Craft Your Words

Time To share

2017-03-21T02:49:00.010-07:00

Photo courtesy of Africa

This is for those who love to dream and to immerse yourself in change. Warning, long post ahead! 😎

Drum beats...🥁🥁

Africa! Africa! Can you hear me Africa!

The sound of that name always puts a cheer on my face. A sound memory of the famous stand-up comedy by Jamie Foxx

He cracks the audience up by sensationally describing Africa! He seemed dazzled by Africa's wildlife, scenery and the beautiful, cultured, sophisticated, Women of this continent! This however, isn't about the laughing voices, this is a small piece I have written dedicating it to the people of Africa. Challenging our leaders and hoping for a better day when the beautiful sun rises.

I live in Africa, a huge country as the world sees it and yet we are so diverse and unique in so many ways. This is a place where time is limitless, a horizon that is full of hopes and dreams.

We compose the tic-toc of time, the never ending struggles of being available. The presence of humanity seated, standing and dictating the cents that unmistakably does not fill the hollow pockets.

I am always perturbed by the green glow in their eyes, characterized by never ending whispers, sipping from doubting Thomas'.

Don't you see the careless thrust of greed prowling itself into our world, our Sacred continent? Haven't you noticed the way they watch us with dismay, as we endlessly fight a loosing battle of tribal affiliations. Africa, don't you realize you are stronger together, you are what makes Africa! You are your brothers keeper.

Our systems are a true reflection of imposing quantity and lifeless lives. Our continuous thirst, a measure of un-ending satisfaction. These are the same old systems that gather moss and sell our Afro-humanity to the World, tossing it and taking us back to the days of slavery! This is a challenge to African Leaders, we need strategic leaders, those who will defend Africa to prosperity. We do not need Greedy leaders who will eat away our abundance! It’s time we the people of this land woke ourselves up from a dictatorial lifestyle, it’s time we ventured into our passionate creativity...a life that is not about ourselves but a life that gives back to our people. We need to be extra proud of our culture, and very patriotic to our roots.

We need to care about our people! Those whose lives are at a standstill, those who live life as if there is no tomorrow, I’m talking about the poor, the blind, the street children and our tendencies to forget the young abandoned children and our aging fathers and mothers.

The greatest life, is one that gives willingly and builds itself by giving and sharing.

It's not about how much you can give; it’s never going to be about quantity, but it will always be about quality: a measure of your willingness to participate.
Your thought and actionable presence counts.

It's time we as Africans stepped a little further away from our comfort zone, it's time we shared a simple truth to the world and go against our normalcy.

We were created, born and bred with finesse. A culture of sharing in each others world, an innate sense of empowering each other. We have sharpened our tools for decades, but its time we gather and hunt and bring joy back home. We have the strength Africans! Our bodies built to last, our minds creative in every sense and the steady rhythm of music wired in us.

Africa has decided ! we are giving back to our own. The roots of our feet will spread this undying gospel and try to reawaken the sleeping giants...

It is time we shared in our peoples lives.

Signals that your hobby could turn into a career

2014-12-23T22:57:00.002-08:00

Tusker Project Fame, Sakata dance, America’s best dance crew, the list goes on and on....

You have been watching countless TV programs and are juggling the remote between the palms of your hands, constantly gazing at your clock, wondering when the next episode will be aired. You keep replaying in your mind, how the 'sakata' dancers spin in the air amidst the metallic music background that is blaring past their synchronized movements.

By now, you have mimicked the countless PLG songs being played, replayed a few melodic tunes in the shower and even attempted a back flip right in front of your father’s living room. That must really hurt! Does it? It has always been this way, you find yourself doing this over and over again.

You have rehearsed the intricate dance move; where you swing your body and parade your arms over your warrior face. There is a quick giggle buzzing in your head, and you start to realize that you can be better at this. You enjoy doing it, and you can dare brag about it. Brag on soldier! Ahuu!!

But wait, you need the inevitable Kenyan shilling. You have emptied your hollow pockets running download errands and furnishing your eyes with season IV repeats. You have sung along to the renowned “biashara” song several times and yet your dream of moving out of your mother’s living room is slowly fading away. You have joined the “mtaani base” because you have been plagued by the deadly anthem of “gava saidia”

Time is running out and it is now evident that you need to turn this hobby into a career. Here are simple self evaluation steps that will assist you to be the next (insert yournamehere.com)

1. Strengths

Carefully select one or two most recurring traits that your friends, family and colleagues mention you are good at. It could be as simple as someone saying; “you make us laugh” “I like how you encourage people” etc. Talk to a close child hood friend, they might just stir up a skill that might have been buried two counties deep.

2. The truth sets you free

“If you sing Mariah Carey’s –Thank God I found you” in front of your friends and there is a vacuum silence, followed by awkward creased faces, staring right beneath your feet, perhaps, nobody has the courage to tell you the truth. Do not worry. They have probably saved you years of chasing after a dream that never was. This might just be your cue to re-consider identifying a stronger unique skill set.

3. Your Personality is key

Identify a potential skill that is closely related to what your personality trait is. For Example, if you enjoy dancing and have a unique ability to be patient, you can offer to teach people how to dance.

4. Solve a Problem

Cluster the above skills and identify a problem that the society is facing and how your hobby could ultimately solve a problem. Taking the earlier example, as a dancer, identify a problem, (the lack of exercise and exercise is not fun at all) link the two aspects together and voila! ( A gym that offers dancing classes) Slogan”Enjoy getting fit while you dance!

5. Your audience

Do not limit your audience, free up your time and see who is willing to pay for the services you offer. Analyze the market; learn what it takes to start a business; taxes, licenses. Post ads on online websites like www.olx.co.ke Ask for referrals. Make yourself a brand and relinquish the old fashioned graduate mentality of white collar jobs.

6. Technology

Keep your eyes peered to technology. Learning new skills can deliberately change the demand for your services. If you enjoy drawing, do not settle on drawing sketches. Download graphic design tutorials and learn how to design using Adobe illustrator programs.

7. Never say Never

Start this process of turning your hobby into a business that thrives. If you don’t try you will never know how to succeed. Work smart, thrive in optimism and be positive!

So what hobby have you turned into a career? What skills can you can offer the world? A potential employer, buyer and mentor could just be a comment away.

Fighting with a Peaceful Spirit

2013-11-14T02:08:00.001-08:00

He sat down and gathered the cognitive texts. With a compelling face he narrowed his view towards my eyes. A naughty sneer spread across his face, he emptied his words carefully, as if to reassure me.

I sat there with my pen tapping against my notebook, nodding in dismay, staring at his creased face. I anchored my body forward, my ears zooming into his tunnel of words, listening intently…

"Listen my child, they call me Pehepo", he mumbled. "I have a fighting spirit, i have seen rage and war tormenting our peaceful spirits. Tell your generation, in your own way, not to be led in this doubtful path, to keep their spirits at peace all the time"
His words were uttered with precision, a unique literature, so sophisticated and spirited. He coughed slightly, perhaps an indication of the passing years. With every brooding word he uttered, he carefully scratched his salty textured hair, urging me to gain insight.
He talked about the long fight and sang about the sharp dancing arrows. His eyes always gazing upon the dark marks dented in his right foot. A foot that raced upon the tainted earth, the toes that continue to linger the smell of blood quenched with dust. It was a horrific past, full of haunting chapters, thick verses that sounded like miracles. He saw the baptism of fire, long guns heaving beneath innocent arms, shredding metal pebbles.
This was a treacherous battle of hide and seek, a different kind of ironic game. A game of not wanting to be found but to be lost…lost in fear of being discovered. His inner soul was bruised, his outer body scarred by his fighting spirit.
The old man had suddenly stopped speaking…he took a deep sigh and looked at the ground with a distant gaze. His eyes were parading the ground, his hands waving his wooden rod on the flaking soil.
The ground took note of his admission; he drew something beneath his feet, it looked like a doodle map, vertical lines spread across on spiral walls. He made an attempt to speak, his voice accompanied by a chilling cough, a cold tale that only his body knew so well. This was his survival mystery, a hidden thought fastened by his will to live.
Pehepo quickly raised his face, and his shrewd eyes made an attempt to capture my attention. I was ready to bite the pen on my paper.

He continued…..he had thought this through, it was all calculated, the desire to flee, to cross past the Serengeti and sink past the hungry pride. He melted his pot to stew new machine, metals of ancient bullets and knives. He had mastered his father’s art of masonry: sharpening and melting. This was his tool of survival. He was going to protect, shield his young litters, his bone and flesh.

His mind wandered off again, a flash back of his youthful year. He saw his little playful self, chase after the gazelles, poke at the thorny berry tree and together with his friends suck all the juice away.
Pehepo wished for a time where he would gaze upon the vast field of nature. Birds chatting in musical voices and green grasses swaying over the stretch of infinite brown soil. He memorized the clear blue horizon, the expansive blue skies that the sun was attached to.
This was the home he knew, and he would defend it at all costs.
A price that he keeps buried in his ageing spirit……

WHAT ANIMAL ARE YOU? SHOCKING

2013-10-03T02:43:00.005-07:00

Photo courtesy of Santabanta

Could Nature or animals represent people's personalities ? I was so shocked at how accurate this is!

I feature somewhere between March 24-31st, and frightening enough I am a Cat...meow!

Look Up Your Birthday below and see what Animal You Are! You will be so amazed! Share your birthday and let us know if this is amazingly true !

January 01 - 09 ~ Dog

January 10 - 24 ~ Mouse

January 25 - 31 ~ Lion

February 01 - 05 ~ Cat

February 06 - 14 ~ Dove

February 15 - 21 ~ Turtle

February 22 - 28 ~ Panther

March 01 - 12 ~ Monkey

March 13 - 15 ~ Lion

March 16 - 23 ~ Mouse

March 24 - 31 ~ Cat

April 01 - 03 ~ Dog

April 04 - 14 ~ Panther

April 15 - 26 ~ Mouse

April 27 - 30 ~ Turtle

May 01 - 13 ~ Monkey

May 14 - 21 ~ Dove

May 22 - 31 ~ Lion

June 01 - 03 ~ Mouse

June 04 - 14 ~ Turtle

June 15 - 20 ~ Dog

June 21 - 24 ~ Monkey

June 25 - 30 ~ Cat

July 01 - 09 ~ Mouse

July 10 - 15 ~ Dog

July 16 - 26 ~ Dove

July 27 - 31 ~ Cat

August 01 - 15 ~ Monkey

August 16 - 25 ~ Mouse

August 26 - 31 ~ Turtle

September 01 - 14 ~ Dove

September 15 - 27 ~ Cat

September 28 - 30 ~ Dog

October 01 - 15 ~ Monkey

October 16 - 27 ~ Turtle

October 28 - 31 ~ Panther

November 01 - 16 ~ Lion

November 17 - 30 ~ Cat

December 01 - 16 ~ Dog

December 17 - 25 ~ Monkey

December 26 - 31 ~ Dove

If you are a Dog : A very loyal and sweet person. Your loyalty can never be doubted. You are quite honest and sincere when it comes to your attitude towards working. You are a very simple person, indeed. Absolutely hassle free, humble and down-to-earth! ! That explains the reason why your friends cling on to you! You have a good taste for clothes. If your wardrobe is not updated with what is trendy, you sure are depressed. Popular and easy-going. You have a little group of dignified friends, all of them being quality-personified.

If you are a Mouse : Always up to some sort of a mischief! The mischievous gleam in your eyes is what makes you so cute and attractive to everyone. You are an extremely fun-to-be-with kind of person. No wonder people seek for your company and look forward to include you for all get-together' s. However, you are sensitive which is a drawback. People need to select their words while talking to you. If someone tries to fiddle around and play with words while dealing with you, it is enough to invite your wrath. God bless the person then!

If you are a Lion: Quite contradictory to your name, you are a peace loving person. You best try to avoid a situation wherein you are required to fight. An outdoor person, you dislike sitting at one place for a long duration. You are a born leader, and have it in you how to tactfully derive work from people. You love being loved, and when you receive your share of limelight from someone, you are all theirs!!!! Well, well... hence some people could even take an advantage, flatter you to the maximum and get their work done. So be careful.....

If you are a Cat : An extremely lovable, adorable person, sometimes shy, with a passion for quick wit. At times, you prefer quietness. You love exploring various things and going into depth of each thing. Under normal circumstances you're cool but when given a reason to, you are like a volcano waiting to erupt. You're a fashion bird. People look forward to you as an icon associated with fashion. Basically, you mingle along freely but don't like talking much to strangers. People feel very easy in your company. You observe care in choosing your friends (This is me over here meow ) 😊😊

If you are a Turtle : You are near to perfect and nice at heart. The examples of your kindness are always circulated in groups of people. You, too, love peace. You wouldn't like to retaliate even to a person who is in the wrong. You are loved due to this. You do not wish to talk behind one's back. People love the way you always treat them. You can give, give and give love, and the best part is that you do not expect it back in return. You are generous enough. Seeing things in a practical light is what remains the best trait of you guys.

If you are a Dove: You symbolize a very happy-go-lucky approach in life. Whatever the surroundings may be, grim or cheerful, you remain unaffected. In fact, you spread cheer wherever you go. You are the leader of your group of friends and good at consoling people in their times of need. You dislike hypocrisy and tend to shirk away from hypocrites. They can never be in your good books, no matter what.. You are very methodical and organized in your work. No amount of mess, hence, can ever encompass you. Beware; it is easy for you to fall in love....

If you are a Panther : You are mysterious. You are someone who can handle pressure with ease, and can handle any atmosphere without going berserk. You can be mean at times, and love to gossip with your selected group. Very prim and proper. You like all situations and things to be in the way you desire, which, sometimes is not possible. As a result, you may lose out in some relationships. But otherwise, you love to help people out from difficult and tight spots when they really need you.

If you are a Monkey : Very impatient and hyper!!! You want things to be done as quick as possible. At heart, you are quite simple and love if you are the center of attraction. That way, you people are unique. You would like to keep yourself safe from all the angles. Shall your name be dragged or featured in any sort of a controversy, you then go all panicky. Therefore, you take your precautions from the very beginning. When you foresee anything wrong, your sixth sense is what saves you from falling in traps. Quite a money minded bunch you people are!!

The Dream

2013-10-01T05:36:00.004-07:00

Photo courtesy of 9gag

My head lies at the corner of my square shaped bed.

My eyes peering into the stillness of an empty roof.

Endless thoughts are settling with ease, I am gathering the ones i want to keep.

An image glares past my eyeballs and there you are.....

It's crystal clear I can almost count the tinted expressions on your face.

A world of smileys are in-printed on your oval face.

I particularly like the one-eye gun salute the way one eye shoots open while the other creases shut, a clear reflection of who you are. A tickle of laughter stammers my expression of you. I feel like we are in a different world now, a different space in time, like Mars is holding me captive. You are far away, beyond the misty mountains of Africa.

I am tempted to flee paradise because everything my mind chants is good to be true. I want to run away , run past the champs of the valley, cross the canopy of the highlands and land to the Egypt of the sun.

I want to find you there.

Don't let this be a dream. I don't want to gaze up to this whiteness of a roof!

Time to Share

2013-10-01T04:46:00.002-07:00

This is for those who love to dream and to immerse yourself in change

Warning long post ahead 😎😎

Drum beats 🥁🥁

Africa! Africa! Can you hear me Africa!

The sound of that name always puts a cheer on my face. A sound memory of the famous stand-up comedy by Jamie Foxx
He cracks the audience up by sensationally describing Africa! He seemed dazzled by Africa's wildlife, scenery and the beautiful, cultured, sophisticated, Women of this continent!
This however, isn't about the laughing voices, this is a small piece i have written dedicating it to the people of Africa. Challenging our leaders and hoping for a better day when the beautiful sun rises.
I live in Africa, a huge country as the world sees it and yet we are so diverse and unique in so many ways.
This is a place where time is limitless, a horizon that is full of hopes and dreams.
We compose the tic-toc of time, the never ending struggles of being available. The presence of humanity seated, standing and dictating the cents that unmistakably does not fill the hollow pockets.
I am always perturbed by the green glow in their eyes, characterized by never ending whispers, sipping from doubting Thomas'.
Don't you see the careless thrust of greed prowling itself into our world, our Sacred continent? Haven't you noticed the way they watch us with dismay, as we endlessly fight a loosing battle of tribal affiliations. Africa, don't you realize you are stronger together, you are what makes Africa! You are your brothers keeper.
Our systems are a true reflection of imposing quantity and lifeless lives. Our continuous thirst, a measure of un-ending satisfaction. These are the same old systems that gather moss and sell our Afro-humanity to the World, tossing it and taking us back to the days of slavery! This is a challenge to African Leaders, we need strategic leaders, those who will defend Africa to prosperity. We do not need Greedy leaders who will eat away our abundance!
It’s time we the people of this land woke ourselves up from a dictatorial lifestyle, it’s time we ventured into our passionate creativity...a life that is not about ourselves but a life that gives back to our people. We need to be extra proud of our culture, and very patriotic to our roots.
We need to care about our people! Those whose lives are at a standstill, those who live life as if there is no tomorrow, I’m talking about the poor, the blind, the street children and our tendencies to forget the young abandoned children and our aging fathers and mothers.
The greatest life, is one that gives willingly and builds itself by giving and sharing.
It's not about how much you can give; it’s never going to be about quantity, but it will always be about quality: a measure of your willingness to participate.
Your thought and actionable presence counts.
It's time we as Africans stepped a little further away from our comfort zone, its time we shared a simple truth to the world and go against our normalcy.
We were created, born and bred with finesse. A culture of sharing in each others world, an innate sense of empowering each other. We have sharpened our tools for decades, but its time we gather and hunt and bring joy back home. We have the strength Africans! Our bodies built to last, our minds creative in every sense and the steady rhythm of music wired in us.
Africa has decided ! we are giving back to our own. The roots of our feet will spread this undying gospel and try to reawaken the sleeping giants...
It is time we shared in our peoples lives.

The Psychology of Man

2013-03-15T02:49:00.002-07:00

Photo courtesy of Advancedcognitivepsychology

I found one of those 'Sacred books'. This book was special.

The cover was not the 'usual' women's books. The kind that greets you with shiny sprinkled flowers and screaming pink petals. No, the cover was a Man.

He stood there with his sassy smile, plain and simple, notably exhibiting signs that he was the author. He dared me intuitively to open this condensed book, pages slightly below my usual huge feminine reams.

The opening statement was carefully crafted and i had a sudden cognitive urge to quickly flip through the book....

My oh my! the minute i got tagged onto the intro, I knew i was going to read this entire book! Let's say it took me the whole day, to flip, gnaw, criticize, but yes i did it...read and got disturbed!

So this is dedicated to our girlfriends-sisters out there, who have been urging me to let this canon loose...!

Come aboard ladies, here is a replay..my poetic sentiments, a cryptic description of Men... a dramatic remix of the book in my own colloquial language, possibly to re-align the harsh statements put across so that we all get the point, ladies!!

Simple Creatures

The author seems to share the same experience i had, growing up with 'soldiers' in the house. Men apparently, are Simple Creatures. Say what! yes you heard me....okay he might be complicated but not super-jig-saw/puzzle complicated!

Animal Kingdom

Men are target and visual creatures, beasts bred on hard liquor and meat.

History tells us one thing, they hunt, profess, care and provide...!

They are wired to compete, conquer and to want it all.

They are tuned to watch, hunt and score a game, and 'safaris' are their prime target.

"Safaris/emoticons"? Yes, Ladies be quick here.... this is the intimate oddness of our description.

Hyenas on the loose

Needless to say, some species prey, lust and squander their livelihood and consequently loose responsibility for their lives.These are the ones you ignore.... the kind that live life without a plan, like a school of hyena boys parading the outskirts of the Serengeti waiting for another mans' chain of food. (ladies grinning out loudly :-) Don't get it twisted, these breed, need their own time, special place ( i say they need a coma instead !) to explore and mature, to be inducted into a new age group of Men.

Kings of the Jungle

There is another breed of beasts out there, the rare type. The Bold without italics.

They are called the Kings of the Jungle.

They are those that fight to have you in their colony. Those who trek the harsh terrain to have your overwhelming needs met. I am talking about those with respect, ambitions and a decent plan with you in it, those are the real keepers!

Ladies, let's applaud them for a very severe second, It's a struggle being 'Man'.

All those swelling expectations coupled with a trail of surrounded needy 'womanity' .

But the author goes on to say that if you create these provisions and set your standards , the greatness in him is designed to be duty bound.

He will rise the sun and set it for you! Yes, well, maybe if he had the body of Conan the barbarian he can move mountains for you also!!

A prowl of power is set within him, to provide, to conquer and to multiply the earth!

You have the Power!

A midst all odds, You the 'emoticons' have the power!

You are the ones that dictate who to rare; the boys or the Kings of men.

You are the goddesses of all emotions and fury, you trap their masculinity into a weakness by evoking visual flares that slaves them for all eternity. If you 'emoticons' exhibit respect, care and define your standards stamped with selfless, maternal instincts, he will swear to Love, protect and care.

Well, a few species have resonated to this beat, an anthem they sing, a melody of trust that sinks too deep on the waving skirts.

We 'emoticons' are entitled to cause fury when devotion and care never appears, when trust is just but a dream, when words are just words. This is our song of freedom a common rhythm of lack of brave, hardworking men.

You have the power to select a breed made for your match, species vary, character is unique but genes are coded as Man.

Re-birth

Understanding the psychology of men is the re-birth of goddesses.

You should always strive to find honorable, respectful, caring responsible and honest genes.

Ladies, its time to relax......sit on your throne and parade your species out, do the sacred guard of honor, figure him out.. and let the roar of the Jungle come get you!

Will Talent give you the extra Mile?

2011-11-22T22:13:00.002-08:00

Photo Courtesy of www.rc-businessmaster.com

So you think you can dance, Idols, America Has got talent, America’s best dance crew and the list goes on and on... the search for the very best of the best- We have seen the educated and the the gifted go head to head to win the heart of the judges and the fans.
Recently, I had the privilege of being behind the scenes as two designers, Abe and Bruno both presented their impressive portfolios at an interview to see who will be the Go Creations next creative intern.

When I first took a peek at Mr Abe’s portfolio , I was simply blown away! You could tell he put much thought into the work. The illustrations, were carefully sketched, pen and paper fused angelically as if to mimic the actual object.
The drawing was of a young Kenyan boy, with soft skin and a roughness that only the trained human eye could catch, there was so much emotion into the sketched picture an intuition of a kind, that vividly expressed his sensation towards the boy. The image was spectacular, it pulled an eagerness in my mind as I kept staring at the young boy who was in deep thought.

I kept unwinding every page of many still epic drawings, both in color and in black and white, each with a profound texture to it and a great story behind it.

I was so caught up by the imagery, fascinated by the level of attention and brisk of work that this designer had envisioned. I was so eager to know where this kind of skill was tamed, until I scrolled all the way down to his education and realized he only had the basic education, I call it the basic education guideline level.
I was looking for a world class education that everyone sought's after, could this be true? I instantly thought, that his work was not legitimate information, a copy and paste well structured and laid out.

On the other hand, Mr.Bruno's’ work was in fact quite professional, his work was formal, and structured, I could however pin-point a few errors and omissions.
His work blended in and he seemed to have knowledge on where to place what, where and how...impressive I must say, but I could not find myself actualizing to his work, there was a disconnect... it lacked an emotional oversight.
Something was a miss, a distant personality brought to paper, an opaque vision glaring, rather than seductively smiling....
His CV on the other hand, was quite impressive, he had finished his degree program and had other high level certificates from top performing schools.
My first reaction was to quickly settle them down and ask our designers to give them a practical test. Each one of them, asked to design various concepts and submit their work on time.
It was, like waiting for an egg to hatch, quizzically instructing your mind to be patient, looking forward to a new brood of life. This would be a hard one to choose, so I thought, with the kind of education Mr.B has, I was deemed to conclude that he might take it, but wait! What about Mr. A?
Did he have the necessary skills to make it in this ever changing design world?
Could his mind blowing designs salvage him from this nest of skilled, competitive workforce?
Will he be able to crawl out of this test and finally put our minds to rest.........?
Talent is innate while education is acquired through different forms of learning environment we come into contact with.
For most designers, artists and performers, talent plays a huge role in shaping the quality of work a person brings to the table.
It’s the in-born trait, a sort of acquired skills that very few educated people can match up to.

Do designs add value to the brand of an organization?

2011-09-23T00:29:00.001-07:00

Is there perhaps a relationship between a Brand and the design element in it?
Do designs play any role in the overall perception of your product or service?
It is said that a brand is only as good as its fundamental practicality.

A great design is created by, developing a significant shape that conforms to the reality of the brand i.e , its value, integrity and its underlying meaning and functionality.

Great designs institute Positive perceptions by potential and current customers. The brand perception will ultimately be affected by the distinct image built, not just illogical images, but designs which are meaningful and those that people will identify with. Any design built to enhance a brand has to be practical, momentous, and of the same quality it represents.

Design enables a Brand to adopt a customized approach to their products through Individuality by creating a wide variety of processes, structuring them to meet an individual’s customers own satisfaction. Any brand wants to lunge into unknown territories; these territories seek to exist by challenging and create more diverse products. Designs will create prestige and define luxury products for this particular segment.

Design offers product usability since it offers a platform for ease of use; this is the core originality for brand traffic, since it will drive huge traffic to your services based on popularity and efficiency. In the beginning a big Brand called the Coca Cola Company decided to advertise its products. Their strategic plan was to create a memorable logo that offers the stickiness factor. They had to think about packaging their unique content. The world did not know who they were; only a few sublime chit and chatter about the cola tasty drink. We were anxious to see it. Marketing as we call it involved this, they produced it, and they were now ready to show case it to the world.

They had no idea that this would influence the world, change the Brand as we know it now, and yet, they had to launch it to the world. They needed designs that will create an impact, a sense of enthusiasm, bring the innate reality to its consumers. In order to do this they had to translate the coca cola drink to a visual element, something that would offer a distinct blend of their product. They decided to create a distinctive bottle shape to assure people they were actually getting a real Coca-Cola.

Communicating your brand Ideas to the design team is crucial; this can make or break a Brand. Your potential customers will need to know your product based on good communication tools you employ. In the end establishing relationships that matter and making those high- end sales is fundamental, and design does this best.

It does not matter whether your business is great or it is a ruling giant, a great brand with a raw deprived erroneous visual representation is set to fall. In the end great brands are founded on great designs!

The face

2011-09-16T07:46:00.002-07:00

The essence of design is to bring out the visual appearance of any product or service. A great design elevates a product, polishes its facade and ultimately makes it more visible. A great design is indeed the face of the product or service. Presentation is the appeal that goes against all norms, it instructs the mind to perceive a product as being dull or great.

The face is the mental perception, the first instinct on congeniality.

This is to say, a human face was built to create an impact that captures your identity. Without it we would probably have no memory or emotions to instruct us. Everything would be so dull, no expression of love, happiness, anger, just a dormant body without mood!

It is with this concept that man began to translate body functions into usable tools and ideas that will be more efficient as the human body. For example, the computer probably derived its identity from the human brain; the fact that it stores information, processes it and gives some kind of output is typically a computer’s work. A Computer also has a visual look to it, for purposes of beauty, functionality or even distinctiveness.

It is with this same concept that a Logo is important in every product you design or service or even the company you intend to start. A face needless to say, is the emblem of the organization, the logo. The face will require a variety of skills to set it apart from the rest. Uniqueness is the key here, and without it no doors can be opened.

Imagine walking into a fashion week arena, you are obliquely greeted by a fame of colors, myriads of faces intrinsically introducing their shadowed personality. It is with these faces and visual pull that one can quickly point out, the one design that stands out. Different professional skills are needed, face color and brush strokes. This is the preamble to the logo design process.

You will require a logo that stands out from the rest. This is done through carefully analysis to determine what best describes your business, your product and services. Get a professional designer whose portfolio identifies with yours, someone who is able to actualize your thought process into a significant face.

The face or the Logo is therefore an important element in perception, it is the eye in communication solutions that captures the audience and triggers mass attention. It displays your product/service to your clients by creating a zooming window of opportunity, an optical symbolic realism, without it no image is imprinted on their memory.

Great brands have over the years, built logos that they find so hard to relinquish; reason is the logo carries the whole body embodiment. It offers an autograph of distinctiveness. Get a professional designer to create one for you, it is not a simple blink of an eye process.
Remember it should be a crest that ought to represent you as a company or your products for a long time. It is the face of your Company.

Power of Unique Designs

2011-07-28T22:48:00.002-07:00

Recently, I found myself trudging into an evening full of live music, trying to wave my head vertically to the band playing across the hall.

I was swayed into the room by the array of designs that sat at the entrance of the tiny concert. It was a great series of posters, well displayed.

Colors splashed artistically, as if to convey a written message, perhaps the lyrics to the floating melody peering through my ears.

I could tell that the designer was a creative, an out of the box kind of person. He put a lot of thought into the strange paintings, a wave of paint cascading from corner to corner. It was a beautiful piece of art , a unique design, a stroke of genius, full of wild imagination that resonated with the distant evening music.

Passersby were automatically pulled into the realm of this hanging invitation. It was as if, it pulled you into the crowd. Everyone who took a glimpse of the entrance seemed to be astounded. I began to notice a trend, a prolonged pause...at the entrance, everyone stopping and nodding as if to re-assure it. Out of curiosity people began to stream into the hallway. The room after a few hours began to fill up!

Could a design so simple, distinct and unimaginable catch the hearts of men? The answer is Yes! A brilliant, bizarre, strange artistic display is bound to get noticed, it literally sells itself!

This is the impact of sight, beauty lies in the eyes of the design. A powerful crafted design is the focal point of all interactions. It's a unique way that companies can re-invent themselves; create a new perception to the numerous passersby.

Every customer/ client wants to be wooed over. In this generation, the customer will not always be the King. This is because, you as a Company, Business will provide the essentials; market information to your potential client in order to win their hearts. So as a designer, it is you who commands your palace, it is the Seller who is the King.

Well, the world is changing and the written notion that the Customer is always right is slowly fizzling out. New social media has provided us with a new platform for interaction that saves on time. Information is assuming an apex direction and it points north to the word availability! Every individual is creating their own Myself.com. (If u need it, I have got it).

Sellers will be the core designers, who re-draw designs and provide information that draws all the passersby to the tiny concert dubbed Me.com

This is the future, the starting point to great designs, this is the Power of unique designs!

Last Twin

2011-06-17T04:18:00.003-07:00

Photo courtesy of Ilona Wellmann

I met his twin.

Well, he was Tall, just like him.

Facial resemblance, so similar and clear.

He had the rugged look, the sort of unpreparedness that characterized a man.
He was odd. His hands always parading in the air.
He held an awkwardness that set him apart from the rest.

I was studying him like an endangered specie.
Pride was ranking high in his personality triangle.

His 'soft' spoken nature a mirage of the hardness of his heart.
The wall he built around him, the seclusion he commanded and the fangs he sharpened proclaimed his domineering nature.
He dominated and lashed back at the emptiness of any voice.
I walked away knowing he would never be like him.

Broken

2010-11-29T12:25:00.002-08:00

Time has stood still, abandoned me as i drop down to my knee.

My heart has sunk so deep...
I am in pain.
Those razor sharp words stabbed me in the back.
I am back to where i started, I see the day, i see the night, i see where we parted.
I hear the rudeness of their voices, and yet i smile with no choice.
They hunted, chased until i stopped, i wanted for all this to come to a winning halt.
They left me drowning in their gossip, and they filled you instead with their chatter and sour hearts.
You gave up so easy, and ran towards the start, that brought the time so still.
I've soaked in the sun, baked with time, i would have given up all the fun, all the drinks with lime ,just to have you as mine.
The truth is i will be just fine!
Go on, i will remember you still.

Escape from Blood Diamond

2010-08-25T13:17:00.001-07:00

Photo Courtesy of Culanth

Escape from Blood Diamond

"This is dark, but this is survival," he said.

He dug deep found the pearl among the swine.

But they found him, hidden amongst the thicket, glazed with dust and sprinkled water.

Stranger in their eyes, he clasped his jewel in the palm of his hands, held onto it, like “manna” in the desert.

Boa, stared right beneath their stare and saw the green look in their eyes.

He knew he would be isolated, made into an alien in his own village.

He saw the Bullets of war, polished with raw blood, sparkling in the dusty roads.

Bruised bodies, emerging from the ground.

The ground of riches, the earth of diamonds.

Their fingers dripping with blood, diamonds clasped tightly in their arms.

The crystal left them with broken arms, plunging faces coated with thin bones edging into their dusty skin.

Boa knew he was next, to be hit hard with steel-iron, fired with greed.

He swore to them he had nothing, tears curving down his wrinkled face, a sign of his sincere heart.

He looked up to the dark sky, if he had one wish? He would choose life…

A life that he left behind, his wife Lempelo scarred with a humble heart, Zara his little hatchling, chode the brave boy and pahelo the playful one who always waited for papa to come home.

His only hope was the tiny diamond inched beside his fingers.

Boa prowled forward, he was the last man standing staring into the dead sea of bodies. He chanted his last prayer, and awaited the sound of the metal, the guns of death.

He bowed his head and waited...

They mocked him, ' Go thee and spread the news, you are our dead man walking, vanish from our sight”

It was like a song to his ears! He ran never looking back. His heart leaping, and his feet as light as the tiny metal he held in his hands. He crossed his fingers! He wasn't leaving anything to chance!

Finding the Sun

2010-07-22T12:43:00.002-07:00

Photo courtesy of The Sun

Humans generally follow the same schedule.

We generally wake up in the morning and go to bed in the evening.
Is there perhaps a force that propels us to do this?
Are we governed by a rule of law that requires our getting up every morning?
In the ancient days, the Egyptians believed that they were drawn by the force of light.
This force could only be spelt out as the sun. The sun is a massive force that disseminates energy that curls us out of bed. It is the main natural source of energy, vitamin D and light.
All this adds up to the reason, why our brain's are designed to alert us into waking up in the morning. The need to find these main useful contents should ultimately, make us sought after the sun.
It shoots up in an amazing way, it's flames firing up to illuminate the world.
We could perhaps, take hold of these brightness and save up on the billed electricity. The warmth it brings, engulfs our houses and by setting up solar panels we could tap into this massive free parcel of energy.
Maybe, we wouldn't pay so much hospital bills, if only, we would sprawl ourselves in the sun and let the vitamins sip in through our paralyzed cold bodies!
Be careful though, it can burn! Yes, the sun could act as your inexpensive water heater! Instead of spending money that your trying to save, why not live a sustainable life?

It's easy, let's go out and find the sun!

A mile away

2010-07-08T12:22:00.002-07:00

Photo courtesy of Wrecked

I have been there, already done that. I had the test of time swaying me like a rocking boat. In those silent waters. I saw the wicked, met the saints. I crossed the bridge that was a hundred feet deep.
Lessons are learned when you dine your last supper.
The bread mixed with wine, the stare of betrayal vivid across the hall.
Poison ivy, sweet and sour! That bitter taste fills the emptiness of an innocent soul. Preaching kindness, and laughter soars high. Picking up the pieces and trailing back home.
It's a mile away from the dark clouds. You weep and trudge on, stronger and the greatest gift of all, wiser!

Don't give up, its just a mile away!

Shortest Inbox

2010-05-19T09:39:00.003-07:00

Photo Courtesy of Shortest Inbox

He wrote me this letter before signing out...

"Hey there, words escape me..

The look in your eyes, the little words that just can't be said without the heavy beating of my heart.

The heart that misses you every time we part. You have infected me with a trojan that can never be scanned"

I wept..........💘

Solid Gold

2010-03-04T23:28:00.002-08:00

Photo courtesy of Golden Temple

The silent waters cascade and silently disperse into the holy monument.

It is the Solid Golden temple.

Preference is made to those with minted coins, silver and decked paper money.

Every inch wrapped in glass, delicate to the core of its sparkle. It is like walking on sunshine, crystal heat and the whole room fires up and there you see everything clearly!

Perfect crafted walls standing on solitude ground but floating on water.

It's simply amazing watching the gold Amritsar stare at me perched on the lake.

There it is, my golden temple religiously inviting me. It's a shame it lies on my desk, that brown image printed on my calendar.

Finding happiness

2010-01-05T07:46:00.003-08:00

Photo rights courtesy of Michael Forsberg

Getting to sustain a feeling like happiness shouldn't take much effort.
It should brood from within, and bring forth an energy that will definitely make your life worth living for.
I discovered that happiness is not hard to find.
It lies at the most inexpensive shelter ever created.
Here is the truth, happiness is within yourself!
It only takes a flame to ignite that feeling within you.
Finding that inner joy could take time, but this is indeed the road to self-discovery.
Here are tips on how to get a good start in life.
First of all, know who you are, your character and personality.
This plays a big role in creating a distinct map of what you want to do in life. Character is a guideline for maintaining principles in life; what you stand for.
Set goals in life, what you hope to achieve.
A short term goal is more attainable than a longer one.
Goals actualize your piece of thought and alternatively drive you into your dream.
Make friends that motivate you and look for keepers.
Lastly, find and do something you are passionate about.
This plays a huge role in work motivation and could leave you swarmed with happiness!
Invest in what makes you happy and the rest will eventually fall in place.

The Daily pages

2010-01-05T07:09:00.001-08:00

I am reading the pages,

and at this age,
it feels like a cage.
The presence of rumors, drafted on countless leaflets.
There is a man across the street hailing," here is a copy, extra-extra, read everything about it!"
I hand out my note that exchanges money for paper.
It's a battle for words, as i look across the daily headlines.
I am swamped by the heaviness of emotions and the reporting of situations.
Page 2, is clothed in an ironic twist of words, and an intelligent review of fame.
It holds the bold and italics colorfully coated with smiling letters and playful words.
I am in happy land, there is excitement, bountiful, flaring and firing me up. I love this section perused every bit of it, the cartoonist satire is plucking humor and that tickles me...

I draw the next page open, sweeping my fingers along the top left corner page, its a colorful article, "doing what you love". The writer has played his character well, he has implored on things that make people happy, positive change of words is vivid across his message. This is what I was hoping to see, a world full of cheer and bliss.
I am contemplating to end this journey here, but my exploration and curiosity has pulled me to Page 19.
I'm suddenly horrified by the change of images. Words here, are full of catastrophe, i could tell that there is a frantic cry of humanity.
My eye is re-typing every word, i am held behind its column bars each with a distinct magnetic visual pull. The Vicious acts of power, the innocent cries of families and the distant voices of children suffocating in war.
As I turn the page, I come face to face with a picture of a young man gazing to the horizon, his back arched to my face, his body dented and torn by bullets and nails...scars that will forever tell a painful story.
I am left in awe, my spirit torn by the disconnect of this world, the good and evil, the greed that separates us all. We forget that we are flesh from the same Earth.

My mind is set apart...
I am drowned with mixed emotions each visibly spelling a raw message,
as I close this chapter, the thickness vanish and I realize I am back to page 2.

Rap this one!

2009-12-15T01:46:00.001-08:00

He Rapped this one!
"Before it's too late i want to try bring this sense of urgency I have to you.
The kind you listen and have no objections to.
I am articulate in what I do.
What I spit out generally is perfected to art.
My words are built and conceived from a brilliant mind.
I am not here to play odd games that have no winners in the end.
I have come for a quest an endeavor to bring my words into actions"
Rap this one!

To the Departed

2009-12-15T01:15:00.001-08:00

Photo courtesy of dreamstime

I wrote a letter held my pen to the paper. It brought new meaning, a great new feeling.

Faces lit up, mouths gaped wide.

It was evident that this message I carried, this thought of words was eagerly awaited.

It's amazing how each one of them, felt her impact, the desire to fulfill her legacy.

The hearts that were touched.

I did not expect them to laugh so sincerely, chuckle with a tinge of tears drooling down their dusted cheekbones.

They wrinkled with laughter, my smile backing theirs.

We were honored to celebrate her, to praise her soaring spirit.

I was proud to speak my mind, tell it like it is.

Plain and simple the way she lived her life.

Bitter sweet

2009-12-13T03:18:00.002-08:00

photo courtesy of Natural healing

Looking back,

the menacing treacherous schemes,

planned in a sequence,

to make the attack.

It started like a joke,

we laughed throughout
holding our coke,
gulping it down our throat,
if only we knew, we would get a choke. painful, burning!
He knew it would hurt, stream through our heart, like a razor, cutting every supply of the only breath we needed most.

Now it's gone, it was low-cost, he said;

he liked the idea. "even soda is toxic", he murmured.

Fear gripped my heart, eyes roaming frantically, bit and bit crushing.
I was dying and he knew what he had done.

No, it wasn't the gun nothing messy to tamper with this idea.

He chuckled so loudly because he liked, really liked, what he had done.

Now, i am fading away, because he spiked the only thing he liked.

The cold soda drink.

Social Media? You called upon it!

2009-12-04T05:44:00.001-08:00

It"s a social networking tool, a database of events, the young media, as the techies would say.

You knew it's purpose and still used it.

You have written on it, read it, let some socialist read you, your face, what you do , what you did not do, what your planning not to do!

This tool of do's and "do-not"

This designed plot of stories, uploaded with cycles of unfamiliar eyes staring at the rotation of your life.
Do not blame it, You called upon it!
The social trail is here to stay.

Embrace it or leave it alone..

Relax, it is Love

2009-12-04T05:39:00.001-08:00

Photo courtesy of Audio tool

Quick, its Urgent!

I am injected with this new breed of life,

Scrupulous flowing and denting my muscle of love.
My heart is racing, driving my red globins through a rapid waterfall.

It's a leap of faith, and my toes have no response.

Perhaps, my vessels, the veins, my cocooned artery, felt the triggered power of two hearts yours and mine.