I had the opportunity to visit the Mind & Machine art exhibition at the Vietnam Festival of Creativity and Design 2023, and one project that truly caught my attention was Sống Xa Ở Gần (Living Far Away, but Staying Nearby). This Augmented Reality (AR) map, created by Andrew Stiff and Becky Lu offers an interesting experience […]

I recently attended the online exhibition “City” by photographer Christian Berg, hosted by the Goethe-Institut HCMC. The exhibition showcased urban life across various cities in Vietnam, highlighting both their unique qualities and the connections between them. I was inspired by the techniques he used to capture the vibrancy of city life. Takeaways Multiple Exposure My […]

When I first thought about the term “data visualization,” the two things that immediately came to mind were charts and colorful infographics. But after listening to the podcast How Do Designers Use Data Visualization to Take the Numb Out of Numbers, hosted by In the Making, I’ve realized there’s so much more to it. It really […]

It’s been about 14 years since my last school project, which was all about ‘Mapping the Invisible’. Honestly, I don’t remember much about how I developed that project using mapping techniques. But recently, I had the opportunity to attend a really interesting talk on Circulative Mapping, hosted by Hanoi Ad Hoc and RMIT Vietnam. The […]

I visited the ‘Nát Giỏ Còn Bờ Tre’ exhibition by artist Trung Nghĩa. It was touching! To me, ‘Nát Giỏ Còn Bờ Tre’ is a powerful reminder that, even when things change or wear out, our roots and traditions stay strong. The bamboo used in the exhibition symbolizes this connection to our past and the strength […]

republi.sh is such a cool project by Behalf Studio. The team is bringing back and digitizing typefaces from Southern Vietnam in the 20th century, including those seen on hand-painted signs, colonial buildings, and old newspaper and book headlines. I love how they’re preserving the historical significance of these fonts and turning them into unique design pieces […]

I recently visited the installation art piece “Sài Gòn Phẳng” (Saigon, Flat View) hosted by Monosketch Art Space, which presented a simulation map of Saigon, showcasing its rivers, canals, and districts. I really liked the concept of the exhibition. The idea was to offer audiences a fresh perspective of Saigon by emphasizing its complex river […]