I have a designer friend who strongly believe that, “The demand for design will never die”.

I thought the government was joking when they promised to pump in more funds and support the local creative scene. To be frank, I see no major improvements during the last two years. The general public are still not giving a hoot about it.

However, I noticed that there have been quite a few design talks, exhibitions and festivals held during the last couple of months. I didn’t realised it was the doing of our government; I thought it was simply because, Christmas was coming.

And then I came across this article on Tomorrow.sg about “The Uncanny Parallel between the 2005 Singapore Design and Art Scene and the 1999 Dot Com Boom”.

And then I went, “Oh.”

Maybe I should start pondering if it is wise of me to advise my brother to check out the design courses in my school. (one designer in the family should be more than enough, right?) Maybe I should thank God for the boom. Maybe I should worry bout the saturation of the future design market now.
Maybe I should work my ass doubly-hard now. Maybe I should be predicting how many more years to go before the bubble burst. Maybe I should think of a backup career plan now.

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