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Signed Issue 5 (2013) Full Issue
Signed Issue 5 (2013) Full Issue
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
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Play Time
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
In October IVE (Lee Wai Lee)'s Department of Multimedia and Internet Technology played host to more than one hundred computer enthusiasts who came together with the sole aim of creating dozens of new games in just 48 hours. As Summer Cao reports, Hong Kong's inaugural Game Jam was a thumping success.
Moving Up
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The HKDI is on course to become a pioneer in environmentally conscious design by embedding the concept of sustainability into fashion at the start of the creative process.
Paper Tiger
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
In September the HKDI Gallery played host to an exhibition of prize-winners from this year's D&AD Awards. The event brought Neville Brody to Hong Kong, where he told Daniel Jeffreys about his radical new perspectives on digital design, education and the future of D&AD, where he has just assumed the role of president.
The Power Of One
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Three consecutive exhibitions to celebrate the 70th birthday of legendary graphic designer Kan Tai-Keung tell the story of how he found his own Tao of art and design.
Visual Feats
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
In October 2012 a collection of the world's best news images came to HKDI, highlighting the virtues of professional skills in a world where abundant smart phones and instant Internet access have turned everybody into a press photographer.
Private Matter
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The artist Christopher Le Brun came to HKDI in September to share his idea that art is quintessentially private, rooted in emotion and that artists must have the courage to keep their work alive even if the world does not yet appreciate their vision.
People Power
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A good movie is never the work of just one person, but as Daisy Zhong discovered at a HKDI screening, the team behind the film Iron Sky expanded their collaborative effort to include anybody with an internet connection.
Bright Approach
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Many songs and poems have perished along with the minstrels who sang them, while untold books and scripts have been buried and burned but the culture and history coded within colour has endured. A new exhibition at HKDI revealed to Summer Cao how diverse Asian societies have been sustained and revitalised by the vibrant hues that are their signature.
Talk Of The Town
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
The Hong Kong design community is rich with talent and projects like the striking new government headquarters at Tamar, conceived by Rocco Design Architects, is a symbol of the city's extraordinary creativity. To showcase local talent like Rocco Yim, Tina Liu, Koyo William and Alan Chan while providing a forum in which the whole community can discover their own design masters, HKDI will launch a new six month programme next year called Design Dialogue: Hong Kong Culture 2013. Daniel Jeffreys previews the seminar series and discovers how it could herald a new era for a region that is fast emerging …
We Speak Design
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Germany has been at the heart of architectural, aesthetic and artistic innovation for most of the last two centuries and as a new exhibition that celebrates its design industry's achievements over the last 125 years opens at HKDI, Daniel Jeffreys examines the way one country's creative masters shaped the environment in which we live today.
Coming Of Age
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This year Hong Kong's Business of Design Week celebrated its tenth anniversary with its eleventh and biggest show yet creating an exciting roster of international design masters, including many from Denmark, the partner country for 2012. As Daniel Jeffreys reports, the event has grown in authority and scope over the last decade and now represents one of the most important dates on the creative industry's global calendar.
Signed Issue 4 (2012) Full Issue
Signed Issue 4 (2012) Full Issue
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
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Painting With Scissors
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
During the summer months a seven foot tall calligraphy brush drew the eyes of visitors to the HKDI campus and led them to work by Wu GuanZhong (吳冠中, 1919-2010), a Chinese painter who is suddenly back in vogue as a new generation of artists appraise his contribution to contemporary art.
Bear Market
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A toy competition to celebrate the Vocational Training Council's 30th Anniversary broke records and showed how fine art and popular culture can be combined to spectacular effect. As Summer Cao reports, the contest also revealed how the region's most established design school works to promote the reputation of Hong Kong's design industry.
Pencilled In
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The D&AD Awards for 2012 arrived in Hong Kong on September 4th as an exhibition of 100 prizewinners from the year was unveiled at HKDI. Among the work on display was Peace One Day -- Spread Your Wings by a team of students from the institute that won this year's Students Award as Best of Year.
Thought Process
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The HKDI's Department of Product & Interior Design operates on the belief that great designs only become fabulous products if they have good working principles behind them. As programme leader Bill Chan reveals to Summer Cao this approach helps create sustainable careers and a healthier design environment.
End Game
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2012 has long been the subject of myths and speculation because it appeared to be the year in which the world was supposed to be destroyed, according to some scholars of the Mayan calendar. So far this year has not seen a global cataclysm but, as Summer Cao reports, it has inspired a hit movie and a popular HKDI show.
Rainbow Effect
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Bold and bright hues are an integral part of the Asian landscape. In November the HKDI will host an exhibition called Colours of Asia which, as Lisa Li reports, will offer new insights into the way that colour shapes every aspect of our lives.
Farewell Notes
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VTC Auditorium at HKDI came alive on July 8th as graduates from the Digital Music and Media programme performed Music in Motion: Playful Gig, a selection of original compositions by students. As Daisy Zhong reports, eight teams competed for prizes including a Grand Award for best overall performance.
Fresh Strokes
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A HKDI project to breathe new life into the work of two famous Chinese artists has sparked fresh interest in traditional cartoons and painting techniques, while providing an international showcase for the ground breaking work of local design students.
Winds Of Change
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When the HKDI's annual Fashion Show and Image Show took place on two sultry nights in June, graduates from the Department of Fashion and Image Design (FID) blew a typhoon of fresh ideas across a packed audience, as they presented a series of spectacular collections on Design Boulevard. But as Daisy Zhong and Lisa Li report the extravagant shapes on display have a practical role to play in securing a future for some of Hong Kong's most talented designers.
Roll Up, Roll Up!
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
The graduation show presented by the HKDI's Visual Communication students was inspired by the circus world and proved that when it comes to innovation the school's creative resources run deep.
Signed Issue 3 (2012) Full Issue
Signed Issue 3 (2012) Full Issue
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
No abstract provided.