‘Trans’ is a Latin noun or prefix, meaning ‘across’, or ‘beyond’. Designed for a translator and writer for the arts, these cards reflect the process of the vocation and personality of their owner. Published articles by the writer were taken and turned into handmade paper, imbuing the essence of his craft into his identity. Contact details were then hand-printed onto each individual card using a transfer marker. Just as a translator’s role is that of bridging language boundaries, this process of transference from one medium to another is reiterated in how each card is made. Every card is handmade, and therefore beautifully idiosyncratic.

http://foreignpolicydesign.com/v4/#!/projects/darryl-jingwen-wee/business-cards/

“When a child is a child, it walked with arms hanging, wanted the stream to be a river and this puddle a sea.”

These 2 images are not a didactic lecture on social pressures faced by the children of today but a re-interpretation of common portraiture.

Looking into their eyes, you get a sense of your own life being reflected back. You are looking into a pool of your past, your now and your future. Awareness. Self-portrait.

http://royzhang.com

via https://www.facebook.com/pages/RoyZhang/141586955886793

In conjunction with the launch of the world’s first 27” all-in-one workstation, the HP Workstation family issued twenty invitations to the creative builders of Singapore – architects, animators, photographers and designers, inviting them to assemble their own cardboard workspace.

Also check out illustrators and artists from Organisation of Illustrators Council at https://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10150796905490664.457327.155906340663&type=1

http://www.goodstuph.org

via http://blankanvas.bypatlaw.com/lead-story/the-cardboard-desk-for-hp-z1-workstation/2012/05/08/

When assembled, the cardboard direct mailer transfers into an actual-size cardboard desk, redefining the space to which the recipient currently works in. The cardboard desk is designed in such that the assembly requires no tools, and is capable of holding up to 30 kilograms – approximately the weight one may have on his or her own desk.

In the journey of assembling the cardboard desk, the recipient will discover the benefits of having the HP Z1 Workstation; the simplicity of an all-in-one design, the tool-less chassis, and above all, the actual space required should one have the HP Z1 Workstation.

CREDITS
Client: HP Singapore
Agency: GOODSTUPH
Creative Director: Pat Law
Art Director: Izzy Tan
Copywriter: Pat Law
Product Design: Adib Jalal
Producer: Leon Lai
Digital Strategist: Daphne Chui
Photography: Noel Yeo

As one of the few soup-specialty outlets in Singapore, The Soup Spoon has led the charge in changing local perception that soups should be served on the side.

Meant as material for the media, its franchise partners and new recruits, this brochure boasts versatility by capturing in the form of an alphabet soup, the company’s culture and products.

Designed with interchangeable pages, the brochure maximises on its alphabetically laid out content by allowing information to be customised to cater to the different audiences.

http://www.couple.com.sg/2010/11/the-soup-spoon-brochure/

Designed in collaboration with artist Lim Tzay Chuen and writer Ray Langenbach, ‘A Work’ was produced to coincide with Lim’s art installation of the same name.

Inspired by Lim’s installation ‘A Work’, which consist of an automatic glass sliding door which leads one to exit the gallery space as well as Langenbach’s essay ‘Hidden Things’, each page is divided into six equal sections, to accommodate six parts of the essay. Part one of the essay occupies the top section of every page, while part two occupies the second section and so on. The text layout design thus require the reader to constantly turn the pages and look for the seemingly ‘hidden text’, navigating back and forth to read the entire essay.

The dotted line that divides the six sections of the inside pages is repeated on the cover. Together with an unbroken line, they represent the minimal nature of ‘A Work’: the opaqueness of the gallery wall and the transparency of the glass sliding door.

http://www.h55studio.com/selected-works-1/a-work-book/

‘I Want The Title Of This Book To Be _’ is a book which showcases H55′s early works.

The concept of interaction in print, chance, accidental beauty, authorship, design ownership, and the ‘absoluteness’ of meaning, were personal ideas which have been prevalent in H55′s approach and we wanted them to be represented through the cover.

H55′s response was to use a sticker book jacket consisting of die-cut removable letters ‘I WANT THE TITLE OF THIS BOOK TO BE’, which allows the title and final cover design to be completed by the reader. Besides representing H55′s personal ideas, the book cover questions and redefines the relationship between author and reader, and facilitated the collection of many unlikely titles for their publication.

http://www.h55studio.com/selected-works-1/i-want-the-title-of-this-book-to-be-/#

Enjoyment is part of our day-to-day routine which is essential in keeping us mentally and emotionally healthy. In this series “Enroute to Joy; Enjoy”, Joy! attempts to capture the various things in life that bring cheer to the hearts of many. Generating happy thoughts through numerous series starting with Volume 1: Desserts. An overflow of treats, sweets, chocolate, cream & goodness!

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About the Artist:
Joy! is a young artist who graduated in 2005 with a Diploma in Visual Communication in Design from Temasek Polytechnic. She majored in illustrations finishing her studies with an illustrated book titled KIN as her final year project. She has taken part in 1 group show “100 Friends, 100 Artists, 100 Inspirations” curated by the friendly quartet Phunk Studio.
She is currently an Allied Educator at her alma mater Paya Lebar MGS(S) working with teenage girls, teaching them the fine skills of Art & Basic Digital skills.
She hopes to pursue her degree in the Lasalle’s Fine Arts Faculty next year in August. On a daily basis, she draws, plays the guitar / ukulele and finds happiness in iphonography and uploading them on Instagram (lovejoypeace_x__x, #thejoylookbook).
Finding happiness and enjoyment in the everyday ordinary is her greatest pursuit in life.

About the Curator:
Gayle finds joy in the little things in life – God, family, friends, dogs and desserts. She counts ice-cream as her favourite sweet treat. She enjoys stringing words together and found herself doing it professionally for 9 years in the media, working on print media in places like SPH and Edipresse Singapore. She now works as an educator.

About the Location:
Cupcakes with Love is a cupcake boutique dishing out 100% homemade cupcakes, gourmet coffee & artisan tea. The beautiful owners have willingly extended their premise to host Joy!’s first ever solo show. Do buy home some delish cupcakes back to show your love ♥ !
https://www.facebook.com/cupcakeswithlove

via http://retaildesignblog.net/2012/01/13/burger-king-garden-grill-by-out-of-stock-singapore/