Saturday, April 16, 2011

dynamic duo

it's a very inspiring day today. i got saturday design school and a surprise design talk attendance. the design talk featured: Everywhere We Shoot. I only got to know them today. A team-up of photography and graphic design by a creative couple: BFGF style, Ryan Vergara and Gorovs Garovillo. Anyway, i have to admit that their love story was cute and added to the inspiring parts but seriously i liked it because of the story of how they got to their 6-item wishlist. --- of course, i didn't memorize them.

so, this wishlist. before, they didn't even had any. they were two persons just pursuing their passions separately, (after some time) fortunately found their common ground to work together that built an idea. that created a dream which they went for.

like every success story they needed to fail a couple of times. their projects flopped. their concepts became only good for them and their friends. even supported by loved ones, no one wanted to print their works. considering it's frustrating, tiring and much of a downer, the dream is still the dream and sometimes, we can't give it up.

took a while before they got their first break and when they did, to them that was all they wanted. end story. but of course, what's good about a dream is when you already able to fulfill it. you get to dream another. this gave birth to the wishlist. they went on and on doing the thing they love to do. they crossed out their wishes one after another, from unexpected recognitions and favorable coincidences without high expectations. they were given great fulfillment and pride. it's been 8 years since they wrote those six wishes and now they are done.

i know there are a lot of same stories of what they have but that was the story that made me smile today. when we were watching their work and listening to their candid talks, all i saw was happiness. it mirrors in their choice of words, in their work and their success. you will see it in their faces --- with her green hair and his obsession to Japan. for me, it was more than a regular success story, it's a great feeling of looking back and being able to tell one another that "we made it!"


wish to say it someday.

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