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A Technological Hug
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Hugus is a new interactive device designed by HKDI students Heung Oi Lam, Fung Lim Chi, Hung Shun Wai, Ho Sin Yi, Tam Kai Fung, Wong Lap Wing and Yu Chi Yin. The device, designed to help connect people to their family when far from home, received multiple accolades at the 1st ACG+Capital Awards......
Feeling Ai
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
We all develop emotional connections to the devices we use; the smartphone that is a constant companion or the office printer that is a constant source of frustration. Soon, these machines might be able to respond in kind
Being Human
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
To mark the conclusion of SIGNED Magazine's exploration of the intersection of technology and design, we spoke to two leaders in their fields about how technology can make us more human, not less
Me2b
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Fixing the internet's biggest flaw
Home Ex Data, The Natural Of The Artificial
Home Ex Data, The Natural Of The Artificial
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Technology has become second nature to humankind. The Homo Ex Data exhibition at HKDI Gallery explored how we can no longer survive without it
Virtually Yours
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
New and old cultural institutions are building online worlds for the sharing of ideas and culture; 3D scanning is allowing established institutions to renew their online presence and new forms of digital-only museum are springing up. Most excitingly of all, 3D scanning and VR allow for ancient and modern artefacts to be experienced from the comfort of our own homes
Future-Facing Retail
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
The data gathered using facial recognition is invaluable to traditional retailers with bricks and mortar stores; it is finally levelling the playing field between the data-gathering-led online retail locations. And as traditional retailers search for a formula that can help them survive in a digital future, a new online/offline hybridity is emerging
The Chain
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
Blockchain has begun to revolutionise the world of tech. Surrounded by digital technology, big data and social media, information has never been so readily available to us -- but that information is often disorganised and inaccessible. Blockchain offers the opportunity to design new ways to organise that information and to put it to good use
Are You Working Well?
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
It is nothing new for employers to recognise the importance of a healthy and happy workforce. But now, new technology is changing the way that we approach wellness in the workplace.
Into The Laboratory!
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
HKDI's new Media Lab is a platform where students can interact with the latest technology; a hub for exploring new ideas and finding new solutions
Shenzhen's Shifting Fortunes
SIGNED: The Magazine of The Hong Kong Design Institute
From sleepy border town to booming manufacturing hub to design city -- Shenzhen is continually transforming itself as it spearheads China's passage to an innovation-based society.