my inspiration

Today, I was asked to write on a letter-sized piece of paper with a black sharpie my answer to the question,

"What inspires you?"

The person [the director of innovation marketing] asking this question is going to compile everyone's answers paired with each individual's portrait to create an in-house book, which will then be given out to each person in our department as a gift for the new year. I thought it was a nice, thoughtful gesture + loved the idea of being a part of it.

We were told not to think too hard on our responses as they want it to be spontaneous + real. So, I just wrote the first thing that came to my mind. I didn't have much time to reword it, so it's not my best writing, but it works. And so it goes...

My past mistakes are my greatest inspiration. Each time I'm reminded of them it drives me to do even better than before. There is nothing more inspiring than knowing you have a second chance at something.

—KDIS

the holidays just call for hot champorado

the holidays just call for hot champorado
Originally uploaded by +kdis

Cheers to you + yours this holiday season straight into the new year. :)

_ Winter 2k9

my ugly sweater

my ugly sweater
Originally uploaded by +kdis

The design is an homage to our old red castle.

My ugly sweater the day after our company's department holiday Ugly Sweater Party. I won a medal in the shape of a mini sweater + a $25 meal [hopefully for 2] at Eggspectations. :)

You, too, can make your very own ugly sweater at UglySweaterYourself.com.

{ unedited, unprocessed, SooC, straight out of the camera }

_ 19 Dec 2k9

Yeh, let's git uglified.

Yeh, let's git uglified.
Originally uploaded by +kdis

It's Ugly Sweater season! Ya dig mine? Maybe you should make one, too, on @discocreative's sweet app.

uglysweateryourself.com

P.S. I was tasked to design the user interface for this online game. I also put together a quickie logo for the app. :) Of course, this was a huge team effort in making it all happen. It was a good time by all!

_ project launched 18 Dec 2k9

Tim Burton @ the MoMA

Tim Burton @ the MoMA
Originally uploaded by +kdis

This was my first time visiting the MoMA. :)

You had to be a member of the museum to enter Tim Burton's exhibit that night. I was so bummed! :(

We had to be out of the house for 2 days while the floors were being applied with a semigloss polyurethane finish, so we took advantage of the weekend away + made a quick trip out to NYC.

Posted especially for my sis + bro. I got you guys each a poster from the exhibit. :)

_ 20 Nov 2k9
_ @ MoMA
_ New York, NY