Art & Design

Six Workable Strategies to Winning Design Competitions

By Wincen Foong Hock Kuen
Wincen Foong, a Teaching Fellow at the ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University Department of Art, Design & Media, provides six essential strategies for winning design competitions including the importance of following competition rules and regulations, understanding competition briefs, and researching the judges and…

How can Design and Designers Help Improve Malaysian Society?

By Dr Goh Yi Sheng
It is a common misconception that design is mainly trying to make things look ‘pretty’. Dr Goh Yi Sheng talks about how design is more than that and cites a project that can be an example of how design can change society for the better.

Web Design & Development: HTML, CSS… and the Bento Box??

By Kevin Chan Leong Kit
Drawing parallels between the bento box and websites, Kevin Chan introduces a less intimidating way to understand the basics of web design and development.

Culture, Connection and Communication in the Digital Era: The Case of a Photograph Inspired by an Ancient Poem

By Vijaya Sooria Sangaran Kutty
The story begins with a caption that sparked conversations that may have potentially led to controversies. 

What Does It Take to Be a Great Communicator?

By Dr Norizzati Azudin
Two decades in academia, one of which was spent living abroad. Does that make someone a great communicator?

Using Experience in Teaching Design Enterprise

By Mohd Firdaus bin Mohd Anuar
In confronting continual upheavals caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the author, as the lecturer for the BDC2614 Design Enterprise module planned a series of lessons that integrate experiences from industry guest speakers and collaborative online learning experience.

Soh Jin Wen: Illustrator by Heart, Designer by Circumstance

Soh Jin Wen, a March 2021 alumna from the BA (Hons) in Design Communication programme, describes her enjoyable experience at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University that equipped her thoroughly for her position as Junior Illustrator for Start Something Studios, a digital marketing company based in Singapore.

Biomimicry Furniture Design in 10 Minutes

By Dr Nicole Fu Chew Xiang
Inspiration can be found in plants, animals, oceans, and land. Biomimicry can be used as a design method, for what nature has to offer. The instruction of nature such as tree anatomy and branches, the spotted pattern on a leopard, the repetition of waves, and the colour palette in autumn contribute…

Crafting Our Interiors

By Arief Afandi
It is not by accident that young architects and interior designers today are vastly addressing issues of sustainable living and construction in their work. Combining vernacular techniques with contemporary design technologies, they have given the term sustainability a whole new meaning. This is…

In Class Research: the Ethical Considerations

By Associate Professor Dr Kenneth Alan Feinstein
In undertaking research on teaching and classroom practices, there may be different or additional considerations. 

Ways to Safeguard Our Cultural Heritage

By Dr Fiona Wong E Chiong
A designer turned educator shares three things that could potentially safeguard our cultural heritage.

Chronogram: Spatial Design and Decorative Visuals of a Cultural Space

By Bibi Zafirah Hanfa Badil Zaman
The importance of cultural influence in a design space.