49.370 align:middle line:84% and learning about the local culture, 00:11:49.370 --> 00:11:53.570 align:middle line:84% really like a melting pot of cultures how America is. 00:11:53.570 --> 00:11:56.120 align:middle line:84% And I learned a lot just being myself, 00:11:56.120 --> 00:11:59.330 align:middle line:84% being accepting, my Chinese side, 00:11:59.330 --> 00:12:04.520 align:middle line:84% and then actually trying to embrace it because before, it's 00:12:04.520 --> 00:12:06.770 align:middle line:84% not OK being Chinese in Indonesia 00:12:06.770 --> 00:12:11.660 align:middle line:84% because the government tried to integrate all the Chinese. 00:12:11.660 --> 00:12:18.080 align:middle line:84% So we learned, just stay quiet, in our culture, not 00:12:18.080 --> 00:12:22.990 align:middle line:84% really saying anything, or try to just become like Indonesian. 00:12:22.990 --> 00:12:28.160 align:middle line:84% But in America, I learned to be more embracing my Chinese side, 00:12:28.160 --> 00:12:30.080 align:middle line:84% learning about more Chinese, actually, 00:12:30.080 --> 00:12:31.570 align:middle line:90% about Chinese philosophy. 00:12:31.570 --> 00:12:36.590 align:middle line:84% Because I'm going to Alta Loma [INAUDIBLE],, 00:12:36.590 --> 00:12:40.010 align:middle line:84% reading books from the public library 00:12:40.010 --> 00:12:44.890 align:middle line:84% really opened up my world growing up 00:12:44.890 --> 00:12:47.412 align:middle line:84% in America and Rancho Cucamonga especially. 00:12:47.412 --> 00:12:51.480 align:middle line:90% 00:12:51.480 --> 00:12:57.120 align:middle line:84% I went to Art Center because my good teacher 00:12:57.120 --> 00:13:00.960 align:middle line:84% from Chaffey College, Ian White-- 00:13:00.960 --> 00:13:03.930 align:middle line:90% he told me, man, you're good. 00:13:03.930 --> 00:13:07.560 align:middle line:84% You should go Art Center College of Design. 00:13:07.560 --> 00:13:10.140 align:middle line:90% I'm like, I never heard it. 00:13:10.140 --> 00:13:11.530 align:middle line:90% What is that? 00:13:11.530 --> 00:13:12.390 align:middle line:90% And then, oh, yeah. 00:13:12.390 --> 00:13:19.030 align:middle line:84% It's a famous school in design, because you are pretty good. 00:13:19.030 --> 00:13:25.870 align:middle line:84% So I went, applied, and I got accepted in the Art Center 00:13:25.870 --> 00:13:29.920 align:middle line:90% College of design in early-- 00:13:29.920 --> 00:13:31.270 align:middle line:90% in .com era. 00:13:31.270 --> 00:13:34.680 align:middle line:90% 00:13:34.680 --> 00:13:40.260 align:middle line:84% My journey in Art Center is very interesting. 00:13:40.260 --> 00:13:42.810 align:middle line:84% And it's a lot of learning experience 00:13:42.810 --> 00:13:51.470 align:middle line:84% because what I learned primarily in Art Center is discipline 00:13:51.470 --> 00:13:56.420 align:middle line:84% yourself how to become an artist, and discipline yourself 00:13:56.420 --> 00:13:59.980 align:middle line:84% to be a hard worker in your craft 00:13:59.980 --> 00:14:03.580 align:middle line:90% because design ain't easy. 00:14:03.580 --> 00:14:05.950 align:middle line:90% Design is a lot of things. 00:14:05.950 --> 00:14:07.630 align:middle line:84% You need to know a lot of things you 00:14:07.630 --> 00:14:20.230 align:middle line:84% need to learn because design is a language that you learn a-- 00:14:20.230 --> 00:14:26.140 align:middle line:90% language that you learn to mix. 00:14:26.140 --> 00:14:32.720 align:middle line:84% You need to understand many different facets of the world 00:14:32.720 --> 00:14:35.970 align:middle line:90% to understand what the design. 00:14:35.970 --> 00:14:38.090 align:middle line:84% I hope you guys understand what I mean. 00:14:38.090 --> 00:14:44.040 align:middle line:84% It's just design is kind of like being a chef. 00:14:44.040 --> 00:14:52.140 align:middle line:84% So if they do want you to, for example, cook Middle Eastern 00:14:52.140 --> 00:14:54.690 align:middle line:84% cooking, you need to know everything 00:14:54.690 --> 00:15:00.030 align:middle line:84% about Middle Eastern culture, Middle Eastern spices, 00:15:00.030 --> 00:15:05.130 align:middle line:84% and try to mix it up together, and to find 00:15:05.130 --> 00:15:06.560 align:middle line:90% the essence of design. 00:15:06.560 --> 00:15:12.090 align:middle line:90% 00:15:12.090 --> 00:15:20.430 align:middle line:84% After Art Center, my first job in Nokia design. 00:15:20.430 --> 00:15:22.820 align:middle line:84% I set a lot of design work, by the way, guys. 00:15:22.820 --> 00:15:26.500 align:middle line:90% 00:15:26.500 --> 00:15:40.780 align:middle line:84% In Nokia design, I was learning to mix technology and just fun. 00:15:40.780 --> 00:15:47.170 align:middle line:84% Before, I don't know anything about the cell phone industry. 00:15:47.170 --> 00:15:53.680 align:middle line:84% But Nokia really pushed me to learn 00:15:53.680 --> 00:15:57.370 align:middle line:84% to design for human interface, UI design, 00:15:57.370 --> 00:16:07.570 align:middle line:84% and how humans interact with UI or interact with technology. 00:16:07.570 --> 00:16:14.380 align:middle line:84% So we are the bridge that really connecting people 00:16:14.380 --> 00:16:20.040 align:middle line:90% between technology and people. 00:16:20.040 --> 00:16:29.720 align:middle line:84% So in Nokia design, what I do is designing 00:16:29.720 --> 00:16:35.970 align:middle line:84% wallpaper, UI design, some advertising. 00:16:35.970 --> 00:16:43.430 align:middle line:84% It's many different hats I had to wear just to create 00:16:43.430 --> 00:16:45.410 align:middle line:90% what the client wants. 00:16:45.410 --> 00:16:49.170 align:middle line:90% 00:16:49.170 --> 00:16:52.440 align:middle line:84% So this is some example of some of the wallpaper 00:16:52.440 --> 00:16:54.575 align:middle line:90% I designed for Nokia. 00:16:54.575 --> 00:17:29.890 align:middle line:90% 00:17:29.890 --> 00:17:30.610 align:middle line:90% OK. 00:17:30.610 --> 00:17:37.750 align:middle line:84% That is some of the overall work, the best 00:17:37.750 --> 00:17:45.040 align:middle line:84% work that I captured when I was there for about seven years 00:17:45.040 --> 00:17:50.140 align:middle line:84% before Nokia move on to a different company. 00:17:50.140 --> 00:17:59.860 align:middle line:90% 00:17:59.860 --> 00:18:01.700 align:middle line:84% This is some of the advertising that I 00:18:01.700 --> 00:18:05.335 align:middle line:90% created for Nokia Extend. 00:18:05.335 --> 00:18:25.260 align:middle line:90% 00:18:25.260 --> 00:18:29.760 align:middle line:84% This is where I learned most to do 3D 00:18:29.760 --> 00:18:35.490 align:middle line:84% and how integrating with motion design 00:18:35.490 --> 00:18:39.030 align:middle line:84% to create all this interface and the special effects. 00:18:39.030 --> 00:18:45.780 align:middle line:90% 00:18:45.780 --> 00:18:46.280 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:18:46.280 --> 00:18:53.630 align:middle line:84% After Nokia, I started to be a full time freelancer. 00:18:53.630 --> 00:19:00.290 align:middle line:84% And I worked in many different studios, 00:19:00.290 --> 00:19:10.750 align:middle line:84% mostly doing this 3D program for Maya doing 3D animation 00:19:10.750 --> 00:19:19.170 align:middle line:84% and doing After Effects stuff, creating special effects, 00:19:19.170 --> 00:19:25.510 align:middle line:84% and creating infographics for different companies. 00:19:25.510 --> 00:19:27.400 align:middle line:90% This is a couple of my work. 00:19:27.400 --> 00:19:29.600 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:19:29.600 --> 00:21:23.140 align:middle line:90% 00:21:23.140 --> 00:21:23.640 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:21:23.640 --> 00:21:30.630 align:middle line:84% That's my early work a couple years ago 00:21:30.630 --> 00:21:41.200 align:middle line:84% before I moved work for San Manuel Casino 00:21:41.200 --> 00:21:46.880 align:middle line:84% because San Manuel is developing, 00:21:46.880 --> 00:21:52.740 align:middle line:84% growing super fast during the last four years. 00:21:52.740 --> 00:21:56.250 align:middle line:84% So I got an opportunity to work with San Manuel 00:21:56.250 --> 00:22:00.470 align:middle line:90% Casino for a couple of years. 00:22:00.470 --> 00:22:10.830 align:middle line:84% And it's a different experience because it's more not 00:22:10.830 --> 00:22:15.180 align:middle line:90% just doing TV work or web work. 00:22:15.180 --> 00:22:19.410 align:middle line:84% It's doing how designing the whole Casino, 00:22:19.410 --> 00:22:21.810 align:middle line:84% designing the whole interface, the whole-- it's 00:22:21.810 --> 00:22:23.760 align:middle line:90% not only one screen anymore. 00:22:23.760 --> 00:22:32.500 align:middle line:84% I learned how to design with the space, for example 00:22:32.500 --> 00:22:36.090 align:middle line:84% some of the design in the hallway, 00:22:36.090 --> 00:22:41.490 align:middle line:84% or some of the designs around the casino, the screens, 00:22:41.490 --> 00:22:45.660 align:middle line:84% how really now I'm working on different scale. 00:22:45.660 --> 00:22:49.770 align:middle line:84% Before, I was working on just the phone scale. 00:22:49.770 --> 00:22:53.010 align:middle line:84% You can see it, just this tiny screen and Nokia screen. 00:22:53.010 --> 00:22:57.160 align:middle line:84% And then after Nokia, I worked in the agency. 00:22:57.160 --> 00:23:05.030 align:middle line:84% So mostly I'm just doing just advertising for TV. 00:23:05.030 --> 00:23:10.380 align:middle line:84% But in the casino, it's a very different scale. 00:23:10.380 --> 00:23:17.510 align:middle line:84% So I worked just to see how engaged people 00:23:17.510 --> 00:23:19.600 align:middle line:90% around the environment. 00:23:19.600 --> 00:23:24.443 align:middle line:84% This is one of the work with some San Manuel 00:23:24.443 --> 00:23:25.610 align:middle line:90% Casino for Chinese New Year. 00:23:25.610 --> 00:23:48.710 align:middle line:90% 00:23:48.710 --> 00:23:50.120 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:23:50.120 --> 00:23:53.180 align:middle line:84% After I made this, they implemented it 00:23:53.180 --> 00:23:54.860 align:middle line:90% around the casino. 00:23:54.860 --> 00:24:01.360 align:middle line:84% They implemented it around when Chinese New Year happens, 00:24:01.360 --> 00:24:03.400 align:middle line:84% they start playing all over the casino. 00:24:03.400 --> 00:24:05.260 align:middle line:90% So this is just-- 00:24:05.260 --> 00:24:10.270 align:middle line:84% the way I create the story is how we always 00:24:10.270 --> 00:24:11.860 align:middle line:90% transcended that journey. 00:24:11.860 --> 00:24:17.370 align:middle line:90% 00:24:17.370 --> 00:24:20.420 align:middle line:84% It's like how the dragon travels. 00:24:20.420 --> 00:24:26.990 align:middle line:84% So you moving from the ground, from this tunnel, 00:24:26.990 --> 00:24:27.900 align:middle line:90% from the landscape. 00:24:27.900 --> 00:24:30.110 align:middle line:90% And then you move up to the sky. 00:24:30.110 --> 00:24:33.150 align:middle line:90% 00:24:33.150 --> 00:24:39.480 align:middle line:84% And it's creating new opportunity for the New Year. 00:24:39.480 --> 00:24:40.297 align:middle line:90% That's my idea. 00:24:40.297 --> 00:24:43.160 align:middle line:90% 00:24:43.160 --> 00:24:43.790 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:24:43.790 --> 00:24:46.540 align:middle line:90% 00:24:46.540 --> 00:24:47.040 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:24:47.040 --> 00:24:54.510 align:middle line:84% This is some of the work that I did for a rock and roll 00:24:54.510 --> 00:24:56.580 align:middle line:84% restaurant inside San Manuel Casino. 00:24:56.580 --> 00:25:39.900 align:middle line:90% 00:25:39.900 --> 00:25:43.620 align:middle line:84% My idea of the concept of this piece 00:25:43.620 --> 00:25:51.390 align:middle line:84% is how music evolves and is progressing 00:25:51.390 --> 00:25:54.720 align:middle line:84% in many different eras and is changing 00:25:54.720 --> 00:26:01.680 align:middle line:84% and always in the constant, always moving, always changing, 00:26:01.680 --> 00:26:04.300 align:middle line:84% or sometimes move back, sometimes forward. 00:26:04.300 --> 00:26:09.035 align:middle line:84% So I think this is the idea of what I'm trying to convey. 00:26:09.035 --> 00:26:10.035 align:middle line:90% [INAUDIBLE] the Beatles. 00:26:10.035 --> 00:26:13.920 align:middle line:90% 00:26:13.920 --> 00:26:19.860 align:middle line:84% And then it's moving to evolve into this rock 00:26:19.860 --> 00:26:31.460 align:middle line:84% music and that group, and then evolving to hip hop. 00:26:31.460 --> 00:26:43.200 align:middle line:90% 00:26:43.200 --> 00:26:53.206 align:middle line:84% This is a piece that I created for the promotion 00:26:53.206 --> 00:26:56.720 align:middle line:84% of this machine around the casino, Dollar Storm. 00:26:56.720 --> 00:27:21.350 align:middle line:90% 00:27:21.350 --> 00:27:21.850 align:middle line:90% All right. 00:27:21.850 --> 00:27:28.990 align:middle line:84% This is one of the examples me and my co-worker, David-- 00:27:28.990 --> 00:27:38.065 align:middle line:84% we created this for our Las Vegas promo [INAUDIBLE].. 00:27:38.065 --> 00:28:23.110 align:middle line:90% 00:28:23.110 --> 00:28:31.440 align:middle line:84% This is the display that we created on the elevator 00:28:31.440 --> 00:28:37.360 align:middle line:84% while the people [INAUDIBLE] up from the second floor 00:28:37.360 --> 00:28:40.040 align:middle line:90% to the first floor. 00:28:40.040 --> 00:28:42.920 align:middle line:90% So it's this journey again. 00:28:42.920 --> 00:29:14.180 align:middle line:90% 00:29:14.180 --> 00:29:20.868 align:middle line:84% And this is one of the screens that are around the casino. 00:29:20.868 --> 00:29:40.800 align:middle line:90% 00:29:40.800 --> 00:29:43.220 align:middle line:84% So in this, the bear is representing 00:29:43.220 --> 00:29:49.659 align:middle line:84% just the local animals around San Bernardino. 00:29:49.659 --> 00:30:11.120 align:middle line:90% 00:30:11.120 --> 00:30:18.350 align:middle line:84% Now, in San Manuel Casino, they elect 00:30:18.350 --> 00:30:22.350 align:middle line:84% me to explore many different mediums. 00:30:22.350 --> 00:30:28.540 align:middle line:84% So I choose virtual reality because you 00:30:28.540 --> 00:30:34.050 align:middle line:84% can see the whole world inside your head. 00:30:34.050 --> 00:30:37.850 align:middle line:90% That's why I use this medium. 00:30:37.850 --> 00:30:38.350 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:30:38.350 --> 00:30:49.290 align:middle line:84% This I created for The Vault. It's the idea of steampunk, 00:30:49.290 --> 00:30:57.010 align:middle line:84% how old technology and the new technology 00:30:57.010 --> 00:30:59.800 align:middle line:90% merged in this team restaurant. 00:30:59.800 --> 00:31:08.160 align:middle line:84% So we do a lot of gears, a lot of shutter opening 00:31:08.160 --> 00:31:16.460 align:middle line:84% and metals and dimensional elements 00:31:16.460 --> 00:31:20.720 align:middle line:84% to create this world of gears and moving. 00:31:20.720 --> 00:31:28.300 align:middle line:90% 00:31:28.300 --> 00:31:33.040 align:middle line:84% So this project took me around three months 00:31:33.040 --> 00:31:38.990 align:middle line:84% to finish it because we need to start experimenting 00:31:38.990 --> 00:31:49.400 align:middle line:84% with how the screen works around the casino, how the artwork-- 00:31:49.400 --> 00:31:57.530 align:middle line:84% and we model everything and grabbed some of the screenshot 00:31:57.530 --> 00:32:05.000 align:middle line:84% from the concept design way before the restaurant 00:32:05.000 --> 00:32:08.720 align:middle line:90% is done to create this look. 00:32:08.720 --> 00:32:17.200 align:middle line:90% 00:32:17.200 --> 00:32:20.130 align:middle line:90% It's a fun project. 00:32:20.130 --> 00:32:21.950 align:middle line:90% Let me try this one again. 00:32:21.950 --> 00:32:24.970 align:middle line:90% 00:32:24.970 --> 00:32:26.170 align:middle line:90% OK. 00:32:26.170 --> 00:32:27.310 align:middle line:90% This is my reel. 00:32:27.310 --> 00:32:29.260 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:32:29.260 --> 00:32:30.610 align:middle line:90% 00:32:30.610 --> 00:32:34.045 align:middle line:84% for mostly the work that I did in-- 00:32:34.045 --> 00:32:42.980 align:middle line:90% 00:32:42.980 --> 00:32:44.740 align:middle line:90% so if you guys-- 00:32:44.740 --> 00:32:46.190 align:middle line:90% in your own time, check it out. 00:32:46.190 --> 00:32:49.340 align:middle line:84% You can see all the 3D space, all the detail 00:32:49.340 --> 00:32:50.300 align:middle line:90% that we worked on. 00:32:50.300 --> 00:32:57.160 align:middle line:90% 00:32:57.160 --> 00:33:03.010 align:middle line:84% And so we need to build around this camera. 00:33:03.010 --> 00:33:06.670 align:middle line:84% So everything need to be built to be created. 00:33:06.670 --> 00:33:10.480 align:middle line:90% 00:33:10.480 --> 00:33:19.240 align:middle line:84% And then we animated in different layers and then just 00:33:19.240 --> 00:33:21.070 align:middle line:90% trying to experiment-- 00:33:21.070 --> 00:33:23.920 align:middle line:84% merge it with the gears with the flaps. 00:33:23.920 --> 00:33:50.440 align:middle line:90% 00:33:50.440 --> 00:33:51.850 align:middle line:90% And the bear's back. 00:33:51.850 --> 00:34:01.930 align:middle line:90% 00:34:01.930 --> 00:34:07.920 align:middle line:84% And this is for the Chinese New Year for the Year of the Pig. 00:34:07.920 --> 00:34:18.330 align:middle line:84% So we created this world and some of the more [INAUDIBLE] 00:34:18.330 --> 00:34:19.560 align:middle line:90% casino elements again. 00:34:19.560 --> 00:34:33.260 align:middle line:90% 00:34:33.260 --> 00:34:36.679 align:middle line:84% Now, for my own personal project, 00:34:36.679 --> 00:34:41.560 align:middle line:84% this project was an idea that I got from my kids 00:34:41.560 --> 00:34:50.030 align:middle line:84% how we want to create this world and colony if animals 00:34:50.030 --> 00:34:52.489 align:middle line:90% have evolved and live in space. 00:34:52.489 --> 00:34:54.770 align:middle line:84% So it's just a fun project that I-- 00:34:54.770 --> 00:34:58.580 align:middle line:84% during COVID, when I got more free time 00:34:58.580 --> 00:35:01.720 align:middle line:90% to create my own work. 00:35:01.720 --> 00:35:05.650 align:middle line:90% So this is the first idea. 00:35:05.650 --> 00:35:09.530 align:middle line:84% We just sketched some ideas how-- 00:35:09.530 --> 00:35:12.150 align:middle line:90% this is my daughter drawings. 00:35:12.150 --> 00:35:15.410 align:middle line:84% She said she wanted to create cats and dogs, 00:35:15.410 --> 00:35:17.530 align:middle line:90% how they live in space. 00:35:17.530 --> 00:35:26.290 align:middle line:84% So I started with monkeys and then rabbits and some kittens, 00:35:26.290 --> 00:35:28.120 align:middle line:90% how they wearing suits. 00:35:28.120 --> 00:35:34.360 align:middle line:84% So this is my first design just creating the suits 00:35:34.360 --> 00:35:42.310 align:middle line:84% using Fusion 360 CAD software to create this helmet. 00:35:42.310 --> 00:35:47.470 align:middle line:84% And then this is from my idea of the monkey in space. 00:35:47.470 --> 00:35:57.710 align:middle line:90% 00:35:57.710 --> 00:36:00.080 align:middle line:84% [INAUDIBLE] I guess he just started moving 00:36:00.080 --> 00:36:04.630 align:middle line:90% from a different spaceport. 00:36:04.630 --> 00:36:06.760 align:middle line:84% So I began to-- after that, I got 00:36:06.760 --> 00:36:10.370 align:middle line:84% an idea, just maybe create the whole space colony, 00:36:10.370 --> 00:36:11.930 align:middle line:90% how they look. 00:36:11.930 --> 00:36:17.950 align:middle line:84% So I incorporated maybe a coconut tree 00:36:17.950 --> 00:36:28.350 align:middle line:84% to generate all this power to create all the power to power 00:36:28.350 --> 00:36:29.580 align:middle line:90% the whole space station. 00:36:29.580 --> 00:36:33.450 align:middle line:90% 00:36:33.450 --> 00:36:40.770 align:middle line:84% And after I go big, after I go visual the whole space station, 00:36:40.770 --> 00:36:51.300 align:middle line:84% I go to just doing more fun switches and dials, how 00:36:51.300 --> 00:36:58.080 align:middle line:84% the animal is going to interact with the controlling the space 00:36:58.080 --> 00:36:59.460 align:middle line:90% station. 00:36:59.460 --> 00:37:05.590 align:middle line:84% And then I also create this device if they-- 00:37:05.590 --> 00:37:08.810 align:middle line:90% 00:37:08.810 --> 00:37:12.000 align:middle line:84% exploring many different planets, 00:37:12.000 --> 00:37:19.770 align:middle line:84% so if they take samples or measuring 00:37:19.770 --> 00:37:21.780 align:middle line:90% the other alien worlds. 00:37:21.780 --> 00:37:27.310 align:middle line:84% So this is some of the animation I did. 00:37:27.310 --> 00:37:31.350 align:middle line:84% Just walking, exploring other alien worlds. 00:37:31.350 --> 00:37:36.390 align:middle line:90% 00:37:36.390 --> 00:37:40.410 align:middle line:90% I think that's my presentation. 00:37:40.410 --> 00:37:45.960 align:middle line:90% Thank you for listening. 00:37:45.960 --> 00:37:46.460 align:middle line:90% Wow. 00:37:46.460 --> 00:37:47.190 align:middle line:90% Thanks, Thomas. 00:37:47.190 --> 00:37:48.140 align:middle line:90% That was so fun. 00:37:48.140 --> 00:37:50.360 align:middle line:84% And you probably haven't had a chance to see, 00:37:50.360 --> 00:37:54.370 align:middle line:84% but you should know the chat has been blowing up, so. 00:37:54.370 --> 00:37:55.370 align:middle line:90% Oh, wow. 00:37:55.370 --> 00:37:57.730 align:middle line:84% We'll have to send you the transcript 00:37:57.730 --> 00:37:59.510 align:middle line:90% so you can check it out. 00:37:59.510 --> 00:38:05.840 align:middle line:84% You've been getting lots of kudos and compliments. 00:38:05.840 --> 00:38:09.420 align:middle line:84% So we'd love to open it up to questions. 00:38:09.420 --> 00:38:10.770 align:middle line:90% So how does the rule-- 00:38:10.770 --> 00:38:11.270 align:middle line:90% sorry. 00:38:11.270 --> 00:38:12.645 align:middle line:84% How does the rule of thirds apply 00:38:12.645 --> 00:38:14.450 align:middle line:90% to backgrounds or characters? 00:38:14.450 --> 00:38:17.290 align:middle line:90% 00:38:17.290 --> 00:38:17.830 align:middle line:90% Oh, wow. 00:38:17.830 --> 00:38:21.910 align:middle line:84% That's very, very, very technical question. 00:38:21.910 --> 00:38:23.650 align:middle line:90% I need to dig up my design book. 00:38:23.650 --> 00:38:28.597 align:middle line:90% 00:38:28.597 --> 00:38:29.680 align:middle line:90% what's the question again? 00:38:29.680 --> 00:38:32.200 align:middle line:90% Could you repeat it? 00:38:32.200 --> 00:38:34.420 align:middle line:84% How does the rule of thirds apply 00:38:34.420 --> 00:38:36.420 align:middle line:90% to backgrounds or characters? 00:38:36.420 --> 00:38:40.460 align:middle line:90% 00:38:40.460 --> 00:38:45.900 align:middle line:84% I think it depends to how the design is. 00:38:45.900 --> 00:38:48.960 align:middle line:84% It's really tough what you're asking for. 00:38:48.960 --> 00:38:52.640 align:middle line:90% 00:38:52.640 --> 00:39:00.720 align:middle line:84% It just came with experience and how you see it, you design. 00:39:00.720 --> 00:39:03.800 align:middle line:84% I think it's just very, very dynamic. 00:39:03.800 --> 00:39:07.380 align:middle line:90% 00:39:07.380 --> 00:39:09.815 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:39:09.815 --> 00:39:10.940 align:middle line:90% I need to think about that. 00:39:10.940 --> 00:39:14.120 align:middle line:90% 00:39:14.120 --> 00:39:16.760 align:middle line:84% We have another question from Trevan here. 00:39:16.760 --> 00:39:20.100 align:middle line:84% Besides Dragon Ball, what other Eastern shows inspired you? 00:39:20.100 --> 00:39:23.690 align:middle line:90% 00:39:23.690 --> 00:39:28.890 align:middle line:84% My big, big inspiration of course it's Akira. 00:39:28.890 --> 00:39:36.310 align:middle line:84% That is one of the biggest game changer in the movie industry, 00:39:36.310 --> 00:39:39.450 align:middle line:90% the way it's-- 00:39:39.450 --> 00:39:44.130 align:middle line:84% the way it's tell the story, the way it's animated, 00:39:44.130 --> 00:39:46.410 align:middle line:84% and the way it's the character design. 00:39:46.410 --> 00:39:48.460 align:middle line:90% I think it's that movie-- 00:39:48.460 --> 00:39:54.320 align:middle line:84% Akira really moved the design forward. 00:39:54.320 --> 00:40:01.400 align:middle line:84% It inspired The Matrix, inspired even Cyberpunk 2077. 00:40:01.400 --> 00:40:07.800 align:middle line:84% So Akira is one of my big, big inspiration. 00:40:07.800 --> 00:40:11.220 align:middle line:84% You had mentioned in the beginning of your presentation 00:40:11.220 --> 00:40:17.070 align:middle line:84% that being a working artist and designer, 00:40:17.070 --> 00:40:21.900 align:middle line:84% education is ongoing, that you have to-- 00:40:21.900 --> 00:40:23.760 align:middle line:84% as you move through your career, you're 00:40:23.760 --> 00:40:25.420 align:middle line:90% always learning new things. 00:40:25.420 --> 00:40:27.960 align:middle line:84% What does that education for you look like? 00:40:27.960 --> 00:40:31.140 align:middle line:90% Is it experience-based? 00:40:31.140 --> 00:40:33.300 align:middle line:84% Are you continuing education formally? 00:40:33.300 --> 00:40:35.790 align:middle line:90% Or is it more of an informal? 00:40:35.790 --> 00:40:43.470 align:middle line:84% Mostly, it's an education in how the technology always moving 00:40:43.470 --> 00:40:45.000 align:middle line:90% forward so fast. 00:40:45.000 --> 00:40:50.110 align:middle line:84% And technically, you need to keep 00:40:50.110 --> 00:40:54.940 align:middle line:84% learning because the software evolving so fast 00:40:54.940 --> 00:41:02.530 align:middle line:84% and how the social media platform is just moving fast. 00:41:02.530 --> 00:41:08.630 align:middle line:84% You need to really keep learning and keep 00:41:08.630 --> 00:41:16.160 align:middle line:84% try to learn different new things because if not, they're 00:41:16.160 --> 00:41:17.300 align:middle line:90% just going to pass you by. 00:41:17.300 --> 00:41:21.950 align:middle line:84% It's a fast moving world now, guys. 00:41:21.950 --> 00:41:23.570 align:middle line:90% Here's one from Cabrina. 00:41:23.570 --> 00:41:25.940 align:middle line:84% With Manuel Casino giving you freedom 00:41:25.940 --> 00:41:29.330 align:middle line:84% to explore different outlets, is VR your preferred type 00:41:29.330 --> 00:41:30.980 align:middle line:90% of execution now? 00:41:30.980 --> 00:41:34.640 align:middle line:84% And is it hard to execute, or similar to learning 00:41:34.640 --> 00:41:37.440 align:middle line:90% a new software? 00:41:37.440 --> 00:41:42.430 align:middle line:90% It's a very new platform. 00:41:42.430 --> 00:41:47.010 align:middle line:84% And then a lot of things you need 00:41:47.010 --> 00:41:51.660 align:middle line:84% to know, not just only the software side or the technology 00:41:51.660 --> 00:41:57.120 align:middle line:84% side, is just how you engage the viewer, how you-- 00:41:57.120 --> 00:41:59.940 align:middle line:90% because it's not just one view. 00:41:59.940 --> 00:42:04.070 align:middle line:84% It's the whole view, the whole 360. 00:42:04.070 --> 00:42:14.170 align:middle line:84% You need to point, or you need to know where the action is at. 00:42:14.170 --> 00:42:16.700 align:middle line:90% It's very complex. 00:42:16.700 --> 00:42:18.440 align:middle line:90% I'm still learning, too. 00:42:18.440 --> 00:42:24.770 align:middle line:84% And I hope I will be learning more complex using gaming 00:42:24.770 --> 00:42:29.040 align:middle line:90% engine so it's real time. 00:42:29.040 --> 00:42:30.660 align:middle line:84% Thomas, can I ask a follow up, too? 00:42:30.660 --> 00:42:35.970 align:middle line:84% So doing that scale of projects that you're 00:42:35.970 --> 00:42:38.610 align:middle line:84% doing for the casino, are those often-- 00:42:38.610 --> 00:42:40.380 align:middle line:90% are those usually team projects? 00:42:40.380 --> 00:42:43.350 align:middle line:84% Or are you working individually for the most part? 00:42:43.350 --> 00:42:46.240 align:middle line:90% Mostly two or three people-- 00:42:46.240 --> 00:42:55.890 align:middle line:84% me, my other motion designer, David, or Ed. 00:42:55.890 --> 00:42:58.340 align:middle line:90% We just three people. 00:42:58.340 --> 00:43:00.440 align:middle line:84% Sometimes we just go to the site, 00:43:00.440 --> 00:43:02.630 align:middle line:84% check it out how it's going to look. 00:43:02.630 --> 00:43:06.370 align:middle line:84% Or we can sometime-- because we got access 00:43:06.370 --> 00:43:11.760 align:middle line:84% straight to the casino, all the monitors, all the displays 00:43:11.760 --> 00:43:14.030 align:middle line:90% so we test it during the night. 00:43:14.030 --> 00:43:16.130 align:middle line:90% We can see how-- 00:43:16.130 --> 00:43:17.480 align:middle line:90% is the image too big? 00:43:17.480 --> 00:43:18.710 align:middle line:90% The action is not enough. 00:43:18.710 --> 00:43:22.620 align:middle line:84% Or is it need more the type information? 00:43:22.620 --> 00:43:27.560 align:middle line:84% So it's more hands on because we got straight access 00:43:27.560 --> 00:43:32.960 align:middle line:84% to the technology and we got straight access to the screens. 00:43:32.960 --> 00:43:35.690 align:middle line:84% So it makes our lives more easier 00:43:35.690 --> 00:43:37.882 align:middle line:84% than if you're working for other companies 00:43:37.882 --> 00:43:38.840 align:middle line:90% you just wait for them. 00:43:38.840 --> 00:43:40.430 align:middle line:90% Oh, is it going to look good? 00:43:40.430 --> 00:43:44.340 align:middle line:90% It's very hands on. 00:43:44.340 --> 00:43:46.970 align:middle line:90% I have question. 00:43:46.970 --> 00:43:48.130 align:middle line:90% At the beginning, you-- 00:43:48.130 --> 00:43:53.330 align:middle line:90% 00:43:53.330 --> 00:43:55.730 align:middle line:90% I'm also from Chaffey. 00:43:55.730 --> 00:43:58.160 align:middle line:90% And I'm from Russia originally. 00:43:58.160 --> 00:44:03.620 align:middle line:84% So having my cultural background, 00:44:03.620 --> 00:44:06.980 align:middle line:84% sometimes it's difficult to live in US 00:44:06.980 --> 00:44:10.910 align:middle line:84% and be culturally engaged with US because I also 00:44:10.910 --> 00:44:14.720 align:middle line:84% feel like I have to be culturally engaged with Russia. 00:44:14.720 --> 00:44:18.410 align:middle line:84% Do you have any advice in terms of for people 00:44:18.410 --> 00:44:23.660 align:middle line:84% who have a multiple cultural identities how to stay engaged 00:44:23.660 --> 00:44:27.470 align:middle line:90% with more than one thing? 00:44:27.470 --> 00:44:29.295 align:middle line:90% That's a good question. 00:44:29.295 --> 00:44:29.795 align:middle line:90% Yes. 00:44:29.795 --> 00:44:33.182 align:middle line:90% 00:44:33.182 --> 00:44:34.610 align:middle line:90% You need to embrace it. 00:44:34.610 --> 00:44:36.860 align:middle line:84% You need to embrace both culture. 00:44:36.860 --> 00:44:42.080 align:middle line:84% You need to embrace especially your own culture. 00:44:42.080 --> 00:44:44.900 align:middle line:84% I think once you live outside your own culture, 00:44:44.900 --> 00:44:47.270 align:middle line:90% you become knowledgeable. 00:44:47.270 --> 00:44:52.560 align:middle line:84% You want to know what is the essence your own culture. 00:44:52.560 --> 00:44:57.030 align:middle line:84% Before, when I was living in Indonesia, I don't really care. 00:44:57.030 --> 00:45:01.260 align:middle line:84% It's just boring Indonesian stuff, 00:45:01.260 --> 00:45:04.250 align:middle line:90% like what old people see. 00:45:04.250 --> 00:45:07.550 align:middle line:84% But once you live outside, you really appreciate it. 00:45:07.550 --> 00:45:15.590 align:middle line:84% You really see what make your own culture very beautiful. 00:45:15.590 --> 00:45:18.380 align:middle line:84% From looking from the outside far away 00:45:18.380 --> 00:45:25.670 align:middle line:84% like an astronaut looking back at Earth, how beautiful is it? 00:45:25.670 --> 00:45:29.810 align:middle line:84% It's that phrase about the fish in the water. 00:45:29.810 --> 00:45:32.900 align:middle line:84% As closer you are to something, as less you see. 00:45:32.900 --> 00:45:38.450 align:middle line:84% So me going away from Russia, I learned more about Russia 00:45:38.450 --> 00:45:43.100 align:middle line:84% being in the US, which is kind of [INAUDIBLE].. 00:45:43.100 --> 00:45:47.750 align:middle line:84% That's the reality I experience, too. 00:45:47.750 --> 00:45:52.930 align:middle line:84% By going away, I see a bigger picture. 00:45:52.930 --> 00:45:53.430 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:45:53.430 --> 00:45:53.930 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:45:53.930 --> 00:45:54.470 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:45:54.470 --> 00:45:55.460 align:middle line:90% Exactly. 00:45:55.460 --> 00:45:56.372 align:middle line:90% Thank you. 00:45:56.372 --> 00:45:57.080 align:middle line:90% Yeah, no problem. 00:45:57.080 --> 00:46:00.270 align:middle line:90% 00:46:00.270 --> 00:46:04.320 align:middle line:84% Thomas, we have another question in the chat from Cabrina. 00:46:04.320 --> 00:46:07.950 align:middle line:84% What is advice you could give to students at Chaffey 00:46:07.950 --> 00:46:13.230 align:middle line:84% that you wish you knew when you went to community college? 00:46:13.230 --> 00:46:19.080 align:middle line:84% Learn how to communicate really well because in my career, 00:46:19.080 --> 00:46:20.800 align:middle line:90% I've been struggling a lot. 00:46:20.800 --> 00:46:23.100 align:middle line:84% Especially, I have a second language. 00:46:23.100 --> 00:46:24.990 align:middle line:90% I have an accent. 00:46:24.990 --> 00:46:32.310 align:middle line:84% And with design, you will learn with experience. 00:46:32.310 --> 00:46:37.900 align:middle line:84% But communication, I think, is a different level 00:46:37.900 --> 00:46:40.490 align:middle line:90% of realizing for yourself. 00:46:40.490 --> 00:46:47.200 align:middle line:84% You need to really learn how to present yourself, how-- 00:46:47.200 --> 00:46:49.660 align:middle line:90% especially presenting your idea. 00:46:49.660 --> 00:46:53.350 align:middle line:84% But mostly stuff for many designers 00:46:53.350 --> 00:46:58.550 align:middle line:84% because we are more visual, we are more just 00:46:58.550 --> 00:47:00.830 align:middle line:84% pictures-- we try to paint pictures. 00:47:00.830 --> 00:47:05.780 align:middle line:84% And we sometimes don't understand words, so. 00:47:05.780 --> 00:47:06.280 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:47:06.280 --> 00:47:10.757 align:middle line:90% Presenting is number one. 00:47:10.757 --> 00:47:12.590 align:middle line:84% You've sort of touched on this a little bit, 00:47:12.590 --> 00:47:15.230 align:middle line:84% but can you talk about what it's like to freelance? 00:47:15.230 --> 00:47:16.808 align:middle line:90% What are the challenges-- 00:47:16.808 --> 00:47:18.350 align:middle line:84% I'm sure there's a lot of advantages, 00:47:18.350 --> 00:47:21.350 align:middle line:84% but what are the unique challenges to working 00:47:21.350 --> 00:47:23.840 align:middle line:90% independently and remotely? 00:47:23.840 --> 00:47:25.730 align:middle line:84% I know the whole world has been experiencing 00:47:25.730 --> 00:47:29.660 align:middle line:84% this, or much of the world, for some recent past. 00:47:29.660 --> 00:47:35.060 align:middle line:84% But in terms of your career, you're often working remotely. 00:47:35.060 --> 00:47:37.280 align:middle line:84% So what are some challenges that you've found 00:47:37.280 --> 00:47:40.993 align:middle line:90% and some great things about it? 00:47:40.993 --> 00:47:42.410 align:middle line:84% Let's start with the great things. 00:47:42.410 --> 00:47:46.580 align:middle line:90% So I don't want to-- 00:47:46.580 --> 00:47:47.080 align:middle line:90% all right. 00:47:47.080 --> 00:47:52.630 align:middle line:84% The great things is you've got many different fresh projects. 00:47:52.630 --> 00:47:55.320 align:middle line:90% 00:47:55.320 --> 00:47:57.960 align:middle line:84% So you are not doing just only one thing. 00:47:57.960 --> 00:48:02.650 align:middle line:84% You not only doing one thing, repeating the same thing 00:48:02.650 --> 00:48:03.880 align:middle line:90% over and over again. 00:48:03.880 --> 00:48:08.170 align:middle line:90% Freelancing is always learning-- 00:48:08.170 --> 00:48:11.590 align:middle line:84% you've got new exciting stuff to do, to learn. 00:48:11.590 --> 00:48:14.880 align:middle line:90% 00:48:14.880 --> 00:48:18.500 align:middle line:84% That's the fun part of being a freelancer, 00:48:18.500 --> 00:48:22.850 align:middle line:84% just creating new fun projects, and sometimes boring, 00:48:22.850 --> 00:48:24.500 align:middle line:90% sometimes not interesting. 00:48:24.500 --> 00:48:29.160 align:middle line:90% 00:48:29.160 --> 00:48:33.735 align:middle line:84% But what you learn is more you learn in freelancing. 00:48:33.735 --> 00:48:38.270 align:middle line:90% 00:48:38.270 --> 00:48:41.720 align:middle line:84% Sometime the bad side is just when it's the downturn. 00:48:41.720 --> 00:48:44.480 align:middle line:84% It's really hard to find new projects 00:48:44.480 --> 00:48:51.480 align:middle line:84% because usually some companies close or you just 00:48:51.480 --> 00:48:52.770 align:middle line:90% need to get ready. 00:48:52.770 --> 00:48:56.670 align:middle line:84% You need to prepare when and usually downturn 00:48:56.670 --> 00:49:01.260 align:middle line:84% happen, especially when it happened to be in 2012, 00:49:01.260 --> 00:49:02.990 align:middle line:90% 2010 to 2012. 00:49:02.990 --> 00:49:05.940 align:middle line:84% It's pretty tough to find a project 00:49:05.940 --> 00:49:08.100 align:middle line:84% because everything is just closed. 00:49:08.100 --> 00:49:11.130 align:middle line:90% 00:49:11.130 --> 00:49:13.140 align:middle line:90% Opportunity shifts. 00:49:13.140 --> 00:49:15.210 align:middle line:90% They're not looking. 00:49:15.210 --> 00:49:22.230 align:middle line:90% So learn how just to survive. 00:49:22.230 --> 00:49:25.368 align:middle line:90% 00:49:25.368 --> 00:49:28.980 align:middle line:84% Try to learn how to save more money. 00:49:28.980 --> 00:49:31.640 align:middle line:90% 00:49:31.640 --> 00:49:33.740 align:middle line:90% It's sometimes tough. 00:49:33.740 --> 00:49:37.280 align:middle line:84% But most of the time it's pretty fun. 00:49:37.280 --> 00:49:42.900 align:middle line:84% It's pretty challenging too, sometimes, 00:49:42.900 --> 00:49:46.532 align:middle line:90% especially with tough clients. 00:49:46.532 --> 00:49:48.490 align:middle line:84% Good advice about saving your money when you're 00:49:48.490 --> 00:49:51.580 align:middle line:90% working on a project basis. 00:49:51.580 --> 00:49:53.890 align:middle line:84% You don't know when the next paycheck might be coming. 00:49:53.890 --> 00:49:54.550 align:middle line:90% at some point. 00:49:54.550 --> 00:49:55.050 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:49:55.050 --> 00:49:55.990 align:middle line:90% Don't buy stuff, guys. 00:49:55.990 --> 00:49:59.340 align:middle line:84% Just don't buy stuff you don't need, like that I guess. 00:49:59.340 --> 00:50:02.220 align:middle line:90% 00:50:02.220 --> 00:50:04.500 align:middle line:90% Good advice for the future. 00:50:04.500 --> 00:50:05.390 align:middle line:90% Absolutely. 00:50:05.390 --> 00:50:05.890 align:middle line:90% Yeah. 00:50:05.890 --> 00:50:07.950 align:middle line:84% I feel like we could chat for another hour, 00:50:07.950 --> 00:50:10.770 align:middle line:84% but I want to be conscious of time-- 00:50:10.770 --> 00:50:12.510 align:middle line:90% your time and everyone's time. 00:50:12.510 --> 00:50:16.057 align:middle line:84% And sadly, we're nearing the end of our time together. 00:50:16.057 --> 00:50:17.640 align:middle line:84% But Thomas, I really want to thank you 00:50:17.640 --> 00:50:19.560 align:middle line:90% for your generosity today. 00:50:19.560 --> 00:50:23.380 align:middle line:84% It was wonderful to spend time with you this afternoon. 00:50:23.380 --> 00:50:25.980 align:middle line:84% Huge thanks to all of you who attended today. 00:50:25.980 --> 00:50:29.430 align:middle line:84% And huge thanks to the AIGA chapter. 00:50:29.430 --> 00:50:32.250 align:middle line:84% So again, if you're interested in learning more about them, 00:50:32.250 --> 00:50:34.695 align:middle line:84% check out those links in the chat. 00:50:34.695 --> 00:50:39.840 align:middle line:84% I know Roman's putting a few other links in the chat 00:50:39.840 --> 00:50:42.600 align:middle line:84% right now, including a very short survey that we'd 00:50:42.600 --> 00:50:45.900 align:middle line:84% appreciate if you take two minutes to complete. 00:50:45.900 --> 00:50:47.400 align:middle line:90% But thanks, everybody. 00:50:47.400 --> 00:50:48.300 align:middle line:90% Please take care. 00:50:48.300 --> 00:50:49.830 align:middle line:90% And again, thanks, Thomas. 00:50:49.830 --> 00:50:51.775 align:middle line:90% Thank you, guys. 00:50:51.775 --> 00:50:52.900 align:middle line:90% Check out Thomas's website. 00:50:52.900 --> 00:50:57.700 align:middle line:90% 00:50:57.700 --> 00:51:00.450 align:middle line:90% [MUSIC PLAYING] 00:51:00.450 --> 00:51:08.283 align:middle line:90%