Meantime is an independent magazine documenting Singapore stories lost to time. Published annually, each issue uncovers our past through personal stories.
Issue #4: Bad Stories (2023)
Singapore behaves likes it’s no sin city. But is being bad all that terrible? If we lived completely by obedience, life would probably be painfully dull. So enter our villain era. Revisit our past through misbehaviour and mischief, with stories about lost wine, a crow culling campaign, biker gangs, and more. We are putting the sin back in Singapore.
Link to issue here.
Issue #3: Funny Stories (2021)
Have a good laugh at the strange, odd, and beguiling stories of olden Singapore, including tantalising tales of animal sightings, an incredulous policy concerning our hair, and the country’s crap crusade.
Link to issue here.
Issue #2: Ghost Stories (2020)
There is something to learn from our darkness. Confronting our ghosts need not always be a scary thing. Explore Singapore history through the lens of ghost stories: on the tragedies, mysteries, and secrets we carry.
Link to issue here.
D&AD Awards 2022
Meantime Issue #3 was awarded the Wood Pencil in the Magazine & Newspaper Design category at the D&AD Awards 2022 in London.
Other publications in the same honour include the New York Times Magazine and The Paris Review.
The D&AD Awards are the most prestigious benchmark for creative excellence.
