Designer Q&A (+ layout and trailer qna!! )

Mondays are really weird for me--I'm very AFF hyper
stolen from --yogi (very old questionnaire, but looked fun)

 

 

Check out my layout and trailer qna too!!

 

1. How long have you been designing?

I started in 2012, but I only really designed for myself (and for my friends). I was solely dependent on what the editor offers. I didn't know what textures, masks and all that resources were until 2015. I started designing for AFF authors in 2015. (I've never even use colorings even now haha.)

I started on wattpad btw
 

2. What do you use to design?

Let me just list them all lol

Picasa (2012)

Photoscape (2012-2013?)

PIXLR (2012-2013 wohooo)

GIMP (2013-early 2015)

check my works pre-AFF

 

Photoshop CC 2015 (2015-2017)

Photoshop CS6 (2019-present)

Wacom Tablet (2016-present)

 

But seriously my first ever was Microsoft Word. Boi, every one in class was amazed by the collage I made in 2011? haha those were the daze

 

3. What's your first ever poster? What's your latest poster?

NO SHAME >< I was in my early 10s (or teens woah). gimme a break

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lolol why they both in boxes

 

4. Which genres are your strengths?

Hmm. I'd say angsty, but some may perceive it as dark, so there you go hahaha. 

 

5. Which genres are your weaknesses?

Fluff/romcom. I remember making an audition poster for Spotlight and its genre is FLUFF. Look what I did HAHA:

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Im ded. This is why I fail.

I also at fantasy. I've never tried sci-fi?? But they're the same to me. I also at clean posters ;n;

 

6. What's your design style?

It's actually a huge compliment to me when they compare my posters to movie posters (bc i'm frggin love movies, and yeah movie posters are--movie posters). But I'm a lazy mofo tbh, so I'd say minimalist. But I do like fonts so I like my typography looking nice (in my eyes). My definition of minimalist is less textures and stuff hahah.

But looking at the posters I'm about to show you---man, irdk what my style is. 

 

7. Do you own a graphic shop?

Game of Forms baby! (previously Bat Shop / Bat Pictures / Squad Pictures). I'm a revamp freak (.....and yeah gonna revamp soon owo )


 

8. Do you work for a graphic shop?

Not right now. But I did work for a couple of graphic shops. Mainly, CLUB-X (previously Nevermore / Club Nevermore). I've influenced them with my revamp freakiness. I've also worked for KUMA (also made them a layout) and Jack Horvath (!!! fangurls bc Honey senpai (aka --wickedjackal now --Anarch) haha. Basically, some of my few closests friends in AFF were the shop owners I worked for bc we /had/ to talk hahahah. I'm loud but I'm a bit of an anti-social online tbh.

I've also worked for Midnight, Neverland Republic, and some BTS based graphic shop. and probably a couple more i forgot huhu.


 

9. Are there any designers you look up to?

THE ONE. THE ONLY. can I swear? MF STARCROSS. She's so frggin amazing. I'd be lying if I say none of my works were inspired by hers (c'mon we need lil bit of inspiration here and there). And basically, all the Milky Way designers back then. They were the one who motivated me to join the graphic community. I visited her works after my hiatus, and damnnn it felt like seeing them for the first time again. uwu. It was an honor to have her on my guest designer batch back then on Squad Pictures (but sadly she's prolly really busy to finish the request), but her saying yes is absolutely--no words of describing. Of course also an absolute honor having not only one Milky Way designer on my guest designer batch BUT 2 more-- Honey senpai (--Anarch) , and ing!! And of coursee the very talented style-ran and rawrmilk (now peachmilk) were also guest designers!!! I'm basically the weakest there lol.

Other milky way designers were xxesmeee (I forgot how many E's),  lionessheart, h-ipsteric, thebrightflame etc... (i'm sorry if i forgot to mention othersssss) theyre the bestt. If you like my work---BOIII YOUVE SEEN NOTHING YET! (theyre that gewd ;;)

 

10. What's your favourite poster to date?

(ADDED OCT 27 2019)

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DEFINITELY THESE 4!!!! BC I LOVE THESE MOVIES!!!

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(ORIGINAL POST)

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This one gurl. Idk how I did it. It probably took a lot of effort. Sometimes, I look at this poster and think "If you stop being so lazy and put all of your effort then---". This isn't even one of my strongest genres (except the angst part).

Lately, I keep looking at this poster prolly bc of Chen's cheekbone
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I remember loving this bc I drew the hand and it felt so real haha. But now I think it's too dark
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And I also like these too--the ones who stood the test of time 

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SO WEIRD! None of them were made for my shop. 

 

11. What's your least favourite poster to date?

Ironically.... 
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What the hell. all of them are made on my shop--

Was I uninspired? Or I didn't understand the form? (this must be the Joker batch--which I take all requests)

 

12. How long does it usually take for you to finish a poster?

Usually 2-3 hours, that includes the searching of photos etc. I prefer doing my posters on one sitting, if I didn't finish it---i'll most likely make a new poster concept the next day. My longest one would be 6 or 7 hours? I was on livestream that's why I remember. And I was aiming to draw them.

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If it it my own posters for my stories, it's usually just less than an hour bc lol, i dont put a lot of effort in it

 

13. Do you have a portfolio?

Tumblr
Mysterious link

INSTRUCTIONLESS❗ partyfolio --- partyfolio bc I actually kinda love doing trailers, and I also put some of my website projects. So I throw them there. (but tbh i used to love partying but now--i just want to stay home and save my money haha)
ALSOOO. After my hiatus, I checked who my subbers were---omgggg LEGENDS! AFF LEGENDS! Why was I so ignorant. I DIDNT KNOW. WOOOOOH. I'm humbled.

 

14. Do you join graphic contests?

I did. Never won anything tho. The animated Chanyeol "alive and smiling" above was for a contest. 

 

15. If you write stories, do you make your own posters?

I do. And my requestors have better posters than mine. I always end up being so lazy at the end
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ann1914
#1
I like looking at people's answers to questionnaires like these. xD
And yes! I agree with the users you look up too! Those graphic designers and coders AND VEELAH! <3
I still love your designs, Jae. :3

Lol, if I did this questionnaire for trailers, I only made 1 so far so it's both my least and fave trailer. xD
chroma
#2
Interrogation is still my fave and it opened my eyes to the more simplistic, minimalist fanfic posters and made me.realize that heavy blending never really appealed me from the very beginning :')
(and squeal bcs of that poster you made for my old story uwu)
Sobadnoonecanstopher
#3
I still love your posters so much ㅠㅡㅠ also I saw a mutual recommended your fic on twt, saying some nice things! I need to start reading when I get some alone time XD
-hypnotized
#4
AKDJSKDAKSJSKS SO TRUE ABOUT THE MOVIE PART
Back when we were at Club Nevermore, I always look forward to seeing your posters cuz I thought they looked so badass and movie-like