PolyU Design Undergraduate Programmes 2024/25 (Book A)

CONTENTS Pathways to PolyU Design

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Why PolyU Design

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Study at PolyU Design

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4-year Programme

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BA (Hons) Scheme in Design Foundation, Clusters, Specialisms & the Curriculum

Senior Year Programmes

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BA (Hons) in Design › Advertising Design › Information Design › Media Design › Environmental Design › Interior Design › Product Design › Interaction Design › Service Design › Social Design

Student Works Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD) Programmes › Advertising Design › Communication Design › Digital Media › Environment and Interior Design › Interactive Media › Product Design › Social Design

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Prof. Kun-Pyo Lee Dean of School of Design and Swire Chair Professor of Design, Alex Wong Siu Wah Gigi Wong Fook Chi Professor in Product Design Engineering

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Pathways to PolyU Design

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Pathways to PolyU Design

POSTGRADUATE TAUGHT POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMMES

RESEARCH POSTGRADUATE PROGRAMME

DDES (Mixed mode)

MDES SCHEME (Full-time/ 1 year)

› Innovative Business Design

› Intelligent Systems

MSC IN INNOVATIVE MULTIMEDIA ENTERTAINMENT (Full-time/ 1-1.5 years) (Part-time/ 2 years)

DOCTOR OF PHILOSOPHY

Design

› Smart Service Design › Transitional Environments Design

UNDERGRADUATE 4-YEAR CURRICULUM * (Full-time/ 4 years)

SENIOR YEAR CURRICULUM (Full-time/ 2 years)

BA (HONS) SCHEME IN DESIGN

BA (HONS) IN DESIGN

› Advertising Design › Information Design › Media Design

› Advertising Design › Information Design › Media Design

› Environmental Design › Interior Design › Product Design › Interaction Design › Service Design › Social Design

› Environmental Design › Interior Design › Product Design › Interaction Design › Service Design › Social Design Page 14

Local (JUPAS) Local students with HKDSE qualifications

Local (Non-JUPAS) Local students with non-HKDSE / international qualifications

International Non-local students with international qualifications

* Options of Second Major and Minor Study available (Page 19)

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Mainland Non-local students with Mainland College Entrance Examination qualifications

Local (Non-JUPAS) Local final year students/ graduates with Associate Degree or Higher Diploma qualifications 5

Why PolyU Design

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Why PolyU Design

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Why PolyU Design

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Study at PolyU Design Learning at PolyU Design is a rewarding experience with a wide variety of activities. Students are engaged in Design Projects, Interactive Critiques, Seminars, Tutorials, Lectures, Workshops, Exhibitions, Independent Study, Visits and Study Trips, Individual Practice and Teamwork, Internship, Cooperative Projects, and International Exchange.

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Study at PolyU Design

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Study at PolyU Design

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Study at PolyU Design

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4-year Programme Full-time | 4 years | Local (JUPAS / Non-JUPAS Year 1) | Non-Local

BA (Hons) Scheme in Design (JS3569)

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4-year 4-year Programme Programme

The BA (Hons) Scheme in Design educates innovative forward-thinking designers who are able to give shape and invent desirable futures relevant for a rapidly changing society. The Scheme offers an extensive range of different Design Specialisms that cater for tomorrow’s designers: Advertising Design, Information Design, Media Design, Environmental Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, and Social Design.

This Scheme-based admission serves as an undeclared track. Students who enroll in the Scheme will first follow a common curriculum in Year 1 which offers them a year to identify their area(s) of interest and career aspirations, facilitating their Major programme selection in Year 2.

Students are subject to further assessment criteria i.e. students‘ own choice, students‘ portfolio evaluation, interview performance, GPA and individual subject results in selection of awards at the end of their Year 1 study.

Graduates will obtain one of these awards after completion of the programme:

BA (Hons) in Design

Advertising Design

Information Design

Media Design

Environmental Design

Interior Design

Product Design

Interaction Design

Service Design

Social Design

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4-year 4-year Programme Programme

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4-year Programme

Is this programme for you?

We welcome candidates who are dedicated to becoming aspiring designers.

Competitive candidates will possess these favourable qualities: Are you an expert in conceptualising spatial design? Are you a master in communication and producing high-quality visual content? Do you have unique ideas for improving the use and design of everyday products? Do you find it easy to imagine new services, innovation and entrepreneurial opportunities in the social and cultural sectors?

Qualifying applicants must have a strong interest in design and possess creative curiosity, good visual skills and abilities, skills in three-dimensional or mixed media, the ability to explore and develop ideas, good language skills, and the capacity to solve problems. They will be interested in how design can address issues in today’s society and contribute to making the world a better place.

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4-year Programme

Foundation, Clusters, Specialisms & the Curriculum The BA (Hons) Scheme in Design is a 4-year full-time study honorary degree.

All students complete a common Design Foundation in Year 1, followed by a Design Cluster in Year 2, before focusing on their chosen Design Specialism in Year 3 and 4. Each specialism has a dedicated study pathway with some common subjects. Students graduate from the Scheme in one of the following nine Design Specialisms: Advertising Design, Information Design, Media Design, Environmental Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, and Social Design.

Year 1 Design Foundation: Common Basics The focus of Year 1 is to provide a broad-based foundation in common design skills, knowledge, and integration to enable students to become creative thinkers.

Year 2 Design Cluster: Interdisciplinary Collaborations Year 2 students select one of four Design Clusters: Communication Design, Environment Design, Product Experience Design and Service Design. The four clusters provide a broad base of discipline-oriented study in preparation for specialisation in Year 3 and 4.

Year 3 Design Specialism: Discipline Exploration Year 3 is the first year of discipline-specific study in one of the nine Design Specialisms offered: Advertising Design, Information Design, Media Design, Environmental Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, and Social Design. Students explore their chosen Design Specialism through dedicated study pathways in discipline-specific subjects.

Year 4 Design Specialism: Integrative Design Year 4 is the second year of the Design Specialism. This programme develops students’ critical and professional abilities in design. Students learn to tackle complex design issues through external client-focused and interdisciplinary studio projects.

Please refer to Admission Essentials Book for details.

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4-year Programme

Credits Requirements General University Requirements Subjects

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Common Compulsory Subjects

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Discipline-Specific and Elective Subjects

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Training credits (Product Design & Interaction Design students only)

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Total credits

124 (+6 training credits)

Options of Secondary Major & Minor Study Admission to the Secondary Major is optional and on a competitive basis. It is subject to a different credit requirement for graduation. Decision is to be made at the end of Year 1 study.

Secondary Major

Eligibility

Innovation and Entrepreneurship (IE)

Students of BA (Hons) Scheme in Design

AI and Data Analytics (AIDA)

Students taking Product Design or Interaction Design

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Minor study is also available as an option for students.

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Senior Year Programmes Full-time | 2 years | Local (Non-JUPAS Senior Year)

BA (Hons) in Design Advertising Design (73416-SYV) Information Design (73416-SYF) Media Design (73416-SYM) Environmental Design (73416-SYR) Interior Design (73416-SYI)

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Product Design (73416-SYD) Interaction Design (73416-SYT) Service Design (73416-SYS) Social Design (73416-SYO)

Senior SeniorYear YearProgrammes Programmes

Our Senior Year Programmes are designed for those who would like to prepare themselves for promising careers in specific design disciplines through studies at an undergraduate level. Normal duration of the full-time programmes is two years.

Applicants will choose a specific programme to get into upon application.

Senior Year curriculum is available in our Bachelor's degree programmes on Advertising Design, Information Design, Media Design, Environmental Design, Interior Design, Product Design, Interaction Design, Service Design, and Social Design. It offers students a design education that is attuned to social trends and is sensitive to change. The School encourages its students to think critically, learn independently and in teams, experiment with dynamic, multi-layered design processes so as to weave culture and industry strands into appropriate social narratives.

Core subjects of the issue-based design studio address contemporary aspects of human existence and the ambition to project desirable futures. Mindful of the cultural implications of technology, projects are developed with the user at its centre, and a critical appreciation of social trends, reflecting a humanistic teaching and learning mode running across the scheme’s design disciplines.

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Senior Year Programmes

BA (Hons) in Advertising Design

SDP, Wong Ho Lam, Thomas, BA (Hons) in Communication Design

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Senior Year Programmes

In to the Unknown (a brief for IMAX), SZE Pak Yin Simon & YEUNG Ching Yan Vannessa, BA (Hons) in Communication Design Wood Pencil, D&AD New Blood Awards 2023

Hexppy, CHAN Chun Kit Jacky, CHOI Wing Sing Foster, LIU Tsun To Samuel, SZE Ping Kuen Alex & TSUI Chun Ming, BA (Hons) in Product Design Winner, Red Dot Award: Design Concept 2023

ME, MEME (a brief for HP Indigo & Top Trumps), NG Cheuk Wing Taki & PUN Cai Hong Rainbow, BA (Hons) in Communication Design Graphite Pencil, D&AD New Blood Awards 2023

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Senior Year Programmes

More Than Excuses!, WU Wing Kei, BA (Hons) in Advertising Design

In-between, CHAN Ka Yu Cathy, BA (Hons) in Communication Design 24

Senior Year Programmes

The Inner Wonderland, LEUNG Sin Yan, BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design

Assistant@CantonRoad, CHAN Shun Hin Alex, HO Hau Yi Kary, WONG Sin Wan Daycee, YIP Hoi Ching Jasmine, BA (Hons) in Social Design 25

Senior Year Programmes

Credits Requirements BA (Hons) in Design › Advertising Design › Information Design › Media Design › Environmental Design › Interior Design › Product Design › Interaction Design › Service Design › Social Design

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Training credits (Product Design & Interaction Design students only)

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Total credits

61 (+3 training credits)

Students not meeting the equivalent standard of the Undergraduate Degree Language Communication Requirements (LCR) based on their previous studies in Associate Degree or Higher Diploma programmes and their academic performance will be required to take additional 3 to 9 credits of English and/or Chinese Language subject(s) on top of the normal credit requirements.

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Senior Year Programmes

My Way, MOK Yee Lee Lyan, BA (Hons) in Digital Media

TrekTrack, CHAN Chun Kit Jacky, BA (Hons) in Product Design 27

Senior Year Programmes

Sentinels Sanctuary, LIEW Chi Him James, BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design

TwiNite, CHAN Cham Fung, CHEUNG Pui Ting, BA (Hons) in Interactive Media 28

Senior Year Programmes

Students from different specialisms collaborated with Sino Group on the Green Public Seating Design Project to utilise upcycled materials for making public benches.

Inspire a New Generation of Ballet Lovers with the Development of a New Sub-Brand!

Collaborator: The Hong Kong Ballet Limited SD4001 Cooperative Project (9 weeks, Semester 1, Year 4), BA (Hons) Scheme in Design 29

Student Works Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

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In the radical time of change, complex social, environmental and economic challenges require collaborative and interdisciplinary efforts to tackle. We have to break silos, and synergise between knowledge domains, professional practices and resources for a better world. The Integrated Designpreneurship (InD) track was introduced to enable undergraduate students to explore teamwork and integration, system thinking in design, articulation of ‘for-profit’ yet ‘for-benefit’, as well as entrepreneurship and start-up opportunity.

Subject Coordinators: Benny LEONG & CHAN Kam Fai

Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

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Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

Tempre Go A temple service for preserving traditional culture and fostering community cohesion

by CHAN Kwun Hei Kristy, TANG Ming Wai Vivian (Advertising Design), CHEUNG Lok Yiu Nicole, KWAN Lai Yin Rex (Communication Design) Tempre Go aims to preserve traditional culture and foster community cohesion in Hong Kong by enhancing local temple services. Despite their historical and social significance, intangible cultural heritage such as traditional craftsmanship and social norms are at risk of disappearing. Temples can play a crucial role in preserving these traditions and supporting traditional crafts. Tempre Go acts as a bridge between temples and daily life, encouraging believers to actively participate in and support traditional culture. The project addresses barriers that prevent people from engaging with temple culture by leveraging digitalization and technology. Through a customisable and continuous temple experience, Tempre Go fosters social connectedness and ensures the sustainability of traditional culture.

Tutor: Westley WONG

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Honorable Mention, Professional category, European Product Design Award 2022

BookThrough is an experimental project that explores books, book culture, community, and design's role in providing readers with an alternative literary experience. Led by interdisciplinary design-entrepreneurs, the project began by examining challenges in Hong Kong's book community. Through research methods like user shadowing and interviews, the team identified obstacles such as fragmented reading resources, reader disconnection, and limited literary interests. To address these issues, they developed a digital platform that fosters a sustainable and scalable book culture. The platform incorporates habit data visualisation, information sharing, and gamification to engage readers and catalyse the future development of the book community.

Tutors: Benny LEONG & CHAN Kam Fai

Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

BookThrough A service which offers reader ways to explore, connect and indulge in enriching experiences of book reading

by FANG Jen Hung Justin, Esther LUI (Communication Design), POON Kei Yau Cathy (Environment and Interior Design)

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Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

Gah Zeoi A peculiar dining experience that incorporates concepts of Regenerative Agriculture

by Annie LEE, LI Suen Chi Belle (Communication Design), CHAN Man Kwan KaKa, LEUNG Po Yee Bowie, TSANG Chun Kit, YEUNG Nga Lam Jasmine (Social Design) Gah Zeoi offers a unique dining experience that embraces the principles of Regenerative Agriculture. The design team believes that agriculture can serve as a bridge to reconnect humans with the natural world. They have a mission to introduce the concepts of regenerative agriculture to the people of Hong Kong and foster a renewed bond with our environment. Through Gah Zeoi, participants are educated about regenerative agriculture through symbolic elements and thoughtful design incorporated into the menu, printed materials, and services. By creating an extraordinary dining experience, it is aimed to spark profound reflections among participants about their consumption habits, their relationship with the environment, and the tangible actions they can take to create a better world.

Tutor: Roberto VILCHIS ECHEVERRI watch video

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Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

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Student Integrated Works Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

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Integrated Designpreneurship Capstone Projects (InD)

Student Works Programmes

Advertising Design Communication Design Digital Media Environment and Interior Design Interactive Media Product Design Social Design

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Student Works

Make friendship visible

Programmes—Advertising Design

An advertising campaign for a social network app

by TONG Ming Wai Scarlett BA (Hons) in Advertising Design Zenly is a social app that addresses the challenges young people face when arranging meetings with friends due to societal lateness norms. By enabling continuous realtime location tracking, Zenly allows users to spontaneously meet up with nearby friends, freeing them from rigid schedules and undesirable situations. This removes physical distance and information barriers, expanding social boundaries and enhancing relationship security.

This advertising campaign for the app utilises various touch points. Posters are designed to highlight the app's instant location sharing, making friendships visible at any moment.

Social media pages are created to introduce Zenly to local residents, sharing app information through a unique perspective. Viral online videos are produced to creatively demonstrate how the app easily locates friends, portraying a transparent city. Lastly, a citywide hide and seek competition is proposed to generate brand awareness. These initiatives aim to foster stronger connections and a sense of community among friends, driven by Zenly‘s features.

Tutor: Francis HUNG

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This project is created for educational purpose. All commercial brands depicted in the projects in this project are ‘imaginary clients’ that students have chosen as study subjects.

PolyU Design is not suggesting any creative direction for the respective brands.

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Enjoy Being Toxic

18 Prohibited Curry Chips is a spicy potato chip from Japan, known for its outstanding spiciness that makes people feel pain when they eat it. The chips use ‘ghost pepper’ to make spicy powder, which gives it a spiciness rating of 1,001,304 Scoville units!

This is an advertising project for the 18 prohibited super spicy curry chips. This idea is based on toxic relationships. Inspired by the intriguing connection between toxic relationships and the enjoyment of spicy food, this advertising project explores their shared characteristics. Both experiences can be exhilarating yet painful, evoking strong sensations and addictive tendencies. Central to this project is the Cantonese term ‘犯賤’, translated as ‘toxic.’ This term captures the concept of individuals knowingly engaging in self-destructive behavior, despite the consequences.

Programmes—Advertising Design

An advertising campaign for a curry potato chip product

by WU Ka Mei BA (Hons) in Advertising Design

Tutors: Dr Vincie LEE & Tony HON watch video

This project is created for educational purpose. All commercial brands depicted in the projects in this project are ‘imaginary clients’ that students have chosen as study subjects.

PolyU Design is not suggesting any creative direction for the respective brands.

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Programmes—Communication Design

eSee Mart Redesigning shopping experience for people with visual impairment

by LAU Sin Yu Daisy BA (Hons) in Communication Design eSee Mart is a design concept developed in collaboration with a local supermarket, specifically tailored for people with visual impairment (PVI). In Hong Kong, approximately 2.7% of the population was visually impaired in 2021. While the city has established guidelines for barrier-free design, they often overlook the specific needs of users and fail to promote independent living for people with disabilities.

The primary objective of eSee Mart is to empower PVI by creating an inclusive shopping experience that enables them to accomplish daily tasks independently and comfortably.

Key design features include a portable tactile map, visually impaired-friendly wayfinding signage, near field communication (NFC) smart shelves, and supermarket configuration. It is hoped that this design can be widely implemented in other locations, providing PVI with greater autonomy and independence in their lives.

Tutor: Brian KWOK

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Low-carbon lifestyle app for the anxious generation

by LEE Kayeun Kay BA (Hons) in Communication Design Doomsday Odyssey is a personalised low-carbon lifestyle reward app for Korean Generation Z, designed to address the unsustainable cycle of production, consumption, and disposal. By linking with enterprises, the app calculates users' daily, weekly, and monthly consumption, transforming it into carbon footprints that reflect their consumption habits and materialistic urges. This visualisation creates self-realisation and incentivises sustainability by offering point-based rewards for reducing consumption. The app also incorporates a Metaverse service tool, where users' consumption is translated into carbon footprints. As users meet their personalised consumption goals, they are rewarded with virtual neighbours, endearing earthlings, fostering a sense of continuity and encouraging sustainable actions. Doomsday Odyssey aims to empower users to make conscious choices and contribute to a more sustainable future.

Programmes—Communication Design

Doomsday Odyssey

Tutor: Charis POON watch video

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Student Works

ESCZIP

Programmes—Digital Media

Are you coming to my party ? I have been waiting for you…

by FONG Ching, LAI Wing Yan, LI Hau Ching Wyonna & SO Kin Man BA (Hons) in Digital Media The story sets out in a deserted game centre stood near an American western highway in the 1980s. The game centre is shrouded in mystery and avoided by locals.

Seeking refuge, a desperate fugitive found himself hiding in the center's restroom, grappling with a peculiar mask stuck to his face. He accidentally stumbled into a bizarre birthday party, where a lonely child wept and cried out for attention. Reluctantly, the fugitive accepted the child's invitation to play, deepening their bond as they explored the enigmatic game center together. However, the child still held an unfulfilled wish, fixating on his birthday cake and longing for a lit candle to make a birthday wish in the presence of his newfound friend...

Tutor: Dr Amelie CHAN

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The Love We Miss

This short film explores the tender bond between Horus, a profoundly visually impaired individual, and Summer, a caregiver on a short-term contract. It delves into themes of romance and personal growth. Despite Horus's visual impairment, he perceives the world through heightened emotional and human connections. Their relationship blossoms, revealing shared qualities and affection, yet they remain confined to being good friends.

Drawing inspiration from our own emotional journeys, encompassing family love, friendship, and falling in love, this story highlights how our emotions shape our approach to life, decisions, and finding meaning. The project team’s aim is to convey a sense of blessedness, whether fleeting, sweet, or enduring, without fixating on a perfect ending.

Instead, we emphasize the pursuit of happiness and the resonance that can be found within the relationship between Horus and Summer.

Tutor: Dr Amelie CHAN

Programmes—Digital Media

Hong Kong | Colour | 2023 | 50'59" | In Cantonese with Traditional Chinese and English Subtitle

by CHENG Chun Hoi Moses, CHO Wai Chun Justin, POON Lok Yan Priscilla & SHUM King Ching Nicola BA (Hons) in Digital Media

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Programmes—Environment and Interior Design

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HABITUAL VICISSITUDES The notion of transparency, translucency, and opacity

by WONG Tak Mei Antoinette BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design Habitual Vicissitudes is a project that examines different design components for manipulating visibility in high-density living environments. It investigates the manipulation of transparency in architectural elements, such as frosted glass and perforated screens, to create a balance between privacy and connection to the surrounding environment. The project considers factors like user behaviour, cultural backgrounds, and neighbour relationships to determine the desired level of visibility. By testing materials and adjusting dimensions like transparency and reflectiveness, the project aims to accommodate individual preferences based on factors like height, age, and gender. It also explores the impact of interior elements like curtains and louvers on visibility and user choices.

Tutor: Dr Gerhard BRUYNS

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The Pak Kok Village Project A material exploration focusing on the use and reuse of existing village material to create a reconstruction catalogue

by Nunez SUBHADRA BA (Hons) in Environment and Interior Design This project focuses on materiality and the reuse of abandoned structures in the Pak Kok village. It aims to create a handbook of suggested material reuse options to revitalise the village's structures. The handbook uses both existing materials and decayed materials from old buildings to provide a sustainable, achievable, and affordable construction method. The project prioritises preserving the village's history and aesthetic by avoiding expensive new materials. It consists of three stages: Stage I involves extensive research and material collection, Stage II proposes a design approach based on the research, and Stage III explores construction possibilities and tests the feasibility of designs in terms of uses, spatial qualities, and materials.

Programmes—Environment and Interior Design

Student Works

Tutor: Gilles VANDERSTOCKEN

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PolarisMaps

Programmes—Interactive Media

A customised indoor exploration and navigation solution for deaf-blind individuals

by CHAN Cheuk Yin & TIN Wing Kam BA (Hons) in Interactive Media PolarisMaps aids independent travel for deaf-blind individuals through customisable indoor navigation apps. It targets to accommodate varying levels of deaf-blindness, enabling confident, comfortable and safe navigation in shopping malls. By providing an immersive experience, the project enhances target users’ motivation and active engagement with the world.

The project offers visual and auditory features, with a three-step solution for Planning, Virtual Exploration, and Actual Exploration. With voice commands and built-in voiceover capabilities, users are allowed to obtain shop lists, bookmark favorites, and plan their travel. Virtual Exploration includes 3D simulation and Haptic feedback, creating a safe and immersive virtual reality experience of the mall environment. Actual Exploration incorporates an Indoor Navigation App UI compatible with UWB sensing technology and a smart white cane with vibration function, assisting users in avoiding obstacles.

Tutor: Dr Jeffrey HO

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Requiescat

Requiescat is a comprehensive platform that offers services for individuals to design a personalised end-of-life journey and provide emotional comfort to their loved ones.

Users can plan for their pre-death arrangements, such as recording goodbye messages, creating wills, arranging legal authorisations, and establishing medical instructions, including organ donation preferences. The platform collaborates with a local funeral company to assist in funeral arrangements. Family and friends are invited to join in completing the deceased's wishlist, creating a meaningful and memorable activity.

Programmes—Interactive Media

A one-stop platform for a personalised death journey

by TANG Sin Ting & YAU Ho Yi BA (Hons) in Interactive Media

Requiescat aims to support individuals in planning for their own death journey while easing the emotional burden on their living loved ones. The services provide peace of mind and ensure that end-of-life wishes are respected and executed efficiently.

Tutor: Jane NGAI watch video

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Quexa

Programmes—Product Design

A multifunctional short-range public mobility system for Hong Kong future microcities

by CHOI Wing Sing Foster BA (Hons) in Product Design Quexa is a versatile short-range public mobility system designed for future microcities in Hong Kong's New Territories. It meets the growing mobility demands of compact city structures. Quexa offers intuitive multi-user functionality, adaptable features, and ample storage for deliveries. It harnesses green energy and provides convenient docking and battery-swapping stations. Quexa can operate autonomously and be redirected as needed.

Additional features include mobile device connectivity and an assistive user mode for the elderly. It has a range of up to 30km on a full charge, equivalent to approximately 15 medium round trips in future city towns.

Tutor: Scott CHIN

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WonderBlocks

This project provides early emotional education support for children aged 3 to 5, enhancing development and preventing emotional disorders. With limited resources, over 60% of children lack necessary emotional skills. By improving accessibility, more children can benefit. Over 80% of parents face challenges in their children's emotional education.

The project aims to support children and parents in emotional management for widespread acceptance and utilisation of emotional education.

This product includes Emotion Bells, enhancing sensory experiences and building an interactive emotional library. It also features Story Cards that improve the ability to express emotions through visible methods, showcasing varying levels of intensity. These accessories support emotional development and communication.

Programmes—Product Design

A popular toy that helps with children's emotional development

by ZHOU Suiying Ann BA (Hons) in Product Design

Tutor: LEE Chi Wing watch video

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Reborn Repair Hub

Programmes—Social Design

A service for reborn seekers to rebuild self-worth and social relationships by repairing old objects

by CHEUNG Wing Sze Wincy BA (Hons) in Social Design The Reborn Repair Hub is a reborn restorer programme that aims to empower previously marginalised individuals with drug experience in Hong Kong. Traditional rehabilitation programmes limit their autonomy and hinder integration. This programme encourages participants to form teams and repurpose old objects into practical and artistic products.

By sharing personal experiences, they teach the public about transformation.

The programme focuses on rebuilding self-worth, strengthening social bonds, and fostering personal growth. Participants gain confidence, contribute to their community, forge new connections, and engage with their past experiences by restoring objects. This process encourages them to confront their past courageously and reflect on positive outcomes.

Tutors: Michael CHAN, CHAN Kam Fai, Jonathan YU watch video

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Community Dot Dot Dot

This project collaborates with Tsing Lam Alliance Church in Tsing Yi’s St. Paul Village. It has two phases: ’Social Design Trial‘ and ’Innovation Community Practice‘. The design team taught social design to teenagers through games and community engagement in phase one. They also co-created five small projects with the church teens to address the issues and insights they discovered from fieldwork and house visits, allowing them to serve and innovate from a social design perspective.

Programmes—Social Design

Co-create with the youth in the ageing community

by HO Ka Chung, Simon LAM, LAU Ho Yin Oscar, TANG Chung Yin Sam & WONG Kin Hin Eric BA (Hons) in Social Design

This is an on-going project that has received a 10-month support from the Social Innovation and Entrepreneurship Development Fund (SIE Fund), a fund backing many social entrepreneurers to develop innovations creating social impact in Hong Kong. The first phase was well received by the village and the church, and the second phase is expected to continue until early 2024.

Tutor: CHAN Kam Fai

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Acknowledgements Pui Chung AU, Michael CHAN, Roberto VILCHIS ECHEVERRI, Lung TAI and contributors of materials.