We can play and innovate!

Many times, people often think designers are too “crazy” or that we have no “focus” or we play too much. Or we are not serious enough for “business talk”. Watching this reminds me of why I love design + business and how I can still be me. Do some of these exercises from Tim Brown, [...]

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Mel Lim by BLIK in Teen Vogue May 09

When a fan recently wrote in informing us that Mel Lim by BLIK, Giraffe Multiply design is in Teen Vogue May 09 issue, my first reaction was REALLLLLYYY? How come nobody told me about it? I was truly excited and to find that out through a fan made it even more special. (Thanks Lionel!)

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Feng Shui For The Soul

It’s simply fabulous! When Myrna Gordon of Feng Shui Fabulous of San Diego, approached me last year to design an e-commerce site for her, I was ecstatic.

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Quote of the day : Jim Collins

An excerpt from Inc. Magazine 30th Anniversary Special Issue, April 2009. “How do you define entrepreneurship?” Bo Burlingham asked. “I take a broad view of it. The traditional definition – founding an entity designed to make money – is too narrow for me. I see entrepreneurship as more of a life concept. We all make [...]

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Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision by Freida Lee Mock

A few months ago, The Museum Contemporary Arts in downtown San Diego, had a Maya Lin show called Systematic Landscapes. In conjunction with the show, we had the rare honor to watch the Academy Award® winning feature documentary, Maya Lin: A Strong Clear Vision and met the filmmaker Frieda Lee Mock.

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Quote of the day : Melinda Gates

“If you are successful, it is because somewhere, sometime, someone gave you a life or an idea that started you in the right direction. Remember also that you are indebted to life until you help some less fortunate person, just as you were helped”. – Melinda Gates, valedictory speech, Ursuline Academy, 1982

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Axure Corporate Office Design

A space that is fun, fresh, clean and functional can be conducive to productivity and boost workplace morale. We designed the space using open plan system to encourage open communication and accomodate any future changes easily.

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We like – Yogurtland

Yes. I know. Another yogurt place. We’ve seen too many of these little yogurt shops sprouting at every other block. I must confess – I was not a big yogurt fan.

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International hotels :: cool, modern and affordable

Traveling can be both fun and stressful. We had recently taken a long trip from SD to LAX to Taipei to KL to Penang and it almost took us 30 hours to get to my destination from my loft.

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Mel Lim is now LEED® AP

After a full month of studying and painstakingly memorizing 400-pages of the LEED New Construction 2.2 reference book, and passing the 80 question, 2-hour exam, I am now a LEED® AP.

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