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NDP 2021: A Spirited Roar of Creativity
More than a year after COVID-19 arrived at our shores, Singapore is still learning how to cope with the disease - in July, a surge in community cases forced a...
Zhong Yuan Festival Branding: The Ghosts Must Be Tech-Savvy
The annual Hungry Ghost (also known as Zhong Yuan) Festival is a month-long spectacle of sights and sounds, but in light of social distancing regulations this year, many activities have...
NDP 2020: United We Stand
2020 continues to be a year of firsts as we celebrate our nation’s 55th birthday without a traditional National Day Parade (NDP). This year, we do not get an opportunity...
Progress Singapore Party: Forget Me Not
GE2020 saw the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) fielding the most candidates as an opposition party, but its closest fight came just 2% shy of beating the incumbent People’s Action Party...
Singapore Heritage Festival 2020: A Festival for the Future
The Singapore Heritage Festival (SHF) is one of the key events organised by the National Heritage Board annually. This year’s digital edition is a first in its 17 year history,...
Tekka Online Market: Futuristic Nostalgia
Uncertain times bring about business opportunities for those who dare to seize them. Due to the coronavirus, many traditional shops are going online to remain accessible to customers. Tekka Online...
Creative Weekly
Creative Weekly: Pablo’s Kitchen’s Branding Controversy, Singapore Airline's Concorde and the Viral SBS Bus Seat-Chair
In this creative weekly, we take a look at Pablo’s Kitchen’s branding controversy, Singapore Airline’s Concorde days and the viral SBS seat-chair.
Creative Weekly: Connect@Changi's Atas Interior, The Triumphant Arrival of Disney+, A New Budget Identity
In this creative weekly, we explore the no-quarantine business travel exchange Connect@Changi, Disney+’s extravagant launch here and the Budget’s new look.
Creative Weekly: August BTO Projects, Game-changing Spirit Storage, Art Inspired by Local Stories
In this creative weekly, we cover HDB’s August BTO launch, an eco-friendly way to store spirits and an arts campaign inspired by Singapore literature.
Creative Weekly: NS 'Square', Gallery and Co folds, Graphic Design Archive, An Evolution of Interracial Love
National Day news was a welcome distraction from the overdose of coronavirus coverage. For the first time, we have a creative weekly with only one coronavirus story!
Creative Weekly: SDA Posters, Chee's Campaign Tees, Independent Horse
Time to vote! This GE has been far from civil, but hopefully this creative weekly would help you take your mind off politics for a while and appreciate the creativity...
Creative Weekly: Animal Crossing Rallies, Red Dot United's Logo, SingFirst's Dissolution, Ivan Lim's Consolation Prize
Former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously said “a week is a long time in politics”. The stories in this creative weekly are barely 2 weeks old but seem like...
Creative Weekly: Non-Essential Artists, Plastic Shields, Somerset Carpark Redevelopment
Note: Coronavirus stories still dominate the news cycle, which leaves little room for design-related ones. Until the situation returns to normal (or the ‘new normal’), Creative Weekly would be published...
Creative Weekly: Stickers, Dormitories and Mosquitoes
Welcome to Creative Weekly, a series which puts a design spin on recent local news stories. While news media delivers the hard news, this series explores different creative perspectives behind...
Campaigns
Google Pay Huat Pals Campaign: My Huat Pals are Here
While local banks seem to have trouble encouraging Singaporeans to use e-angbaos this Lunar New Year, Google Pay users are exchanging money with friends and even acquaintances as part of...
SG Hawkerfest Campaign: Food is Art
The campaign to celebrate Singapore’s successful inscription of hawker culture in UNESCO’s Intangible Cultural Heritage List combines two things all Singaporeans love: free stuff and food.
High Campaign: Hell Disguised as Heaven
Remember how anti-drug campaigns were conducted in school? After a sharing session during assembly, you would receive a stationery set branded with slogans such as “Drugs Destroy, Destroy Drugs”. For...
Opinion
Opinion: Art is not seen as a real job in Singapore. Don't pretend like it is.
Every day, we get a new response to the controversial infographic published on The Straits Times (14 June 2020). First, a survey respondent posted his explanation on Facebook. Today, it...
Art
STPI Open House 2021: A Printing Odyssey
Creative workshop and gallery STPI is holding its annual open house this week. Titled Font Memories, visitors can take part in over 10 activities of different printing techniques guided by...
Beautify SafeEntry Posters with Project #QRArt
Scanning QR codes have become part and parcel of daily life. Even as restrictions ease, visitors to public places are still expected to check in and out via the SafeEntry...
Event
DBS Singapore Festival in Taiwan: Pandemic Passion Made Possible
After a year devoid of recreational travel, Singapore is stepping up its efforts in reminding other nations that it exists as a tourist destination. The DBS Singapore Festival in Taipei...
STPI Open House 2021: A Printing Odyssey
Creative workshop and gallery STPI is holding its annual open house this week. Titled Font Memories, visitors can take part in over 10 activities of different printing techniques guided by...
Zhong Yuan Festival Branding: The Ghosts Must Be Tech-Savvy
The annual Hungry Ghost (also known as Zhong Yuan) Festival is a month-long spectacle of sights and sounds, but in light of social distancing regulations this year, many activities have...
Singapore Heritage Festival 2020: A Festival for the Future
The Singapore Heritage Festival (SHF) is one of the key events organised by the National Heritage Board annually. This year’s digital edition is a first in its 17 year history,...
Politics
Progress Singapore Party: Forget Me Not
GE2020 saw the Progress Singapore Party (PSP) fielding the most candidates as an opposition party, but its closest fight came just 2% shy of beating the incumbent People’s Action Party...
Creative Weekly: SDA Posters, Chee's Campaign Tees, Independent Horse
Time to vote! This GE has been far from civil, but hopefully this creative weekly would help you take your mind off politics for a while and appreciate the creativity...
General Election 2020: Game of Masks
This pandemic election has given parties a new accessory to brand - masks. Sure, most politicians would prefer to wear a smile, but politics has always been about adaptability and...
Creative Weekly: Animal Crossing Rallies, Red Dot United's Logo, SingFirst's Dissolution, Ivan Lim's Consolation Prize
Former UK Prime Minister Harold Wilson famously said “a week is a long time in politics”. The stories in this creative weekly are barely 2 weeks old but seem like...
Deep Dives
Serifs vs Sans-serifs: NDP Logos sorted by Typography
The tradition of having a logo represent a National Day Parade (NDP) first began in 1998. Each logo has a complementary identity system which helps to brand parade paraphernalia and...
Are all NDP logos Red and White? NDP Logos sorted by Colour Schemes
The tradition of having a logo represent a National Day Parade (NDP) first began in 1998. Each logo has a complementary identity system which helps to brand parade paraphernalia and...
How many NDP Logos feature a heart? NDP Logos sorted by Graphical Elements
The tradition of having a logo represent a National Day Parade (NDP) first began in 1998. Each logo has a complementary identity system which helps to brand parade paraphernalia and...
NDP
NDP 2021: A Spirited Roar of Creativity
More than a year after COVID-19 arrived at our shores, Singapore is still learning how to cope with the disease - in July, a surge in community cases forced a...
NDP 2020: United We Stand
2020 continues to be a year of firsts as we celebrate our nation’s 55th birthday without a traditional National Day Parade (NDP). This year, we do not get an opportunity...
Serifs vs Sans-serifs: NDP Logos sorted by Typography
The tradition of having a logo represent a National Day Parade (NDP) first began in 1998. Each logo has a complementary identity system which helps to brand parade paraphernalia and...
Are all NDP logos Red and White? NDP Logos sorted by Colour Schemes
The tradition of having a logo represent a National Day Parade (NDP) first began in 1998. Each logo has a complementary identity system which helps to brand parade paraphernalia and...
How many NDP Logos feature a heart? NDP Logos sorted by Graphical Elements
The tradition of having a logo represent a National Day Parade (NDP) first began in 1998. Each logo has a complementary identity system which helps to brand parade paraphernalia and...
Best Of
Best of LNY 2021 Creativity
Welcome to the Year of the Ox! This Lunar New Year celebration was noticeably quieter, due to the gathering cap of eight persons and rules that banned shouting during lohei...
Food
April Fool's 2021: What's Real and what isn't?
After brands unanimously cancelled their 2020 April Fool’s celebrations amid worldwide coronavirus lockdowns, the tradition of fake “coming soon” announcements came back in full force this year.
Tourism
Merli and Friends: Squad Up
Since Merli’s introduction in 2018 alongside Singapore’s tourism identity refresh, its presence has been rather muted in Singapore. Perhaps Merli was more prominently featured in overseas collaterals while “passion tribe”...
DBS Singapore Festival in Taiwan: Pandemic Passion Made Possible
After a year devoid of recreational travel, Singapore is stepping up its efforts in reminding other nations that it exists as a tourist destination. The DBS Singapore Festival in Taipei...
Mascots
Merli and Friends: Squad Up
Since Merli’s introduction in 2018 alongside Singapore’s tourism identity refresh, its presence has been rather muted in Singapore. Perhaps Merli was more prominently featured in overseas collaterals while “passion tribe”...