NUS Module Blogs

Deadline: Aug. 1.07 Electrolux Design Lab 2007, for its 5th annual competition, invites design students around the world to present their ideas for eco-friendly and sustainable household appliances and solutions for 2020. This year’s requirement is that submissions be environmentally-sound, commercially-viable and enable people to better live in ...

The Industrial Design Programme of the National University of Singapore celebrates eight years of progress since its founding in 1999. The 5th graduating cohort in 2007 shows bright hope for the future, bringing the University’s tally of international design awards and honours to unprecedented heights. Despite being a relatively new programme, ...

Below is an open invitation to all designers Dear Fellow Designer,I write from IDAsia.org and hope you could give us a few minutes to let you know what we have planned for IDAsia.org in 2007.  But before this I like to reiterate the fact we still continue to be non-profit focused and for the sole purpose of promoting multi-disciplinary ...

Speaker: Siu Kin Wai, Michael  Designing for the public is difficult. Public in general means that users of design have different and diverse backgrounds, needs, wants, expectations, and dreams, as well as fantasies. Moreover, these variables keep changing. To promote quality design, studies on everyday objects have been conducted ...

Deadline: 30 April 2007 The Scholarship is targeted at students and industry professionals who wish to pursue full-time undergraduate or postgraduate design-related courses at reputable institutions. The overseas Scholarship covers tuition fees of up to S$40,000 per year, subject to a maximum of S$100,000. Scholars will be designated as ...

Silver Prize Title: Spectrum-Eye drop application aid Comcept: Applying eye drops cab be a frustrating and difficult experience for users. This can be due to fear of the solution dripping towards the eye, or difficulty in squirting the solution in the right direction. This process can be even more frustrating ...

The industrial design department of NUS will bring as guests design engineers from Dyson, a UK based manufacturer which is characterized by a strong focus in innovation. On March 1st 2007, there will be a lecture open to general public, and a design workshop only for 1st and 2nd year ID NUS students.   

Design Incubation Centre (DIC) has won the Gold Prize from the International Design Competition Osaka 2006. Organized by the Japan Design Foundation, the International Design competition Osaka is one of the most prestigious design competitions. Representing DIC for the competition are industrial designers: Tan Yong Kai and Priscilla Lui Sik ...

530 entries from 32 countries were received and only the top 20 will get an award. iF is one of the top design awards from the commercial design world and Yong Kai's winning entry will be published in the iF design year book as well. For more information, please refer to ...