Temasek Design Show 2010

Venue: Temasek Convention Centre, Temasek Polytechnic

25 March (Thu), 6.30pm | Show Opening & Reception
26 March (Fri), 10am – 9pm
27 March (Sat), 10am – 5pm | Alumni Forum & Network Reception @ 2.30pm

The highly anticipated event was held this evening at Shangri-la Hotel! Crowbars was a blast; I had a great time viewing the exhibited works of other designers and through the projections during the award ceremony. This must be only the tip of the iceberg of how competitive the design industry actually is. The overall standard was sky-high too.

At the end of the ceremony when the rankings came up, TP didn’t do as well as last year with 1 Gold, 6 Silvers, 6 Bronze and 9 Finalists. It’s probably because a hell lot of people never submitted their works.. where were all the VSC-ers?? I think they would have stood a good chance against all the others in the Design category.

In retrospect, I honestly think my project as compared to many others was not diverse nor did it have an excellent concept, just simply too linear. It was like, hey, that’s about all I could ever produce. But I thank God that I was awarded two Crowbars; Gold for Interactive and Silver for Illustration, both for the same project REALise. For this project alone, I have had a lot of good opportunities and it makes me wonder how often actually will these come by in future? Hardly. I’ve been working on REALise for the longest time and I’m so glad to be seeing the outcome now.

This year the certificates are printed on big, thick and shiny paper! 8D And by the way, their ballroom was too cold for my liking tough. Gahh.

Highlight of the award ceremony: Lim Si Ping from Lasalle bagged a handful of awards for her project “I M PERFECT”, winning the Best of Interactive, Best of Design (two categories; truly a record breaker!) and also Best of Show. ZOMG!

With this, Crowbars marks the end of my student life; I no longer qualify next year.. The road ahead (aka working life, haha) is too vague, so I’m just hoping for a chance to study again when I find work too tiring, preferably in Japan XD somewhere overseas.

Like I said, it all depends on that Dream Chance ;D
「ドリーーーームチャンス！」を待っているね！

Dear friends,
today,
WE OFFICIALLY GRADUATE!!!
From Temasek Design School, from the Diploma in Interactive Media Design, from the last years of our teenagehood.

I thank GOD for everything I have been through for the past 3 years. I couldn’t have imagined how my life would turn out if I went straight to Junior College instead. I can now proudly declare myself a designer (yeah no more crappy student-designer rates for freelance); design and art is my life and they are what I cannot live without.

I can’t wait for the grad ceremony later in the evening, this is the last time we all will gather as a cohort and as a course here in school. Let’s all enjoy the final dazzling and defining moment, just don’t let it slip by too quickly!

Con-GRAD-ulations! <3
みんな、卒業おめでとう！そして、さようなら．．．

Temasek Design School is pleased to invite you to ENGAGING POSSIBILITIES, an interactive exhibition by the graduands of 2009. Come discover a showcase of cyber-reality transposition that unleashes new experiences and expressions.

Friday, 27th March – Tuesday, 31st March 2009
Weekdays: 12noon to 9pm
Saturday: 10am to 5pm
Closed on Sunday

www.TemasekDesignShow.com