The moon sometimes just gets in the way, casting a shadow over everyone on what would be just another day. On December 26,2019, a rare annular solar eclipse, known as a ring of fire, was visible from the rooftop of the Potato office. Prompted by the strangeness of this transient midday darkness, or perhaps nothing […]
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View from the Edge
One of the biggest fallacies of our world in the 21st century is the belief that the Internet is essential to education. This belief has set education in the developing world back by years, if not decades. To call it a belief is actually an understatement. To the likes of Google, Facebook, Microsoft and UNICEF, […]
Tuber wins gold for Challenge Magazine
A big congratulations to Tuber for their work on Challenge Magazine. For the fourth time, they’ve bagged the Content Marketing Awards’ Best Government Publication! Since 2010, Tuber has been the editorial and design consultant for Challenge, working closely with the Singapore Public Service Division to produce engaging content and cutting-edge design. Their work extends beyond […]
Tech for Good Hackathon
Members of various companies within Potato Productions came together to participate in The Codette Project’s Tech for Good Hackathon. The Codette Project aims to provide minority women resources and access to careers in tech, and runs the only women’s hackathon in Singapore. Working in different roles across Potato Productions and having never worked together as […]
The Patatas Shares Journey
In July, The Patatas visited their partner, Tiwala Kids and Communities, in the Philippines. There, they conducted a CaseStudy training session for the teachers and met up with the Regional Director of the Department of Education for the Bicol region in the Philippines. Thanks to the traction The Patatas’ initiatives have garnered in schools, the […]
Singlish: You know anot?
In celebration of Singapore’s 54th birthday, Jala, our translation platform, covered various aspects of Singlish on their blog. In Singlish: You know anot?, they look at how the government’s perception of Singlish has changed over the years, and provide some background on common Singlish phrases and how to apply them in conversation. Ever wondered what a philosophical passage […]