Former industrial designer shares the secret to his successful career switch March 2020 will be remembered by most Singaporeans as the month the pandemic hit home and caused unprecedented disruptions to life as we knew it to be. For Lok…
Do you have ambitions to be the next Hans Wegner, wonder why Changi Airport constantly wins top accolades, or even thought about how GovTech managed to improve the user interface and user experience of the TraceTogether mobile app so quickly?
When DesignSingapore Council first launched Business of Design in 2019, eight design studios made the cut and were picked for the programme to embark on their overseas expansion plans. We ran a second open call earlier this year. Seven more Singapore firms will be joining…
Many governments have created innovation teams in a bid to improve public policies and services through design. So what does it mean to design for the public sector? And how can citizens be involved to create better and more responsive solutions? In…
By Lekshmy Parameswaran When I tell people what I do, they sometimes walk away from me in shock or fear. As a designer specialising in the health and care space, my team and I look death and dying in the…
The experience design firm offers a step-by-step guide on applying it and shares that it has been invaluable for an SME like theirs Three years after experience design start-up Afternaut had been established, its co-founders felt that it was time…
By Chantal Sajan SINGAPORE – When Ms Kelley Cheng was told she would be Designer of the Year at the President’s Design Award (PDA) 2020, she cried. “It has been 22 years since I started iSh magazine and it has…
SINGAPORE – The President’s Design Award for Design of the Year projects are evaluated on the creativity and originality of the design ethos, design research, aesthetics and craftsmanship, and impact of design in one or more of four areas. These…