Sylvester is a multidisciplinary graphic designer with professional experience in art direction, brand identities, editorial design, information design and motion design. Apart from his commercial work, Sylvester's own practice lies in academic research on social design, focusing on the impact of graphic design on society and culture. Having a background in research allows him to, through design, critique current day sociopolitical issues and provoke audiences into questioning them. It also aids him in delivering to clients well-informed designs, which are socially conscious and current.

For work enquiry:
sylvestertan93@gmail.com

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Experience

Graphic Intern
Foreign Policy Design Group
May 2019 – August 2019

Graphic Design Intern
HJGHER
April 2018 – August 2018

Academic Researcher in Media Art
NTU School of Art, Design & Media
Year 2017 – 2018

Publicity & Publication Director
NTU School of Art, Design & Media
Year 2017 – 2018

Education

Bachelor of Fine Arts (B.F.A) in Visual Communication
NTU School of Art, Design & Media 
Year 2016 – Present

Diploma in Business (Merit)
School of Business, Temasek Polytechnic
Year 2011 – 2014

Achievement

Gongs Award 2019 — Bronze
Brand Identity Design for Design Pasar 2019
by Foreign Policy Design Group
Year 2019

Dean’s List 2017 – 2019
NTU College of Humanities, Arts, and Social Sciences
Year 2017 – 2019

“The Flow of Violence”
Best Media Design awarded by Nuvola Media Singapore
Year 2017 – 2018

Publication

Getai Kitsch: Reintepretation of Getai’s Aesthetic as Visual Language for Contemporary Culture 
NTU Final Year Design Project
Work-In-Progress

Curating for Art – Media Facade in Public Space
Published on NTU URECA Yearbook 2018
Year 2017 – 2018

Software Skill

Adobe Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Lightroom, Premiere Pro, After Effects, Cinema4D, FontLab, HTML/CSS.