Social bookmarker — jungshih

Never could I imagine I would find such a fine person that can relate, empathize and understand my passionate urges for art, culture and design. If only social book marking could be somehow presented when meeting a person for the first time, then I wouldn’t have such a problem finding a significant other. As for now, I must settle for ‘jungshih’, which I may add, doesn’t mean settling for less.

I always found it helpful when I find blogs that are internationally acclaimed or if they are produced outside of the U.S. It is somewhat known that art and culture are more defined in countries like London, Japan or Hong Kong. However, the most prominent country for art and commerce is America.

Jungshih’s bookmarks provide me with this type of diversity I need for this blogsite. Her bookmarks range from Los Angeles, Hong Kong, Holland, Japan and much more. I found jungshih browsing through the people that added kitsunenoir to their bookmarks because it is a small and independent website that I find much credibility for. I felt that kitsunenoir represented the areas of my interest precisely, therefore it was the number one option in using to find my soul mate. Since it is a small site, it was easier to filter out individuals and find the perfect social bookmarker that will make my heart content.

From what it seems, she/he is a graphic designer looking for inspiration for her work. Amongst the bookmarks, are various sites of product designers, illustrators, photography, graphic designers and blog websites. Jungshih has roughly 157 bookmarks and from observation, he/she bookmarks fairly frequently. The most recent bookmark was about 14 hours ago and even before that was 18. This is useful for me because I can check back as frequently as I do with blog sites to see if there are any new bookmarks I should consider clicking. The bookmarking practices that are helpful is that jungshih makes notes and tags simple, with the medium, the country, and an adjective to describe the website. In her early practices, he/she didn’t leave any tags or descriptions, but then after a couple of bookmarks, jungshih realized how much more convenient it was to have description considering the rate of bookmarks he/she does in a month.

Seeing the majority of the websites that are bookmarked, they are great references for potential stories that I could make. Although jungshih may only have a few blogsites that are frequently updated, he/she provides me with countless amounts of artist sites where I could find updates and inspirations for my entries. Pages like +designastrator+ , Corey Arnold, or Hektor are the type of sites jungshih tends to bookmark. As you can see, they’re sites from around the world and all mediums of design/photography/fashion. This is a much better way for me to find stories to write rather than choosing posts from other bloggers websites. Since it is such a wide range of art mediums there is endless amounts of material I could browse. With this advantage, I have an opportunity to create my own persona, taste, character and voice.

One great gem I found was I Believe in Advertising. In many senses, art is used for commercial advertisements such as Zoo York, Audi, Beer, Water etc. This site frequently updates with advertisements that show certain collaborations, humor and celebrity endorsements. This is especially important in my field because it is good to know what celebrity is doing what or what brands are merging with certain artists. The site also gives references of what agencies made the advertisements, illustrators, art directors that are a great asset for future research and topics. There is also a ‘context’ section for most of the posts for an understanding why a company chose the certain concept for their advertisements. This site is the perfect reference for my future work.

Jungshih sure shined a light and expanded my network of knowledge. Even though I believe there are many fishes in the sea, jungshih won my heart through the social bookmarking practices and exquisite taste for design, art and culture. If this doesn’t work out, I might just have to start fishing again.