By 2025, most primary school students in Singapore will be able to use e-payment instead of cash when they buy food and drinks or items from the bookshop. As we move more into a cashless society, understanding the basics of financial literacy is more important than ever. Supported by POSB, EYEYAH! presents an engaging and more...
The relationship between art and mental health is well documented. Engaging in artistic activities may help reduce stress, anxiety, and improve overall well-being. We worked with the lead Art and CCE teachers at Yumin primary to custom design a post PSLE programme about social media and wellbeing. Using EYEYAH! Signature visual approach, we led an more...
We offer a host of programmes including IPW/ALP Curricula, Educator Training, Assembly Talks and Workshops. All our programs use a visual approach with a collection of specially curated illustrations and a slow looking approach to prompt conversation. This is supported by games, puzzles, apps and quizzes to retain attention and make learning fun. A device more...
CyberGrime is a comprehensive toolkit to run a student or educator led conversation about online harms. The toolkit is supported by Meta and free for educators and youth ambassadors. Using eye-catching illustrations, we cover relatable and relevant topics that are essential for digital native youths. Our open conversation approach makes sensitive topics such as cyberbullying more...
This is a recap of the learning outcomes from EYEYAH! x POSB primary school program. Parents and guardians can show the student the illustrations to prompt recall and conversation. “Invisible” money, digital transactions, differences between digital cash physical cash, credit card and debit card. The distinction between Needs VS Wants Take our Needs VS Wants more...
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...
“If you put a frog in a pot of boiling water, it will instantly leap out. But if you put it in warm water and slowly boil it, the frog won’t jump out.” The Boiling Frog story serves as a metaphor to call out the current inadequate actions taken to tackle climate change for if more...
The international stakeholders of the OECD Future of Education and Skills 2030 project highlight three foundations as particularly important: Cognitive foundations, which include literacy and numeracy, upon which digital literacy and data literacy can be built Health foundations, including physical and mental health, and well-being Social and emotional foundations, including moral and ethics These core more...
When was the last time you spent time truly observing your surroundings, the tiny details of an object or even the invisible atmosphere of a place or situation? Observation is an important skill for everyone from designers to lawyers and doctors. But in the fast-paced age of devices and information overload, the practice and refinement more...
In June 2022, 33 teachers from SJI Jr. took part in a half-day visually led interactive workshop that used illustrations to take participants on a journey of how a designer thinks and solves problems, with emphasis on developing creative confidence and critical thinking skills. Content: Introduction and warm-up. Visual literacy: practise slow looking & observation. more...
EYEYAH! artists ran a series of workshops with secondary school art students Tanglin Trust School. Students got to experiment with new techniques and learn how to add meaning and complexity to their mixed-media work. In the first ‘Conceptual Collage’ workshops, students re-purposed old magazines and newspapers to construct meaningful collages inspired by the theme of more...
We worked with Meta Japan to commission a series of illustrations for Instagram Safety Guide 2022. Aimed at the Japanese public, the guide strives to represent the LGBTQ+, Women and Disabled communities in an inclusive and non-stereotypical manner. Our approach was to commission visually exciting and positive representations of these communities that encourage people to more...
Supported by DesignSingapore Council and Nickelodeon Asia. Pop-up address: Kult Kafe, 200 Turf Club Road, #01-19B The Grandstand, Singapore 287994 Opening hours: 3pm – 12am Weds to Friday 9am – 12am Saturday 9am – 1030pm SundayMonday & Tuesday closed Exhibition opens to public on Sat 2 April and runs until 3 July 2022. The free more...
Anxiety is one of the fastest growing mental disorders in the world today. Oxford University research revealed 7-14yrs children chose “Anxiety” as their word of the year for 2021. This rise can be largely attributed to increased digital consumption and the fast-paced nature of today’s living. Online culture has led to a wealth of issues more...
Based on 40 years combined experience working with images to communicate ideas and address social issues, the founders of EYEYAH! have designed an interactive workshop that uses digital art and animations to spark discussion about complex topics such as internet safety, sustainability and mental health. Participants creative muscles will be re-awakened in this high-energy, highly memorable workshop that can 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...
We collaborated with home-grown sushi chain Maki-San to launch our first healthy eating focused pop-up in Parkway Parade in East Singapore. We transformed the Maki-San space located in Parkway Parade with EYEYAH! signature bright colours, with featured works from local artist such as HelloPingu and Adeline Tan. Each touchpoint was designed with engaging and educational 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...
Nickelodeon Academy of Smarts (NAOS) is a series of workshops and roadshows to nurture each individual child’s ‘smart’ skills. We conceptualised a program of unique workshops ranging from GIF design to digital music making and a series of task sheets inspired by each of the 8 Smarts. Curatorial Approach: Each workshop is ran by a 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...
To commemorate the 200th anniversary of the founding of modern Singapore, we worked with National Arts Council to create a series of drop-in activities and workshops inspired by the two artworks – The Time Zone by Robert Zhao and Crossing Shores by Speak Cryptic – that were commissioned for the event. These activities include head 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...
In conjunction with National Day, we did a pop-up at Kids21 Dempsey with live silkscreening of limited edition National Day designs. Held on the weekend of 3rd and 4th August 2019, kids were invited to help and learn about the creative process.
Held over 2 weekends at Gillman Barracks, EYEPOP! is a kid-friendly pop art show that invites us to see the every-day world from a new perspective. Our opening weekend was held in conjunction with Art Day Out! and saw kids and kidults alike experience the weird & wonderful world of YeahYeahChloe.
On GIF Fest’s Family Day, we held a stop motion GIF-making workshop for kids. We had more than 50 children join us over two sessions to create fun Claymation GIFs. We taught them the basics of Stop Motion, and guided them through simple sculpting with the clay. They all had great ideas, and managed to more...
EYEYAH! had the honour of being invited to hold a digital collage workshop at the Apple store in Orchard as part of Today at Apple. With roughly 30 excited kids, and their parents, in attendance, we went through how to use the basic tools of Procreate to make their own Internet collage out of 3Land 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...
We collaborated with MeshMinds to create an AR experience of our ugly vegetable family, that premiered at ArtScience Museum in March 2019. Kids and adults alike could place the larger-than-life ugly vegetables in their environment, drawing awareness to the issue of food waste.
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...
Street Superior Festival was a gathering of subcultures across Sneakers, Streetwear, Music, Digital and Street Art occupying 60,000 sq ft of raw industrial space at the historic Pasir Panjang ‘A’ Powerhouse. Since the event took place at the end of October, we decided to transform our space into a pop-up Halloween Art Show, for kids 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?
As part of Singapore Design Week, EYEYAH! created an immersive art exhibition for children, themed around the Internet. We completely transformed a terraced house in the Chip Bee district of Singapore, covering the space with art and transforming each of the rooms into a different experience. We were delighted to welcome thousands of people over more...
We worked with the Grade 5 art teachers at UWC Dover Court to run a collage workshop on the dangers of the internet. Students were shown the work of famous collage artists as inspiration and then given a selection of magazines as raw materials. Through layering and juxtaposition, the students created these beautiful, thought-provoking pieces more...
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...
EYEYAH! was one of the collectives invited to create an interactive installation for the ‘MeshMinds Art xTech for good’ showcase at Singapore’s ArtScience Museum in January 2018. We created a ‘Where’s Wally’ VR experience, where participants had to find the hidden tiger inside the wonderfully detailed worlds of 3Land and Esther Goh.
EYEYAH! organised a GIF making workshop at Singapore’s first GIF FEST. Using a combination of stop-motion technique and collage, kids of all ages learnt how to make their own GIFs. We also worked with Javier Arres, a guest artist from Spain to create beautifully detailed colouring-in sheets that people could take home.
As parents ourselves, we highly respect the privacy of your children using our apps. We do NOT collect personal information of your child. We only collect anonymous statistics of the usage of the app to understand it better, its usability and to improve the app. We do not collect any other information such as: name, more...
