Sayang’s
A column of essays about Art & Design written from The Design Desk.

Understanding Jetstar Asia’s Final Boarding Call.
Jetstar’s exit from Singapore may reflect the pressing challenges in addressing rising commercial costs, but I’d argue for its long-missed opportunity to build emotional equity with its passengers here as compared to other carriers like Scoot.
As it landed on the ground, the news sparked disappointment, but even louder confusion. Customers were left obfuscated by the speed and silence of the decision.

How should we engage with data?
As a designer, I’m fascinated by the artistic expression of data scientists and informants. They seem to exist at the exciting intersection of detective and artist. Data visualisation is unique in its ability to command attention and authority.
Infographic design has levelled the playing field, giving us access to data-driven narratives. While it helps us grasp complex topics, more importantly, it sparks imagination.

Under A Coconut Tree
Before coconut trees came into the world's consciousness through the viral lighthearted meme of Kamala Harris, they represented something vastly different from equity in education policies.
It is controversial, but being under a coconut tree, I imagine, is an ideal picturesque form of retiring.
Growing up in the Lion City, I understand. She offers far from the pastoral idyll. I dream of being under a coconut tree, regardless. I'd imagine that at some point in time, I'd turn to you, with your book against your face and ask if you'd imagined your life any differently; I think of this as my heart—under the protective influence of fear—tappers it down as if to soften the blow if things turn out horribly wrong.

Rohit Vedant’s Microscopic Strokes: A Meditative Approach To Art
Rohit marries his patience in letting the work find itself with his acceptance of its unpredictability across all five of his works: ‘Brightside,’ ‘Provenance,’ ‘Getaway,’ ‘Mahogany’ and, ‘Blackoak.’ No two works are the same; some have since been sold to an audience in an exhibition last April.