ALPHABET MAZE

I had to create a typographic layout that included every letter of the alphabet! I chose a maze that actually DOES take you from A-Z if you go through it.

DON'T PANIC

I've been feeling rather high-strung and stressed-out lately, so I created a simple poster I'd kinda like to have put up in my room. (Please refer to next image)

DON'T PANIC!

I've been feeling rather high-strung and stressed-out lately, so I created a simple poster I'd kinda like to have put up in my room. (Please refer to previous image)

QUARTERED HEART

I'm thinking of doing a series of somewhat abstract shape-based...shapes! (Inspired by an interesting site I stumbled across that used fancypants MATH algorithms to randomly spin hundreds of geometric shapes in different directions! I thought it looks quite cool.)

Also an exercise on breaking perfect symmetry because I feel I've been too safe with that. Sometimes a little randomness helps I guess!

HOME

I've been feeling very homesick lately, and I was thinking about that line and I thought, you know, it doesn't really do "home" justice. However, after some (failed) attempts at elaborating on it...I realized that yes, that's probably the best way to put it

VICTORIES/FAILURES

Just some wise words and things because yes, both your head AND your heart are capable of shattering - as depicted

SKYPE UI REDESIGN

An attempt at creating a prettier way to use Skype!

/For those of you who use a Skype that looks like this: http://goo.gl/oTnXV

HELLO, I'M RYAN!

Just playing around with a little basic "self" infographic.

VISUAL CULTURE

Playing with typography. Taken and slightly adapted from the Rencontres d'Arles!

1 MINUTE ON THE INTERNET

Read some fascinating statistics today - thought I'd share them in a nice way!

CRADLE TO GRAVE

Select a durable household product and analyze it. Then design a visual representation of its use of material resources and energy consumption in a manner that is visible and useable for consumers to see before purchase of these products.

I picked a hair-dryer, because I'd done a similar "energy-use" experiment with it already two years ago for an Environmental Science course! I had to back it up with a bit more research on the innards of a blow-dryer, polypropylene, mica and nichrome heating coils! Cool stuff :)

WATERY IMPLICATIONS

Water carries a host of connotations. Nations hoard the riches of their rivers. Irrigation canals branch across fields like veins of lifeblood. Water energizes, relieves, cleanses and feeds. Tourists travel miles to gawk at the Niagara Falls. Christians are baptized in water and Indian families sprinkle ashes through the waters of the Ganges. A twist of a valve brings limitless galons of water pouring through hoses, showers, sinks. In Africa, millions die for lack of clean water. A tsunami destroys cities and drowns thousands. Water rights create grudges, lawsuits and war.

GRAFFITTI

I think graffitti as a style, when done well and not vandalism on someone's car, does look quick cool!

CLIENT: EMPLIFY™, SINGAPORE

Some logo drafts for the company Emplify, trying to create a younger more punchy look whilst remaining clean and crisp!

CLIENT: VIRIYA™, SINGAPORE

Some logo drafts for the company Emplify, trying to create a younger more punchy look whilst remaining clean and crisp!

SMILE

Just playing with shapes, cut-letters and fades. Inspired by the infinitely better (musical) artistry of the song "Nantes" by Beirut, a group a friend introduced to me awhile back

LOOM OF LIFE

Find a poem and then...build it!

Nails on a wood board and string. Lots of string.

IF I COULD ReDESIGN MAIL...

I've been a little fascinated by UIs and things. The way people interact with apps and programs. I think a LOT of software out there can be very much more streamlined and pretty to use! Personally, I'd like to use a Mail app that looks like this!

GONE

A Photoshop self-challenge to show to frailty of human life (whilst getting to know Photoshop brushes slightly better).

HELVETICANIMALS

A self challenge to create a set of icons in a particular theme using ONLY the font Helvetica (either Regular or Bold variants). I could rotate and resize the letters, but could not cut, skew or distort them in any way. I decided to do a set of animals

ALL THE RIGHT MOVES

Inspiration from a particular song by the band One Republic happened to be playing in the background...

CLIENT: ICS, HK

A series of posters meant to inspire thought among high school students on the theme of Identity. This one questions your true identity beneath the noticeable surface!

CLIENT: ICS, HK

A series of posters meant to inspire thought among high school students on the theme of Identity. This one questions your priorities.

CLIENT: ICS, HK

A series of posters meant to inspire thought among high school students on the theme of Identity. This one questions what you base your worth on!

CLIENT: ICS, HK

A series of posters meant to inspire thought among high school students on the theme of Identity. This one questions whether or not you're really you.

ICONIFY SINGAPORE

A challenge to create an icon-set representing the country Singapore in a layout where the icons do not overlap!

MY NAME

Many people ask why I don't yet have a namecard. When I design things for people, it's usually pretty easy. When I design things for myself, it's /never/ good enough. The colors aren't right. The shapes aren't right. It doesn't represent me. It's not different. It's not cool. It's not special. It's not cute. It's not serious. It's just not.

THAT is why my namecard does not yet exist despite multiple drafts!

DRUGS KILL

Those pills can make a tangle of your life!

CLIENT: ADVANTAGE™, HK

A logo done for Advantage English Learning Center in Hong Kong, with a more traditonal font made different with cuts in the letters and the tick for excellence!

CLIENT: ADVANTAGE™, HK

A summer program poster and a smaller flier for Advantage English Learning Center, Hong Kong.

CLIENT: ADVANTAGE™, HK

A simple course flier for Advantage English Learning Center, Hong Kong. Experiment with more "pastel" colors.

CLIENT: CONVENANT EFC, SINGAPORE

A publicity campaign poster for a public fundraising walkathon event for East Timor.

PIXEL MOUSTACHE

I was playing with colors and shapes, a logo for a fictional company, perhaps!

CLIENT: DRAMA CAST

A poster for one of the bi-annual theatre / performing arts productions at my school.

CLIENT: NTUC™, SINGAPORE

A simple invitation card for an annual dinner for the childcare division of the National Trade Union Congress of Singapore.

GUMMY WORMS

A tribute to the favorite colored candy -- gummy worms!

CLIENT: ICS, HK

A series of posters meant to inspire thought among high school students on the theme of priorities. What do you care about? Each poster offers insight into the personalities of diffrent students!

PATTERNED SELF

A quick pattern exercise early on in my Photoshop career, done with a few photographs, patterns and a line drawing of myself!

KISS THAT GRRRRL

Feeling rather unmotivated (too much stress lately!), but the song happened to be playing in the background.

Based off a song by Kate Nash.