In June 2023, at National Design Centre, we held a workshop for 6 – 12 year olds to discover the limitless realm of AI-powered visuals. Conducted by a UX Designer and Creative Coder, the 2 hour workshop covered conceptualisation and storyboarding, keyword, and advanced prompting. Participants proudly walked away with their own framed picture of more...
Singapore, 22 May 2023. A 2022 Smart Wealth study revealed that 55.2% of Singaporeans say they are financially illiterate. The Financial Educators Council states that “Early financial literacy teaches kids how to have a good relationship with money, an invaluable lifelong skill that won’t ever be forgotten”. By 2025, most students in Singapore will be more...
Asia’s largest GIF festival merges Art, Technology, and Social Impact to challenge perceptions through more than 80 GIFs by visionary local and international Creatives. Singapore, 18 May 2023 – Now showing at the National Design Centre, GIFFEST III by EYEYAH! (18 May – 26 August 2023) brings together more than 80 animated Gifs by local more...
The collection of 15 posters is curated by EYEYAH! as a part of a program supported by the DesignSingapore Council. To celebrate Earth Day on 22 April 2023, EYEYAH! is offering a collection of 15 A2 posters free to schools across the world. The social enterprise has commissioned 13 illustrators from six countries including UK, more...
EYEYAH! Has published an in-depth report of the 2022/23 school-based program that uses illustrations and slow looking to foster conversations around mental health. The report covers an overview of the problem, the visual learning approach, the results, and the next steps. We would like to thank our sponsors DesignSingapore Council, The James Dyson Foundation, and more...
EYEYAH! Presents a fun and interactive Assembly Talk that uses illustrations and animations to build Design Thinking skills. Supported by DesignSingapore Council. As the need to instil design sensibilities in the young becomes an increasingly more important focus in education, EYEYAH! Has developed an Assembly program that uses eye-catching animations, detailed illustrations, and a ‘learn more...
The EYEYAH! pop-up museum that uses illustration to provoke conversation around mental health is touring venues and schools in Singapore and will be at Temasek Shophouse, a social impact hub in the heart of Singapore, from 5 December 2022 – 4 February 2023. Curated by EYEYAH!, the exhibition showcases 40 world-class artworks by contemporary digital more...
Supported by DesignSingapore Council in 2021/22, Learning by Design was a pilot program to support school-based integration of design thinking into the curriculum. As one of five pilot program partners, EYEYAH! was partnered with Chongfu Primary school as program partner for the Applied Learning Program, with emphasis on developing creative confidence and divergent thinking abilities more...
MENTAL: Colours of Wellbeing is not an exhibition about mental illness, treatments, or cures. It is a welcoming place where you can confront societal bias and stereotypes around mental health. MENTAL invites you to embark on an intimate and personal journey that explores the many ways of being, surviving and making connections, that have become increasingly important to more...
4,000 Singapore Secondary School Students to learn about Mental Health through Slow Looking. A pilot programme developed by EYEYAH!, and co-presented by the DesignSingapore Council with the support of The James Dyson Foundation uses illustration to provoke thought and discussions around mental health and resilience. Titled “Look Deep”, the programme showcases 40 illustrations and animations more...
EYEYAH! has partnered with What’s Up, the Singapore newspaper for students, which is read by 25,000 children across 50 schools. The partnership sees the launch of a new series known as ‘How to use your eyes’, encouraging young readers to become more observant and get better at reading images. Every month, EYEYAH! curates an artwork more...
What can education borrow from advertising? “When you take something from a highly creative industry and use its effectiveness and its ability to affect change, it’s really strong and provocative, and exactly what’s needed to provoke the change that’s needed for the next generation.” EYEYAH! Co-founder and Creative Director Steve Lawler. Thank you to the more...
Did you know that the sea covers over 2/3 of the Earth’s surface and that more than 80% of world trade is seaborne? The Sea Show, created in conjunction with Maritime and Port Authority of Singapore (MPA) was a visually stimulating and thought-provoking experience for kids and kidults to learn about the ocean. Featuring the more...
EYEYAH! is excited to announce our upcoming exhibition “The Incredible Magical Moving Sticker Exhibition” at Singapore Art Week 2021. In what could be the first exhibition of its kind, you – the members of the publicreations and land yourself a spot in our exhibition over Singapore Art Week 22 January – 30 January 2021. Participating more...
The fake news quiz poses 20 illustrated News headlines, genuine ones, and fake ones invented by EYEYAH!’s network of young fans. Timed specifically to launch in schools as an end of exams activity, the quiz is designed to improve critical thinking and awareness around fake news. Supported by a toolkit containing a series of in-class more...
To commemorate the 50th Anniversary of Earth Day, we collaborated with Nickelodeon to create a 10-part animated series of public service announcements (PSA) to draw children’s attention to environmental issues. The PSA, which will be in English, will air on the Nickelodeon channel across Asia from 22 April, and will also be on Nickelodeon’s Facebook more...
It’s finally Christmas week and it’s time to get into the swing of things! We’ve got a few suggestions on what you can do with your kids to get into the holiday mood or to keep the spirit going the days after! OneSci-sational Christmas at the Science Centre Join the elves at Santa’s workshop as more...
We designed a collection of limited edition re-usable shopping bags, featuring eye-catching graphics. 15,000 bags were sold out within a few months. This was supported by pop-up workshops for children in store and a collaboration with food blogger and chef from ‘Fusspot and Foodie’ to create a series of kid-friendly healthy recipes. Curatorial Approach: to more...
“It’s like magic.” Originally from Thailand, Nagoya-based Artist 3LAND specialises in creating characters and imaginative worlds. Inspired by his family and his new-born son, 3LAND’s creations are accessible and fun for kids. We spoke to 3LAND, with questions from a 12-year-old, to find out more about his life as an artist. How long have you been an more...
“Never grow up.” “Just keep drawing! Just keep being creative!” Spanish illustrator, Cesc Grané, has travelled all over the world – he has lived in Barcelona, Qatar, and is currently based in Tokyo. His experiences and adventures have shaped his artwork, resulting in a unique character style and essence. He employs a variety of techniques more...
To raise awareness of Safer Internet Day on the 5th of Feb 2019, we partnered with Nickelodeon to air a 10-part animated series of public-service announcements. We worked with 10 illustrators with diverse styles from Singapore, Thailand, Australia, the United Kingdom and France, to create artworks that would educate children on the benefits and dangers more...
Make Something! “Just make something! Anything! It doesn’t matter what it is, or if it makes sense or if people even like it.” Queensland based artist and former high-school art teacher, Chloe Bennett, has worked with EYEYAH! on more than one occasion — she’s contributed illustrations to issues 01 and 02, and we arranged her more...
Photo and article by Amos Mak. Full article here: https://www.zaobao.com.sg/news/fukan/crossroad/story20180723-877336
‘Philosophy for children’ Also known as P4C, this is a movement that aims to develop children’s cognitive, social and emotional development. P4C is not a lecture-style ‘class’. Students and teachers rather sit together (usually in a circle) and, after establishing an intellectually-safe learning environment, discuss simple yet thought-provoking topics, many of which are child generated. more...
Congratulations to Esther Goh, who topped the ‘professional editorial’ category at the World Illustration Awards (WIA) for her wonderfully detailed ‘EMOJIWORLD’, featured in Issue 01. The idea behind her work is a theme park that contains as many Emojis as possible. WIA is a highly respected and hugely visible platform, important to the world of more...
We commissioned South Korean illustrator Bang Sang Ho to create these beautiful colouring-sheets that were handed over Easter weekend at Gallery & Co, the cafe and retail space at National Gallery Singapore. Can you spot the 12 hidden Easter eggs?
The founders of EYEYAH! were interviewed on First Look Asia about their long-term vision to introduce creativity and creative thinking to children in Singapore and across the world. Interview here:
EYEYAH! has partnered with Asia’s leading cyber wellness and media literacy consultancy Kingmaker to bring our visuals to school children across Singapore. Kingmaker has been running a range of programs to impart responsible internet usage to primary, secondary school children and their parents since 2012. Their robust curriculum gives children a critical insight into how the more...
What is EYEYAH?EYEYAH! is an art platform that uses art and design as a vehicle to engage children in a visual conversation about social issues.It is a social enterprise with a long-term vision to raise the level of creativity in education. Where does the name come from?It comes from the colloquial Term ‘AIYAH!’ Which is more...