Fun in The Sun

June 16, 2016 by Prisanti Leave a comment

[dropcap]I[/dropcap]t’s been a while since I wrote a random list, so here it goes again. These last months have been hard for me, as I find it really depressing. But then, life goes on. I think that now I have all the time in the world, why wasting it? I adapt to the routine well, get up in the morning, set up my own workstation anywhere in the house and start doing stuffs. I response faster to customer’s request and have time to really study a lot of things. It is weird that I finally check some to-do lists that I have been planning since the beginning of the year by only doing it on a day or two. I think this is the power of idle hands :))

kawungliving-mug-new

Love, love, Summer love.

Last May was my productive month, I started to play around with Illustrator once again, find lights in it, and can’t stop about it. I pitch a lot of ideas and our Summer Collection is born. We tested it out by applying the pattern to the Mug first and then goes to fabric printing by tweaking some of the patterns. Cannot wait to get the result this week. We hope to get all the products done before Idul Fitri.

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(image from here.)

As I said before, I don’t have a fix workspace on my home because I mostly use a laptop and sometimes carry a small bag (which always includes notebook, stationary, snacks, water bottle, etc). My favorite spots to date are my dining table and the floor of my sister’s room :)) My house is quite old, so there are so many stuffs on it that you can’t seem to move. I was planning to repaint and change the interior of one of the empty room last year, but my dad was against it. So the dream of having my own workspace is still pending then. But, if I’m allowed to dream about future office, Bando Office is the perfect fit. Messy and stuffy? Who cares! It’s fun anyway :3

The Color of The Universe

June 2, 2016 by Prisanti Leave a comment

Many publications, pictures, and movies often use dark color to pictured outer space. In a contrary, a study in 2002 said that the average color of the universe is a slight beige-ish white. The Washington Post published an article about the discovery and asked people to help named the color. Peter Drum submitted a coffee-like names, because the color shown on the newspaper that he read resembles the color of latte he had that time. Thus the color Cosmic Latte was born.

The False Color

May 31, 2016 by Prisanti Leave a comment

When asked about the color of the sun, many people will describe the color by yellow or orange. Many movies or pictures also project the sun by tinted it slightly reddish or yellowish. It is not entirely wrong, since green, blue, and violet are dispersed in the atmosphere, making the sun appears like what we see right now. But, when viewed above the Earth’s atmosphere, the sun is actually white.

Color Is Not Colored

May 28, 2016 by Prisanti Leave a comment

Few days ago, me and my sister passed a mother who tried to teach her child about colors by showing him a couple of color cards and matching it with some objects in a picture book. My sister, who is impatient by nature, immediately mumbled that it will be hard work to teach child about colors, number, and any base knowledge about life. That kind of knowledge set are already rooted in the back of our head so planted it in another person’s life will be a big challenge. Afterall, red will be red and blue will be blue.

It’s actually interesting. That set of knowledge is, what I think, what limit us from thinking differently. The statement of ‘Red will be red’ suddenly ends the question marks and the curiosity. Why shouldn’t Red be Yellow or Orange be White? Why is Red named Red afterall?

Few months ago, I stumbled upon an amazing creation, A nameless paint. It’s amazing to think about what possibilities can be made by not assigning any names to a paint. Will red be named Cherry Lips? Or yellow be named Sunshine Kiss? I personally would love to see curious children named Green by Traumatic Veggies :3

I tried to take black and white pictures once.
They are crisp and show a lot of emotion.
They are shown you in brightest night and muted noon.
But I cried then.
I don’t see you in the brightest dress and muted face.
I don’t see you behind the perfect hue blue lake and the contrast orange sky.
Color is not colored.

Between Spaces

May 19, 2016 by Prisanti 2 Comments

Saya sering banget bilang kalau jumlah teman yang masih nulis blog bisa dihitung dengan jari, tapi sebenarnya jumlah blog di Indonesia ini saya yakin bertambah banyak. Zaman sekarang, pasti pernah dengar kata “Content Creator” atau “Influencer”. Waktu saya datang ke IdeaFest tahun lalu, ada segmen yang membahas tentang ini. Jadi intinya, blogger, YouTuber, Selebgram (I can’t believe, I’m actually typing this word), dll dikategorikan sebagai content creator. Di era digital sekarang ini, sebuah campaign produk/event konon katanya ada yang lebih sukses kalau diiklankan oleh para content creator dibandingkan lewat iklan konvensional macam banner koran, slot iklan TV, spanduk di jalan, dll. Emang sih kalau suka baca blog milik beauty blogger misalnya, sumpahnya emang jadi kayak percaya banget bahwa produk beauty ini dan itu bagus, harus dipadankan dengan produk yang ini :)) Karena kadang yaa, suara mereka mungkin terdengar “dekat” dengan keseharian kita mungkin. Kalau satu persatu blog yang banyak itu ditelaah, banyak yang sebenarnya isinya gitu-gitu aja dan ada beberapa yang nggak bagus-bagus amat. Tapi karena beberapa udah punya kultus tersendiri dan mungkin resonate ke kalangan tertentu, jadi semakin besarlah impact-nya ke orang lain.

Nah, karena kemampuan meng-influence orang ini jadi banyak orang yang menyarankan untuk belajarlah “menulis yang benar” supaya bisa menghasilkan uang :)) Saya belum paham sih artinya “yang benar” itu seperti apa dan apa salahnya menulis untuk tidak mengharapkan uang. Tapi kadang memang kelihatan kalau baca blog orang lain ada yang promosi produk dengan “smooth” dan ada yang terlihat “hard selling”. Whatever it is, budaya menulis (disertai membaca) itu baik kok dan saya mendukung sekali perkembangan blog Indonesia yang makin beragam.

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Nah di antara semua teman-teman yang masih rajin menulis di blog, ini daftar wajib saya setiap blogwalking (masih dipakai nggak sih istilah ini?):

Puty (http://told.byputy.com & http://bw.byputy.com)

Puty bisa dibilang pioneer banget deh dunia blog. Isi blognya Puty menyenangkan dan inspiratif sekali. Dulu sekali waktu saya masih memakai Diaryland, pernah kaget karena Puty pernah komen di salah satu post blog saya. Sempat ge-er gitu kok artis macam Puty tahu alamat blog saya, haha.

Dixie (http://herlittlejournal.com)

Kalau saya disuruh mengkategorikan tulisannya Dixie, saya sering menyebutnya tulisan macam ini sebagai melankolis romantis, haha. Dixie selalu melampirkan foto-fotonya yang bagus-bagus sekali. Kadang bingung sih, kayaknya kalau ada di tempat yang sama, saya nggak mungkin deh foto sebagus dia. Baru-baru ini, Dixie juga baru saja memulai bisnis fotografinya yang bisa dilihat di sini.

Ozu (http://nazuragulfira.blogspot.com)

Suka ngiri kalau lihat blognya Ozu karena kayaknya foto diri Ozu representatif sekali, kalau pakai outfit di kesempatan macam apapun pasti bagus dari atas sampai bawah. Saya juga selalu love love banget deh sama foto travel Ozu. Blog Ozu sering ditulis dalam Bahasa Indonesia dan membacanya enak sekali. Saya jadi sering terpacu turut menulis dalam Bahasa Indonesia setiap selesai membaca.

Sesha (http://medium.com/@anissays)

Dulu, Sesha sering menulis di Tumblr dan kemudian (saya tahu dari hasil stalking) pindah ke Medium. Tulisan Sesha bagus-bagus sekali dan entah kenapa saya suka sekali berbagai pilihan katanya. Jujur, penuh semangat, dan kadang sendu di bagian tertentu.

Kalau blog selain yang ada di atas, mungkin jatuhnya stalking tingkat dewa kali, ya. Soalnya udah ke ranah orang-orang yang tidak dikenal dan lebih sering jadi silent reader, haha. Kalau kamu masih sering menulis blog, kasih tahu saya yaa :)