Singapore Design Festival 2009

Went for the Singapore Design Festival 2009 on 26th November with some fellow classmates. It was only until someone did a survey with me, then i know that the slogan this year for this event is “Design 2050, possibilities for tomorrow”. So, always do some homework before going there to avoid such embarassing scene. But overall, i did enjoy this visit

Didnt managed to capture alot of pictures, infact just a pathetic few. Too afraid that some security people will just come up to me and ask me to stop capturing and take away my phone. Coward.

Came across this interesting booth with the concept of replacing bullets with spray paints. Yes, those rifle guns used in war. Instead of bullets and bloodsheds, they thought of replacing it with spray paints and different colors to “seize” the territority. Unlike normal war, those army just keep killing the opponent and the innocents in order for the opponent country to give up on something (Eg, territory, oil, food etc)
With these, aint the world gonna be more peaceful, less bloodshed and also less pain. Although i know this is kinda hard to turn true, but I thought this is an interesting idea though.
They have some interactive games used with wii for us to play too! It took me awhile to realise that its connected with wii.
*sorry, no pictures taken for this >.<*

Last but not least, the booth which leaves me a deep impression.


V for Vase

The reason why i like this the most because i feel they managed to illustrate life through an object which we see it almost everyday but never pay much attention to, vase.
One of the most fragil ornament, and we too, humans are fragil too. No one is superman or superwoman to withstand everything.
I think a vase is more than just the meaning found in the dictionary -”An open container, usually used for holding flowers or for ornamentation”
That goes the same for human beings.

What I desire?

More Sleep
Less Worries

IMM – Week 13 Q&A

1.What is a multimedia CD-ROM title?
-Its a pop out page which will appear when the cd-rom is being inserted into a computer.

2.What are some application of CD-ROM title design? Eg. Educational. Bring examples, if any.
-(Reference discs)Standard reference works ,dictionaries ,encyclopedias ,financial data discs ,phone books
(specialized references)Atlases ,genealogy discs

3.What are the differences between website design and CD-ROM title design?
-Website design consist more of informations such as texts ,more wordy than compared to CD-ROM title design where its usually summarized up already.And for website design ,you have to take note of the image size ,cannot be too big whereas for cd-rom title design ,its the image quality which counts ,doesnt matter about the size of the file.

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IMM Good Experience

Filming Experience.

This is a good experience for me because its the first time doing things which normal people wont even get a chance to try it ? hahahahahaahahahha .And also the procedure of getting a film done isnt as easy as what you have seen on the tv.Sure they might look very nice ,with all the “feel” there but i realise in order to get the mood and “feel” there ,for just a 5 second scene ,you need to like shoot like maybe even up to hours just to get the correct “feel“.
Its interactive because you got to interact with all the people there to get things right .For example ,a director gotta communicate with everyone in the scene (actors ,actresses ,the props people ,the setting up people ,EVERYONE etc) in order to achieve the end result he desire.

Kendo Experience

Kendo practices the mind ,the soul and the spirit .I took up kendo because initially i thought it was a korean sports=.= But putting that aside ,after experiencing how kendo was like after my first few orientation there ,i realise in order to excel well in kendo ,you gotta really focus well and have good endurance .It trains the mentality too and most importantly ,help me to relieve stress from this hard-core course .But sadly ,majority of the singaporean have no idea what kendo is and thought its all about using a stick and just start whacking.

I used this picture because it show me “sparring” with a guy who is like one head taller than me. This shows that even though i’m a girl ,in kendo we are all equal.

Video !

GUID Mock Up (Digital)

This Fashion Flowchart

IMM

What is web application ?
-Web application is a database disc ,any application which resides on a server. All user interactivity (the GUI) is done through web pages, but all data is stored and mostly manipulated on the server. The people who create Web applications are programmers and user interface designers, experts in creating software. Some examples of web application is Yahoo’s calendar and hotmail’s email tool.

What is the difference between web application and web design?
-Web design is like creating a webpage or website using those html ,xhtml and css codings which is being send to all the user through the World Wide Web using a web browser (etc .IE ,mozilla firefox ,google chrome).And the process of creating a webpage requires typography skills ,graphic designs ,communication design ,interaction design and so on . Whereas for web application ,they are software tools and utilities that run on a server and interface through a Web browser.

URL : For the flowchart’s site

I LOVE HOMEWORK !

How do you find this site? (in 3 words)
-unimpressive
-simple
-boring

Who do you think the site is created for?
-For customers who are interested to know the recent updates and also the different outlets in singapore.

What are the good attributes of the site (in terms of usability, aesthetic issues, etc)?
-All the basic informations are given clearly,and its very easy to navigate around because the links are arranged in a straight forward.
And also the informations are being organized neatly and categorized.

What are the bad attributes of the site?
-Its not attractive and it doesnt appeal to me at all. They should have more pictures of the clothes which are being displayed in the apparal shop.
so that they can also promote the store too. And also they should keep a set of colors which are more apporiate for the theme chosen .They suddenly
have this bright pink color appearing out of nowh

Flowchart for science centre