in a recent interview with juxtapoz, artist sam flores does a beautiful and unpretentious job of talking about his art, his inspiration and his process.
“seeing wasted talent makes me sad; people having so much talent and opportunity and just letting it go, spending half their life doing nothing and talking about what they’re going to […]
Category Archives: inspiration
sam flores.
24 November, 2008 – 13h43
inspiration.
9 October, 2008 – 14h30
we should not seek inspiration to create. we should create, and in this process of creation, find inspiration.
we visit museums and galleries, concerts and symphonies, films and plays, to reinvigorate ourselves. we read the words of great authors, we study the thoughts of great philosophers, we listen to our idols, hoping their ideas will make […]
a bit about process.
10 March, 2008 – 13h47
when i’m not working on large scale client projects, the type that require sitemaps, wireframes and user flows, i do most of the planning in my head and jump straight into design. my initial layouts are basic, glorified wireframes laid out and manipulated mostly in photoshop. just the essentials. clean, frill-less, utilitarian. then i start […]
divinely inspired, perfectly executed.
6 March, 2008 – 19h55
work has been the usual insanity - a fierce yet typical blend of both client and coworker drama. besides leaving me feeling exhausted and without control, i also find myself in an inspirationless rut. so where do i escape to revitalise? to the studio, where i am responsible for everything from inspiration to execution.
my most […]
made of paper.
15 January, 2008 – 6h57
export to world is a site that simulates the pixelated look of second life’s world by creating objects in our own - out of paper. if you get hungry enough, you can even download your own paper donut template, containing all the flavour of its virtual counterpart.
“print” is not a dirty word.
19 December, 2007 – 10h57
hans and i spent last night printing winter solstice cards, which got me contemplating my fine art training in relationship to my career in the advertising industry. it’s an advantage, contrary to what some might think. it’s not as though i’m stuck in the past, it’s not as though it’s kept me from understanding how […]
