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, July 04, 2005
OT on FIRST day of work
PS: Ed, u sure can pull me out of house to walk meh? i super super nua~ confirm no one can yi2 dong4 me. Anonymous is Yockie~~ haha i know, but den experience oso impt but i oso wan money, so greedy. BUT, we are not intern students going there. No sch sent us to them lor. They find ppl, we sign up. We should be a normal staff there, at least temporary staff.
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Last night, I couldn’t really sleep…. The thought of losing freedom after Monday is rather reluctant…. Usually I haf many little gritty stuff to do like folding some wrapping papers, reading some books, drawing some stuff . But I always put them aside…. Lazy. But den last night I shut down my laptop at abt 12 plus to 1am, yet I have the sudden urge to do all those little things I wanna do. Maybe that thought of losing freedom made me freak out… or as though I am facing the last day of heaven like that…
Finally I went to bed… but I couldn’t sleep still…. And my mind started thinking of a lot of things on its own… lol… it touched on many many things, including things like regretting how callous I have been to some ppl’s feelings, and oso remembering suddenly that I haf click the wrong answer on Jov’s test (how-well-u-know-me test), and other other stuff….
Woke up this morning when this sudden hurricane-like storm and wind blew across Singapore. My windows shook, papers fly, plants toppled. So scary haha. Storm on first day of work… urgh. So cold.
Yea, me and a fren, Ying, helped out some model making stuff as they are piaing for presentation tomolo….. so we were being slaved… lol. Now my nails are destroyed. Optimistically speaking, I had nail art and finger art done on me…. Wah lao, can u imagine wearing office wear yet went to staircase area and do spraying? Can u imagine wearing office attire and doing some wood sawing? I muz laff at myself. AND oh my goodness, the indoor air quality is so bad as expected with so much volatile organic compounds (VOCs) in the air from all the spray paints, hair sprays!, glue, etc etc etc. So I get stuffy and abit running nose throughout most office hours. I pity my lungs most by sucking in all these pollutants. And yes, my brain too. These pollutants can affect brain too…. So by the time afternoon has come, I was wobbly already… cannot balance well…
But the only thing that is nice today is to know that Ying’s Dad opened a Japanese (high-class) restaurant in Amara Hotel. It is not those normal ones with those little sushi ones. Really different. So I oso get to eat Japanese delicacies (without paying)… lol, feel very paiseh. The cold tofu with super nice dressing and toppings on it as the first dish, and comes much more.... radish soup, eel/unagi, fried veggies, etc etc etc… OMG! I feel super xing4 fu2 (fortunate). ^^
As for dinner, I wanna go without it, but then the office ppl offered pizza, so I juz ate one slice to give face... (yes, abit hungry lar...) and pepsi drink... well.... food cannot bribe us!!
Okie, that’s abt it….. haiz~~~
PS: There's a very very chio thailand lady in office and Ying thinks she looks like Elva Xiao Ya Xuan except that this one is a natural beauty without make-ups. >.<
guess my first day of work is so much more fortunate?? =P and u're not the only one caught in the rain... =P
oh well... life ain't that bad rite?? and working isn't losing ur freedom. only when u have no choice but to work do u lose ur freedom... but that doesn't really apply in this situation rite?? =)
haha by the time i went out of house, it was not raining but just the temperature's cold.
sorry, I do not wish to work for this hols. I haf no choice but to work. a) for some money b) for experience (pratical reason for the future thingy) Hence, I do lose my freedom.