publications
(gathering images, words and illustrations into page turners)
Design & Technical Direction, Hardback Cover
Asia's Greatest Wildlife Sanctuaries
Asia's Greatest Wildlife Sanctuaries features 27 wildlife sanctuaries spread across 14 Asian countries, over 320 wildlife species and more than 370 colour photographs. The efforts poured into these pages are nothing short of thoughtfully condensed images of creatures that might fade away in our lifetime.
The artistic vision and factual insights play in tandem forming a comprehensive visual story for Asian sanctuaries. Encased in hard cover which frames an adorable Red Panda, each colour expression of the photos honours every fur, feather, and scales in incredible form, assured to captivate readers.
Authored by devoted conservationists Fanny Lai, Bjorn Oleson and Yong Ding Li, with 100 % proceeds to BirdLife International.
Concept, Art Direction, Layout & Design
Marriott International
The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort – Host Handbook (eBook)
Designed for every Host (staff) to understand the rights and duties outlined in the Employment Act as well as Rules and Regulations of The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort. This Handbook aims to guide each individual Host to perform better and to be successful with the company. Thus, the use of inferential visual imagery highlights gentle reminders in a respectable tone of voice, against the backdrop of phenomenal idyllic landscapes in the Maldives islands.
Authored by The St. Regis Maldives Vommuli Resort Human Resources.
Colourist, Layout & Design
Nini in Changi Village – Autobiographical Comic
A nostalgic illustrative memories of Nini, living her childhood days with her family in a Changi Village shophouse, along with her friends and adorable animals. In her eyes, the simple kampong life was a wondrous paradise filled with magical adventures and surprises. As she grew up, the nostalgic kampong land developed and gave way to modernity.
Authored and illustrated by a local cartoonists, Fanny Lai.
Colourist, Layout & Design
Nini Eat First Talk Later – Autobiographical Comic
A light-hearted gastro journey that documents daily life in Singapore, as well as its many authentic traditions, through Nini's memories. Targeted at readers who are interested in Asian street food, it tells the story of Singapore’s multi-cultural food heritage and shows what life was like in the 1960’s in a mirthful and humourous style. With hundreds of Singapore’s famous street food and traditional recipes beautifully illustrated, it is an ideal publication to reminisce and understand Singapore’s good old days.
Authored and illustrated by Fanny Lai.
Layout & Design, Hardback Cover including Case Wrap
A Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife
The wildlife pictorial offers nature lovers, visitors to Borneo and armchair explorers an unparalleled introduction to this mysterious treasure island. Illustrated with more than 350 images, taken by Bjorn Olesen and other wildlife photographers, A Visual Celebration of Borneo's Wildlife is a photographic tribute to the spectacular wildlife species on the second-largest tropical island on Earth.
All of the authors' royalties are donated to Fauna & Flora International for conservation work in Southeast Asia.
Layout & Design, Digital imaging for Cover and Case Wrap
Asia's Wildlife : A Journey to the Forests of Hope
Asia's Wildlife provide rare insights into Asia's breathtaking tropical forests and the rare species that inhabit them, many of which are now endangered. Proceeds from this book goes to conservation activities by the BirdLife International.
Over 190 images and illustrations feature 129 different animal species, of which 72 are national endemics. Produced to raise funds and awareness of nature conservation through their Forest of Hope program, Asia's Wildlife is a mesmerizing year-long photographic journey of the expedition by Fanny Lai and photographer Bjorn Olesen.
Layout & Design, Hardback Cover
A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas
Five years of research and photography went into A Visual Celebration of Giant Pandas. It has detailed information about the panda's behaviour, including how it rears its young, and also describes, in words and vivid photography, other species in its habitat such as the red panda and snow leopard.
Beautifully photographed, in rarely seen settings, the authors, Fanny Lai and Bjorn Oleson, explain what makes the panda such a lovable icon, and why the public cannot have enough of this symbol of quiet hope for survival in a fast-changing planet.
Colourist, Layout & Design
Nini in Changi Village – Autobiographical Comic
A nostalgic illustrative memories of Nini, living her childhood days with her family in a Changi Village shophouse, along with her friends and adorable animals. In her eyes, the simple kampong life was a wondrous paradise filled with magical adventures and surprises. As she grew up, the nostalgic kampong land developed and gave way to modernity.
Authored and illustrated by a local cartoonists, Fanny Lai.