Christian San Jose

"A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor..."

Wed, 15 Feb 2012 00:37:46 +0800

“A master in the art of living draws no sharp distinction between his work and his play; his labor and his leisure; his mind and his body; his education and his recreation. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence through whatever he is doing, and leaves others to determine whether he is working or playing. To himself, he always appears to be doing both.”

- L.P. Jack from his Education Through Recreation, published in 1932.

But seriously, I have a talk on Monday at the Ateneo de Manila...

Sat, 28 Jan 2012 22:30:04 +0800

But seriously, I have a talk on Monday at the Ateneo de Manila University.

"The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait..."

Fri, 13 Jan 2012 16:29:00 +0800

“The advice I like to give young artists, or really anybody who’ll listen to me, is not to wait around for inspiration. Inspiration is for amateurs; the rest of us just show up and get to work. If you wait around for the clouds to part and a bolt of lightning to strike you in the brain, you are not going to make an awful lot of work. All the best ideas come out of the process; they come out of the work itself. Things occur to you. If you’re sitting around trying to dream up a great art idea, you can sit there a long time before anything happens. But if you just get to work, something will occur to you and something else will occur to you and something else that you reject will push you in another direction. Inspiration is absolutely unnecessary and somehow deceptive. You feel like you need this great idea before you can get down to work, and I find that’s almost never the case.”

- Chuck Close

unscriptedconversations: Unscripted Press Launch at Fully...

Sun, 08 Jan 2012 15:27:00 +0800

unscriptedconversations:

Unscripted Press Launch at Fully Booked

Top Photo L-R: Publisher and Fully Booked’s Jaime Daez, Vicky Herrera, Sarah Meier, and Unscripted Art Director/ Create.ph’s Christian San Jose

One of my illustrations made into a tattoo. So awesome.

Sat, 17 Dec 2011 21:05:55 +0800

One of my illustrations made into a tattoo. So awesome.

I was featured on MTV’s LiquidTV

Thu, 10 Nov 2011 10:48:00 +0800

I was featured on MTV’s LiquidTV

Check out the video from Status Magazine’s Sperry...

Mon, 07 Nov 2011 22:41:00 +0800

Check out the video from Status Magazine’s Sperry Top-Sider editorial. I was featured with Nikki Dela Paz (surfer), Revo Naval (designer), and Paul Soriano (film director).

theartisanclothing: The Artisan is one of Shopify’s featured...

Wed, 02 Nov 2011 12:25:00 +0800

theartisanclothing:

The Artisan is one of Shopify’s featured stores, along with Angry Birds, DODOcase, A Book Apart, The Heads of State, and CXXVI.

I’d say that’s good company.

I was featured in Status Magazine (Nov. 2011) for Sperry; photos...

Sat, 29 Oct 2011 14:00:00 +0800

I was featured in Status Magazine (Nov. 2011) for Sperry; photos by Kai Huang.

We designed a book! Coming out in December, it’s a...

Wed, 26 Oct 2011 17:51:00 +0800

We designed a book! Coming out in December, it’s a year’s worth of hard work by Sarah, Vicky, Kasey, Roy, Louie, Rob, and everyone involved. unscriptedconversations.com :)

unscriptedconversations:

We are proud to present the newest Dollhouse project.

Unscripted: Conversations in the Dollhouse
Coming this December at Fully Booked!

Send in your applications...

Tue, 25 Oct 2011 08:45:00 +0800

Send in your applications to: interns@create.ph

robcham:

Create.ph is looking for interns! We are only accepting 2 people though!

To just explain some stuff, Create.ph is where I work. It’s a design studio of creative people and such, and we do awesome things. We will be friends forever and ever with you, you young intern, or until the 2 months you’ll be spending with us are over. (HUZZAH)

People you get to work with: CSJ, Kasey Albano, Josh Cerbito, and Rob Cham.

SEND IN THOSE RESUMES.

Our workspace at Create.ph Studio (+my bedroom wall upstairs)...

Fri, 30 Sep 2011 12:57:00 +0800

Our workspace at Create.ph Studio (+my bedroom wall upstairs) was featured in Anik-Anik Love.

We just launched the official website of FrancisM Clothing Co....

Sat, 17 Sep 2011 14:49:52 +0800

We just launched the official website of FrancisM Clothing Co. :)

http://francismclothing.com

Design & code by Create.ph

My obsessive compulsive typography

Thu, 15 Sep 2011 22:46:00 +0800

My obsessive compulsive typography

Talk at Ateneo last August.

Wed, 07 Sep 2011 00:06:00 +0800

Talk at Ateneo last August.

Create.ph sticker. Anyone want one? Check-in at the studio to...

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 22:31:00 +0800

Create.ph sticker. Anyone want one?

Check-in at the studio to get one free: http://4sq.com/opuOD0

Buy Inquirer today! Featured with Val for Drawn Together Part I....

Sat, 27 Aug 2011 12:30:00 +0800

Buy Inquirer today! Featured with Val for Drawn Together Part I. Rob and Feanne for Part II next week. Read the article by Shai Lagarde :)

Don’t worry, everything is going to be amazing. Featured...

Fri, 26 Aug 2011 12:28:48 +0800

Don’t worry, everything is going to be amazing.

Featured today in Young Star along with Kasey, Rob, Val, Kris, CJ and Laurice. Read the article by Carina Santos, photo above by Gabby Cantero :)

Create.ph is a team of passionate creatives that craft simple...

Sun, 21 Aug 2011 10:00:00 +0800

Create.ph is a team of passionate creatives that craft simple & thoughtful things for the web & beyond. Based in Pasig, Philippines, the small design studio works with clients from all over the world, some of which include Adobe Inc., Nike Inc., NBA stars Kobe Bryant & Dwyane Wade, Paramore, Def Jam Recordings, and The Coca-Cola Company.

We are looking for talented Front-end Web Developers to join the team, and work with us full-time at the studio. We want to work with people that love creating for the web, and live & breathe code. Interested applicants can submit their web design / development portfolio and resume to: jobs@create.ph

Please spread the word! Thank you!

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Globe Tattoo’s photo of me for #TattAwards

Thu, 18 Aug 2011 20:52:00 +0800

Globe Tattoo’s photo of me for #TattAwards