Singapore Design Festival '07 #1

This is the most interesting place I've visited during my Singapore trip to its Design Festival back in early December last year. Namely Old School but it's not a school but it used to be a school. It's quite a new place or sort of an art hub founded by a group of Singapore designers. There was an exhibition, DUAL CITY SESSIONS: NULL held in its hall which Mr Henry and I visited and later on had our tea time in a tranquil cafe inside the hub. A perfect rest place after a long day of walking around in the city.






































I personally love the directory and signage in the buildings. It was formed by beautiful old serif typeface.




















There's a Sinema in Old School too. An independent cinema dedicated to Singapore films.

i'm a child again

I'll be freaking overwhelmed and obssessed with this toy.





Creatively produced by two funny looking guy, Tsukada and Hidechika from Dainippon Type Organization whom was being interviewed by ping-mag early this year.

The Fish version is selling at about RM286 including tax in Japan.

Noriko, may i ask you for a favour? :)

Red and Yellow Kills a Fellow

David Barringer says: Red and yellow kills a fellow.

Momojojojo says: No more fastfood for dinner, don't touch that dial anymore!!!

長崎県美術館 Nagasaki Prefectural Art Museum

It's beautiful. A museum that breathes as describe by the design firm, ndc.
Using thin lines to create motion without using anything digital, to adapt the movement of nature into design, this is great idea. Natural and beautiful.
The landscape and environmental design of the museum got me drawn into stillness, being there I could feel no sense of time.
But too bad I'm not there, yet. :(










The logo that moves. (In the site, click on the thumbnail to view how the logo lines were formed.)

Great design is always simple.

"Having Fun Prohibited"

Via BoingBoing.

White Lies Week

I've been good at telling lies for the past two weeks.

(2pm-I'm working in office and my handphone rang)
Mum: Are you coming home for dinner?
Me: Yes. I'm coming back at about 8pm today.

(8pm)
Dad: You're on your way back now?
Me: Erm, yeah i think so, em, leaving office soon.

(10pm)
Me: .......

(12am)
Dad: Hey dear, are you coming back today? Should I heat the soup for you now?
Me: Yaya, i'm coming back. I'll drink the soup.

(2am)
Me: ....... (slowly walking to carpark getting my car)

(2.30am)
me: Slurpppppppppp.......(drinking cold soup)

This has been going on for the past two weeks.

I was missing.

For the past two weeks, i was missing.

Mum: I thought you sold yourself to your company already.
Dad: Did you come home last night?
Bro: I'm in Johor for vacation.
(Me: HUH??? Since when?)
Bro: Eh, I thought you notice I wasn't at home these days?

Crap.