Students to promote carbon reduction through animation production

Following last year’s success, our collaborative project with The Hong Kong and China Gas Company Limited (Towngas) to promote the awareness of Environment, Social and Governance (ESG)  among school kids has returned.  This year, the team from BA(Hons) in Digital Media created an animation ‘Mission to Decarbonisation’ featuring a team of heroes which fights to eliminate 'carbon monsters'. It also includes a quiz designed to engage viewers to roll up their sleeves for carbon reduction missions.  Team members are: HO Man Ching Mandy 何敏菁 HONG Ka Lok Kenny 洪嘉樂 KO Hiu Yee Teresa 高曉儀 LEE Wing Lam Winnie 李泳霖 ONG Ching Yi Jenny 王靜兒 WONG Wing Tung Suki 黃穎彤 Tutor: Step Cheung Watch now: Green Flame: Greenspiration Vids for Caring Kids | Mission to Decarbonisation   綠火焰計劃 — 愛．綠．識「童」學天地｜《減碳任務》(Chinese Version 中文版) More about the project Facebook Page of Towngas

Six Environment and Interior Design projects are IFI GAP 2022 Finalists

We are proudly announcing that six capstone projects from recent cohorts of BA(Hons) in Environment and Interior Design are shortlisted for the International Federation of Interior Architects/Designers (IFI) Design Distinction Award 2022. These projects are: Category: STUDENT (Design Projects by Interior Architecture/Design Students and Recent Graduates) Guerrilla Planter by Cheuk Sum Leung (Tutor: Anneli Giencke, 2020) Plastscape by Wing Yee Sardonna Leung  (Tutor: Peter Hasdell, 2021) Re- Re drawing Escher by Aigner Ngai (Tutor: Gerhard Bruyns, 2021) The Venn by Shuk Man Katie Shiu (Tutor: Anneli Giencke, 2020) The new type of community by Xiaoqian Ariana Yao (Tutor: Anneli Giencke, 2020) The Utopian Community by Cho Yiu, Yoyo Wong (Tutor: Peter Hasdell, 2020) The Award has received a record-breaking number of submissions for all categories this year - 640 projects from 51 countries across the world. A total of 156 projects were shortlisted across 10 categories – from these, one Gold winner, two Silver winners and five Bronze winners is crowned in each category. Among the 18 shortlisted projects in the student category, there are 6 projects from SD. Congratulations to the team, and we look forward to the final results that will be announced in February!

Creativity, Compassion and Passion – the winning formula for start-ups

Read the inspiring story of setting up a start-up company Spaceship shared by co-founders Chilam Lam and Stanley Wong on this month’s PolyU InnoHub enewsletter (December Updates by PolyU InnoHub). Among these passionate young alumni of PolyU, Stanley is graduate of our MSc in Multimedia and Entertainment Technology programme in 2009. Full story

TCL Award 2021 winning projects on show

Winning works of TCL Award 2021 are being exhibited at the Jockey Club Innovation Tower. The Award is part of the collaboration between PolyU Design and the global leading consumer electronics company TCL.

Education Corner led secondary school students into hands-on design experience

The Education Corner Workshop 2021 has come to an end early this month. We are happy to have worked with more than 150 student participants from 20 different secondary schools. PolyU Design organised two amazing workshops for Education Corner, with the first one being a workshop on the classic photo printing method, Cyanotype. All you need is sunlight, and beautiful patterns can be formed on sensitizer liquid! Led by tutor Sky Hui, the participants got to create their very unique art on towels and canvas of different textures. It was also a great pleasure to have dp2 sponsoring our BEIS Leather Workshop with denim bags to give our participants an opportunity to weave awesome patterns with upcycled denim-and-leather. Apart from that, they got to fasten snap buttons, buff and emboss on leather. Education Corner Workshop is held every year in December. If you've missed your chance or are interested in other upcoming activities for secondary school students, don’t forget to follow us on social media or send an email to us at sdmktg@polyu.edu.hk to subscribe for our email promotions!   View more photos  

Collective for Recognizing Impact and Transformations by Students

Ample entry and post-entry scholarships exist with PolyU Design for both local and non-local students.  For these opportunities, we express our heartfelt appreciation to our generous donors who have donated scholarships to help students focus on personal and professional growth.  We call them members of our CRITS:  Collective for Recognizing Impact and Transformations by Students. In this video series, our donors tell us why they chose to donate  scholarships to our students. The value of design has been shown through the Design Value Index.  Companies take corporate scholarships in design as part of their HR strategy to enhance business growth.  Contact us for details: sdmktg@polyu.edu.hk. Learn more about supporting design students at all levels of undergrad, postgrad, and PhD HERE.  

New Book: Hong Kong Neon Sign Artworks — Vol. 1 Restaurant by Brian Kwok

We are proud to announce that our Associate Professor Brian Kwok has recently published his fourth publication Hong Kong Neon Sign Artworks — Vol. 1 Restaurant. This bilingual book in Chinese and English acts as an introduction to the initial findings on vernacular aesthetics and visual communication design from Brian and his team of Information Design Lab’s observation and analysis on 218 food and restaurants neon sign artworks.   This book is one of the on-going neon sign artworks research projects funded by the Lord Wilson Heritage Trust in 2019, one of the competitive funds supported by the Hong Kong Government for preserving cultural heritage in Hong Kong. The research project has gone through 2.5 years from photo-documentation of more than 700 artworks to visual culture analysis.   The artefacts archived in the book might not be definitive enough to represent the local culture and history, but give us clues and useful references to the narratives of vernacular design and aesthetics, craftsmanship, colour theories, popular cultures, as well as the livelihoods and economies of Hong Kong from the 1950s to 1970s.    Special features: A 282-page book in Chinese and English with 4 + 1 spot vivid green colour printing and special ink printing effect. Coming along with a small UV torch enables shining on the specific artworks to reveal a fluorescent effect that resembles the neon light effect.   FREE COPIES! We are now offering 50 copies to the general public for free. Please sign up and read the Terms and Conditions at https://forms.gle/jCNJ4WTDP8ix7npFA. Registration deadline: 31 December 2021, 11:59PM.

A fruitful closing of IASDR 2021 and conference highlights

We are grateful to all who participated in and contributed to the success of IASDR 2021 which has just had a perfect closing on 9 December. The conference brought together scholars, researchers and students from all around the world, and made a good start for extended discussions on various topics in design and design research.   The next IASDR will be held in Italy in 2023.    See you in our next research events!     View photo album  

Opening of authentic design market at Central Market

We are excited to announce the opening of Urban Market today. On this special day, it is our great honour to have Mr Edward Yau Tang-wah, GBS, JP, Secretary for Commerce and Economic Development of HKSARG coming to visit the Market and show support to the creative industry and young entrepreneurs.    The Urban Market under Designing Central is held from 9 December to 12 December 2021 at the newly revitalised Central Market in the CBD of Hong Kong. Unlike any other markets, the Urban Market features more than 50 design and innovative products. It is no doubt a unique market that aims to provoke creative inspirations in addition to providing special shopping experiences to the general public.    If you want to widen your horizon or explore designer products that may suit you, don't miss it!

Call for Nomination: PolyU Design Outstanding Alumni Awards 2022

  Nomination and Selection Schedule | Eligibility | Award Categories and Selection Criteria | Panel of Judges | Submission of Nomination | Enquiries  The PolyU Design Outstanding Alumni Awards aims to give public recognition to outstanding graduates of the School of Design for their professional achievements and significant contributions to the community and their alma mater.  The year of 2022 marks the 85th Anniversary of PolyU. It is also taken as the best time to introduce the awards to recognise our distinguished alumni’s diverse accomplishments and contributions through: Four award categories Professional achievement Entrepreneurial achievement Scholarly achievement Community service achievement   Special recognition to young alumni Newly introduced is the Outstanding PolyU Young Alumni Award.  Nominees under 40* will be eligible for this category. (* Any nominees aged 40 or below on 31 December 2022.) All awardees may be further nominated by the School for the Outstanding PolyU Alumni Awards in May 2022, an overall selection of nominees among all other PolyU faculties/schools.   Nomination and Selection Schedule  Nomination Period: 1 December 2021 to 31 December 2021 (Deadline: 31 December 2021 11:59PM HKT) Judging: late January 2022 Announcement of Results: 28 January 2022 Awards Presentation: To be announced in January 2022 Eligibility The nominated candidate must be a bona fide graduate who has successfully completed full-time or part-time programme offered by the PolyU School of Design (or the design department of its forerunners: Hong Kong Government Trade School, Hong Kong Technical College, Hong Kong Polytechnic; and its constituent units: School of Professional Education & Executive Development and Hong Kong Community College) which led to academic award accredited by the respective Institution.  The proposer can be a PolyU graduate, Honorary Graduate, University Fellow, PolyU staff, current PolyU Council and Court member and current Advisory Committee member.  There is no limit to the number of nominations to be submitted by each proposer.  However, the proposer cannot be the candidate himself/ herself. Award Categories and Selection Criteria  There are four award categories, namely “Professional Achievement”, “Entrepreneurial Achievement”, “Scholarly Achievement” and “Community Service Achievement”.  Selection criteria for each category are listed below.  Selection is based on the nominee’s accomplishments in his/her personal achievements in the field, contributions to the community, and support and contributions to PolyU. Award Category  Description  Professional Achievement This category recognises alumni who have attained distinguished achievements, demonstrated exemplary leadership and made a strong impact on their profession/ industry.  Entrepreneurial Achievement  This category recognises alumni who have demonstrated outstanding innovation and entrepreneurship, founded and advanced business or technology ventures with social impact.   Scholarly Achievement  This category recognises alumni scholars who have made notable scholarly or research contributions in their disciplines, with proven track record and excellent reputation in the field.  Community Service Achievement  This category recognises alumni who have made impactful contributions to the communities, or demonstrated an extraordinary level of commitment, volunteerism and/or philanthropy for promoting the wellbeing of the communities. Special recognition to young alumni awardees in the award category is added.  Candidate who is aged under 40 by the end of the award year can be considered under the Outstanding PolyU Young Alumni stream.  Notes: The bestowal of the award shall subject to individual merits of the nomination.  There may be no awardee for a category if no candidate is found suitable.  Panel of Judges  Panel of Judges will be formed to examine the nominations and assess candidates’ qualifications and performance for the awards.   Submission of Nomination  Please submit the nomination via the online form at https://forms.office.com/r/6VFsSJ4xif.  To assist you in preparing for materials for the nomination, here lists the items to be required for the form. Candidate’s Personal Particulars (Educational Background, Professional Qualifications, Honour(s) and Award(s), Career History) Proposer’s Particulars Nomination for Award Categories (Choose either Professional Achievement, Entrepreneurial Achievement, Scholarly Achievement, Community Service Achievement) Candidate’s Achievements/ Accomplishments in profession and industry/ entrepreneurship and technology venture/ scholarly research and impact/ community service, in written format Candidate’s Support and Contribution to PolyU in written format Submission of download links of these files: - Candidate’s Professional Portfolio that best illustrates the outstanding achievement of his/her profession. Please upload a A3 portfolio of 30 pages, not exceeding 1GB in PDF format to a cloud drive and share the download link here. Be reminded to set the access right of the link as public. - A passport photo of the candidate, and photocopy of certificate(s), award(s), a portfolio and other supplementary documents, if any, with this form.    Enquiries  School of Design Email: sdmktg@polyu.edu.hk Tel: +852 2766 4925