Ms Nur Hidayah Abu Bakar, Dean, Faculty of Design, shares in an interview with Berita Harian that the design world in Singapore can no longer stay stagnant—the role of design in the everyday life of an individual, or in the shaping of a cosmopolitan city, has rapidly changed in this region and the rest of the world. To this end, she has spent three years brainstorming and planning LASALLE’s newly launched MA Design Programme, which aims to equip students with fresh approaches towards design-thinking.
The programme launches in January 2017. Ms Nur Hidayah also shared that she hopes to see professionals from outside the field of creative design come forth and participate in the MA Design to add to its variety, and that LASALLE aims to nurture designers who are multidisciplinary and compassionate to the needs of society.
“In this era, each person is expected to take up various design disciplines. One does not only learn design to become a graphic designer or fashion designer,” she said.
