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Still Standing, Cheyenne Ruiz

Climate Change

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The Blood Red Cloak, Addison Mata, Emily Mendoza, Jonathan Silva, Sarita Adams

Climate Change

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The End Of The Old And Start Of The New, Carlos Ross

Climate Change

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The Emperor's New Climate Policy, Fernando Jaime Sepulveda

Climate Change

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The Long Iceburg, Marisabel Jimenez

Climate Change

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The New Man In Town, Ian Mcewen

Climate Change

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The Unchanging Season, Samuel De La Cruz

Climate Change

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Donny The Evolved Gorilla, Dylan Andrews

Climate Change

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Tranisitioning From Film To Stage: Three Years Of Growth And Reflections, Ruihan Liu

Theses and Dissertations

This thesis delves into my journey as a Master of Fine Arts candidate specializing in Scenic Design within the Theatre program at the University of South Carolina.

Comprising seven chapters, this thesis provides a comprehensive exploration of my academic and professional trajectory. The introductory chapter offers insights into my transition from a background in Film Production to the realm of Theatre Arts, reflecting on the challenges and revelations encountered along the way.

Chapters 2 through 5 offer in-depth analyses of five stage productions wherein I served as a scenic designer during my graduate tenure. Each chapter delves into the creative …

Oda Bell Williams

African American Funeral Programs

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Luther Williams

African American Funeral Programs

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Mrs. Louis Williams

African American Funeral Programs

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Mr. Russell Howard

African American Funeral Programs

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Determinanty Sukcesu Zarządzania Projektami Informatycznymi W Opiniach Ekspertów, Witold Chmielarz, Anna Sołtysik-Piorunkiewicz

Studia i Materiały Wydział Zarządzania Uniwersytet Warszawski

Purpose: The primary purpose of the article is to identify factors and activities influencing the proper management of IT projects. Method: The study was based on the opinions of forty-five experts who took part in the BPM Symposium organized in April 2023 at the University of Warsaw. Expert opinions were collected using a survey questionnaire based on literature analysis and our own professional experience in project management.

Results: The result of the conducted research is the determination of the ranking of conditions and effects of the use of computerization projects in the functioning of the organization, the assessment …

Promoting Emergent Literacy In Preschool Through Extended Discourse: Covert Translanguaging In A Mandarin Immersion Environment, Robin E. Harvey, Kevin M. Wong

Education Division Scholarship

Rich oral language practices, including the opportunity and ability to participate in cognitively and linguistically challenging extended discourse, are foundational to early literacy development. To meet children’s needs in their first exposure to the languages of schooling, educators may engage students in extended discourse multilingually. The current study focuses on student-centered translanguaging conversations to examine strategies that preschool teachers employ to support young children’s emerging bilingual and biliteracy development in a Mandarin immersion preschool serving primarily nonheritage learners of Mandarin in the United States. Findings indicate that, despite the school’s Mandarin-only policy, teachers engaged in covert translanguaging practices to extend …

Enhancing The Efficacy Of Task-Based Grammar Teaching: A Study Through Error Analysis Of Esl Learners At The Tertiary Level, Dhivya P

Theses and Dissertations

This study aims to determine the effectiveness of modern methods of teaching grammar and to test the student's learning through activities and games. The objective is to identify the students' grammatical errors regarding prepositions, articles, concord, tenses, and redundancy by practical methods and task-based activities. The study employed Corder’s Error Analysis method to understand the students' language learning process, indicate errors, and identify opportunities to develop learners' language awareness.

A pilot study was conducted involving both pre test and posttest for the students. The primary research involved pre test, posttest and retention tests for the students to evaluate the error …

Back Cover

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Exhibition - Hallyu Iiterniti A Vision Of Tomorrow

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

Following the success of last year's "Viva Italia" Italian Design and Culture Festival, the Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) is launching a new extended learning project: the "Hallyu" Korean Design and Culture Festival. This initiative provides students and staff the opportunity to learn about the hallyu or Korean wave phenomenon and its related art and design.

Event Report - Hong Kong Design Institute Emerging Design Talents 2024 Leading Social Change Through "Transformative" Design

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The Hong Kong Design Institute's (HKDI) Emerging Design Talents 2024 is a highly anticipated event that will be held over nearly three months, from June to September, showcasing more than 650 works from graduating students across various disciplines. These fields of study include Architecture, Interior Design and Product Design, Communication Design, Digital Media and Fashion and Image Design. The fashion shows and design performances emphasise how emerging designers are blending technology creatively to bring positive change through a human-centric approach. This collaboration reshapes practices and leverages interdisciplinary teamwork. The Emerging Design Talents 2024 is not only a platform for displaying …

Interview - Michele De Lucchi Building The Future

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Timeless, ambitious art always transcends the present and points the way to the future. The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) recently invited renowned Italian architect Michele De Lucchi to deliver a lecture titled "The Equation". In his talk, De Lucchi shared his major architectural works and outlined his vision of integrating architecture with immersive environmental art installations. Central to De Lucchi's vision is a humanistic approach to unite communities with nature. Like all true visionaries, De Lucchi opened minds to the limitless possibilities of art through his talk.

Theme Story - Fashion Meets Athletics Innovative Functional Materials Leads New Era Of Sportswear

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The 2024 Paris Olympics came to a close, and it has been dubbed "the most fashionable Olympics" ever with team kits of Mongolia, France and other countries creating quite a buzz online.The eye-catching element of sports attire comes into play for visually attractive events such as gymnastics and synchronised swimming, but fashion has to meet function in the designing of these uniforms, so as to enhance and not impede the athletes’ performances.
Take cycling as an example, a sport familiar to Hong Kong. The design of a competition uniform involves complex scientific calculations, emphasising functionality and safety. The materials used …

Theme Story - Crossing The Online And Offline Worlds In The Future Of Integrated Virtual And Real Worlds, Can Humans Lead Design?

SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

The film and entertainment industries are undergoing epochal transformations. Online streaming, high-definition imagery and artificial intelligence (AI) are not just changing business models, these technologies are also radically altering the design thinking that guides media productions.
The Hong Kong Design Institute (HKDI) graduates, Min Chan and Chak Yun Hei, have been playing crucial roles in this transformation. Chan, an Image Director, designs immersive costumes that help in the element of world-building in productions. Chak, a Director of Innovation and Product Development, develops TV hardware and software tailored to future consumer entertainment modes and broadcasting technologies. Their experiences demonstrate how, despite …

Theme Story - Sustainability, Contemporary Design And Chinese Heritage The Future Of Global Design

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Sustainability, technology and contemporary design have become some of key trends shaping the future of global design. One outstanding example of this is Qingshan Village in Hangzhou, which has blended environmental conservation, modern design, Chinese culture and traditions into its urban planning. This initiative not only exemplifies China's innovative capabilities in sustainable development but also its leading position in the design industry, offering both inspiration and valuable reference point for Hong Kong and the rest of the world.

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SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute

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Theme Story - A Wave Of Virtual Products Is Sweeping The Globe How It Could Redefine The Future Of The Film And Television Industry

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Since its inception, the film and television media has existed squarely at the juncture of art and technology. Media forms like music videos, streaming services and even blockbuster Hollywood films have exemplified this inextricable link. In the past three to four years, though, virtual productions have swept through the world and have been described by insiders in the United States and Europe as marking a "point of no return" for the overall industry due to their real-time ability to produce special effects content. Such technology is gaining momentum in Hong Kong too. In March 2024, an international-level professional virtual production …

Editorial

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Cover

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Issue Thirty One Full Text

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Heroes Of The Memphis Civil Rights Movement: Maxine A. Smith And Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr., Elizabeth Gritter

Heroism Science

Two intertwined leaders of the modern civil rights movement of the 1950s and 1960s in Memphis, Tennessee, were Maxine Atkins Smith and Russell B. Sugarmon, Jr., both of whom were African American. Both were born in Memphis in 1929, and they shared commonalities in their personal histories and rose to become key leaders of the Memphis movement. Along with displaying courage and persistence, they were true pioneers in the Black freedom struggle in Memphis and Shelby County who employed organizational skills and community involvement as key to their social activism. This article examines their early activism from the mid-1950s until …

Gilbert Charge Membership Register Last Revised 1963, Gilbert Charge

Methodist Local Church Records

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