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Fill in the blank: I'm feeling whaley _______ today.
It’s the weekday, and the offices that were quieter during the weekends surge with the hustle and bustle of life once more. Or so would be, if the workplace were in the CBD. But not the hospital. Regardless of the time, there is always someone working, someone tending to the patients, someone waiting anxiously for news.
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Therapeutic Graphics - Research 2
After sharing the three concepts that I had come up with last week, I have received various feedback from the class and our tutor Michael. The feedback has helped me see pointers that I could not, and also help me focus on what can be done or should be done to improve my designs.
Among the three designs, I have decided to Read more →
Therapeutic Graphics - Research
On the first day of school, 8th August, we went on a visit to Ng Teng Fong hospital, and were briefed to come out with a two dimensional therapeutic graphic to be placed along a bridge which connects Tower A clinics to Tower B wards.
With the luxury of staying in the west, I went back there for more observations on Read more →
spectrum resonance
the hospital is indeed a very stressful place to work or reside in, be it temporal or for a prolonged period of time. how can one then, use art as an intervention tool to bring about a certain ease, calm even if it’s just momentary.
the site of intervention is that of a transitional space that serves to link two blocks of the hospital together Read more →
VisCom1//Project 1: Therapeutic Graphics [Process1/3]
Brief: Creating a welcoming and soothing environment with graphics that can potentially promote healing.
Location: At the Ng Teng Fong Hospital Site Visit and Observation
Physical Features:It was a rather long space with quite a high ceiling. Most of the main colours I saw were white and grey. There was ample light coming through the widows to provide sufficient light to light up the Read more →
Window of Opportunity (Part 1)
Whaddup new semester, new modules, new classmates and new mentors!
What’s more exciting than a field trip on the first day of school?
Here are some observations I made during the visit to Ng Teng Fong Hospital:
Ka-ching
The linkway connects the Admissions/Billing Office to Outpatient Clinics. Hospital stays are depressing cause other than the cost of it, admission simply means you’re Read more →
Project 1 - Research
Site Observation:
The window of glass panel that we will be working on have bars going horizontally across, allowing some sunlight in. Viewers standing at the right will tend to stay on the travelator for 60 min. (Further from artwork) On left, they will walk at fast speed (nearer to artwork) those standing on the travelator will get block when viewing the artwork as Read more →VC1| MOODBOARD & IDEAS
THERAPEUTIC ART Calming Joyful Abstracted Nature (back to your roots kind of feeling) Colourful Patterns
OBSERVATIONS – slightly clinical (apt, but kinda sad) – it’s a very busy/intense, people are usually wheeled past – no one really takes notice, it’s like a mundane journey with information in the middle for the public to read – Employee at the flower shop said that patients love to take photos with her flowers in her Read more →
Week One
Our trip to the hospital gave all of us a chance to recce the place. There seems to be a noticeable lack of colour. I observed that it’s drab and sterile so a pop of colour will be nice. However, since colour is not up to discussion yet, my focus was on the form, shape, and composition. When it comes Read more →
(one) task one
In this post, I’ll be sharing about my key observations during the site visit and a little more details on my designs.
Key observations
Long passageway with travelators going in both directions and a middle aisle that can both accommodate wheelchair users. TVs mounted on the ceiling and a large clock that makes you feel like you’re travelling through time if you try Read more →