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!

COLOURED FOOD

Since we have food of different colours every week, maybe we can do...




FOOD SCULPTURES.

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Charissa

COLOUR INSTALLATIONS!

COLOURS. Fits our theme for the end of sem exhibition.

Some food for thought...
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3D Installation by Mark Creegan




Quoted from http://art-milk.com/mark-creegan/#more-24405:
"Floridian artist Mark Creegan’s used watercolor pans have created a beautiful sculpture. Proof that beauty is in the process, indeed!"


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Stole this from somewhere, I lost the source.....



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Charissa

A Stranger's Birthday

Just thought it will be interesting to share with you guys a project done by a friend during her exchange.
Pei Zhi found a group of strangers to celebrate her birthday in the premise of Stuggart, Germany.
It is very much relevant to the context of designing an experience for strangers to come together for an activity.



Read her process blog for more information.


-Jin Ping

The Rube Goldberg Effect

Insane music video by Ok Go called "This Too Shall Pass". ENJOY!

| Lynn Ho |

Holi!

Holi!

The Festival of Colours is celebrated by Hindus to welcome Spring and its a celebration of the triumph of good over evil. What that translates to in action is an enthusiastic dropping of inhibitions, as people chase each other and playfully splash colorful paint, powder and water on each other.

How fun!!!!! Well, since we're going into the theme of colours and experiences, I thought this was quite inspirational to look at. Imagine if we did something like that, how fun would that be! Whee, happy just looking at these images.

, Cheryl

this video is awesome, check it out guys! im sure you will recognize some of these!

AIDA!

Ted's Birthday

The latest 'mission' by Improv Everywhere:

| Lynn Ho |

Can we do this?

Or this?

Looks like fun (:

-Izziyana

CAMERA OBSCURA | ABELARDO MORELL

Super inspirational.
Work is by Abelardo Morell. This is his awesome website below with beautiful astonishing images:

http://www.abelardomorell.net/photography/cameraobsc_01/cameraobsc_01.html

WHO?
Born 1948, Havana, Cuba and is a Boston-based photographer. Morell and his family fled Cuba in 1962, moving to New York City. Morell earned a Bachelor of Fine Arts from Bowdoin College in 1977, and a Master of Fine Arts from Yale University School of Art in 1981.

Morell is well known in the photographic community for creating camera obscura images in various places around the world and photographing these. Morell was awarded the Cintas Foundation fellowship in 1992 and the John Simon Guggenheim Memorial Foundation Fellowship in 1993.

Morell is currently a professor of photography at the Massachusetts College of Art. He is represented by Bonni Benrubi Gallery, NYC.
A documentary on elements of Morell's life and work, Shadow of the House, was released in 2007. (*Text from Wikipedia)

MY THOUGHTS...
Making use of a natural phenomenon, Morell transforms spaces in private, hotel or function rooms into giant camera obscuras. He does this by covering all the windows and doors from natural light but leaving a tiny hole for some to pass through and nature automatically does its magic.

The experience in a room like that tips you over the edge with its projections of the outside world on the walls of the very room, upside down! It is a surreal experience that leaves one fascinated with your extenal surroundings right inside the room. It is a direct representation of reality that engulfs the whole room and uses that space as a frame. This projects us into the notion of reality and fiction, and almost immediately blurs these boundaries. These installations have an effective use of space, texture and evoking the senses to a greater height. That's truely a designed experience!!!

ENJOY IT PEOPLE, JOANNA

Kinder Surprise!

Was reading an interesting post about... Kinder Eggs, haha.
I haven't looked recently but I hear from some distraught people that Kinder Eggs don't come like they used to anymore (at least not in Singapore).

But anyway, this article discusses the product as a designed experience—purchasing the chocolate egg, eating away at the outer layer to get to the toy inside (which one is the primary objective, I wonder?) and finally finding the distinctive yellow pill-like container which houses the toy that requires you to follow instructions to build. The article likens the experience to that of a Matryoshka doll, or Russian doll as is more commonly known.

Hmm now I feel like having a Kinder Egg.

, Cheryl

Orange Day Ing-A-Thing

Hello Everyone!

as you know, this coming Tuesday is Orange Day :-)

Bernadette and I have confirmed the venue to be at The Sunken Plaza in ADM.
Everyone should wear orange, brown or beige solid colored clothes, avoid prints if possible.
Also avoid long pants or long sleeved tops. We'll need your hands and feet to be 'free'.
Bring along a pair of sunglasses and be prepared to get a little messy ;-)

Looking forward to seeing all of you on Tuesday!

Regards, Lynn & Bernadette

Weird Festivals and Strange Celebrations

The link below takes you to a page that lists a few of the strangest festivals and celebrations around the world, enjoy!

http://www.darkroastedblend.com/2010/02/weird-festivals-strange-celebrations.html

(posted by Lynn)

Flash mob in Raffles Place

HOW COOL IS THIS?!?! No idea who started it, how they did the music that loudly (probably the big newscasting screens up on the side of the buildings), who joined, how they joined, etc. Will try to find out!

-Lynn and Bern (who are hard at work on their ingathing!)

Sound Of Color

Anyone heard of the 'Sound of Color' project by GAP?

Well basically (and I quote) five bands were commissioned to write five songs based on five different colors. Five directors then shot music videos of each song/color. Below is the color Red (since Red day is up next) done by Dntel. If anyone has heard of the band The Postal Service, he's part of it.

Anyhow, translating color into "sound" or music has always been rather interesting to me – though some of the songs don't quite agree with my feel of that color (you can check out the rest on Youtube, I especially like this one on yellow by Marie Digby).

I thought the Red song and video were quite accurate portrayals, especially the constant pulsating projections which really give the feeling of impulsiveness, emotion, heartbeat etc etc.....



, Cheryl

this photo made me excited for next week's RED class!

aida

hello all, came across this amazing video by michel gondry. you guys should see this.

(im not sure how u host a video here, so just click on the link)

aida

Ing a THING!

Hey lovely people!

So the first ing a thing is commencing this Tuesday, our YELLOW day!

Class will be held on the rooftop.

Please bring along with you a camera and a pair of scissors, lots of happy energy and bundles of fun. Be prepared to get silly and dirty!

See you all there (((:

(posted by Izzy and Kader)

new banner!

HEYYYY ALLL!!

well, I thought the blog was quite plain so I added a banner in and changed some of the layout stuff...if you guys are uncomfortable with it, feel free to change it anytime! ;DD Meanwhile...here's a video that's kinda interesting...it talks about exorcism

WEDDING!

OK! So...I don't really know what to blog about...but here's a picture of a wedding and some people gathering round a church in Edinburgh. Pretty interesting...other shots are quite blurry as there was quite a crowd (of strangers who weren't part of the wedding but yeah, just there like me to shoot pictures. D;)...so yeah...I thought it might be kinda interesting to show a reason why people gather...eheehee. (;

Jasmine

burial

hello!! =)

came across this video and tot of sharing with everyone ^^

**during watching, it led me to think..abt emotions of myself,
or loved ones..if i were to die or if a love one did..
to witness an actual barrier or a death personally**

(posted by stefanie ^^)

The Blues & Green Day

The Blues 1

The Blues 2

Green Day 1

Green Day 2

(Posted by Lynn!)

Because everything should start with coffee.

I originally posted this in edventure, but that place is generally useless, so here it is again.

Starbucks rethinking its approach

Interesting read, I thought. :D Since Starbucks is basically all about the ~*experience*~.

(Posted by Bern!)