Name : Juliana S.Y. Chan
Known as : North Swallow / Hoku Tsubameko. Currently renamed to NS Chan Studio
Occupation:
- Current: Architect
- Others: Freelance graphics designer and Illustrator
Societies:
- Alumni of NUS Students' Comics and Animation Society
- Artists Society of Singapore (ASOS)- Secretary
[Profile in ASOS can be view
here.]
Hobbies:
- Painting
- Drawing
[More Introduction can be viewed at my Official Website
here.]
: Achievements :
Year 2015
- Pencil Drawing “Young Memories” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 8”. Oil Painting “Simple. Happiness” exhibited at “SG50 National Day Calligraphy and Painting Exhibition 2015”, organized by Ngee Ann Cultural Centre Ngee Ann Kongsi. Oil Painting “Sri Mariamman Temple in Chinatown, Singapore” selected for “Arising Star” FASS Artists Grand Art SG50 Exhibition, organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore). Oil Paintings "Her Family" and "Still Life No.3 - Together with Joy" selected for "Blossom and Flourish" Singapore National Women's Art Exhibition 2015 (in conjunction with the celebration of SG50), organized by the Federation of Art Societies (Singapore).
Year 2014
- Pencil Drawing “Honesty of Time” featured in American art magazine, “Strokes of Genius 7”.
Year 2012
- Assistant Treasurer of Artists Society of Singapore. Works featured in art publication of Artists Society of Singapore.
Year 2010
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2010 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 2010 at Suntec Hall, 14 Nov.
Year 2009
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Extravaganza - Graphite 2009 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 09 at Suntec Hall, 21 Nov.
- Thesis project selected for City Exhibition (NUS Architecture Graduation Exhibition- "How does your garden grow?") held at Iluma Urban Entertainment Centre, 13 Jun.
Year 2008
- 2nd Prize Winner for Open Character Design Digital Category in Graphite 2008 competition. Exhibition and Prize Ceremony held with Anime Festival Asia 08 at Suntec Hall, 22 Nov.
- Exhibited individual installation for team exhibition “Site, Situation, Spectator” collaborated among Department of Architecture, University Scholar Programme and NUS Museum. Installation is exhibited in NUS Museum.
Year 2006
- Selected for Student’s Exchange Programme (SEP) to Lund, Sweden.
- Design Projects (Year 3 semester 1 and semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2003-4
- Head of Manga Sub-Committee in NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- Pioneer as Head of 2004 “Graphite” Organising Committee to organise first TERTIARY manga drawing competition for 3 universities: NUS, NTU and SMU.
- Design Project (Year 1 semester 2) selected for Department exhibition.
Year 2001-2
- Assistant Secretary and Head of Publicity of Hwa Chong Junior College Chinese Orchestra (HCCO).
- Won gold medal in team competition (HCCO) in Singapore Youth Festival (SYF) 2001.
- Performed duet in HCCO concert at Victoria Concert Hall 2002.
- Awarded First in comic illustration for competition organised by HCJC’s Comics Club 2002.
Year 1997-2000
- Awarded Best in Art Elective Programme (AEP) subject in 1997, 1998 and 2000.
- GCE O’ Levels: 9 distinctions, includes Higher Art Distinction in AEP, 1997-2000.
- Selected by school NYGH and Ministry of Education to represent Singapore in 1999 to Atlanta, Georgia, USA for overseas summer programme in Atlanta College of Fine Arts.
- 3rd prize winner in Singapore Story – Youth Edition Art competition organised by National Youth Council in 1998.
- Merit Prize winner in Care-for-Nature Spot-Art competition at Sungei Buloh Nature Park in 1998.
Year 1996
- Awarded 2nd position for Lions International Peace Poster Contest in Southeast Asia.
: Career History :
Associate at DP Architects, 2014-Current
Architectural Executive at DP Architects, 2012-2014
Architectural Assistant at DP Architects, 2009-2012
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2008-2011
Internship at K2LD Architects, 2007-2008
- Completed interior project for renovation of apartment at Hillington Green, Singapore.
- Completed interior project for creation of wedding banquet showroom at G-Hotel, Penang.
Internship at DP Architects Pte Ltd, 2006
- Participated in A&A works for Saint Andrew’s Cathedral, Singapore.
Internship at The Design Studio of Colin K. Okashimo and Associates, 2005
- Model-making
Freelance Graphics Designer, 2004 - Current
- T-shirt design for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society.
- 2 Website Interface designs for NUS Students’ Comics and Animation Society, working with programmer.
- Poster Design for Graphite 2005 Competition.
- Costume designs for University Scholar Programme Rag Day 2004.
- Banner and nametag design for 3rd Great Asian Streets Symposium held in NUS, Department of Architecture.
- Logo and T-shirt design for Hall XI, FOC 2004 “Ignixion”, in Nanyang Technological University.
Multimedia Artist (contract-based), and Graphics Designer (freelance) at AsknLearn.com Pte Ltd, 2003-2004
- Participated in website competition.
- Developed illustrations and digital graphics for website layout or interface design, character design, stories illustrations, logos and icons, brochures, product covers, banners, posters, and simple computer-based animations.
- Participated in computer animated e-Learning softwares for educational uses.
: Qualifications/Education :
- Registered Architect - Qualified Person (QP) from 2012 - current.
- University Scholar's Programme, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Master Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2009.
- Bachelor (Honours) Degree in Architecture, NUS, Singapore, 2003-2007.
Monday, February 28, 2005
Starting of The Sleepless Nights/Intermittent Sleeps
Sat is fun. When Fun is over, the battle starts. Or u call that hell... or miserable state.... Sunday/Yesterday, I was trying to do my design work. heehee, i did went to watch 2 discs of Naruto to quence my curiosity of cos, before I went back to work. As soon as I realised it was about 1am and I fell asleep on the sofa, with my hp radio on at my ears. Time and time again, I was dragged in and out of the sleep due to my drowning perseverence of getting up to get my design done. Yet my zzz monster pulls me down to sleep. That intermittent in and out of sleep, open and closing eyes, with every waking seconds of horror to realise design incomplete, den back to the relunctance doze. This is horrible. Even my sis and mum got impatient of waking me up all the time. I was like in a desert.... losing strength yet a slavemaster behind whipping me to go on. Haiz.... that kind of feeling aint good..... really aint good. So Mon morning comes, and I haf to face the horror of incomplete work. Due to the improper sleep, I felt sick... not really sick in terms of fever or wat. But I can feel my head spinning abit or more of feeling so light, as if floating. Dragging my foot and with blood losing from my face, resulting in ghostly white look, den with my hair straight down and walking with that face of mine, I wonder what ppl on the streets will think...
I rushed back home after the 2 hours USP lessons to do more of my design.... I ended up asleep... and mum woke me up and forced me to have lunch... that is almost 3:30pm already. So in the end I was very very late for the design class. Once I reached there, the teacher was about to leave but luckily he didnt get to see everyone today, and so the rest had to return tomolo... ok, so tonight is another drilling night. Another depressing thing is after i had my dinner, I went to weigh myself and horrified that i gained 2.5 to 3 kg from my original 50..... ok, i admit I am already 51.5 after that saturday bdae thingy cos so much dessert given to me. What did I do? I didnt eat alot after that wat... alamak. Heck ar! (i dun believe my dinner added to the 1 kg lor)
Gosh... I still feel floating/dreamy... I hope I can stay awake tonight. I hate that waking and dozing moments. It is like ppl stabbing u and u feel like dying but not yet dying.... ok, think enuff of my horrible description.
I remembered I had seen one Japanese shop in Parco Bugis. It sold truly Jap stuff, inclusive of Kimono!! and they had these white bandages/cloths to tie on the forehead, with words like "work hard" and "jia you" in japanese (katakana) printed on the cloths. Haha u remember Jap ppl, esp the comic characters, like to haf those stuff on the head while they ganbatte? yea.... cool huh.... But i think if i wear that, I'll look like a freak... haha~ ok lar.... back to work....
intermittent sleep is worse than no sleep... cos u'll feel more tired...
normally i would juz ask u to sleep lar... but work... so no chioce... ganbatte~~
haha.... finally someone DUN encourage me to sleep when i haf work to do. heehee~
work is never-ending lah... why torture yourself like that?
I still think that you should take time off work to sleep... else your productivity is low... will take a longer time to finish less work? and you wouldn't be able to hold out for long...
Some which I learnt recently... Person A who puts 15 hours to do a job and Person B who finishes it in 5 hours. B has an effective lifespan 3 times as much as A. Learn to take care of yourself lah... ample rest gives you a clear mind, then can improve efficiency... :o)