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Vocational Training Council

2016

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Cover Oct 2016

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Signed Issue 4 (2012) Full Issue Oct 2016

Signed Issue 4 (2012) Full Issue

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Painting With Scissors Oct 2016

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 Oct 2016

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 Oct 2016

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 Oct 2016

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 Oct 2016

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 Oct 2016

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.


Fresh Strokes Oct 2016

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 Oct 2016

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! Oct 2016

Roll Up, Roll Up!

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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.


Contents Oct 2016

Contents

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Editor's Letter Oct 2016

Editor's Letter

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Inspiration


Cover Oct 2016

Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Signed Issue 3 (2012) Full Issue Oct 2016

Signed Issue 3 (2012) Full Issue

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

No abstract provided.


Categorization Of Hong Kong Modern Males With Regard To Predictors Of Menswear Design Preferences In Terms Of Physical And Socio-Psychological Dimensions, Travis Wang Hei Li, Joe S. Au, Raymond W. Au Jul 2016

Categorization Of Hong Kong Modern Males With Regard To Predictors Of Menswear Design Preferences In Terms Of Physical And Socio-Psychological Dimensions, Travis Wang Hei Li, Joe S. Au, Raymond W. Au

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

Proportional grading, which offers the closest fit by producing various sizes, is commonly used in sizing systems for mass production today. However, wearers’ socio-psychological concerns are not taken into account during the development of the system, which may churn out ineffective fits. This study provides knowledge of menswear evaluation by taking into account men’s physical and socio-psychological dimensions. This study successfully categorizes modern males according to their preferences of menswear, concerning the predictors of menswear design preferences in physical (i.e. Body Mass Index [BMI]) and psychological dimensions (i.e. menswear functions and menswear involvement). Subjects were divided into three clusters: (1) …


Fashion Photography On Social Media: Insights From Hong Kong Fashion Image Producers, Athena Choi Jan 2016

Fashion Photography On Social Media: Insights From Hong Kong Fashion Image Producers, Athena Choi

Staff Publications

This study draws on fashion and culture theories to explore the influence of visual sharing culture on social media in fashion. The objective is to interpret the perceived creative values and the meanings of such cultural phenomenon from the perspective of fashion media industry in Hong Kong. In-depth interviews, in the exploratory semi-structured format, were adopted in which 20 fashion image producers in Hong Kong were interviewed regarding their increasing involvement in professional fashion image making and blogging. Among the 20 respondents, 12 respondents were younger generation of image producers with experience around 3 years, while 8 respondents have been …


New Degree Programme Bachelor Of Arts (Honours) In Horticulture And Landscape Management In Hong Kong, Allen Hao Zhang, Leslie Hung Chi Chen Jan 2016

New Degree Programme Bachelor Of Arts (Honours) In Horticulture And Landscape Management In Hong Kong, Allen Hao Zhang, Leslie Hung Chi Chen

Faculty of Design & Environment (THEi)

In recent years, the Government of the HKSAR has updated its policy to improve urban greenery and landscaping. According to the greening plan of the Greening, Landscape, and Tree Management Section (GLTMS) under the Development Bureau, there are new requirements in place to provide a minimum of 20-30% of greenery to both government and private developments. Hence, the demand for landscape and horticultural management, in particular aspects related to arboricultural maintenance and management, has increased largely. At present, there are no University Grants Committee (UGC) funded degree programmes in horticulture and landscape management studies. The Technological and Higher Education Institute …