I’m not just a designer, I’m a baker too.

As my first blog content, I'd like to talk about what I do during my free time. Yes I have plenty of time whilst taking a long break off work.  Since I finished my portfolio website I decided take advantage using the blog and show what else I can do. You see being a designer is not just spending time with pencil and paper and being creative or in the your macbook all the time. Baring in mind I'm still a human who love to explore all the things in the world. I'm passionate to what I do whether it's designing, art or food. I hate to say this but when I was a student (studying design communication course) they say - You need to live and breathe design.. well thats bulls**t. I remember I use to write that down on my essays and now It makes me cringe.

I believe you can be a talented designer, a normal human being with talent in design and continue learning, whilst exploring other things such as baking which is another form of creativity, travelling where you can use your creativity in photography or even drawing and fitness - you don't have to live and breathe design alone. I'm also passionate with food, I was thinking to be a chef before becoming a designer but it never happened because I knew that life in a harsh environment such as kitchen restaurants would be even more stressful. I remember on a group interview for a university course, when they asked what do we do outside creative field - My answer was - I work as a baker in the morning - As I explained 'Baking is like design. when you bake you have to have the right ingredients or a substitute. Know when to stop mixing or kneading, when to wait for the bread to raise and how long can you bake it. The same principle how to design, - Know the how ingredients of good creativity, when to stop because less is more.' Basically do not over bake the bread or cake - otherwise it will burn the same with design or creative do not overwork because it will never make sense.
 
I always knew that food always makes me happy especially sweet stuff, I mean cakes and cup cakes. In early 2014 I been learning how to bake properly on my own and eat them. Now I decided to take it a bit seriously but still not forgetting to have fun with it. In fact I purchase myself a lovely KitchenAid stand mixer with a very luscious sexy red finished to it, it is my pride and joy the same as I love my Macbook and tablet. I been making cakes and bread, of course I tried make french macarons which I failed 5 times but I'm getting there I'll upload some images next time I get it right.

As you can see I have a lovely image of ensaymada one of those enriched bread. I need to practice making bread. Hope you enjoy reading and also Im practicing baking vegan cake and bread so watch out for more post.

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