Janessa Aw

Behavioural Glyphs of Handwriting looks at handwriting as an embodied gesture, focusing on how it is written rather than just its visual trace. It translates behavioural signals such as stroke direction, pressure and moments of hesitation into glyphs, grounding typographic identity in handwriting behaviour.

Through an interactive web-based tool, users input their handwriting to produce a personalised system of glyphs that can be customised and tested. For designers interested in exploring new forms of personal branding and typographic identity, this project presents an approach where identity is shaped by how each person writes.

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Behavioural Glyphs Web Tool
Catalogue of Making
Creative Process Journal

Survival Strategies was developed for SIGNIFY, a digital archive of Singapore's historical biodiversity by Lee Kong Chian Natural History Museum. This interactive exhibition bridges the gap between scientific research and public engagement through immersive storytelling and interaction.

Using hand gestures and facial recognition with Touchdesigner and Mediapipe, insects’ survival strategies—camouflage, mimicry, and aposematism—were transformed into interactive, real-time experiences. Visitors stepped into the perspective of a predator, uncovering the hidden, the deceptive and the boldly visible in nature. Visitors did not just learn about biodiversity, but experienced it in a way that feels instinctive and alive. 

Touchdesigner in collaboration with Chiang Wen Soon, Syafiq Shukor

Conceptual and Creative Direction — Janessa Aw
Video Editing — Chiang Wen Soon
Exhibition 3D Render — Syafiq Shukor

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Survival Strategies Project Deck

COOL is a smart fridge companion that redefines convenience through smart communication and artificial intelligence.

Built for modern households, it translates sensor and artificial intelligence data into useful information, turning expiring groceries into recipe suggestions and spatial tracking into smart storage insights. The result is a calm, intuitive interface that makes everyday organisation feel natural and human.

Designed for the way people actually live, COOL bridges the digital and physical kitchen experience by anticipating needs rather than reacting to problems. It simplifies routines, surfaces what matters and turns an ordinary appliance into a thoughtful companion for managing food, space and energy efficiently.

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COOL App Case Study