http://www.philweavers.net/users/spotlight/Latest Weaver Interviews from PhilWeavers.Net.en-ushttp://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/29/In the year 2001, I decided to go freelance for full time because this was the year when projects were coming in. I have partnered to different design agencies around the globe. I have been doing projects from Netherlands, US, Japan, Germany, London, Spain, Portugal and some other more european countries.]]>2007-12-04http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/28/TV ads, movies, and other artists' and designers' works, you name it, those inspire me too. Also the idea that many young designers, even younger than me, are entering the local design scene and showing fresh ideas and creativity - that's also a stir to continue to work and get better. And finally the thought that graphic design can finally be recognized as a flourishing industry the Philippines - that is a big motivation.]]>2007-11-21http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/27/I guess one of the major things about blogging is that it has evolved from being just journal entries into something much, much more—a powerful new media. It’s viral. Personal websites remained to be just personal websites. But blogs? Blogs have become influential on the internet that companies are actually paying bloggers to review their products and services. It’s so unlike the personal site mantra of “me, me, me, me!” It’s social, and viral.]]>2007-02-06http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/26/Team Manila was born from our desire to start a graphic design scene in Manila and be recognized locally and internationally. The studio was also an avenue where we could put the Philippines on the Graphic Design map.]]>2006-12-07http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/25/Actually, I have no creative education. I really loved communicating using the online medium, as I wasn't really that good at any other outlets, such as sports, music, etc. I have been self taught ever since and like to stay that way.]]>2006-06-24http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/24/Actionscript was never really taught, but we had exams na kailangan mong gumamit so we were forced to learn it on our own through the Flash help file which is probably the most comprehensive help file na nabasa ko, I mean nandun na lahat eh.. if you really know the basics of programming and wanted to learn actionscript just read the help file.]]>2006-03-16http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/23/I still don't consider myself an expert in any of those languages though, but I do know enough that another developer wouldn't be able to intimidate me with geek-speak, which was the reason why I studied them all in the first place.]]>2006-03-09http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/22/I got involved with PW because of my long lost friend and highschool buddy, Berger. It was back in my college days circa 2000-2001. I had been involved with a few open source projects during that time (DJGPP, Allegro, and Lua) and was quite active in the DJGPP and Allegro mailing lists.]]>2006-02-02http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/21/Despite the many un-wired users in our country, this same industry is heading to become mature with a good business sense. It will be the focus of many businesses and it will transform our culture to need "us" web soldiers more than the regular office workers.]]>2005-11-21http://www.philweavers.net/users/viewspotlight/id/20/There are lots of words to describe The Typographik. I don't mean to say anything but it's really a multifaceted project. It's multifaceted, in a way that there's really more to it than the actual site itself. When I made F&D, I really pushed myself in terms of the process in how I make projects, the thinking, the philosophy, the art, the wordplay, etc.]]>2005-09-12