PRATTMWP COLLEGE OF ART AND DESIGN
I don’t have a design philosophy I stick to, as I flow to where the project needs me to go, and I don’t like definitions where definitions are not necessary, but through time, I observed that some components that make up my design process include sustainability (thanks to my dad who hated littering), capturing the essence of something (thanks to my appreciation for Chinese characters), and smart mechanisms or wow factors (either hidden or glaringly obvious) whenever suitable. I’m excited at the thought of starting a “portable” design studio of great, kind, and funny creatives but always bring myself back to the present because I have more important things to do now which might contribute to that dream. I’m also not afraid to make gross things (I find funny), occasionally, because that’s the only outlet for things that I can’t stop from popping into my head. I hate a laggy computer and my nightmare is when InDesign shows me Error Code 5. Aside from those, I love to eat Asian food, swim, read, screen print, watch things, and appreciate the water I drink.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
I was born and raised in Malaysia and I currently am in Utica NY for school.
LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Morning
FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU IDENTIFY WITH?
A mix of Winnie the Pooh and Tigger
FAVORITE MOVIE?
Christopher Robin!
FAVORITE TV BINGE WATCH?
Chinese fantasy dramas (which are soapy af)
FAVORITE SOCIAL MEDIA PLATFORM?
Instagram!
FAVORITE PODCAST?
The Futur!
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Hieronymus Bosch
LAST BOOK YOU READ?
Unladylike
FAVORITE CHARITY/CAUSE?
Climate Change and Women’s Education
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
ASMR and tea
DO YOU PLAY A MUSICAL INSTRUMENT?
Guitar and piano
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
Astronaut!
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
“Just do it.”
