SYNERGY: CREATIVE TECH FRINGE (DESIGN EDITION)

ORGANISED BY

DATES

28 Sep 2024

OPENING HOURS

1.00pm – 9.00pm

ADMISSION

Free with Registration

ORGANISED BY

DATES

28 Sep 2024

OPENING HOURS

1.00pm – 9.00pm

ADMISSION

Free with Registration

ABOUT

Synergy is a creative tech event and platform that brings together the worlds of art and technology. As part of Singapore Design Week, the role of design will be highlighted within the creative technology space. Relevant topics include but are not limited to UX and UI design, interaction design, industrial design, game design, spatial design, design research, etc.

Roundtables (invite-only)
Small, private group conversations centred around specific questions or issues urgent to the community, with notes and takeaways published after. The topic to be discussed is: “How can design agencies ensure sustainable revenue streams and explore alternative business models in a landscape increasingly shaped by AI?”
Roundtable leaders: Jake Tan (Serial) and Raja V (Kult)

Human Library: Designing the Future
As part of the ‘People of Design’ theme, this human library will focus on liveable and loveable Singapore and will feature 8 “human books” from four tracks: “Generative/Eco/Urban”, “Business/Product”, “Healthcare/Accessibility”, and “Art/Immersive”. Four designers will be featured for 30 minutes, with each ticket covering an hour-long session with eight “books”.

Creative Tech PechaKucha
This popular programme format has been rotated among various creative technology groups since 2023. This edition challenges the prevailing notion that the experimental and the impactful seldom intersect. Speakers will explore the paradox of “experimental impact” and demonstrate that avant-garde explorations are not only compatible with effectiveness but can even enrich it.
Organising partner: Yeo Ker Siang

Venue partner Alma House is a new-to-market serviced apartment concept located steps away from the Singapore River in the new lifestyle destination of New Bahru. Alma House is a dwelling for the culturally curious and socially conscious. Whether accommodating solos, groups, business professionals, couples, families, or temporary nomads, Alma House will provide a unique stay where individuals can seamlessly blend living, working and leisure pursuits.

ORGANISER

Tusitala

Tusitala is a Singapore-based digital storytelling studio that creates novel literary experiences. They produce creative projects that are interactive, fun, and meaningful, reimagining the future of reading where art meets tech.

CO-ORGANISER

BeFantastic

BeFantastic is a TechArt platform that engages a vibrant international community of TechArt creators and experts to push the boundaries of technology and the arts. It focuses on making through an annual international fellowship, and showcasing through a marquee festival titled FutureFantastic.

CONTACT

Name: Rina Koh
Email Address: rina@tusitalabooks.com

Top image : Image courtesy of Tusitala

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