Weng Nam Yap presents the mundane in the most beautiful booklet
As a Birmingham-born London-based writer I know all about different cultural contexts (shut up, they’re VERY different) but my globetrotting pales into insignificance compared to Weng Nam. The Malaysian-born graphic designer now lives and works in The Hague but has also enjoyed stints in Prague and Barcelona. And just as my Brummie roots inform my work (!) Weng combines these various cultural influences with flair and restraint to create beautiful, interesting projects across a range of media. The highlight of his portfolio was this book of seemingly trivial and mundane occurrences in his life recorded during a particular week, but truth be told there’s little wasted time on his (needless to say excellently-designed) website.
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
Weng Nam Yap: Seven Days Trivial Matters
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Rob Alderson is a freelance writer, editor and strategist. He was previously editor-in-chief of It’s Nice That and WePresent, and editor of Design Week. He publishes the newsletter Undo, which tries to make sense of how AI is changing design work, the design process and the design industry.

