ASSIGNMENT 2 - DESIGN CULTURE IN MALAYSIA by SHA / Shuqi / Whatever https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS en-us 2018-04-01 07:35:18 UTC 2026-03-22 21:52:30 UTC hello@padlet.com TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247647964 - a packaging design based on Malaysian elements
- in a form of a box
- used for souvenir packaging in souvenir shops in airports

Target Audience: Tourists
Location: Airports
Why?: There's not a lot of designed-packaging for souvenirs. Instead of only the souvenir in the package being 'Malaysian', why not make the whole thing 'Malaysian'.]]> 2018-04-01 07:54:42 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247647964 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649384 2018-04-01 08:30:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649384 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649405 2018-04-01 08:31:14 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649405 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649445 2018-04-01 08:32:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649445 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649490 2018-04-01 08:33:17 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247649490 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668382 2018-04-01 13:45:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668382 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668769
  • Southeast Asian (on top of Singapore literally)
  • Peninsula (West Malaysia) + top part of Borneo (East Malaysia)
  • 13 states + 3 federal territories
  • Capital: Kuala Lumpur
  • Main 3 races: Malay (50%), Chinese (23%), Indian (7%)
  • Others: Orang Asli (20%)
  • 31 million people
  • Currency: Ringgit

    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:51:43 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668769     COLONIALISM TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668813
  • 19th Century = Malaya became a colony of the imperial British empire
  • Malay rulers losing power, Chinese immigrants work in tin mines (owned by British people)
  • Villages become European-style streets
  • Graphic Design was used as a strategy to promote British enterprise
  • Creating the identity of British Malaya

    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:52:30 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668813     OCCUPATION TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668827
  • Japanese occupation of Malaya
  • All printed media are turned into Japanese propaganda
  • Uses heavy Japanese symbolism (like the rising sun) to wipeout imperial 
  • British imperialism icons
  • Control and Influencing the citizens
  • Promotion of Japanese values
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:52:36 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668827     EMERGENCY TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668831
  • Malaya went back to the hands of the British
  • Graphic design leans towards nationalism
  • Through media communication and ideology
  • Diversity of styles
  • Building a new national identity
  • Both commercials and political graphics were equally developed
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:52:39 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668831     INDEPENDENCE TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668836
  • Shaping the Malaysian identity
  • Symbolism, aesthetics and social-political values were contested and 
  • influenced what is Malaysian design and what is not
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:52:44 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668836     News: The Times of Malaya TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668892
  • Started by J I Phillips in 1903
  • Further the interest in mining, planting and mercantile of the Malay States
  • First published in March 9, 1904
  • Citizens contribute their thoughts to the development of Ipoh
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:53:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247668892     Poster: Romantic Malaya TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669030
  • Printed on the 1930s 
  • Issued by Federated Malay State Railways
  • Illustrated by J.R. Charton (English artist)
  • Charton specializes in Malayan sceneries
  • Made illustrations for geography books
  • Archive be found in National Library in Singapore 
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:56:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669030     Belajarlah! Pakailah! Sikho! Istemal Karo! Bahasa Nippon! TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669204
  • Printed on the 1940s 
  • Used as a persuasion for the locals to learn Japanese language
  • Also to adopt Japanese culture
  • Languages used: Chinese and Malay
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 13:59:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669204     Engo Saiken and Konan Saiken TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669253
  • Money raising scheme by the Japanese
  • Selling of lottery tickets
  • Government employees were required to purchase them
  • Was up till 1945 to distress war victims
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:00:04 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669253     Signage: White Area TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669576
  • Located in Malacca from the Emergency Period
  • White Area = communist free area
  • No images, no colour, only bold sans serif text
  • To attract attention
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:05:49 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669576     INTRO TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669887
  • European styled architecture + modifications to accommodate the climate and weather of Malaya/Malaysia
  • Malay, Classical Portuguese, Dutch, English and Chinese
  • Mostly seen in Kuala Lumpur, Malacca, and Penang
  • Spread across Malaya from Penang/Singapore
  • Has variations from one another depending on the majority race
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:10:37 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669887     KUALA LUMPUR SHOP HOUSES TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669920 Utilitarian (1884 – 1900s)
    • Wooden beams with heavy pillars
    • Simple wooden windows
    • Replaced with brick and mortar wall + 2-3 windows
    • Added fanlights to the windows

    Neo-Classical (1900s – 1930s)
    • Usually 3 stories high
    • neo-gothic, baroque, Palladian and renaissance
    • Greek/Roman columns and very decorated windows

    Art Deco (1930s – 1940s)
    • Strong horizontal/vertical lines
    • Geometric shapes
    • Shanghai Plaster + concrete flag poles
    • Example: OCBC KL branch
    ]]>     2018-04-01 14:11:19 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247669920     KUALA LUMPUR VILLAS TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670282
  • (mostly) Built by Chinese businessmen
  • Strong influence by European architecture after staying there
  • Implemented feng shui practice 
  • (orientation of the building, decos and symbolisms)
  • Making it European/Chinese style architecture
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:18:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670282     PALLADIAN VILLAS TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670325
  • Existed in England from 1710-1750
  • From Italian renaissance by Andrea Palladio (from the 1500s)
  • Bok Mansion / Pakistani Embassy
  • These 2 were built by British officers
  • Symmetrical, very European than Chinese
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:18:54 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670325     WISMA LOKE TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670524
  • Wisma Loke (Now Loke mansion after renovation)
  • Built by Chinese tin miner’s Chow Ah Loke’s family in 1885
  • Sold to Loke Yew
  • European style exterior (symmetry and decorated balcony with iron)
  • Chinese styled ventilators and windows
  • Chinese figures and sculptures
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:22:30 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670524     MODERN ARCHITECTURE TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670789
  • A lot of Islamic and Malay influence/elements
  • as Malaysia is a Islamic nation despite it being multicultural/multiracial
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:26:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670789     ISLAMIC / MALAY TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670878 Telekom tower – Bamboo
    • Inspired from traditional Malay items
    • 1980s to 1990s
    • Islamic geometric motifs
    • Looks like a place of worship from the outside but it’s not
    ]]>     2018-04-01 14:27:41 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247670878     LATE MODERNISM TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671184 Petronas Twin Towers
    • Designed by Cesar Pelli
    • 452 meters high, 88 floors
    • From top view: Islamic geometry motives
    • From street view: postmodern view
    ]]>     2018-04-01 14:32:48 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671184     TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671240 2018-04-01 14:33:48 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671240 INTRO TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671446 First stage - 1933, by a company operating out of Singapore

    Second stage - 1940s, most films were Indian/Filipino made

    Third stage - 1950s, Singapore-based but was damaged due to independence, Indonesian made films were popular

    Fourth stage -  1980s, recovering stage

    Fifth stage - covered a lot of themes, and made non-Malay films significant for once

    ]]>     2018-04-01 14:37:02 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671446     P. Ramlee TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671460
  • aka Tan Sri Datuk Amar Teuku Zakaria bin Teuku Nyak Putih
  • Malaysian film actor, director, singer, songwriter, composer, and producer.
  • Produced 66 films + 401 songs
  • Stars in his own movies and composes most of the soundtracks
  • Known for Bujang Lapok or Dowdy Bachelors series.
  • Talent recognized across the international stage (Hong Kong, Japan etc) won best soundtrack in 3rd Asian film festival in Hong Kong and best male lead in 4th Asian film festival in Tokyo.
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:37:21 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671460     TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671548 2018-04-01 14:38:47 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671548 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671562 2018-04-01 14:39:03 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671562 Chiu Keng Guan TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671577
  • aka Zhou Qing Yuan 周青元
  • Malaysian film director
  • Initially a graphic designer, then moved to fine arts then film production
  • Attended Beijing Film Academy
  • Known for making Lunar New Year-based movies under Astro Shaw
  • 大日子 WooHoo! (2010), 天天好天 Great Day (2011), 一路有你 The Journey (2014), Ola Bola (2016)
  • Uses non-actors and amateur actors in his movies, esp in The Journey/Ola Bola
  • Emotional/Family-orientated movies
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:39:17 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671577     TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671663 2018-04-01 14:40:35 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671663 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671708 2018-04-01 14:41:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671708 Yasmin Ahmad TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671716
  • Film Director/Writer/Screenwriter
  • Makes television commercials (Petronas ads)
  • Themes: Cross cultural barriers, family love etc
  • Highly controversial: shows forbidden events and relationships
    • ]]>     2018-04-01 14:41:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671716     TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671847 2018-04-01 14:42:59 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247671847 Jimmy Choo TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676407 -         Penang born
    -         His father is also a shoemaker
    -         He made his first pair of shoes at the age of 11
    -         He moved to England and opened his first store in Hackney in 1986
    -         Within 2 years his work was featured in an 8 page spread in vogue magazine
    -       His company started with handmade shoes and after partnering with Tamara Yeardye Mellon, an editor for Vogue, his shoes became ready-to-wear by signing contracts with Italian factories and opened his first Boutique shop in London
    -       Became a Malaysia tourism ambassador in 2009-2010, Minster of Tourism Dato Sri Dr Ng Yen Yen finds that it’s a way to bring in more awareness that Malaysia is creative and being recognized worldwide for talents
    ]]>     2018-04-01 15:49:24 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676407     Hijjas bin Kasturi TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676438  -     Born in Singapore in 1936
    -     Studied at the University of Adelaide
    -     Owns Hijjas Kasturi Associates
    -     Postmodern style
    -     Has designed many buildings in Kuala Lumpur 
    -       Wisma Equity 
    -       Menara Maybank
    -       Tabung Haji
    -       Telekom Tower
    ]]>     2018-04-01 15:50:06 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676438     Yasmin Ahmad TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676445 -       Film Director/Writer/Screenwriter
    -      Used to be a
    copywriter for Ogilvy 
    -      Makes television
    commercials (Petronas ads)
    -      Themes: Cross
    cultural barriers, family love etc
    -      Highly controversial:
    shows forbidden events and relationships
    -       Known work: Sepet
    -       Romance between a Malay girl (Orked) and a Chinese boy (Jason), sepet = slit eyes of the Chinese in this context
    -       The story she tells breaks the social norm of Malaysian society and as well as showcases multiracial and multicultural Malaysia
    ]]>     2018-04-01 15:50:15 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676445     Datuk Mohammad Nor Khalid / Lat TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676786 -       Cartoonist, created the Kampung Boy series that portrays Malaysian village life and is sold worldwide, translated into 14 languages
    -       A Malaysian icon
    -       Malaysian comic industry began to skyrocket after he became a full time comic artist in 1974, he made comic artists in Malaysia to be more respected since.
    -       His comic style explores the diversity of Malaysia with different races interacting with each other, back then comics in Malaysia were race-biased and were negative towards other races. 
    -       awarded the Arts and Culture Prize of the Fukuoka Asian Culture Prizes in 2002
    -       Two Air Asia aircraft 737 and an Airbus with his cartoon characters were used to promote Malaysia to the world. 
    ]]>     2018-04-01 15:55:27 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247676786     Evelyn Hendry luceve https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247715248 1) Are there anything that is original in Malaysia and not copied from Indonesia or anywhere else?

    2) What is Jimmy Choo influenced by?

    3) What are Malaysian elements like?

    ]]>     2018-04-02 01:07:00 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247715248     Questoins apriciaayyy https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247716206 1. How is Jimmy Choo related to the Malaysian design culture?

    2. How has Colonialism affected the design culture of Malaysia

    3. Do you think that the malaysian flight conspiracy was staged by the government?

    3. What are some aspects of Malaysian culture that are influenced by other countries?]]>     2018-04-02 01:20:18 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247716206     Min smmonica3476 https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247716945 1)What are the most possible changes that occurred in graphic design  after the independence?

    2)What do u think is the most identical feature of Malaysian movies compared to others?]]>     2018-04-02 01:26:09 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247716945     https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247717195 1. What has been the impact of Malaysia's tourism campaigns such as "Malaysia Boleh" for the country's design culture? 

    ]]>     2018-04-02 01:28:45 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247717195     audygisella https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247718274 1. Did the graphic design of Malaysia get influence from other powerful country? (USA, UK, etc)

    2. What kind of Jimmy Choo's work that influence Malaysia? and why?

    3. What is the traditional architecture of Malaysia? and how they protect it in modern life?]]>     2018-04-02 01:39:07 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247718274     imesem2 https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247718933 1. When in design; Do you think Malaysia is a lot more traditional in their approach even when trying to be modern about it?

    2. What are KL shop houses ? what makes it different from houses ?

    3.

    ]]>     2018-04-02 01:46:30 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247718933     Question f16dm0671 https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247719938 1. What is Yasmin influenced by?
    2. What is twin tower in KL influenced by
    3. Is there anything from Singapore was influenced by Malaysia? ]]>     2018-04-02 01:58:32 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247719938     f16dm0891 https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247720185 if the telekom tower is not a place to worship then what is it for?

    ]]>     2018-04-02 02:01:27 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247720185     f16dm0712 https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247720479 what is the twin tower know for?
    where do Malaysia design inflection from?]]>     2018-04-02 02:04:16 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247720479     f16dm0569 https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247720510 1. How was Graphic Design used to promote British enterprise?
    2. What are some of Yasmin Ahmad's best works?
    3.What makes the Petronas Twin Towers iconic ?]]>     2018-04-02 02:04:32 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/247720510     Yuna TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/249124853 -     aka Yunalis binti Mat Zara’ai
    -     born in Alor Setar, Kedah
    -     has a degree in Law
    -     started writing songs at age 14, performed at 19
    -     2012, got recognized by an American indie label and since then became famous, has her album on the top charts in iTunes, received National Youth Icon award
    -     First Malaysian artist to cross into the international music industry, inspired many Asian (Malaysian) singers to do the same
    -     Her tunes are influenced from old Malay films despite it being in English.
    ]]>     2018-04-06 06:56:58 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/249124853     TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/249549519 2018-04-08 16:19:35 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/249549519 TShuqi https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/249549609 2018-04-08 16:20:31 UTC https://padlet.com/TShuqi/DCMAS/wish/249549609