Jun 23, 2012
Recently I was given a great opportunity to jump on board with Riddle Box Limited, a management consultants company with a difference, and taken on the Creative Director role. My first task was to create the company's website and it was not the most easy task.
Although I was given the ball and told to run with it, I have to constantly remind myself that it is a corporate site after all! Luckily, I think I striked the balance and managed a bit of my sense of humour in it too.
A website I designed recently for N.U.M.B. (Never Underestimate Musical Belief), an Alternative Hip Hop band storming the UK live music scene with their urban vibes, is now live.
May 26, 2012
Recently, I am going back to my root (Graphic Information Design) and searching for inspiration and came across this chap! Nicholas Felton spends much of his time thinking about data, charts and our daily routines. He is the author of several Personal Annual Reports that weave numerous measurements into a tapestry of graphs, maps and statistics that reflect the year’s activities.
May 4, 2012
Image above: "Nature" by Elsa Mora
I trembled on this blog site and found CUBAN-BORN ARTIST Elsa Mora, who creates intricate, often profound, sometimes whimsical paper cuts, paintings, drawings and sculptures.
You can see more of her amazing artwork in various media here.
"Life, Love, Hope" Personal illustration by Rina Cheung. ©2012 All Rights Reserved.
Not often I get to have time to embark on any personal projects. Partly because spare time is a rare commodity in our household and partly because I am a nightmare client!
Few months ago, I bought a huge picture frame for my bedroom. It's been on the wall since I brought it home but it remained empty. I went through both mine and my husband's photo and graphic creations, but none of them were right.
So reluctantly, I gave myself a brief: I need it to be calming, symbolic, nothing TOO controversial. Something that gives a sense of unity, love, something that says something about me and my family...
Then one day, I came across some Chinese Paper Cut Art and the light bulb was on!
After a long search, I got all the elements I needed: Rabbits (Spring, Easter, Life), Pairs of Songbirds and Butterflies (Unity, romance and love), Chrysanthemum (Happyness and one of my favourite flowers). Chinese characters (from left to right) are as the translation on the top.
I know papercut style illustration is not exactly new but for me, this has the perfect mix of East and West, something that relates to me and my family. More importantly, it was DESIGNBYRINA for me. :)
