Great minds discuss ideas; Average minds discuss events;
Small minds discuss people.
-Eleanor Roosevelt

Bombshell Part 2 Oct 16, 2008

Bombshell

I decided to take another look at this sketch and redo it in Illustrator.  I'm getting the hang of the shapes and colors part, but the textures take quite a while to get right. That's why there are no textures in the above piece.  (Part 3, perhaps?)

Caveman workout Oct 07, 2008

Caveman workout plan

This doodle was inspired by an article titled A Health Plan So Easy, Even a Caveman Can Do It.

The final countdown Oct 06, 2008

DemoPublicans

This sketch was inspired by this video of Bob Staake creating a cover for The New Yorker.  Illustrator is fun again.

This started out as Walter Mossberg Oct 02, 2008

Neil Strauss

I don't know how it ended up looking like Neil Strauss.  But I like it.

Corporate Rock Robot Part 2 Sep 23, 2008

Corporate Rock Robot

Who I am

I'm Derek Chin and I'm very happy to be here. Life is a journey and an adventure, and I tend to be the "Big Picture" guy. (I ask silly questions like: "How does this help me and society in the long run?") I have lofty ideals and goals, and I'm willing to do whatever it takes to make it happen. This is a personal blog, so please excuse the tangents I go on, or the type of language I use once in a fucking while. I enjoy making music, doodling, and movie-hopping. Yeah I do.

What I do

XHTML/CSS/PHP/JS/MySQL/Ruby(on Rails) is the name of the game. I've had a great experience at very different companies and environments.

  • Opposing Views
  • SoulCast
  • Newegg.com
  • LA Times

Here is a complete list of my work. I am currently available to take on projects. Contact me.