SYNERGY: CREATIVE TECH FRINGE (DESIGN EDITION)

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
“Designing the Future” Human Library will focus on liveable and loveable Singapore and will feature 8 “human books” across four dynamic tracks: “Space”, “Product”, “Accessibility” and “Art”. Four speakers will be featured for 30 minutes, and each ticket covers an hour-long session of conversations with eight “books”.

Ars Electronica sharing
The representatives from the BeFantastic-organised group and NUS Interactive Materials Lab will share their experience at the biggest art and technology festival in the world! It will cover the process, the programmes, international trends, and comments on future attendance. Featuring Debbie Ding (artist) / Clement Zheng (NUS Interactive Materials Lab) / Kamya Ramachandran (BeFantastic)

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

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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