<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[charityworks | art & design]]></title><description><![CDATA[charityworks | art & design is a multidisciplinary art & design studio since 2008.]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/blog</link><generator>RSS for Node</generator><lastBuildDate>Fri, 10 Apr 2026 09:36:26 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/blog-feed.xml" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><item><title><![CDATA[From Experiment to Expression: Creating Music with Google's Lyria]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I embarked on an exciting journey of music creation using Google's Lyria. What started as a simple experiment turned into a rewarding process of crafting a track that truly reflects where I am in my life and creative path. After several iterations, I finally produced a piece I am proud to share. This post walks you through my experience, the creative decisions I made, and the story behind the music. Creating music with Google's Lyria, showing the digital audio workstation interface...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/from-experiment-to-expression-crafting-my-satisfying-track-with-google-s-lyria</link><guid isPermaLink="false">69ca7c4b138134f8172763a1</guid><pubDate>Mon, 30 Mar 2026 13:39:36 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_fa92761299ce4f38a2db558655e9a55d~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_768,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Exploring Art &#38; Design: My 18-year Journey]]></title><description><![CDATA[In an interview for a Sr. UI/UX Designer role, I was asked to share my personality, career story, and portfolio. I also rated my skills in UI/UX Design Tools. Here’s a summary of our discussion: Who is Charity Calderon as a person? Art &#38; Design Work Experience Career Story Personality Portfolio Art &#38; Design: A Personal Perspective Art and design are intertwined for me. They are like a marriage. There is design in art and art in design. A designer can also be an artist. This perspective...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/sharing-my-experience</link><guid isPermaLink="false">697773d38aff15125e7b0d48</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Jan 2026 16:56:13 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_3a8f5b7a24fb489db8a4a19d4b758362~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Book Recommendations for Art &#38; Design Students, for my Classes &#38; Mentees]]></title><description><![CDATA[A collection of Books I'm looking into, to recommend for use of my students in college, and also for growth &#38; learning. Game Design...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/book-recommendations-for-art-design-students-for-my-classes-mentees</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67862aa562c6b84e1666f198</guid><category><![CDATA[Tools & Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Visual Development]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 14 Jan 2025 10:29:50 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_ae9eb67d64b0413b9a69a07bc92f55ee~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[I Created Patterns on Figma]]></title><description><![CDATA[I created patterns on Figma following a tutorial and these are the results!]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/i-created-patterns-on-figma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67211c1cf6a2fb9571d55ad7</guid><category><![CDATA[UI / UX / IX Design]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 29 Oct 2024 17:43:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_b0badafd50b840b89ebd16f00643712c~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Be Good, By Default]]></title><description><![CDATA[Let your default system be good. Because if not, this can make your products or system outdated. It's not good when it gets associated...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/be-good-by-default</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6703a177719cd76263f12e8f</guid><pubDate>Mon, 07 Oct 2024 11:24:27 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Knowledge Gained From Loss]]></title><description><![CDATA[On Prioritization / Accuracy / Precision / Transformation You'll learn what you can and can't live without. Prioritize what's closest to...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/knowledge-gained-from-loss</link><guid isPermaLink="false">67015813066d5b742e209c59</guid><pubDate>Sat, 05 Oct 2024 18:18:20 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Remote Controlling my Camera: Sony a6000]]></title><description><![CDATA[I decided to blog about how to Remote Control my Camera: Sony a6000 with my phone and desktop, and to Transfer Photos and Videos...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/remote-controlling-my-camera-sony-a6000</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66dc45648b072cca0df1ddcf</guid><pubDate>Sat, 07 Sep 2024 15:32:15 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Creativity is Resourcefulness]]></title><description><![CDATA[Creativity is Spirituality Creativity is Resourcefulness Creativity is Ebb and Flow Creativity is both Art and Design. It involves both...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/creativity-is-resourcefulness</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66cc21c6872e1366f8892a35</guid><pubDate>Mon, 26 Aug 2024 06:54:11 GMT</pubDate><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Unboxing: New A5 Cutting Mat (no box) for a Designer's Analog Toolset]]></title><description><![CDATA[As a Product Designer, I'm taking a moment to reveal and appreciate another tool I have acquired for offline work. Or, shall I say,...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/unboxing-new-a5-cutting-mat-for-a-designers-analog-toolset</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6671b1996c0e924645a3ca77</guid><pubDate>Tue, 18 Jun 2024 16:30:25 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_bb9905a9d43c4180ab5b4fd9166f7086~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA["Graphic Designer's Essential Reference" Book]]></title><description><![CDATA[The "Graphic Designer's Essential Reference" is a book that still inspires me to this day, and I recommend it to young &#38; upcoming designers.]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/graphic-designer-s-essential-reference-book</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66705e44da851e7a5ef5cf1a</guid><category><![CDATA[Tools & Tips]]></category><category><![CDATA[Visual Communication]]></category><pubDate>Mon, 17 Jun 2024 17:10:42 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_15bc44e403904e97a3fb43badb4676b0~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Heat Disrupting Flow]]></title><description><![CDATA[During the past weeks, from April to May, most of the places in the Philippines and neighbouring countries have been dealing with...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/heat-disruptions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">664f2037c4ae633e4585ece6</guid><pubDate>Thu, 23 May 2024 11:04:30 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_cf263462c4094d56a8fe2a0a592b4d04~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_414,h_311,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Learning Spline: Components]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, April 18, 2024, I documented my learning on Spline's Tutorial "How to Design and Use Components in 3D with Spline". And then I...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/learning-spline-components</link><guid isPermaLink="false">6620df08a82219451e695669</guid><category><![CDATA[Tools & Tips]]></category><pubDate>Thu, 18 Apr 2024 11:08:22 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VSddFnDjPUA&amp;ab_channel=Spline" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Crafting a Future-Proof Portfolio: A Scalable Approach]]></title><description><![CDATA[Wherein I'm Building a Portfolio System, starting with an Online CV. Introduction In today's digital age, where personal brand is as...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/crafting-a-future-proof-portfolio-a-scalable-approach</link><guid isPermaLink="false">66152bd71cd7e52bc5dba351</guid><pubDate>Tue, 09 Apr 2024 12:54:26 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_888f7b6c25944fb1af4aa2bf495ec8c6~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Brand New System]]></title><description><![CDATA[For a time, I worked with a limited workstation after my laptop broke down. See The Smartphone Workstation (to be published). My New Old...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/brand-new-system</link><guid isPermaLink="false">658a575782f721d1bc90beca</guid><category><![CDATA[Tools & Tips]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 26 Dec 2023 04:58:08 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_97a7e415b8d34be9aba181c67a8135d9~mv2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[3 Days In the Children's Book Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I uploaded a Work-In-Progress that I've recorded in the previous days. (See below) Since I jumped ahead, and using stock knowledge...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/3-days-in-the-children-s-book-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">63710b5da1fa8fe2cf2621c3</guid><pubDate>Sun, 13 Nov 2022 15:55:43 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://youtu.be/Q0XvclBOlCE" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Starting  a Children's Book Project]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm re-interpreting a Children's Book into 3D. Starting with the Cover Art Here's my 3D Modelling work in progress. It's sped up 4x, feel...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/starting-a-children-s-book-project</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636b55725cfa22b505736753</guid><pubDate>Wed, 09 Nov 2022 17:29:31 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="http://video.wixstatic.com/video/a64bff_129e13a98aa3448595d56dc79299485f/1080p/mp4/file.mp4" length="0" type="video"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[First Mark with Clip Studio Paint]]></title><description><![CDATA[Today, I decided to download and try Clip Studio Paint. I was choosing between trying Krita or CSP since I don't have Photoshop at the...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/first-mark-with-clip-studio-paint</link><guid isPermaLink="false">636a7c4de13816abbf644568</guid><category><![CDATA[Visual Development]]></category><pubDate>Tue, 08 Nov 2022 17:19:49 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_89def875f4d14cb883c7bbf35924ec80~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documenting my Journey in "Learning Figma"]]></title><description><![CDATA[A UI/UX Designer's transition from Adobe XD to Figma. When Adobe XD came out in 2016, I tested it right away as I worked on web &#38; app...]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/learning-figma</link><guid isPermaLink="false">635952837293bd9ec0fdb6d2</guid><pubDate>Wed, 26 Oct 2022 15:30:11 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_20669c30432d4d7c83c66023e0c17464~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[Documenting my Live CV]]></title><description><![CDATA[CV on XD to Editor X - Part 1 CV on XD to Editor X - Part 2]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/documenting-my-live-cv</link><guid isPermaLink="false">634649973fbe712dfeee87c1</guid><pubDate>Wed, 12 Oct 2022 05:21:04 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/a64bff_54cc0bcab54d454187684da29cef9fd2~mv2.png/v1/fit/w_691,h_334,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item><item><title><![CDATA[BVLOG NOW]]></title><description><![CDATA[I'm not afraid of a blank and clear white sheet of paper. I want to start with a clean slate. Every time. Whenever I have to. Reset mode....]]></description><link>https://charitycalderon.wixstudio.com/charityworks/post/bvlog-now</link><guid isPermaLink="false">61d7023dbc91940016598947</guid><pubDate>Thu, 06 Jan 2022 15:20:57 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://static.wixstatic.com/media/nsplsh_4d5654687663467a567041~mv2_d_6000_4000_s_4_2.jpg/v1/fit/w_1000,h_1000,al_c,q_80/file.png" length="0" type="image/png"/><dc:creator>C.S. Calderon</dc:creator></item></channel></rss>