Master Tang was born 1921 in Ningbo City, he began studying calligraphy under his first mentor which was appointed by his father at six years old in Nanjing. He later studied traditional Chinese painting to further master the art. I was delighted to be asked to design for Master Tang, for the design of his […]
September 12, 2012
The Kraay Family Farm in Alberta, Canada has set the Guinness World Record for the world’s biggest QR code. According to CBC News, the 29,000 square meters QR code was carved into a field of corn and it could actually be scanned with a smartphone. To prove that it actually works, members of the family […]
November 6, 2011
We are proud to launching the tokuphoto.com artistic stock photo website. Who is tokuphoto? Tokuphoto is a one stop shop for all your stock photography and event photography needs. Here, you can find a wide variety of original, colourful, and creative images that are sure to suit your graphic requirements. All of our high-quality images […]
October 28, 2011
Congratulations to the Beavers for this outstanding world class award!! We are proud to be part of your website marketing team! Source 3 News: Sun, 28 Aug 2011 6:24p.m. By Juanita Copeland A small business in Christchurch has been given a very large award. Beaver Trees and landscaping has been judged one of the best […]
August 19, 2011
Proud Supporter of Canterbury Rugby Football Experience With the Rugby World Cup 2011 around the corner, I thought it’s a good time to post something about the Christchurch Rugby on my blog. Proud to support Canterbury through the Canterbury Rugby Football Experience. Joseph was delighted to be asked to take professional photography of the Rugby […]
August 17, 2010
50cm x 100cm, digital print on canvas Visual Works on Close Up Yiyi finally decided to choose Music over Medicine as her studies at the University of Canterbury. Music is what she is passionate about, but Medicine is something she is really good at; it was a difficult decision as my dad really wanted her […]
August 14, 2010
Permanent UV ink on canvas, 50cm x 100cm, scroll bound contemporary Chinese style Visual Work – Sections on Close Up Chinese character for ‘Learn’ ‘學’. The bottom part of this character is ‘Child’, ‘子’, a child with knowledge on top of his/her head. Please observe the 2 crosses within the top brackets, I picked up […]
August 12, 2010
Permanent UV ink on canvas, 50cm x 100cm, scroll bound contemporary Chinese style Visual Work – Sections on Close Up Chinese Pictograph for ‘Fly’ ‘飛’ As you can see the character is a drawing of a bird. Introduction to Chinese Calligraphic Scripts (Chinese Fonts) Chinese character for ‘Home’ ‘家’ 1. 篆書 Chuan-Shu (Seal Script) This […]
July 22, 2010
When I say ‘Graphic Design as Art’, I mean there is no ‘Client’ involved in the process of making, and there is ‘No Commercial Value’ in the work produced, and most importantly, there is no one I need to please apart from myself! This is the visual representation of my written work completed in 2000. […]
July 19, 2010
I have completed a brand identity design for Wagmu.com. John (owner) approached me through my website, and asked if I could assist with the re-design of their existing logo. John has a website promoting diet tracking, menu planing, and nutritional analysis (www.wagmu.com), a wonderful service that John is providing! Design Brief Supplied by Client “Wagmu” […]
July 15, 2010
Have you ever wonder what famous graphic designers / artists around the world have been thinking? Well, I think you can learn a lot from the words that they have said. Here is a collection of some of my favorite ones, hope you enjoy them! "Design is the method of putting form and content together. Design, just as art, has multiple definitions; there is no single definition. Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics. Design is so simple, that's why it is so complicated" — Paul Rand...
July 10, 2010
When I first created kudesign.co.nz, I want it to be ad-free, as having adverts on my graphic design studio website just seemed unprofessional... but it changed my mind when I signed up for Google AdSense last year (2009) after having read an article by 'Steve Pavlina' on 'How to Make Money From Your Blog'. I started to look at options on how I can incorporate Google AdSense to my website template beautifully; I didn't want them to speak too loud, in fact I wanted them to be almost invisible! The quick solution back then was to tuck them at the bottom of each posts / articles, and at the bottom of the sidebar...
Joseph is a passionate graphic and web designer, servicing clients globally, and likes to share his thoughts on this blog. Contact Joseph if you'd like to talk about a design project.
September 5, 2014