Growing up in Singapore while pursuing a creative dream was tough. It wasn’t something that was highly encouraged. The avenues to pursue such endeavors were scarce and on top of that, there’s generally a stigma about the artistic types being those who have failed academically. I was one of the lucky ones. Sadly, many have simply given up their dreams.
When we came back to Singapore after more than 2 decades abroad, we wanted to make sure kids like me didn’t have to go through the same emotional challenges as well as the lack of exposure to possibilities.
As such, my wife and I co-founded a creative academy for children in Singapore called CREATOPIA. This academy taps into experts within the creative industry to conduct creative workshops which help expose kids to the different facets of the creative business but also to inspire creative problem-solving skills. Its sole purpose is to keep children's natural creative flame from being extinguished by academia.
When we first landed in Sydney, our curiosity led us to chat with a bunch of creative folks across culture. Fascinating stuff. We were so inspired by what we heard, we decided to create a book to share that knowledge. We decided to do the same when we got to Singapore.
Legendary designer David Carson helped create the logo for it.
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