In the spirit of Creative Strategies, I decided to do a quick 2hr vector and animation exercise, inspired by a fishing trip to Kelong Acheh in Malaysia a few years ago with some friends from school during our INSEAD MBA exchange. It wasn't my first time there and I always remember kelong trips to be uber relaxing with the constant sea breeze and absence of technology.
Read moreYSL – The perfection of Style
I managed to pay a visit to the Yves Saint Laurent exhibit at the Seattle Art Museum in January, and finally got to upload some of the pictures I took from there.
One thing that stood out to me was how he uses fashion and couture to elevate the status of women, and empower and define the idea of what femininity means through the clothes they wear, defining a legacy along the way. In a way it reminds me a little of Coco Chanel too, how she used fashion to define the modern woman. That's something I find really powerful amongst iconic fashion designers .
Read moreOptically Kinetic
The term 'optically kinetic' generate some intrigue in me as I was watching this video on Sydney Cash's sculpture via NotCot. Reminded me of the Sonos logo and how it was designed to create movement as you scroll through.
Interesting, especially as we have migrated most of our experiences and information consumption to the digital space. A good relative of this would the the parallax scrolling effect seen across so many web experience. As we move into a future where our experience of the internet will be away from screens, would these optically kinetic interactions still be relevant? What would be the new trend for displaying and overlaying information? Especially in conversational and voice UI.
Read moreIntuitive Design vs Sharable Design
"You learned to throw a ball, pick up a cup, tie your shoes, and open a door by watching others. When you were older you probably learned how to ride a bike or drive a car by having someone show you how to do it.
So if software is more physical now (in app form), why shouldn’t we learn how to do it by watching other people?" – Josh Elman
Read moreA Walk in The Park
One thing I deeply appreciate about living in Seattle is the abundance of nature spots and greenery that surrounds the city. It's there that I'm able to recollect my thoughts and realign my energies especially after a full week of looking at screens.
Read moreBack to School: Essay on Modernism
Nostalgia can be an empowering thing. For me at least, everytime I look back at the work I did at ArtCenter, it grounds me and realigns me to why I am doing what I'm doing.
I found this paper from my Intro to Modernism class that I wrote a year ago. Being in the industry for about a year now, it was refreshing to read what I wrote about design from an academic point of view. Thought I'd share this here.
Read moreFood Hacking
"...in today’s society that instinct would make us fat, so we have to adapt to this new way of life. But our hardware cannot change that fast. So computers should help us update our human software instead."
Read moreRethinking Institutions
...Virgin Money Lounge caught my eye. It is a service that takes care of your personal needs, not just the functional, routine banking needs. It is a place to work and relax, get financial advice, join networking events, etc. It is even a place where you can leave your kids at without worry. It does all this while reinforcing the typology of a bank as a safe haven, an institution you can trust, accomplished through a relevant physical presence.
Read moreHere's to Summer
In chronological order.
- Graduated
- Visited Yosemite
- Got a job
- Launched svstem watches on indiegogo
– Singapore
- Sydney
- Indiegogo got funded
- 1,250 mi road trip from LA - Seattle
Summer's been great.
Graduated.
The past 2 weeks have been crazy. A good kind of crazy. The dust is beginning to settle, the podiums have been dismantled, the walls have been painted back to their original state. What is left in the room and hallways are none but the empty echoes of what had been a bustle of activity with 200+ industry guest flowing through. I'd be posting a documentation of the events leading up to my grad show plus the lessons I've learnt in the coming week.
The page has been turned, and it's a new chapter. This space too will slowly transform from my portfolio site into an active journal of creative endeavors. As with the lesson from one of the best teachers I've had in my entire school life, the journey is the destination. And it's up to us to keep this journey moving.