Hello, you found me!
My name is Ai Ling, and I love a good laugh! Heheh
In the past, I mused over becoming an artist, a data analyst, a cinematographer, a business manager, but never once a designer. A leap of faith got me to where I am today and now, I get to be everything that I wanted to be.
All these seemingly unconnected interests share the same fundamental core of who I am - which is my interest in problem-solving and appreciation of the ‘invisible’ patterns and beauty in everyday occurrences. Many things often go unnoticed due to routine and we slowly internalise these discomforts and dissatisfaction in our daily experiences. But what if things could’ve been different, if we had just noticed them first?
It brings me a great deal of joy to nurture the spark of an idea and see it through to fruition. In achieving this, I enjoy the task of balancing micro and macro lenses, to ensure all critical components are working together optimally.
EDUCATION
Bachelor of Arts in Industrial Design (Hons with Distinction),
National University of Singapore
2015 - 2020
Summer Programme,
Seoul National University
June - July 2018
International Baccalaureate Diploma,
School of the Arts, Singapore
2008 - 2014
WORK EXPERIENCE
Co-Founder of KIN Studio, (Design, Manufacturing & Logistics)
Early 2017 - Current
Facilitator for NUS Makerton 2020
SKILLS
Affect Effect| Premier Pro| Figma | Rhinoceros | KeyShot | Photoshop |
ACHIEVEMENTS
Red Dot: Best of the Best 2020 (Social Design category for Brands and Communication Design)
Won Grand Prix Taiwan International Student Design Competition 2019
Won Best Demo Award International Conference on Multimodal Interaction 2019
Winner of Communication Arts Magazine 26th Interactive Annual Competition
Shortlisted for Design of the Year, President Design Award 2018
Red Dot: Best of the Best 2017 (Fashion Category for Design Concept)
Dean’s List, National University of Singapore 2016/2017
Co-inventor of Patent-Pending Mechanism
Beyond my experiences and achievements, what I strongly believe in is the potential of each and every contributing partners in creating a solution that speaks to the heart of people. Nothing is worthless. It is just a matter of “can you see it?”, and synthesising our strengths and opinion into a solution that is uniquely ours.
If you would like to collaborate or are simply here to make a new friend, let’s connect and chat over a cup of nice warm tea.