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O is for Occupy

December 17th, 2011  |  by Cheryl  |  published in Explorations, Thesis

This was the image of students protesting in Paris, May 1968 which inspired Amandine Alessandra to begin her experimentation with human letters. It was when I decided to revisit this image in Massin’s Letter and Image, that I realized there was a very active movement happening among us right now, a movement that could really use Amandine’s [...]

Help me “Occupy with Type”!

December 15th, 2011  |  by Cheryl  |  published in Explorations, Thesis

As you know, I’ve disappeared for the last few months to study the relationship between the human body and typography for my thesis. I’ve been investigating the provocative and activist nature of this medium as well as the effect and experience of making and interpreting human letters. But so far I’ve only been an armchair [...]

A Visit to Wai Che Printing Company

July 6th, 2010  |  by Cheryl  |  published in Explorations, Writing

A great thing about moving back to Hong Kong after four years, is being able to rediscover the city again as an adult and find new treasures. One of these is Wing Lee Street in Sheung Wan district–an old street retaining its original 1960s flavour–which gained a lot of attention after the award-winning movie, Echoes of [...]

Embracing Social Media

January 26th, 2010  |  by Cheryl  |  published in Explorations, Media

It’s kind of amazing that on the Internet, anyone can become somebody. Beauty gurus, celebrity bloggers and all sorts of small businesses have emerged with the help of the Internet. While I was a student, I didn’t always see the point of vain video-blogging, but as a young professional, I am beginning to understand how [...]

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