Joanne's Journal

I have always fathomed of trying out printmaking back when I was in Singapore. There weren't any facilities provided and I wasn't taught about it. Digital printing was just the go-to. I knew about different types of printmaking such as screenprinting, risograph printing, lithography, etching, etc. when I started seeing some of the artists that I admire used these printing methods in their works. I was fascinated by the effect that it produced after the whole process was done. The beauty behind using all these physical tools to produce one colour and putting it on paper kind of reminds me how film photography is coming back. As much as we are in the digital age right now, people always go back to nostalgia and find ways to mimic the past. Our relief prints This was an induction to the printmaking facilities that LCC provides, however, I would consider this as the first real class that I had in uni. We did relief printing where we had to roll out the paint ink on to p...

Cover of the book (Image by author) Description Recently, I picked up a book from the library at LCC called "The Design of Everyday Things" by Donald A. Norman. In short, the book talks about how even the smartest people still have trouble using simple everyday objects such as microwaves, ovens, washing machines, etc. A frustration that even the people with brains of unanimous knowledge suffer. I, as an individual, now coming university student, still to this day struggle with using a washing machine. A few weeks ago, when I was doing laundry for the first time at my accommodation's laundry room, it took me almost 30 minutes trying to figure out how to start the washing machine. I mean, there is a silver lining, plain stupidity of not knowing how to use the washing machine or that it was just poor button design. Though I have just started reading this book and I have barely even finished the first chapter, the first few pages of this book already caught my eye. ...