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.
Wednesday, March 09, 2005
Dragging and dragging....
(Ed: Ur sentence of when it is meant to die, you haf to die, is abit sadist..... yk seems to give up on fighting life liddat too.... come on u ppl, genki!!!)
Been a few days MIA. What a little hell period i went thru and many more to come. I'll let u know why. OK, wednesday, which is today, is a day where many projects haf to be handed up. 5 things. UD quiz, UD panels, UD site visit, Design Construction, and History of SEA paper. Ok, first the thing is.... on Monday, I got a last minute notice from a fren that the SEA paper is due on tues noon instead of wed... Imagine that bloody look on my face. I haven start my research on that paper lor. Becos of that, I cannot do UD panels with my partner properly. (sorry Lav!!) Den so I hurried home.... I have not borrowed books for research lor.... so I anyhow use those I borrowed for my design work. In the end, i am too late to hand up the softcopy... but still i handed up my hardcopy to the office. Ok.... too bad.... but one down. Then also last minute on mon the UD online quiz supposedly to be on Wed brought forward to Tues night 9am to Wed 10pm. So i went home immediately again to do some design construction stuff.... and later at 9pm, I reached school again with a huge crowd of archi students gathered in my studio. We den began the mass doing of test thingy. Copy answers and discuss together and so on. Den I stayed in the studio to do some of the UD panels with Lav.... Lav already did the layouts....really grateful to her.... otherwise I really dunno how to cope with the rubbish load of work. Haiz... Ok I stayed until 1 plus am... and so took a taxi home~~~ Reached home and everyone was aleep.... -_-........ haiz.... i am that so different from the lives of the family members. They are pretty amused that I went sch so late at night to take test hahaha...... OK so the 2nd work is down. Finally the design work..... I do and do but still lagging behind.... too behind to start from.... I have to redo the whole 3d model lor.... things/designs keep changing.... u know lar.... *erhem* shan't say more.... think the archi ppl will know why.
So finally this morning came and I hadnt have the required materials but tried to make things look nice with colours..... so rushed until 12 plus, and hurried to sch to print UD panels.... cheers to Lav~ she deserves more credits. Anyway I added some stuff, moved some things etc before handling them up. :) ok, 3rd down. left the design consultation session and UD site visit. The site visit is nothing la, we went to North Bridge Rd and walked ard to observe the city elements etc.... At 4pm, our studio rushed back sch in Cabs and prepared our consultation panels on the spot. In the end, only 2 students managed to go thru the session..... the teacher had to leave mah.... Ok.... But if u think now everything is over and done with, U ARE WRONG!!! Cos immediately tml, I haf Design Structure consultation!!! ALamak, I really really behind time and everything keeps coming. help......
saffocating!!!
haha... first time see u asking pple to be more optimistic...
looks like u are packed with stuff these few weeks... I am here to nag again... take care of your health!
oh, actually i cant find a time when u r not busy, so u still haven't got use to this lifestyle??
haha, used to it?? that is a misconception that u all think. I will be used to it if i haf that much of energy to use for that kind of lifestyle. However I dun haf much left.... so when it gets to suck into my bones and blood, that feeling is terrible, so how to get used to it?
-_-'''
You are most welcome.