History of Design – G1

My manifesto was actually inspired by recent experiences interacting with exchange students from the UK. I realized how easily I fit in with them as compared to singapore local students because of the way I was raised. Being an international school kid has always been hard on me because we’re seen as hybrids. We don’t belong to the Asians, we Read more →

The way I created my manifesto is largely based on the idea of creating the art that you yourself like to see. I referenced this article on 5 ways to write your own artistic manifesto for productive results to work on my own manifesto. My thought process is mostly about how I would go about making art and Read more →

Form marries function.

One should not lead the other or take precedence over the other. They are equal and should be balanced in order to create good design. Whether you subscribe to the modernist belief that “less in more” or the postmodernist view that “less is a bore”, the form of a product is just as important as its function.

       Humans throughout the ages have tried to understand humanity. What sets us apart from any other creation?        Is it our ability to create or to recreate with our surroundings?        Our ability to ideate our unique inner thoughts and desires?        Or a combination of both?        Humans are Read more →

Throughout history, artists, through their manifestos, have reflected upon and called for the upheaval of existing social conditions. For example, the Dadaists repudiated existing bourgeois culture and notions of art and reason, whilst the Futurists were fascinated with the potential of new technology, wanting to move on to a new future. Contemporary design echoes this sentiment, with immersive, inter-disciplinary, experimental Read more →

‘Let’s Get This Bread’ is a slang expression for earning money, or to hustle. Its a saying that has recently surfaced on a meme level and it basically gets me going everyday.

Woke up on the wrong side of the bed? Let’s get this bread.

Submissions are piling? Let’s get this bread.

House on fire? Let’s get this bread.

The term ‘shut up and design’ was initially Read more →

First Things Second.

Inspired by Ken Garland’s 1964 call to action on the prioritising of design’s role and purpose in the age of consumerism, First Things Second looks at the priorities of Designers today, comfortable with status quo as merely vendors for Design. How far we have fallen to allow ourselves to be merely silent spectators. Yet, the creative call Read more →