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Web & Graphic Designing

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Posted by Jyoti Manandhar | Posted in | Posted on 11:06 PM

Photography, Art and Designing are the three things that are always connected with each other. It is always better to learn the basics of art and photography before going for a design.
Art & Photography
Art depends upon the imaginary feelings that we have inside our mind and expressing our inner feelings through out the combination of various colours is an art. Art is not there where machines and mathematical formulas are used. The works done by mathematical formulas and machines are the works of our brain it is not suitable to take it as an art. Decoration and designing is an art but calculating a mathematical equation or the data statically through out the scientific calculator is not, similarly painting and drawing is an art but photography is not. If a painter paints a house and doors simply that's not an art but if he paints his feelings of design and decoration with the combination of colours that will surely be an art. Similarly playing music, dancing, decorating, making sculptures are different forms of art and capturing those images full of art within the camera is photography. So that is how art and photography differs with each other.
Graphics For Web Designing
Designing is an art through which a person is able to express his feelings or put into paper what is in the person’s mind. Art is a god gifted talent, which comes by birth. Today many people create any sort of crazy images that comes into their mind using computer technologies which can be taken as Graphic Designing. Graphic designing deals with the layout of magazines, cover designs, creating brochures, visiting cards, advertising, web designs, large format billboards designs, t-shirt print designs, web banners and many other fields where still images are used. Graphic designers create the desirable output. The designs includes not only pictures but text as well which gives the right sort of message to its viewers. So graphic designs can be taken as the combination of still or static images and text to create a design by which a message is given to the person viewing the design. Like any other form of art, creativity and patience is must. A person must have a creative mind if he is to create a quality designs. He must show patience while designing without which the quality of his design may be affected. Besides. He must also have a side knowledge or concept of art like perspectives, proportion and colour combination. This helps the designer in creating designs that have quality and attraction.
Graphic designing can be done by hand or with the help of the computer. More and more people seek the help of computers to create an effective design. More than 90% of the designs are done with the help of the computer and remaining 10% also seeks the help of the computer soft wares. So to become a successful graphic designer one needs to take the computer classes relating with graphic designing, which teaches us the method of using various graphical soft wares. Graphic designing course are divided into two parts.
1. Vector Graphic: Vector Graphic can be defined as an image made up of line and its connecting points. It is actually an line art. The enlargement of Vector Graphics doesn’t effects its quality and clarity . The soft wares used for vector graphic are Corel Draw, Macromedia Freehand and Adobe Illustrator.
2. Raster Graphic: Raster Graphic uses the pixels to describe an image eq like Bitmap & jpeg images. The enlargement of Raster Graphic affects its quality and clarity. The software used for designing Raster Graphic are Adobe Photoshop, Paintshop Pro, and Photo Paint. A graphic designer must have the knowledge in using and designing both the Vector and Raster graphic if he is to become an efficient designer.

Canon & Travel Photography

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Posted by Jyoti Manandhar | Posted in | Posted on 9:50 PM

Before going for the camera you yourself have to decide which sort of photography that you’re going to do with. Digital-SLR are most commonly used by the professional photographers and some other point and shoot cameras also provides multiple functions like in Digital -SLR + Compact (Both) in 1 like Canon Powershot G10, 11 , Canon Powershot SX10 & SX1 IS are used by designers and travel photographers, among them G10 & 11 offers 5x and SX 10 & 1 offers 20x zooming range. These compact cameras offers multiple shooting functions ,both image and video plus sound recording as well. Image quality are as good as we have with Digital SLRs. Among these compact cameras I like my Canon Power shot G10, I been using the camera for my designs and for some photography too. There are actually two types of sensors within these cameras CCD sensor and CMOS sensor CCD sensors are superior then CMOS sensors but CMOS sensors consumes less amount of battery power then CCD. Image qualities differs by a bit with CCD and CMOS sensor.
If you do professional photography then Digital SLR will be better for you, it offers you to choose different sort of lenses from wide angle to telephoto shooting. We can easily change the lens as we require them. While choosing the lens its always better to choose the lens covering the average distance like 24-105 mm, 18 – 200mm or more because it covers the average distance for photography and you wont have a problem with changing the lens in hurry, like in different wide to tele photographic conditions. Some digital SLR don't have sound and video recording modes so you have to check that out if you require those modes too.The price for the above mentioned Cameras, it comes within 350 to 525 $ .


Foreign Exchange On Travel

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Posted by Jyoti Manandhar | Posted in | Posted on 2:58 AM

While in travel, Payment in Nepal must always be made in Nepalese Rupees which can be bought at Foreign Currency Exchange Counters authorized by Nepal Rashtra Bank (State Bank of Nepal) upon presentation of the passport. Only Indian visitors are allowed to bring in and use their currency. There is no restriction on bringing hard currencies including Traveller’s Cheques. Visitors are required to fill in the Currency Declaration from at the port of entry. You can change your currency with Nepalese Rupees directly in Tribhuvan International Airport Kathmandu, Banks, permitted Hotels and other authorized counters with in different parts of Nepal.

Craftmanship... …Nepal

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Posted by Jyoti Manandhar | Posted in | Posted on 2:32 AM

One thing which may be said about Nepalese craftsmanship is that Newars of Kathmandu Valley had developed very high standard of religious art which can be seen in temple and sculptural architecture. No where else is the mastery more perceptible. To wit, the bronze statues symbolize religion, mystic abstruse to the average outsider. The impression we find with the objects maid in ancient time differs from an Indian and Tibetan art. Art critics down the years have repeatedly said most of the images of Gods have an element of grotesque, the unreal and somewhat exuding terror. They are mystic, watchful and do appear unkind to the worshipper. As may be seen, the images are out of proportion in execution and show a co-existence of human and animal forms. Images with fear exuding pair of eyes not only appear unkind, they appear as if they are about to strike the worshipper. Also there are images of Gods and Goddesses which are too vividly and grossly depicted in sexual intimacy. There is still more aspect of the art if we consider the images which are threatening in the very appearance. They are so very expressive of the bliss in sexual union and ethereal joy that one cannot look at them long in others’ presence; object makes the observer have strange feelings. Not only are the images, even the temples very in style, along with this, there another particular feature in the temple-complex of Nepal. The Duarpals or the deity guards at the portals of the temples are usually very fierce with the fearful looks. The terrifying Gods that tear the body of the demons or the infidels keep watch at the entry to the holy places and worshipper with impure spirit cannot go near. Sea-lions and other animals are among more sophisticated guards. The Swayambhunath stupa with all-seeing eyes keeps an endless watch over the Kathmandu valley with blessings; none have denied this in the religious circle.

Buying Souvenirs

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Posted by Jyoti Manandhar | Posted in | Posted on 2:45 AM

Gems and Beads
Nepal does not cultivate artificial gems and with lapidary still in its infancy, much of the gems found in Nepal are cut in India. The gems found in Nepal comprises mainly of semiprecious stones. Out of the five precious stones via, diamond, ruby, sapphire, emerald and the opal (in decreasing order of importance) only two of them are found in Nepal via, the ruby and the sapphire. Therefore most of the precious stones are imported from Bangkok, India and other countries. Refractive index measurements of these gems are suggested. The beads locally known as Pote are found in different colours and designs and are inexpensive. Earrings, necklaces or belts are made of these beads but the most common demand remains that of necklace. The necklace if red in colour signifies that the women wearing it are married especially if it carries a gold pendant called tilary with it.
Garments in Nepal
Kathmandu's Garment industry extensively exports products abroad. These clothes are not just cool and attractive but are also inexpensive. Cotton t-shirts with the choice of designs impressed on it are found in plenty. These machine-made or embroidered designs reflect the places, animals or architectural feats of the kingdom. Trousers and other attires of varying shapes, sizes and colour are available. Even a typical Nepalese dress and headdress can be stitched from the available tailors. Chinese silk attires, woolen sweaters, hand-knit yak or sheep wool sweaters could be very interesting items to buy. Wooden masks, singing bowls, prayer wheels, crazy hats, door-knobs, Chaipan, Kaipan, victory flags, mandala calendar, smoking pipes, paper lampshades, Tibetan amulets (prayer box), leather goods, bone and horn products are other souvenir item found in the market.
Thangkas & Statues
Thangkas are religious paintings made on cotton canvas or silk. Buddhist lamas originally used these paintings in ceremonies while addressing the various deities and figures on the canvas. The traditional method of producing Thangka imbibes the mixing of ground stones, resins and jarma, a kind of gum that ensures the durability of colours. Resins are derived from mixing of jarma with boiled leaves. Thangkas made from natural base colours are the ones in demand. They fetch more prices especially the ones done in gold. To make it short, the price of these paintings depends on size, expertise and paint used while creating it. Buddha, Tara (Goddess of peace), Manjushree (God of Wisdom), Bajrashakya (God of forgiveness), Chingreshi (God of Compassion), Mahakal (God of protection) are some of the statues and statuettes that can be largely seen in Nepali curio shops, Price depends on the artiest, quality and the metal used while creating it.
Dhaka Topis
Dhaka and Bhadgaule caps (topis) from an integral part of Nepalese traditional attire. It is one of the most unique items one can find in Nepal. The exact time of its first use is still not known but if we look at the history we find that it was used by the Nepalese of all walks of life since medieval time. It has gained quite a special place among the increasing number of tourists as an item of treasure and memoir. Many expatriates are drawn by its uniqueness and get captivated by its color sequence. They even take it as souvenirs for their friends and family. The Dhaka Topis are mostly made in Terathum, Dharan, Dhankuta, Palpa, Kathmandu, Bhaktapur, Damak, Pokhara and Jhapa district in Nepal.The kind of caps available in the market are mainly Dhaka and Bhadgaule topis. Bhadgaule topis are the ones that are very famous and are made in Bhaktapur. It is black in color. The Dhaka topis on the other hand are in different color and design. Dhaka topi got its name after Dhaka, capital city of Bangladesh since the cloth was brought from Dhaka at first. And later weaving was started in Nepal. However, now it is brought into the market from various places in and out of the valley. These topis are mad of cotton threads however, nowadays, we can also find one with silk thread. The business of Dhaka topis has existed since our forefathers ‘time.These topis are easily available in Indrachowk and in other parts of the city. The price for the caps ranges from NRS 20 to 700 and are highly possessed by locals, some even costs up to 3000 NRS but seldom anyone buys them now, so it is not made unless ordered. As for demand of these traditional topis, tourists also come in a huge number to buy them to use themselves or to present it as a gift to others. Kevin who was here from Australia was busy selecting Dhaka topis for his friends back home. He says, “They are one of the various gifts I am taking home with me, they are kind of different and I’m sure that my friends will love it.” An American Jess who bought a gift for her dad and brother said that she wanted to take a very special gift for them which they would really appreciate and keep forever, something that would be unique for them in front of their friends. Majority of the sales happen during the marriage season when most of the family member of Nepali bride and bridegrooms have to put on the traditional topis on the occasion. The sales of these Nepali Dhaka Topis also rises during the Nepali festival of Dashain and Tihar.



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