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, August 03, 2005
Last days of work~
(PS: Jovie!! Once u return of cos will pull u out!! MUZ visit me~~ hoho, and the rest of us of cos~ Hope we can haf outings still~~. Ed, hehe hey at least i promised u that i dun say out whatever i heard and seen, in the blog leh~)
wah, after that nice weekend of mahjong, now muz be serious in work le.... though the mood haven start yet. Been busy these days becos I collected my new PC on sunday and thus been trying to set it up.
Monday, me and Ying took half day off to go sch for our Design Studio Briefing... wah kao.... alot of things to do from 8th Aug to 13th Aug. Bye bye to NDP celebration. I think though it is pub hols, most prob all the archi students will be visiting our design site at Botanical Gardens to do our project lor.... and even the teacher told us to start collecting library books for research immediately... huh, i think now all the books grabbed by ppl liao lor. see, teachers encouraged us to be super kiasu even when most of us are kiasu already.... wat is this.....
After briefing, I went to comp centre, reformat my laptop and configured it. Ok, so now i haf to set up both my PC and laptop, damn busy la~~~ headache headache....
Today/Tues is the 2nd last day of work.... Ying made a sms dedication to class 95 for the company. Vernetta(?) Lopaz really read her sms out! but sadly only both of us heard it, the rest were so far away from the radio. Ying wanted to go KTV badly, and hab been asking ard since last last week. so after the whole afternoon of asking and confirming, we went to Chinatown's Kbox.... Actually i got so much work to do and dun feel like going, but seeing her dying to sing, i dun wish to pour wet blanket.... Anyway I got to try some new songs by FIR and SHE, not bad... but for Yuan Dian by Stef and Tanya, Ying commented that the song is ruined. ok, muz be becos of me la..... i never learnt to sing that song but i think only certain overlapping duet parts i dun understand only mah... If i haf known we are confirmed ktving today, i can at least practice abit and not blur blur sing or leave blank.
Now I finally know why i getting not interested in KTV. Becos i dun always keep up to date on new songs.... and lazy to find lyrics..... so most of the time I am familiar with older songs, and even if other ppl wont get sian, i myself feel sian to sing them again.
Hmm i realised some ppl like to argue out my opinions and decisions so as to go according to their plans and benefits, when they deemed those decisions as excuses.... I hate that. Everything i say they oso wanna debate with me. Can some ppl juz respect my words? and take it as it is? and juz accept me? They wanna make me speechless so that i seem to haf no choice but to agree and go along with their plans or ideas. i dun wish to dislike them becos of this.... and i know some other times they are nice ppl too... urgh, y do i haf to meet up with such ppl to make me feel complex/complicated.
even if u speechless u can dun agree one wat =) juz bo chap lor...