Graphic Recording

As the official graphic recorder for the Imagining the Future workshop hosted in Ardoch House, Ardoch Loch Lomond, I was responsible for facilitating the visual graphics recorded during the 8 hour intensive workshop filled with insights from various visitors and participants from different backgrounds. Graphics produced included visual notes, bubble diagrams and maps of insights.

"Over the next 10-15 years there are likely to be significant changes both in the numbers requiring access to support and in the strategies for responding to these needs. This project set out to:

anticipate and detail the major changes and challenges in the context and environment within which the workforce will be operating and support will be negotiated

explore a range of initiatives and potential developments which may facilitate responses to this future environment.

The expected outcomes were:

Greater awareness of the challenges and drivers likely to operate over the next decade (end-point 2025).

Awareness of a range of ideas and resources that can assist individuals and organisations in their planning.

Willingness to respond creatively to the challenges presented and to embed a range of innovative responses.

Three key areas were identified for the preparation of 'think pieces': citizenship; workforce; and enabling technology. These areas of course are closely intertwined and although the three think pieces are presented separately their impact will be interdependent. It is hoped that the material presented here, together with associated resources, will provide the opportunity for widespread discussion and action over the next five to ten years.

Read more about it here"

Graphic Illustration, Visual Translation

In collaboration with Shaun, one of the leading persons from Nurture Development, I produced 7 visuals which illustrated and summarises blog posts written by members from the organisation. These tips explain and guide individuals one how to support citizen driven community building.

"Nurture Development seeks to support communities to reduce institutionalisation and increase interdependency in community life. Here you will find current discussion on ABCD, shared resources, and full details of our training and service offers.

Use their articles and resources to discover the principles and practices of Asset-Based Community Development, also known as ABCD.

“Without community, there can be no liberation”. Audre Lorde."

Graphic Recording

I was the graphic facilitator and photographer for today. I was responsible for producing graphic recordings of closed discussions amongst volunteer members of the Life Changes Trust, discussing on methods of improving communication and relationships with young people and youths.

"Everything Life Changes Trust does is underpinned by their commitment to improving the lives of care experienced young people and people affected by dementia.

At the heart of their work will always be the needs, views and well-being of care experienced young people and people affected by dementia.

They will approach all of their work collaboratively, listening to those with experience and sharing their own learning to inform their future activities.  

They will also use their evaluation processes to help guide future funding decisions, and report on our progress, performance and impact."

Graphic recording

Staf Scotland is committed to the nation of Scotland to support all children and young people to live happy and successful lives on their own terms. All who are involved in the lives of looked after children and young people have the expertise, passion and enthusiasm to help them live happy, successful lives.

I graphically facilitated focus groups who were discussing the importance of continued care for young people. These are the insights recorded from the conversations and perspectives shared.

Illustration

In 2017, I had the privilege of working with the amazing TEDxGlasgow team as a stage designer. This year, I returned, not as part of the stage design team, but as an illustrator for the conference. The event itself was spectacular this year, with 20 speakers from different walks of life sharing their stories and interpretations of the ‘Rethink…’ theme. It was a memorable experience for me, finally being in the audience as opposed to ensuring the stage and installations weren’t falling apart.

I consumed about five cups of coffees so that I could listen to every single speaker without feeling sluggish and sleepy by the afternoon – safe to say that my strategy worked. After plenty of sketches, note-taking and as the event came to a close, I hurried home to sketch out the overall illustration of TEDxGlasgow 2018.

Iain and I agreed on using the “Where’s Waldo?” series as inspiration for the large A2 illustration. The brief was that I should capture all speakers and the general energy, activity and vibrance of the whole conference – a pretty hefty challenge on my part but I embraced it head on and came up with something worthy of gifting the 20 speakers!

In this clean and simple illustration which exhibits only the 3 main colours of the event, you’ll find a crowd of diverse TEDxGlasgow patrons and volunteers, and amongst them are the 20 speakers sharing quotes that I pulled out from their inspirational talks. The illustration really centres around them and their unique topics and stories. Of course, not forgetting the two hosts of the event, Jason and Clare, and the 5 core members of the TEDxGlasgow team, Gurjit, Pauline, Cat, Iain and Joanne, making a lovely appearance on, behind and in front of the stage.

I truly hope that this illustration captured the essence of the day and that the speakers love it as a souvenir from such a memorable experience. It was a pleasure to have drawn up the event! I had as much fun illustrating it as I did listening to and taking notes of all the talks during TEDxGlasgow itself. Thanks for this wonderful opportunity and looking forward to more future TEDxGlasgow talks to come!

Mural painting

The interior design of Almorzar Kitchen was dictated around the feature wall designed and painted by myself. In collaboration with Melvin Gan Yew Pang.

Concept
The general theme of the wall and the whole restaurant was floral, homey and like a garden. With this in mind, I composed a wall of bold white-outlined chrysanthemums, poppies and daisies, complimenting the overall light grey walls of the interior. We painted imaginary pillars of orange, and played with the layers of paint, to create a bit of a 3-dimensional effect.

Mural painting

Satu-Satu is a popular Malaysian restaurant in West End Glasgow. The simple cafe serves up authentic Malaysian food, drinks and desserts to an array of local and foreign customers.

Concept
The mural designed and painted by me is called "The Views of Malaysia". These views of Malaysian cities; Kuala Lumpur, Georgetown and Kuching, are framed by traditional timber shophouse windows. With black paint, I painted clean, sleek and bold outlines of the design in a comic-like style.

Graphic Design, Illustration

These are simple artworks I created during the General Elections of Malaysia in 2018! In the height of excitement, nervousness and adrenaline from voting and waiting for results, this artwork expressed my views of my hope for a new Malaysia!

Graphic Design, Illustration, Poster Design

This poster design was illustrated as a competition submission for the Graphics Design Festival Scotland 2017. 

Concept
As children, we were taught, moulded and raised to believe that as Malaysians, we will grow up in a peaceful and harmonious country amongst our friends and peers of diverse ethnicity and colourful backgrounds; a unified country of history, culture and prosperity. At school, we would all always have to participate in colouring competitions, to colour in graphic illustrations of a hopeful, ambitious, modern Malaysia.

However as time passes, adulthood blooms and the image of our beautiful Malaysia soon shatters to reveal the ugliness behind the fragile masks we’ve all worn, we’ve come to realise that our beloved country is not as harmonious as we’d hoped.

Our corrupt kleptocratic leaders continue to place race and religion as the main objective for policy-making, exploiting the privileges that the bumiputera (“native Malays”) have received for decades since independence, openly stealing from their people, and pushing aside other more capable citizens of different ethnicities; driving away our hardworking Chinese Malaysians, leaving our Indian Malaysians to suffer in poverty and threatening the livelihoods and basic human rights of our fellow tribesmen like the Iban or Orang Asli.

If we were children now, how would we colour these illustrations? What would we colour in? Honestly, I’m still that little kid on the inside, hoping and believing that Malaysia is and will continue to be a place of peace and harmony, but in reality, it just isn’t. And I’d like to be able to speak this truth, just as a child would.

"A colouring contest" is a poster designed to uncover the current state and turmoils faced by fellow Malaysians under the leadership of kleptocracy, racial biases and corruption through the eyes of an honest young child.

“Pretty much all the honest truth-telling there is in the world is done by children” - Oliver Wendell Holmes

Graphic Recording

In collaboration with Cherron from The Power of Staff Networks, I produced a visual story including all important aspects, insights and guides on how to Make Work Better and how to have a Great Inclusive Workplace. The story itself was written by Cherron, I illustrated the whole thing.

"Staff networks offer support to employees from different groups as they endeavour to navigate the processes, systems and culture that may prevent them from progressing and/or being their authentic self in the workplace.

They are an effective mechanism of workforce engagement that can provide insight into unseen barriers and devise practical, creative and commercially viable solutions to help address the systemic challenges faced by certain groups. Put simply, effective staff networks are making work better."

Mural painting

This mural painting was designed by me for the children at the School for Spastic Children in Kuala Lumpur. In collaboration with Nik Fadzreen Hani. Special thanks to Yvonne Tan, Melvin Gan Yew Pang and Lee Kah Wei.

Concept
Primarily inspired by Dr. Seuss's quote, "Today you are you! It is truer than true! There is no one alive who is you-er than you!". The woman in the design represents an individual's mind, the heart represents their ideas and dreams, and the puzzle pieces represent individuality and how each piece contributes to a bigger picture.
 

Mural painting

These mural paintings were designed by me and painted for the National Cancer Society Malaysia in Kuala Lumpur. In collaboration with students from SHTCA KDU College University and JOTUN Paint. Special thanks to Yvonne Tan, Melvin Gan Yew Pang, Dexter Chew E-Shen, Lee Kah Wei, Sim Ee Von and Kwan Teck Hong.

Concept
The theme behind these paintings are fun, child-like, imaginative and colourful. I went with abstract concepts of gummy bears and toys having fun in different spaces like a candy-world, on a choo-choo train and flying within fluffy clouds! 

Mural painting

This was my first ever mural painting, done in 2013. The painting was made for a cafe called Squaredotz Cafe located in SS2, Petaling Jaya in Selangor, Malaysia.

Concept
The concept behind the painting is derived from and influenced by mandalas and the traditional Hindu body art of henna. To make it a bit different and more modern, I swapped the traditional henna colours for vibrant colours of the rainbow.

Unfortunately, Squaredotz Cafe is no longer in business and the establishment has since shut down.