Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 3

It's been a while, a long while, since my last entry. Gonna make a quick update today. We had so much fun throughout the three-day expo. Learned a lot too. Although there were a minor hiccup but the helpful organizer was quick to solve it.  Here are some of the going-ons during the Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 3, held in Wangsa Walk Mall from 1st to 3rd July 2011.

Booth set-up.

Setting up started in the wee hour of 1st July. We were supposed to begin work at 4a.m. We were too tired from not having enough sleep days before, so we left the house around 5.30a.m. arriving only one and a half later. Believe it or not, I missed a junction on the way over to Wangsa Walk Mall and drove all to way to KL city centre before realizing I was lost. Blame it on the fatigue. 

Attending customers & potential customers. Thank you everyone!

The expo was our first exposure to meet the customers, off-line. We had a slow start but the the pace started picking up on the second day. And by the end of the third & last day, we were so exhausted and almost drained out. 

Friends, family, fans, previous customers. Thank you all!

We have everybody, friends, customers, families & the organizer to thank for. We could not have made it without all the help & support.

Our simple booth.

A visit from the VVIP. For three days, these are the faces I miss the most. 

And guess what, there'll be one Ekspo Kahwin KL 2011 Edisi 4, to be held from 30 September to 2 August 2011, at the same place, Wangsa Walk Mall. And we'll be participating too! So, save those dates and meet us there! 

Lotsa Love!

A quickie!

Salam and good morning to everyone!

How was your weekend? 

Ours was a blast! The expo was a success and the response exceeded our expectation. We even had fans coming to Wangsa Walk Mall, from outside of Selangor, just to meet us. 

We owe our heartiest thanks to everyone who dropped by our booth during the expo. Everyone were so nice to us & very supportive. Being a newcomer in this industry, we are humbled by this experience. 

We will blog more about the expo later, with loads of pics! Stay tuned ya!

Lotsa Love,

dmj

It's a date! And this is a sticky post.

Please scroll down for our recent designs.

It's our first wedding expo and we are so excited! Only a month from now, and preparations are well underway. We will be giving out special discounts, and there's a contest in planning with lots of giveaways such as cash vouchers & freebies. 

Ekpo Kahwin KL 2011 in July is the third wedding expo organized by Kahwinmall.com, and there will be 30 wedding vendors participating during the three-day event. 

This will be the best venue to meet us personally and take a look at our previous works. So, please visit us at booth E07, from 1st to 3rd July 2011 at Wangsa Walk Mall.

Izdihar & Surya

This is our last update before the wedding expo. I had known that the preparation could be a gigantic task for a tiny business entity like ours. But it is fun too! Especially the design-our-booth part and oh! the shoppings. 

Ok. let's skip that. 

Surya & Izs asked for a combination of this and this. I went for a simple look and came up with this set. 

Wedding invitation

folded 180mm x 110mm

230gsm ivory white card

Their thank you tag had special touch. Sue ordered a few handmade stamps from Mango of kulitmaggis.com, who's also a Facebook friend of mine. Oh, what an artist she is! And I admire her handiwork so much! After acquiring the permission to use the original artwork from Mango, the owner of kulitmanggis.com, I continued working on the tag. 

90mm x 54mm

I was given a draft with specific instructions on how her buntings should look like. With a twist, here and there, we ended up with these.

Bunting

2' x 6'

Free A3-size signages for orders with full upgrades, with fluorescent-colour arrow stickers.

My heartiest congratulation goes to the newlyweds. Selamat Pengantin Baru Izs & Sue!

Once upon a time in land not so far away...

She sent a friend request and I accepted. That was quite some time ago. I knew she was a graphic designer who's also offering wedding card printing services, but I didn't mind because I regarded her a fellow businesswomen & designer. A few days ago, to my surprise I saw an artwork which is similar to one of my buntings, posted on her wall. Then I found out, there are three more.

I was frustrated, dissatisfied and let it all out on my personal wall.

But, in order to clear the air, I left messages on her photo walls to inform her about the similarity and also the link to my blog. She responded a few minutes later. A typical respond which was expected earlier (refer to the above)

I left the same remark on each artwork. Note the 'copyright' claim, one for each artwork.

A few minutes later, I could no longer view the artworks and also her entire Facebook profile. I was removed as a friend. But unfortunately it did not end there...

As the saying goes, walls have ears. A few amusing questions raised when I was given an opportunity to view her wall comments later. 

1) All my earlier comments on the buntings similarity were removed, together with her "kebetulan" & "tak mungkin meniru" comments.

2) Did she make a 180deg turn from saying it was all 'kebetulan' and "tak mungkin meniru" to admitting copying my work? She justifiied her act by claiming that copying is an art form, but what she did was not just copying, it's close imitation of the original.

3) I do understand that we are 'inspired by' or to create new ideas from observations and research. Being creative & innovative is something, but making an exact copy and then claiming a copyright, that is something else. And if that was what her lecturer taught her, I am appalled. 

4) The industry of wedding invitation card is evolving. The designs are more personal & revolutionized. Our b2b's and g2b's are now more creative with all sorts of ideas for their special cards of the special day. Customers are wiser and more aware of getting the best money can buy. Those with limited budget should not be left behind. That is what artchetak all about. We are trying to give new and fresh ideas which are affordable to everyone.

5) How does she expect me to "bising" on her wall if I was no longer her facebook friend. YOU REMOVED ME, REMEMBER? 

What is she babbling about? Of course lah you did the editing yourself. But there's difference between coming up with a totally new artwork which is inspired by another artwork; and making ("editing") an exact copy.

  

Eh! I thought you said it was all your ideas, why did your friend said it was your customer's? So, which is it?

Ok, last but not least, this is exactly what I mean, "inspired by an idea/concept" versus "copycat" (or some say "good editing"). I spent less than 15 minutes for "good editing" artwork. But it took me 4 days and several emails with customer to get the final artwork of "inspired by original". 

 

Even I couldn't propose something with the likes of the "good editing" artwork to customer, tak sanggup beb!