Milton Tan Dreambook
Dreams: a dynamic realm of possibility and the nonsensical, fleetingly masquerading as reality. It is no wonder why Dr. Tan always kept a notebook by his bedside to write or sketch the ideas that would visit through dreams. Taking after its namesake and purpose, this blog shares our ideas, observations and experiences with design and creativity with the hopes that you, in turn, will share yours.
Why some Ideas take a long time to be taken up?
Roof gardens and “sky rise” landscaping is now a rage in many cities such as New York and Singapore. It’s like, “why didn’t we think of this before?”
Alternative Value Propositions
Designers are in a good position to propose alternative value propositions. But they need to be laterally creative and not be so naïve about how bureaucrats and bean-counters work. A creative win-win is often the only way.
Emergent Sub-shapes
Visual perception is a key to creative thinking. If there is a ‘correct’ way to see every thing, our world will be uninteresting.
When Productivity is Nonsense
The concept of “productivity” is a hangover from the industrial economy.
We do not live in a ready-made world. It must be designed.*
“Designers are, one way or another, futurists.” — Richard Seymour
The Writing on the Studio Wall
It is assumed that the studio is the best rehearsal of the “real world” of practice.
Not Just a Box of Crayons
Individual industries appear stand-alone and often colourfully autonomous. And, like crayons, the means to mix industries are limited or arbitrary, at best.
Know your Minimum Asian History
Those who cannot remember the past are condemned to repeat it.