Cindy Tay

A multidisciplinary creative specialising in communication design and illustration with a background in early childhood education. 

I strive to bring new ideas to the table and to see them come to life. I'm always excited to explore new things in the world of design. Creating designs that inspire and evoke positive emotions is my aspiration.

Graphic Design Intern at Big 3 Media (Jul 2022 - Oct 2022)

Interned under Ctrl D, Big 3 Media's sister company.

My main role as an intern was to help out in designing upcoming projects such as social media posts, collaterals, animation style frames and UI design from clients. Most projects require me to collaborate and work together with various different departments from the company, such as the animation and motion graphics team.

Part Time Art Educator at My Art School (previously Muzart) (Dec 2020 - Feb 2023) 

Educate children from 3 - 12 years old on basic to intermediate art skills.

Other than educating children, I also communicated with parents to update them on their child's progress in class.

Freelance Graphic Designer & Illustrator (Oct 2018 - Feb 2019)

Short term illustrator and graphic designer. 
Clients include Health Promotion Board and Starbucks

What I've done:
• Character design
• Layout design
• Photo retouching

Graphic Design Intern at Singapore Philatelic Museum (Jul 2017 - Oct 2017)

Layout design for museum’s marketing and promotional collaterals. Collaborated with curators and writers to plan and develop the museum’s next event. 

Some of my responsibilities include:
• Poster design for museum's upcoming events
• Postcard design for museum's gift shop
• Social media post design
• Newspaper article layout
• Exhibition decal design
• Daily museum checks to make sure exhibition pieces are in place
• Event helper

University of the Arts London - Design Practice (Aug 2021 - May 2023)

A collaborative degree with Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts (NAFA) and University of the Arts London (UAL). During my time here at UAL and NAFA, I have done various collaborative projects with people from different design disciplines, dabbled on a variety of design projects such as service design, product design, graphic design and future design; some of these projects were done in collaboration with live clients like GovTech and the National Healthcare Group (NHG).