School of Design participated in production of Hong Kong Public Libraries exhibition

PolyU Design collaborates with Hong Kong Public Libraries to hold the “READiscovery / LIBRARY” Interactive Multimedia Exhibition to display the transformation in library services and reading forms along with the technological development in the past 60 years.  Themed with “Five Elements” and “the Universe”, the exhibition is comprised of six zones, entitled "Travel in Time", "Adventures in Succession", "The Odyssey of Collections", "Journey through the Virtual/Reality", "Co-creation of Stories", and "Exploration of Infinity".     “Changes in living habits have led people nowadays to prefer segmented reading. The opening of the exhibition allows visitors to walk through the time tunnel, and the guidance on the floor is like the index of a book, allowing visitors to decide their route,” said Dr Anthony Kong, curator of the exhibition and Assistant Professor at PolyU Design.  In addition to making the exhibition a freer space for visitors to choose their routes, digitalisation and interaction are also the biggest features of the exhibition. Two Digital Media students, Ceci and Helen, participated in the production of animation in the exhibition. In order to enrich the animated content, it required them to conduct research in advance.  “We hope to express the idea that words and knowledge in books carry the memories of different generations in our animation,” said Helen. As for the making progress, Ceci added that the making of animation was not difficult, with a few layers of drawings. They visited the Central Library, storey by storey, to learn the features, to incorporate them into the works, enhancing the details of the animation.  The exhibition is held from 29th October to 20th November at the Exhibition Gallery in Hong Kong Central library, as a part of the Hong Kong Library Festival 2022.

Research | IASDR2021 proceedings is published

IASDR2021 is proud to announce the release and publication of the full proceedings with Springer. Entitled “[ ] With Design: Reinventing Design Modes”, the proceedings is a collection of 249 design research contributions, across a wide spectrum of disciplines. The proceedings is now available on Springer. Get a copy for yourself!

Digital Media students awarded at multiple international film festivals

Congratulations to our Digital Media students Lee Shun-sean, Ko Hiu-yee, So Tsz-wai and Mak Wai-sing on winning multiple awards at Five continents International Film Festival, Druk International Film Festival and Athvikvaruni International Film Festival. Their short film In Sky, Full of Stars (Tutor: Adam Wong) tells the story of a man dreaming of becoming an astronaut and landing on the moon. When he arrives on the moon, he discovers the mystery of himself and the moon. The team was inspired when they looked at the Hong Kong sky. The lights shining through the residential buildings put up a starry sky, portraying a unique galaxy that only appears in Hong Kong, as the team described.  “Winning awards is a milestone for us. I hope we could get [earn] confidence from it and create more and better work(s) afterward,” said Lee. The team is still on wait for results in other competitions, including IFVA and Cannes World Film Festival. Our school wishes them good luck and looks forward to celebrating their achievements once again shortly. Watch the full trailer here: https://bit.ly/3W4ctUC

Master's graduates awarded at the Global Design Graduate Show 2022

Congratulations to Kelly Tang and Lin Zhengtong on winning the Global Design Graduate Show 2022 in collaboration with Gucci (GDGS 2022) by ARTS THREAD. Our Design Practices (MDes) students Kelly Tang and Lin Zhengtong’s design project, CAREBASE: A LIFESTYLE LIVING WITH DEMENTIA (Tutor: Newman Lau), won one of the four public vote categories of GDGS 2022. The project features AI in the help of caretaking of the aging population with dementia. It involves using an intelligent companion robot with a digital platform to record and analyse collected data, enabling self-care for the elderly and assisting caregivers in monitoring their conditions and needs. Organized by ARTS THREAD based in London, the online graduate show had 187, 352 votes cast in the public vote this year. Tang and Lin’s project excelled in the public vote category of Product Design / Architecture / Interiors.  

Students' works showcased at The Interior Design Week 2022

We are proud to see our students’ design projects showcased at the Bi-city Exhibition: Hong Kong Interior Power of Hong Kong Interior Design Week 2022 (HKIDW 2022), presenting their aspirations to preserve the nostalgic memories of an old industrial factory, to bring positive impacts toward the kitchen and culinary practice, and to display the mix of reality and virtuality in the future life of humans.   Themes and creators:  My Printing Machine – The Making of Memory Artefact             (Emily CHEUNG; Tutor: ELKIN Daniel)    Tessellating Culinary Culture – Spatial Transformation of Domestic Cuisines (Janice WONG; Tutor: Gerhardes BRUYNS)    The NETverland – Superimposition of the Physical and Virtual World (Coco CHOI; Tutor: Anneli GIENCKE)   Held by The Hong Kong Interior Design Association with CreateHK as the main sponsor, from 14 to 20 Oct 2022, HKIDW is the largest interior design event in Hong Kong. Forums, exhibitions, workshops, and open days are featured to present the creations of local interior designers and students, aiming to reinforce the role of interior designers in the community. A virtual online tour will be available after the exhibition. Check out if you want to learn more about our students’ work. Link: https://hkidw.org/2022/

Announcing PolyU Entry Scholarship Awardees 2022

We are glad to welcome freshmen to their new life chapter at PolyU. Among these young people, some were admitted to our BA Scheme with entry scholarships. These scholarships are set up to recognise the outstanding academic and non-academic backgrounds of new students. The scholarships were presented at the Jockey Club Auditorium previously, where around 600 people including parents, secondary school principals/ teachers and university staff witnessed and shared the joy in person and online.  Taking this opportunity, we would like to congratulate our School of Design’s awardees: CHAN Tsz Ka  CHOW Suet Ching  LAU Yan Tung LO Tsz Ching NG Shuk Yan PONG Sze Ning SU Ka Yiu  WONG Valerie Learn more about entry scholarships for undergraduate students, click here.  

Vote for shortlisted PolyU Design students for Global Design Graduate Show 2022 in collaboration with Gucci

Vote for your favourite designers from PolyU Design! 10 fresh graduates and their capstone projects are shortlisted by a panel of industry experts for the Global Design Graduate Show 2022 in collaboration with Gucci, an international initiative opening to all art & design fresh graduates (2021-22) in any related creative discipline. They were selected from a total of 5,489 entries from around the globe. The public vote for Online Public Vote Winners is now open until 9 Oct 23:59PST (10 Oct 2:59PM HKT). Lo Pui Ki, Communication Design (BA), “Dialogue of Souls” Choi Pui Ying, Environment & Interior Design (BA), “The Netverland” Liu Tsz Yu, Communication Design (BA), “Dream Island” Lee Ching Man & Chan Pei Man, Interactive Media (BA), “Greeternaltive” Justus Bremer, Interaction Design (MDes), “Northern Street Lights” Chung Tsz Kin, Edward, Interactive Media (BA), “Waternow” Tang Cheuk Yu Kelly & Lin Zhengtong, Design Practices (MDes), “Carebase” Iris Tam, Product Design (BA), “Pit-A-Pat” Angel Lee, Product Design (BA), “Gone·Bond” Choi Wing Tung, Chan Cassandra Sze Weng, Choi Wing Tung Vanessa, Ip Cheuk Yan Joyce, Mak Ho Yin Gary, “Puricub”

Dr Tulio Maximo awarded 2022 UGC Teaching Award

We are delighted to announce that Dr Tulio Maximo, Assistant Professor was awarded the prestigious 2022 UGC Teaching Award (Early Faculty Members Category). The annual UGC Teaching Award was introduced by Hong Kong's University Grants Committee in 2011 to honour those who excel in teaching in the UGC sector. There were in total three award categories under which two individual winners including Tulio and one collaborative team were awarded this year.      The selection panel reviewed a total of 20 nominations from UGC-funded universities. 'We were once again impressed by the nominees' dedication and passion to teaching excellence. Their devotion to teaching and to go the "extra mile" for their students in order to foster their learning, growth and to realise their potentials is truly admirable,' Professor Marilee Bresciani Ludvik, Chairman of the selection panel shared. 'Their commitment to enrich the learning experiences of their students and to inspire both their students and their colleagues in their life journey is worthy of commendation.'      Watch this video or click here to learn about Tulio and his teaching excellence. Through the sharing of Tulio and his students, you will learn about how extraordinary the experiences are in Tulio's classes.     Congratulations!  

13 design students awarded at European Product Design Awards 2022

Our heartfelt congratulations to 13 students led by Dr Shih Yi-teng who have brought trophies back from the European Product Design Awards 2022! These winners are: Kaleidoscope, by Choi Wing Tung, Liem Pui Man, Liu Yin Lam (Product Design) Winner in Education/Toys for Pre-school Learning & Winner in Toy Design/Toy for Toodlers, Professional Category Kaleidoscope is a colour education play-kit for kindergarten children to learn about colour through playing. It comes in a set of loose parts with colour acrylics and wooden pieces.      Caps Coiner, by Tan Ni Daniel Chan, Tse-Yen Yeh Winner in Packaging Design/Sustainable Design & Winner in Toy Design/Educational Toy, Professional Category Since STEAM education is very popular in Hong Kong, the project team wants to cultivate the habit of saving by students designing their own piggy bank.     PuriCub, by CHAN Sze Weng Cassandra (Advertising Design), CHOI Wing Tung Vanessa (Product Design), IP Cheuk Yan Joyce (Environment and Interior Design), MAK Ho Yin Gary (Product Design) Honorable Mention, Professional Category PuriCub is a STEAM educational course supported by secondary school students to raise their air pollution awareness, and in the future to improve their life style.      

International Competitions and Awards Subsidy Scheme 2022/23

The Competitions and Awards Subsidy Scheme continues to support the students and recent graduates of the following PolyU Design's undergraduate programmes from September 2022 to August 2023:  BA(Hons) Scheme in Design BA(Hons) in Digital Media BA(Hons) in Interactive Media    Eligible students/recent graduates* can apply for the subsidy for their entries to any recognized international/well-known competitions/awards (entrance fees and/or shipping costs) on a reimbursement basis. The competition/award entries must be affiliated to SD and each application is required to be endorsed by the discipline/programme leader of the applicant. For details and application form CLICK HERE *recent graduates = 2022 fresh graduates submitting their final year projects to recognized competitions during the period of September 2022 to August 2023.