Mocku.ps is a tool I created over the past two weeks that allows you to easily set up and show your interface design mockups (e.g. web, mobile) from a nice shortened URL that shows how a design would look like in the browser. Read more…
Mocku.ps
Sun Dec 04
IxDA Singapore Launch
Mon Nov 21IxDA (Interaction Design Association) Singapore launched last Friday evening and I was invited to speak at the event about emerging interaction design trends. The crowd was great and I think almost all who have RSVP'd showed up. The event followed UX Singapore and IxDA ex-Vice President Steve Baty was there too. Read more…
Curiocity
Mon Nov 21
The site I was working on earlier this weekend is now up. View it at http://curioucity.me/. It's a mobile app landing page for a Japanese game developer. I think I managed to get out of my typographical comfort zone and I really like how it turned out. Read more…
plusminusten Private Opening Reception
Fri Nov 11
The plusminusten private opening reception took place last night and finally I saw my entry printed and on display at The Gallery (Old School). Ten designers in Singapore were invited to design a poster for each of Dieter Ram's ten good design commandments. I ended up with "Good design is environmentally-friendly". See the process behind the design of my poster. Read more…
FruityMart
Fri Sep 16
FruityMart is a new project I'm starting. It is going to be a "fruit shop" of sorts. Am I going to sell apples and oranges? What exactly am I doing? Is this a joke? Adam and Eve were made dumb so they ate apples and it made them smarter. FruityMart will have all kinds of fruits to make you smart and competent. If you want to know more, head on to FruityMart.com and sign up for email updates. I will be revealing more information as I build it. Read more…
Leaving Found
Tue Jul 12I will be taking a semi-sabbatical from Found starting August. Its purpose will be both professional and spiritual and will last at least three months. The Found team have plans to be in San Francisco for a good three months from August. With new responsibilities as a new parent I have made the decision to not join the team in the States. For the past year I have been responsible for instilling in the team an emphasis for good design as both director and producer. The product has reached a reasonably mature state Read more…
MobileWeaver ApS
Wed Jun 08
MobileWeaver is a white-label mobile app store solution provider based in Copenhagen. It is a symbiotic ecosystem of carriers and app developers across multiple non-iOS mobile platforms. The website which markets MobileWeaver's products was redesigned into a single easy-to-understand, coherent page. Gone are the long-winded paragraphs. The communication is now highly-focused on the key value propositions for both developers and carrier customers. Read more…
New Found app goes beta
Wed Jun 01Foound – where i work as design honcho has undergone some extensive changes and will soon be relaunching this summer as a totally new service and dropping a "o" from its name. It started as an app for organizing meet-ups and it has evolved into something new but with the same goals. Read more…
A recent IA-planning session for a mobile application I am working on generated fifty user interface screens. Because I am working with a team of several developers, some responsible for the application and some for the API, this means fifty wireframes had to be made to map the entire flow of the application to serve as a central point of reference. It turns out making fifty wireframes isn't really painful when done right. It only took two days and here's how I did it. Read more…
plusminusten
Wed Mar 30I have been invited as one of ten designers to participate in plusminusten. plusminusten is an exhibition celebrating Dieter Rams’ 10 principles for good design and is organized by Anonymous. Read more…
The Miele Guide
Fri Feb 25
The Miele Guide is a regional food guide launched in 2007 by Ate Media as Asia’s answer to the Michelin Guide. The handy food guide showcases the best restaurants democratically nominated and curated by votes from Visa cardholders. Read more…
Mutiny Media Group
Tue Feb 22
Mutiny is the go-to destination for all things, Indian – from witty banter about sports and entertainment to the more serious political discussions and social issues. Mutiny needed to meet the demands of its hungry and intellectual audience, and to differentiate themselves from their competitors. Read more…
SupportTharoor.org
Fri Feb 11
At the wee hours of April 17 2010 the idea was born. In less than thirty-six hours, I worked with supporters and old friends of Dr Tharoor to plan, design, build and launch a site which collected pledges and comments by people who wished to reach out to him. The site quickly turned into a roaring success on Twitter and Facebook. Read more…
The Making of the LEICA Lens
Sat Feb 05
Chinese new year to me isn't as much of a big affair so I spent a good part of the holidays working on this illustration of a LEICA SUMMILUX-M 50 mm f/1.4 ASPH. camera lens – good way to keep my Photoshop muscles in shape and also to study a masterpiece of engineering and optical design. Read more…
Let It Snow
Sun Jan 30Let It Snow! is a WordPress plugin I started in 2007, just before Christmas and it is quite popular. The latest update includes the latest stable version of Scott Schiller's DHTML Snowstorm script. The plugin works best if your theme has a dark background. Read more…
24seven Identity
Fri Jan 28
24seven is a social media network created to raise awareness of brands and products through the social community. As a brand of brands, 24seven needed an identity which provides a sophisticated yet approachable representation of its vision to its network of brands and social content publishers. Read more…
