The Black Poem

Hello! Managed to dig out from the dusty depths of my computer archives the poem I mentioned in class, that I wrote in JC. This is the description that came along with it:

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This poem clinched a 3rd prize in CJC Creative Writing Competition 2005, and was published in the school's literary magazine. The poem is about the different and conflicting interpretations of the colour Black.
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No idea how this won anything but here it is:

Black.

The complete lack of colour,
Or the fusion of all;
The coldness of winter,
Or nighttime of fall?
The epitome of evil,
Or purely misunderstood;
The making of fear,
Or perfect creation of mood?
The crowns that we wear,
Fade as though barely there
But, oh, the many shades of black
We cannot begin to compare.

(:

, Cheryl

http://www.satellitebureau.net/

Some nice use of the GPS.

I really like "Running Stitch" especially the one in Brighton. It's a nice and poetic way to display our traces and map out our daily lives. It also makes the map of a place less distant and more human.

-Izziyana (((:

grim green

In my primary and secondary school days, the green pen is synonymous with corrections. Did you guys have a special correction pen too?

I didn't like green for a really long time.

-Izzi (:

two in one! go!

Have you ever stepped into Ion Orchard and thought "there's that smell again; I wonder if it's that makeup store over there causing it"?

It isn't.

Turns out Ion's entire experiential concept revolves around not only sight, sound, bright lights and shiny metal; they also incorporated a specially-designed scent to enhance the entire shopping experience.

A couple of links:
The press release from the scent guys
The Scent Blog post (scent blog? really?)

It does work, you realise; every time you smell something vaguely familiar, you think "oh! it smells like Ion Orchard!" and they've successfully implanted their name into your head via that.

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And here is a link on the 10 Principles of UX (User Experience). It's not about the entire performative and participatory thing we had going on so far, but designed experiences are far more than that. :D

Mouse Tracker

Check this out:

http://iographica.com/

This is like a GPS device, but for your mouse.. so it tracks your mouse movement.. cool!!!!!

A mouse tracking diagram after 3 hours of photoshop work...

Its available for free download...

Jing Wei

Going up and down stairs becomes a very different experience!

Jing Wei

FOR PINK, OMG.

AIDA!