Danielle Ng
+65 / Based in Singapore
everynowanddan@gmail.com
Find me:
︎︎︎ Somewhere Else
︎︎︎ Making Meaning
︎︎︎ Anticipate Pictures
From strategic thinking to creative execution, doing thoughtful work for everyday people is what Danielle loves best.
As Associate Creative Director at branding consultancy Somewhere Else and Founder of community initiative Making Meaning, she believes in working with brands that truly care about people and using design as a tool for good.
Equal parts thinker and doer, she hopes to help encourage more empathetic design and healthy work culture within the creative industry, so that present and future designers can love and be excited about the work they do.
+65 / Based in Singapore
everynowanddan@gmail.com
Find me:
︎︎︎ Somewhere Else
︎︎︎ Making Meaning
︎︎︎ Anticipate Pictures
From strategic thinking to creative execution, doing thoughtful work for everyday people is what Danielle loves best.
As Associate Creative Director at branding consultancy Somewhere Else and Founder of community initiative Making Meaning, she believes in working with brands that truly care about people and using design as a tool for good.
Equal parts thinker and doer, she hopes to help encourage more empathetic design and healthy work culture within the creative industry, so that present and future designers can love and be excited about the work they do.
EXPERIENCE︎︎︎
Somewhere Else
Associate Creative Director Mar 2019 – Present
Senior Designer Mar 2018 – Feb 2019
Designer Mar 2015 – Feb 2019
Design Intern Mar – Apr 2013
A brand consultancy on a persistent journey to deliver clarity through thoughtful, human-centeic design built upon progressive strategies. With all eyes on the near future, Somewhere Else works across diverse mediums to better shape brands for tomorrow.
somewhere-else.co
Making Meaning, Founder
Mar 2020 - Present
Making Meaning is a ground-up community initiative based in Singapore that supports creatives who want to do meaningful work. By sharing education on healthy work culture, resources for personal growth and skills-based volunteering opportunities, we hope to empower people to consciously think about the value of design for good. To reach out to young designers, we’ve done sharings for Design Singapore as well as schools like NTU, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic, and have also contributed to local community initiative Don’t Mind If’s first Inaugural Industry Report.
makingmeaning.net
Anticipate Pictures
Freelance Graphic Designer
May 2018 - Present
Anticipate Pictures is a Singapore film distribution company seeking to make a difference. We hone our focus on exciting U.S. independent films, cutting edge European arthouse cinema, and the most revealing documentaries from around the globe. We believe you deserve to see award-winning films that are not just enjoyable but thought-provoking.
anticipatepictures.com
Temasek Polytechnic
Adjunct Lecturer,
Communication Design — Major Project Oct 2022 – Mar 2023
StudioKALEIDO
Design Intern
Aug - Nov 2014
Established in 2011, studioKALEIDO is a graphic-led creative consultancy operating at the intersection of Design, Art & Commerce. Through a highly conceptual approach, the studio’s culturally-intelligent, experimental and bold solutions to publication design, alternative branding and typography have won international praise and over 40 accolades.
studiokaleido.net
EDUCATION ︎︎︎
Temasek Polytechnic
Visual Communication, Branding
Diploma with Merit
2012 - 2015
360&5 Silver Medal
2015
Director’s List
AY 12/13,13/14,14/15
Temasek Polytechnic Scholarship
AY 12/13,13/14,14/15
Somewhere Else
Associate Creative Director Mar 2019 – Present
Senior Designer Mar 2018 – Feb 2019
Designer Mar 2015 – Feb 2019
Design Intern Mar – Apr 2013
A brand consultancy on a persistent journey to deliver clarity through thoughtful, human-centeic design built upon progressive strategies. With all eyes on the near future, Somewhere Else works across diverse mediums to better shape brands for tomorrow.
somewhere-else.co
Making Meaning, Founder
Mar 2020 - Present
Making Meaning is a ground-up community initiative based in Singapore that supports creatives who want to do meaningful work. By sharing education on healthy work culture, resources for personal growth and skills-based volunteering opportunities, we hope to empower people to consciously think about the value of design for good. To reach out to young designers, we’ve done sharings for Design Singapore as well as schools like NTU, Singapore Polytechnic and Temasek Polytechnic, and have also contributed to local community initiative Don’t Mind If’s first Inaugural Industry Report.
makingmeaning.net
Anticipate Pictures
Freelance Graphic Designer
May 2018 - Present
Anticipate Pictures is a Singapore film distribution company seeking to make a difference. We hone our focus on exciting U.S. independent films, cutting edge European arthouse cinema, and the most revealing documentaries from around the globe. We believe you deserve to see award-winning films that are not just enjoyable but thought-provoking.
anticipatepictures.com
Temasek Polytechnic
Adjunct Lecturer,
Communication Design — Major Project Oct 2022 – Mar 2023
StudioKALEIDO
Design Intern
Aug - Nov 2014
Established in 2011, studioKALEIDO is a graphic-led creative consultancy operating at the intersection of Design, Art & Commerce. Through a highly conceptual approach, the studio’s culturally-intelligent, experimental and bold solutions to publication design, alternative branding and typography have won international praise and over 40 accolades.
studiokaleido.net
EDUCATION ︎︎︎
Temasek Polytechnic
Visual Communication, Branding
Diploma with Merit
2012 - 2015
360&5 Silver Medal
2015
Director’s List
AY 12/13,13/14,14/15
Temasek Polytechnic Scholarship
AY 12/13,13/14,14/15
EXTRAS ︎︎︎
Singapore Polytechnic, DXCD FYP Final Presentation for Climate Commons: External Reviewer
Feb 2022
Temasek Polytechnic, CMD FYP Interim Panel:
External Reviewer
Jan 2020, Jan 2021, Nov 2021
Temasek Polytechnic, World Skills Singapore:
Trainer (Branding)
April - June 2021
Design Singapore, Making, Measuring, Moving–
Designing During Uncertainty: Speaker
Nov 2020
The Crowbar Awards: Juror
2019, 2020
World Skills Singapore:
Industry Expert - Graphic Design Technology
2019 - 2020
Singapore Film Society, SPCA, BMDP, Friends for a Cause, Children’s Aid Society, New Life Stories:
Volunteer Designer
Adhoc, 2020 – 2023
Singapore Design Awards 2019 —
Platinum, awarded to Somewhere Else
Image Making Discipline / Corporate
2019
FEATURES ︎︎︎
Viction:ary: Drawing Attention
Project Feature
May 2022
Don’t Mind If: Annual Industry Report
Contributor
Apr 2022
Rice Media: Meet the Designer Making Meaning Out of Singapore’s Bumpy Creative Industry
Mar 2022
Impact: Design to Help
Aug 2021
NVPC, City of Good: Leaders of Good
June 2020
The Design Society Journal N°8 : Anew
Student Showcase
2014
The U Showcase / Hacked
The U Factory, Gillman Barracks
Dec 2013
CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES ︎︎︎
Cultivating Creative Collaboration
IDEO U
Issued Jun 2022
Training Design and Facilitation
First Media Design School
Issued Sep 2021
Project Management
First Media Design School
Issued Aug 2021
Rare with Google:
Leadership Academy
APAC 2020
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google Digital Garage
Issued Sep 2020
Marketing Fundamentals
SMU Academy
Issued Feb 2020
Methodology: Wayfinding > Wayshowing by Per Mollerup
Attended May 2017
Singapore Polytechnic, DXCD FYP Final Presentation for Climate Commons: External Reviewer
Feb 2022
Temasek Polytechnic, CMD FYP Interim Panel:
External Reviewer
Jan 2020, Jan 2021, Nov 2021
Temasek Polytechnic, World Skills Singapore:
Trainer (Branding)
April - June 2021
Design Singapore, Making, Measuring, Moving–
Designing During Uncertainty: Speaker
Nov 2020
The Crowbar Awards: Juror
2019, 2020
World Skills Singapore:
Industry Expert - Graphic Design Technology
2019 - 2020
Singapore Film Society, SPCA, BMDP, Friends for a Cause, Children’s Aid Society, New Life Stories:
Volunteer Designer
Adhoc, 2020 – 2023
Singapore Design Awards 2019 —
Platinum, awarded to Somewhere Else
Image Making Discipline / Corporate
2019
FEATURES ︎︎︎
Viction:ary: Drawing Attention
Project Feature
May 2022
Don’t Mind If: Annual Industry Report
Contributor
Apr 2022
Rice Media: Meet the Designer Making Meaning Out of Singapore’s Bumpy Creative Industry
Mar 2022
Impact: Design to Help
Aug 2021
NVPC, City of Good: Leaders of Good
June 2020
The Design Society Journal N°8 : Anew
Student Showcase
2014
The U Showcase / Hacked
The U Factory, Gillman Barracks
Dec 2013
CERTIFICATIONS/COURSES ︎︎︎
Cultivating Creative Collaboration
IDEO U
Issued Jun 2022
Training Design and Facilitation
First Media Design School
Issued Sep 2021
Project Management
First Media Design School
Issued Aug 2021
Rare with Google:
Leadership Academy
APAC 2020
The Fundamentals of Digital Marketing
Google Digital Garage
Issued Sep 2020
Marketing Fundamentals
SMU Academy
Issued Feb 2020
Methodology: Wayfinding > Wayshowing by Per Mollerup
Attended May 2017