Art & Design

Krystabel Kok Su Lyn: Designing her own student experience

Alumna Krystabel Kok Su Lyn, a talented UI and character designer for Japanese education start-up, TOY EIGHT, shares how she designed her fascinating journey as a student.

A Changing Education Imperative - Learning Furniture Design Online

By Dr Nicole Fu Chew Xiang
The emerging transition from face-to-face to online learning in the context of the Coronavirus pandemic has not hindered the goal of learning. Instead, alternatives have been sought to allow students, especially disadvantaged students, to realize e-learning more effectively.

Critiquing Creativity, Creatively

By Maslisa Zainuddin
When faced with a challenge, designers tend to rise above with creative solutions that suit their needs. Migrating to teaching and learning fully online, due to the pandemic has been a great challenge for everyone. Students and lecturers alike have had to face various trials on the technical…

Pursuing the Spirit of Excellence in Graphic Design: Kee Kher Wei

Design Communication alumna Kee Kher Wei recalls her journey of development and constant improvement during her varsity days.

Producing Industry-Ready Designers-to-be

By Dr Perline Siek Hwee Ling
The purpose of designing is to build a harmonious artistic socialist society based on humanism with innovation. This can be achieved by establishing collaboration and in exploring opportunities to develop and support art and design in the fields that will be beneficial to the nation.

How Does Product Aesthetics Impact Consumer Response?

By Dr Goh Yi Sheng
Success stories in the market show the importance of design for increasing sales. One of the best examples of this is Apple. The importance of design has since received increasing attention with people wanting to know what elements of design are critical and how to utilize these design elements…

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµâ€™s X Factor in Winning Competitions

ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University students swept the awards at the Hanzi-Bank of China Ang Pow Design Competition 2020. Four ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ students beat more than 200 entries from students across the country to take home the top prizes. Design students at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University have been constantly exposed to the latest…

CRCDM – Creating Visitor Experiences in Cultural Heritage

By Professor Harold Thwaites
As Head of the Centre for Research Creation in Digital Media (CRCDM) in the School of Arts at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University, Professor Harold Thwaites’ areas of research-creation cover a wide area ranging from multimedia, information design and digital heritage to audience impact analysis. In fact, most of the…

Changing the Learning Landscape, One Module at a Time

By Maslisa Zainuddin
Four years ago, Maslisa joined the Department of Art, Design and Media at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University as a Lecturer, and now serves as a programme leader for the BA (Hons) Design Communication Programme. Learning through active exploration is one of the educational approaches adopted at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University,…

Life on the Freelance Lane: Eleanor Lim

Eleanor Lim Hooi Ling, completed her BA (Honours) Design Communication at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University in 2019. Life as a ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ student taught her to be independent and resourceful as well as how to make the impossible possible. Whilst she had many wonderful memories of campus life, the challenges she faced…

Education with Values

I have been working at ºìÐÓÊÓÆµ University for over three years. I came to help build pro¬vision in the arts, specifically, as head of a department with courses in film, music and theatre. Since then, that department has grown from a handful of students to nearly 300 and I have taken up a new role as…