Trophy design strikes a chord with Vasantham panel

Muhd Farhan, posing with winning trophy design

By Tiew Xinyi, Year 2, Diploma in Industral Design

Two students from the School of Design in Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) received honorary awards from Mediacorp representatives last Thursday for winning a trophy design competition co-organised by Vasantham Central. The winning entry titled ‘Jayem’ (Victory) was designed by Muhd Farhan and Huang Zi Yen from Diploma in Industrial Design. Farhan has since graduated and Zi Yen is currently a Year 3 student. The duo were very pleasantly surprised and felt literally speechless when they received a call to inform them of the good news, because they felt that there was tough competition. They also expressed gratitude towards their mentors for their guidance.

When asked to describe their design, Farhan said that their design represents the competitors’ journey throughout the competition.

Miss Ong Lay Heng, the Managing Director of Suria, Vasantham & MediaCorp Eaglevision, commented that she was very touched with the response from NYP students. Likewise, Abdul Shariff Moideen, who was part of the judging panel for the trophy design, echoed similar sentiments. He said that the judges came to a unanimous agreement when narrowing down to the three final designs, and that the design by Farhan and Zi Yen was chosen because it was elegant, innovative and reflected the branding of the channel.

Muhd Farhan and Huang Zi Yan

According to Mr Ooi Inn Bok, Director of the School of Design, the students worked in vertically integrated teams, which consist of a mixture of students from different levels. This was part of the Vertical Integration program, in which teams consisting of Year 1 to Year 3 students had to get together and work together.

“Creative talent does not lie in either Year 1, Year 2 or Year 3, it lies in the mind,” he said

Fifty teams participated in the competition by Vasantham Central for the fifth season of Yaar Antha Star, a singing competition for youths in Singapore. This is the first time Nanyang Polytechnic has collaborated with Vasantham Central.