Thursday, November 11, 2010
Tuesday, December 29, 2009
Friday, July 31, 2009
Labels: nagfa, national day, reflection, singapore, singapura
Friday, July 10, 2009
Also known as Nadrah, Maria Hertogh was the central figure in Singapore's 1950 riots. More info: here. She passed away today.Labels: ambigram, maria hertogh, nagfa, singapore
Monday, September 29, 2008
Friday, June 20, 2008
For the BigBro, fellow Singaporean ambigram designer: Azahary Arif.Labels: ambigram, arif azahary, nagfa, singapore
Monday, June 09, 2008
A piece for an Ambigram Mate and fellow Singaporean. (Sorry Big Bro, only managed a PowerPoint-assisted one; our scanner's gone kaput. Hope the formula would be a stepping stone for a more refined design by you.) Labels: ambigram, arif azahary, nagfa, singapore
Monday, February 25, 2008
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Celebrating Singapore's success in being the host nation for the world's first Youth Olympic in 2010. 'Singapura' is the Malay name for Singapore.
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Design-wise, lots of visual plays here, from the lateral reflections of the words 'olympic', 'singapura' and 'youth' (totem-style); to the pseudo-figure/ground take of the word 'youth' through the pivotal 'M' and 'A' of 'olympic' and 'singapura' respectively; to the hidden central figure of a humanoid icon (depicting the 'youth') formed by the letters 'O', 'M', 'U', 'A' and 'T'; to the incorporation of the 5 balls (as opposed to rings) with the Olympic colours to represent vibrance and dynamism of the 'youth'.
Labels: ambigram, nagfa, reflection, singapore, singapura 2010, youth olympic
Friday, February 15, 2008
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A repost. February 15th 1942. The day 'the invincible master' - the British - flew the white flag, surrendering Malaya (Singapore and Malaysia) to the 'short man' from Japan. A lesson to be remembered...
Labels: ambigram, nagfa, remember 15 February, singapore
Friday, December 07, 2007
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One of the estates in eastern Singapore, a coastal town of chalets, resorts and a famous beach. The name itself hints of that; 'pasir' is Malay for 'sand', while 'ris' is an Old Malay word for 'white', 'pristine and/or 'pure'. Thus Pasir Ris literally means 'White Sands'. Interestingly, the main shopping mall in Pasir Ris is named as such.
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On observation, the overall design resembles a Decepticon/Autobot-esque mask/logo. Maybe a hint of a goat or a rabbit..
Labels: nagfa, pasir ris, reflection, singapore









