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INTRODUCTION
1 a short paragraph to kick off the project, written by the artist, detailing
her fascination from the theme, style and design inputted in the articles

THE HONG KONG WITHIN YOU

2 see some wonderous places and beautiful urban places in hongkong
where not a lot of tourists have visited yet, and how the artist describes
the place as a home far away from home

SINGAPORES GOLDEN TREASURES

3 salted duck egg chips is not the only beautiful creation from singapore.
see some of singapores most instagramable places
 TAIWANS SPICE
4 exotic food, friendly townspeople, cold weather, hundreds of milk tea
stands-- taiwan offers many delicacies. see how the artist explores the
roaring, bustling city and provinces of taiwan

ARTISTS CORNER
5 heres a few words from the artist herself, further interpreting her in-
spiration to create this content as well as the styles she used to incor-
porate in the articles

ARTISTS PROFILE
6 a short yet detailed information about the artist herself
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THE
ASIAN
COLOR
my chosen theme for this indesign
project is everything i learned from different
places ive been to, mainly: hongkong, taiwan and
singapore. these places left amazing memories for me
to take back home to manila.
ive seen how colorful each place was and how it was
different from when i saw it when i was still a kid. these
places were the first places ive been to without my mom,
and every moment was
an adventure. the taste; the sound; the people; the color.
my goal for this project is to present the wonderful
and diversed color of my chosen places as well as
showcasing my love for
minimal vector art.

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i cant remember how many times

ive been to hong kong, but its still
my go-to country. everytime im
here, it feels like i never left home.
although the streets are cleaner, the
people are a lot busier, com-
muting is way confusing- its
home to me and my family.
ive been to hongkong quite

the city
a lot already but i still think
i havent been to everywhere
yet. one of my dreams is to

of
go to every best spot in hong
kong. theres just something
about hongkong that makes

hong
me wanna go back; maybe its
the stinky tofu or the dumplings.

kong
within
YOU.

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SHEUNGWAN,
HONG KONG

THE OLD
GREETS
THE NEW

It was
my first time ex-
ploring Sheungwan District
and it felt like opening a secret door
from an old house. This was where the
old meets the new. There were many temples
around the area and everything was at reach.
As you continue walking around the area, you
will notice the ground elevating a bit. This is be-
cause Sheungwan and Central are both located
just along the sides of Mount Austin, one of
Hong Kong's mountain terrain, which is lo-
cally known as The Peak. If you're look-
ing for a new place to roam in Hong
Kong, Sheungwan is the place
for you.

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C ENTRAL,
HONG KONG
Visitng the world's longest elevator
was probably the worst and the best
MID-LEVELS
idea I've ever had. It was the best -
idea 'cause of the surroundings. It ELEVATOR
had an indie and quiet vibe to it.
There were lots of art shops and
wall art all over the place. Restaura-
MADNESS
nts were very unique and diversed
as well. However, it took us 30-40 min-
utes just to ascend all 20 escalator ma-
chines. It was approx. half a mile of trav-
elling just to reach to the end of where
the escalators will take you to, but just
end up regretting it because there was
really nothing to see at the top. It was
exhausting and kind of regretful, but the
amazing view of the cityscape brought
back the smile on my face. I recommend
this place, but if you're going to visit, I
suggest you to put extra patience in your
pocket, just in case.

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HONG KONG
DISNEYLAND

P E N S I V E
E X
MOST P P I E S T P L A C E
HA A R T H !
O N E

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CAUSEWAY BAY,
HONG KONG

.
DONT JUST WALK THE WALK-TALK THE TALK

TA STE TH E S T R E E T S .
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SINGAPORES
GOLDEN
singapore was
TREASURE
one of the places
i found extremely fresh
and sunny. although the heat
was pretty extreme over there,
the vibrance never faded.
left to right, every one I saw
was blooming with diversity.
like we all know, singapore is
the boiling pot of asia and
it just amazes me how clean
and fresh everything was.

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LITTLE INDIA,
SINGAPORE

Although, I didn't have enough time to

explore Chinatown and Little India, I was
amaze by the aesthetics. It really brought
out the essence of cultural diversity. There
was an obvious stand about the mix of
old and new. The street vendors were just
extremely nice, regardless of them being
Chinese, Indian, Malaysian, or Singa-
porean. The streets boomed with local
merches, but sadly, were a bit too expen-
sive for my budget. The experience to
stroll around the area was enough for me.
Hopefully, I'll be able to explore more the
next time I visit.

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HAJI LANE,
SINGAPORE
If you're someone who loves to look
at antique stuff and collections, or
just someone who likes to feel the
artsy vibe of an environment, then
Haji Lane is the place to be. I would
10/10 come back to this place and
just seep through
the artsy vibe. I
love how the place
just screams quaint. WALKING
WALKING
DOWN
DOWN
HAJI
HAJI
LANE
LANE

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HAJI LANE,
SINGAPORE

KEEP
CALM
AND
BikE
ON

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taiwan was safe to say the most exotic country

ive ever been to so far. from exotic food to
exotic places, everything was so new to me.
i was there during the new year and it was
my first time experiencing the cold below 10
degrees. the night was cold and the day was
colder. it was quite a long trip but i felt the trip
was too quick. taiwan is really the best place
to go when you just need to find yourself
and spend time enjoying the wonders of the
world just do their thing. taiwan didnt dis-
appoint me throughout the trip and

TAIWANS this place is actually the best place

ive ever been to- despite the long

SPICE
commutes and confusing mtr rides.

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ZHONGSHAN,
TAIWAN

Every place we went was a breath of

fresh air. Nothing was out of the context.
Nothing felt wrong. Being in a foreign
place yet feel so familiar of the surround-
ing was fairly new to me. I would usually
find something annoy during trips, but
most of the time, I felt at ease. We did
various "touristy" stuff, but did it with
a few twists. One of the most memora-
ble moments was when we visited a site
where we could fly lanterns to the sky
with our wishes written on it. I was quick
to get use to the Taiwan environment.
We commuted like locals, ate like locals,
we even went home late as if we were al-
ready residing over there. If there was a
place I could back over and over again,
Taiwan would be the first on that list.

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XIMENDING,
TAIWAN

taiwan
(n.) the best place to drink 3129491 milk teas
and not feel bad about it

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XIMENDING,
TAIWAN

no
ee
sl p
in this
city

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THE
ARTISTS
CORNER:
It has always been
a trouble for me to choose a
style I am most comfortable
with and that really spoke
the way my I create my art.
Although I chose something
that wasnt specifically one
type of style, I chose to use
the styles Art Deco, Minimal-
ism, Digital Pop Art , following
a concept of Photorealism.
It became a challenge to me ,
figuring out how to make my
art style come to life. Final-
ly, I decided plan it out as if
creating a photobook of my
travels and using mixes of
complementary colors to en-
hance the photos. I enjoy the
seeing the harmony between
the digital noise and the
minimalist artwork, as well
as the splash of gentle cold
and warm mixtures of the
colors the photos give out.
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Art Deco is a style
of visual arts,architecture
and design. This style be-
gan when the first World War
broke out. Pop Art is a style
that challenges the normal
or traditions of fine art. Min-
imalistic art or Minimalism
deems to express art in the
simplest way possible with-
out actually removing the
meaning or quality of the
idea. concept of photoreal-
ism where an artist transfers
or interprets a photograph
and produce something sim-
ilar through another medi-
um. I had a lot of fun doing
this project, regardless of
how time consuming each
mission was; vectoring hu-
man bodies, channeling a
good complementary pho-
to, and making the lay-
out as fitting as possible.
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I took hundreds
of photos of each place I've
been to and this project also
helped me realize that art is
really among us. Everywhere
we go, the food we eat, the
places we see, the things we
touch- everything is art. Art
is supposed to make you
feel things. Art is supposed
to give meaning to the things
we see, hear, touch, feel,
taste. Art makes the world
colorful and beautiful. And
just like art, I believe the
world is just as beautiful.
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My name is Monica but I go by the name Moi.

I am a student from De La Salle- College of St.
Benilde majoring in Multimedia Arts. Im an as-
piring graphic designer or a director. I am in love
with minimalistic art because theres more it than
simplicity for me. Minimalistic art is my way of ex-
pressing how something simple can be complex
and beautiful at the same time. I used to be so
worked up on the details that I forgot the main
concept or meaning to my art. This time, I base my
art on how I see the world, something so simple
yet so complex -- and beautiful at the same time.

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