Posts Tagged “singapore history”

Singapore gets first locally-designed coins

by j u s t i n . z on February 22, 2013

A new series of coins are being introduced in Singapore, some 28 years since a previous revamp was initiated in 1985. The new coins issued by the Monetary Authority of Singapore (MAS) are to gradually replace the existing ones, which (…)

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A Pioneer of Singapore Graphic Design

by j u s t i n . z on December 20, 2012

Two years back, I wrote about Mr William Lee, a graphic designer who has created corporate identities and logos for many Singapore companies and organisations. Since then, I’ve chanced upon more material that gives a fuller picture of his contributions (…)

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Singapore’s 3G Graphic Designers

by j u s t i n . z on July 6, 2012

As with any community that has been around long enough, there are several generations that lie within it. Identifying this is useful in understanding why they act and think differently, and helps us predict what future generations of this community (…)

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Upcoming/Latest Design Publications

by j u s t i n . z on March 22, 2012

Back, Spine and Cover Design: H55   INDEPDENDENCE: The history of graphic design in Singapore since the 1960s will be officially launched on April 7 at The Design Society Conference 2012. I’m glad to finally share the stories and work of (…)

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More veteran design studios

by j u s t i n . z on February 16, 2012

There was much interest in my previous post introducing some veteran design studios that I think should be voted to speak at The Design Society Conference in April, so I thought I’ll try to profile the rest of the studios (…)

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