JANUARY 2022

DEZIGNER'S GRAPHICS AND DESIGN MAGAZINE

SMART WAYS TO

THRIVE

STAY MOTIVATED!

CIN CELESTIA LIFE JOURNEY

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DEZIGNER'S Editorial Board

Angel Nicole Bactol Editor in chief Creative Director Digital Media Editor Publishing Head

about the cover This month's issue is all about thriving and getting motivation. You never know what will happen in life, and as a designer, you gotta be prepared to deal with it.   photo by Pexels

TABLE OF CONTENTS GRAPHICS

EDITORIAL NOTE

05 MOTIVATION

THRIVE

by cincelestia

Tips you need to stay motivated as an artist

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CELESTIAL ILLUSTRATION

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TABLE OF CONTENTS JOURNEY

LIFE JOURNEY

19 COURSE

GRAPHICS AND DESIGN

HOSPITALITY MANAGEMENT

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ED NOTE

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from the editor ike most jobs, editing, designing and

Sometimes as designers, there are times that

illustrating has its stresses and low

we lose our motivation and inspiration to keep

points. The regular cycle of deadlines comes

going. Even if how hard we try, our minds still

immediately to mind, days after days, and

ends up being blank. This issue, will give you

weeks after weeks. To the point that it starts

smart advices that will help you gain back

to drain our minds and it starts to decline

your motivation as you flip through the page

inspirations.

of Dezigner's.

Then,

midway

through

the

process when my mind went blank and I don’t know what to do anymore - because I don’t

So sit back and take a break and let your

have the energy to pull my head up and start

mind absorb all the informations we crammed

a new design- a youtube video appears in my

in this issue.

youtube home. And with that my motivation starts on hyping up again. ANGEL NICOLE BACTOL EDITOR IN CHIEF

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Thrive

by Sarah West Ervin

Tips you need to stay motivated as an artist

E

xtrinsic motivation is so last century. According to best-selling author Daniel

H. Pink, external rewards and punishments, or "carrots and sticks," are not only ineffective at

WORK WITH YOUR

motivating quality work but also harmful.

STRENGTHS

and sticks can promote bad behavior, create

P

"Science is revealing," Pink says, "that carrots addiction, and encourage short-term thinking

ositive psychologists Christopher

at the expense of the long-view." So what's

Peterson and Martin Seligman have

the alternative? Harnessing your internal

discovered that understanding and actively

drivers of success, your intrinsic motivation. To

practicing your best character strengths

do this, suspend the idea for a moment that

improves

and

you are engaged in a creative pursuit to

unique

eventually earn gobs of money, fame, praise,

character strengths during work can also

and appreciation. Sure, it's great to strive for

energize you and lead to a more fulfilling

these, and you obviously need to garner

career.

enough success to support yourself, but the

These character strengths, or "values in

best way to create truly excellent work is to

action," include a list of twenty-four positive

find intrinsic motivators. Here's how: Infuse

traits, from prudence to gratitude to bravery,

your creative work with more meaning, a

that we strongly identify with and exercise

greater purpose, which will help guide you

regularly.

through

your

happiness.

overall

Capitalizing

Discover

your

well-being on

your

top

character

the

challenging

times.

When

strengths through the free VIA Survey of

appropriate, fight for autonomy (by which I

Character Strengths, then adjust your job to

mean choice, not necessarily independence)

best utilize them in your daily goals and tasks.

in what you do, when you do it, how you do it, and who you do it with. Make mastery a

SEEK INTRINSIC MOTIVATORS 14

primary focus. What's more rewarding that seeing yourself improve in your craft?

Research shows that imposing strict deadlines

STAY CREATIVELY FUEL

T

on yourself results in far better and more consistent performance. It's a no brainer. Try

his may be a tough one to swallow,

creating a simple accountability chart to

but the best fuel for creativity is

maintain progress.

discomfort. The easiest way to churn out the same

work

comfortable

over with

and

over

your

is

to

abilities

and

techniques, but seeking out new problems will challenge

your

skills.

Harnessing

your

uncertainty can fuel your brilliance. Conflict can be a hidden resource for inciting innovation. Expanding your worldview through authentic

multicultural

experiences

will

enhance your creative thinking.

STAY ACCOUNTABLE

N

SAY NO TO

get

PROCASTINATION

E

asier said than done, right? Well, understanding

the

science

of

procrastination may help you overcome it. Psychologists believe that procrastination has everything to do with mood—we delay starting a task to avoid the negative feelings of anxiety

or

worry

associated

with

the

challenge. The solution is to focus on ever underestimate the power of the buddy-system, from crossing the

street to crossing things off your list. Commit to a group of similar creatives or identify someone in your field who might appreciate some reciprocal accountability, a close friend or relative who isn't afraid to call you out for slacking, or, ideally, someone who is both. Create urgency by regularly setting hard

repairing your mood in more productive ways: Time Travel: Visualize how good you'll feel when you complete your task. Just Get Started: Tell yourself you only have to do the first one or two steps. Forgive Yourself: Stop feeling guilty about your procrastination. Everyone's done it, at least once... Easy Things First: Build momentum by starting with the steps you feel most like doing.

deadlines and sticking to them.

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PERSEVERE ecognize that disappointments and frustration are inevitable. Hopefully, you've already been inspired by this quote from Ira Glass to keep trying

despite feeling like you're falling short. (Marry me, Ira.) Also, know that the key to your success doesn't actually depend on your skills, abilities, talents, or even your intelligence. What you need to succeed is grit. Psychologist Angela Lee Duckworth found that the best predictor of a person's success is grit, the tenacity to commit to long-term goals despite adversity. See how much grit you have with this free survey from the University of Pennsylvania, then follow these tips to improve your ability to persevere. The first step to getting grit, says Duckworth, is to "understand that learning and ability isn't fixed, and that there's life after failure."

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CIN CELESTIA'S LIFE JOURNEY

Angel Nicole Bactol, also known as Cin Celestia. A

Her journey as an illustrator and designer started

twenty years old graphic and design student. She

way back when she was in her fourth grade. She

was a 2nd year Graphics and design student at

saw her classmate drawing something on her

Cebu technological University. At first she was

notebook, it was a short amateur comics. She was

disqualified at the school that makes her almost

amaze and wants to imitate it by doing her own

go to the course of furniture and cabinet making.

story line. And that's the day her journey starts

But

thankfully,

disqualification

for was

not

losing

denied

and

hope

the

where she shower all her time in practicing daily

she

was

to aquire the skill she have today.

accepted as a graphic design student.

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SHE WHO READS, SHE WHO WRITES She is a girl who loves to read and has a passion in writing. A girl who once wished to have her story

published

as

a

book and able to share the ideas she have in mind.

THE LIGHT IN THE MIDST OF SADNESS Cin Celestia's first digital drawing. The light in the midst of sadness. An artwork that is accompanied with a poem, where there's a girl who was drown in sadness and end up isolated herself so no one 20

can see her.

NOWHERE It's a time where she wants to be alone. Where all she need is peacefulness in her thoughts and loves to be away

from

people

temporarily. She ended up looking in nowhere as she achieve that peacefulness.

HAKKEN Hakken, A warlord from from the

book

of

mistress

of

flames. Cin Celestia create this artwork when she tried to join an art contest of creating the own version of the said character.

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THE TRIO

The trio that gives a big part of her childhood. The animation that gives her the inspiration and leads her to the field on where she is right now, The Graphics and Design field.

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