About
This publication brings together early conversations and reflections on how designers and educators engage with criticality in teaching and practice, amid a neoliberal economy and rapid technological change. It opens up questions around the tensions between educational aims and professional realities, inviting readers to consider the ongoing inquiry into how criticality is being understood and negotiated within Singapore’s evolving design landscape.

Editors
Candice Ng, Justin Zhuang and Vanessa Ban

With Contributions From
Abdul Basit Khan
Darius Ou
Death of Typography
Deric Shen
Gideon Kong
Hans Tan
Hera Winata
Izyanti Asa’ari
Martin Chen & Kim Nguyen
Matthijs Rikken & Debby Yu
Melvin Tan
Micca Teo
Pann Lim
Randy Yeo
Sean Kelvin Khoo
Shannon Lim
Vikas Kailankaje
Yasser Suratman
Yeo Ker Siang

Acknnowledements
The editors would like to express their sincere gratitude to the following individuals and organisations for their invaluable support:

Berny Tan and Siobhan Tang (Singapore Art Museum), Michelle Au (Tofu Design), the Singapore Art Museum Design Research Fellowship, and all the contributors involved in the publication.

Their generosity, insight and time were instrumental in the development of this publication.

Book design by
Studio Vanessa Ban

Publisher
In Plain Words is a Singapore independent publishing house by Justin Zhuang and Sheere Ng. It produces readable writing in a variety of engaging formats to effectively communicate ideas.