Speaker Vikas Kailankaje

“Vikas Kailankaje is a lecturer at the Lasalle College of the Arts, Singapore, and oversees the second-year studio curriculum and the final-year dissertation module for its BA(Hons) Design Communication program. His teaching foci covers typography, information design, user experience, and design research. A Master of Architecture graduate, Kailankaje’s professional experience covers visual communication and editorial direction for institutional clients and publishers.

Outside of his practice and teaching, Kailankaje leads walking tours that draw upon local issues and historical intrigue. His past research interests covered the pre-independence history of craft education in British Malaya (present-day Singapore and Malaysia). Kailankaje’s current research covers the history of urban graphics in Singapore, combining his interests in commercial signage with local urban history. Since 2018, Kailankaje has collaborated with type designer Mark De Winne to document and historicize the “Singapore Gothic” as a constituent of the city’s graphic vernacular.”