NUS Module Blogs

What looks like the latest attempt by Sony to knock the iPod off its throne appears to have kicked off in Japan this morning with the launch of a new website called Rolly World. It's a round player with built-in speaker, with 1GB of internal memory and a battery life of five hours.  It's also got Bluetooth to stream tracks from a nearby ...

First commercially available surface computer from Microsoft breaks down barriers and provides effortless interaction with information using touch, natural gestures and physical objects.  Below are some images:  Microsoft Surface jpg (143 kb) jpg (1.09 mb) Front view of Microsoft ...

INDEX: AWARD is one of the biggest design award in the world and is presented every two years in Copenhagen. On August 24, 2007 the winning designs in the five INDEX: categories (body, home, work, play & community) received the world's biggest design award at a ceremony at Copenhagen City Hall. BODYMobility for Each One ...

Take a look at five inspirational ways in which Philips is making it simpler for you to enjoy a healthy lifestyle. These concepts don't just promote healthy living: they also aim to make your life more pleasurable and even fun at the same time.  They are: 1. Listen to your body: Motivational rituals that help you stay ...

2 NUS ID graduates, Terence Woon and Yap Hock Heng, were in the final of LighTouch Design Competition.  The grand winner of this year LighTouch Competition Ms Caitlyn Sara MacKenzie is from New Zealand, and her winning work entitled ''1296'' is created with 1296 incised cuts within a two-dimensional plane creating an organic form, ...

I would like to introudce one of outstanding NUS ID graudates, Hans Tan, was one of three students this year that graduated with ''*** Laude'' (distinction) from the IM department Design Academy (his works and thesis can be found at http://masters.designacademy.nl/ ). Also, Hans and other five students' thesis and works were chosen by ...

Open to participants from: InternationalRegistration deadline:  01 September 2007Entries deadline: 31 January 2008Additional information: www.marksmandesignaward.com DESIGN THE PERFECT PENDesign students in more than 60 countries are invited to enter the sixth Marksman Design Award, which will start in September 2007. This year's theme is ...

deadline: 31 August 2007, 5pm (Singapore Time) The Singapore Furniture Industries Council is now calling for entries for the much anticipated Furniture Design Award (FDA) 2008. The theme for FDA 2008 – “TENSION” – encourages participants in the Students and Young Designers categories to explore the element of tension in their design concepts. ...

I would like to introduce 4 excellent designs from NUS ID to you which are the winners of this year Liteon Awards 2007.  There were more than 1700 entries from 23 countries this year.  銅獎 Bronze Award 許正隆/王臻琪Donn Koh/Zhen Qi Ong新加坡國立大學National University of Singapore HealFast 電流速愈創可貼 模型尺寸:300 x 150 x 150 ...

We would like introduce more projects on NUS Industrial Design showcase 2007, and will be covering these NUS students on their exciting ideas & concepts. Stay tune to satisfy your quest! We will be releasing them here for next few days. Today's specials projects are 1) Electrolux Design Lab 2006 2) Glide- Final year Thesis ...