The Freebie. a free kiss machine [Y1: Experimental Interaction Final Project]

💋 a collaboration with 

The Freebie is a provocative object that aims to bring the awareness of free stuff. Everyone loves free stuff however without people realising, free stuff is not technically free because people somehow have to pay for a price to receive them. As the word “free” is the best way to capture people’s attention, we decide to use it in our product.

“Nothing in life is free”

“kiss is”

This product gives away free unlimited kisses but the people who are receiving these kisses have to pay by embarrassing themselves in public, sharing their kiss experience with others. 

Concept: A kissing sticker from WeChat, Copyright: suano

The Freebie Video

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Me and my $50 in Marina Bay. Final [Yr1: Graphic Form. Zine Part II]

Based on Zine Part 1 survey result, Marina Bay is a… expensive tourist attraction. When asked this question: How much will you spend in the Marina bay area? Over 50% of the survey participants answered they would spend less than $ 50.

This comes up with a question: Is it real that people cannot really enjoy marina bay because of the pricey product?

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Flea. Creature Research Fact File [Y1: Form &Visualisation P2]

Fleas:

Fleas are small, wingless, obligate, blood-feeding insects. Flea includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that survive as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by consuming blood or hemaztophagy, from their hosts.

Adult fleas usually live in temporary association with their host. Mammals and birds which do not build nests, or return regularly to specific bedding, lairs or burrows generally do not have fleas.

(http://www.bristol.ac.uk/biology/research/ecological/vpe/fleas.html )

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Kissing Machine. Final Project Development Drawings [Yr1: EI]

💋 A collaboration with Hamimah Salim

Initial Designs

Tea Making Machine: To mimic the act of your love making a cup of tea for you in the morning. The machine put the tea bag and sugar into the cup automatically. The Tea bag will be taken up after certain period of time.

Isolation Box: Provide user a private space. When people come near to the user, the light bulb on top of the box lights up and the alarm goes off.

Automatic Comb: Comb your hair just like your loved one did for you.    

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Marina Bay Research & Infographic [Yr1: Graphic Form. Zine Locale Part I]

Concept Development

In this project, I want to explore further my favourite place in Singapore: the Marina Bay (including Marina Bay Sands, Satay by the bay, garden by the bay and Art, Science Museum). Marina Bay is a newly developed attractions. As a foreigner, I am not deep-rooted to Singaporean culture. Therefore, I want to explore this attraction in point of view of a foreigner and see how locals view it differently. 

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