The design industry in Hong Kong forbears diversified innovative explorations. Design professionals can adopt the cultural elements of both China and the West to search for a visual language called "original Hong Kong creativity".
There is no doubt that the current design products in our city are deeply affected by the ever-updating trend of digitalization. But, the design professionals still bear in mind with the principle of aesthetic harmony, no matter in compositions, distribution of iconographies, photographic effects and typographies.
Meta category: "Homage to Paul Jaisini" Art Series Collection. Gleitzeit International Group. The Ongoing art project: "ART ABOUR ART"
Category: Artwork, Painting, Photograph, Photo-Manipulation, Drawing, Mixed Technique, Etching, Print, Original,
Subcategory: Gif
Tag: Manifesto, Image, Representational, Abstract, Gleitzeit Manifesto, Words, Color, Black And White, Face, Figure, Style,
Meta category: "Homage to Paul Jaisini" Art Series Collection. Gleitzeit International Group. The Ongoing art project: "ART ABOUR ART"
Category: Artwork, Painting, Photograph, Photo-Manipulation, Drawing, Mixed Technique, Etching, Print, Original,
Subcategory: Gif
Tag: Manifesto, Image, Representational, Abstract, Gleitzeit Manifesto, Words, Color, Black And White, Face, Figure, Style,
Light + Building 2016: classical Aesthetics meets futuristic technologyCSIL Lighting
Trends for the 2016-17 season will be presented at the Light + Building Trend Forum in Fankfurt, providing an inspiration for specialistic retail trade, designers, architects and interior architects.
CompetencyDetermine the historical impact of art on modern c.docxardhowp
Competency
Determine the historical impact of art on modern culture, society, and the workplace.
Scenario
Your local library has decided to hang artwork in its lobby. You volunteer at the library and heard that the director of the library plans to go to the mall and buy artwork off the shelf in a home decor store to decorate the walls.
You are outraged, and feel that the library presents an ideal space for more meaningful public displays. After all, your town has such a rich and interesting history, and there are some artists and craftspeople living in the area. You decide to approach the City Council Chair to voice your concerns, but he informs you that the library is on a tight budget, and he doesn’t see the need to spend too much of tax payers money on “decorations.”
You now plan to attend the next City Council meeting to convince the town to do more with the exhibiting space at the library, and that it doesn’t have to be expensive if the displays are cultivated from regional resources.
Instructions
For this assignment, you may use your current location, or pick another American city.(ST. Augustine,FL)
List five significant creations in your city/town(ST.Augustine,FL), such as buildings in different styles of architecture, bridges, and public art. Include the year each item was created.
Arrange the chosen creations in chronological order, along with names of their creators.
Explain the major styles/periods in art to which each of the five creations/selections relate. Include your rationale for your selection.
Identify three additional local creative residents from the past and present, whose work could potentially be displayed at the library. List the forms of art for which they are known.
Your timeline should be printable so that it can be distributed to City Council members and attendees at the meeting. Use the timeline templates found under the Insert tab to create a printable timeline.
Clearly label your chosen location.(ST.Augustine,FL)
.
Cartoons in the Archives: Laughing Our Way Through 1,000 FeetSusan Kline
This presentation was given at the 2010 Society of American Archivists conference in Washington D.C. It was given as part of Session 508: Perspectives on Cartoons
ASSIGNMENT 2You will be working on a weekly generational analy.docxsteviesellars
ASSIGNMENT 2
You will be working on a weekly generational analysis that culminates in a final, edited compilation due in
Week 6.
Your weekly installments will explore the zeitgeist (German for “spirit of the times”) of each era by traveling through the generations and examining a single facet of popular culture. Select one area of popular culture to investigate through each generation from the following list:
•
Architecture or Art
•
Advertising or Graphic Design
•
Culinary Arts
•
Dance
•
Fashion
•
Film or Video
•
Games or Sports
•
Jokes or Urban Legends
•
Literature
•
Music or Music Videos
Consider the generation’s characteristics as you explore how the area you have chosen evolved during that generation. Relate the generation to the area, and you will find the spirit of the times.
Compose your analysis with care. Analyze how the area you chose forms a portrait of the multiple generations alive during this time. Think about historical and cultural events, technological advancements, the economy, and the political climate. Describe how those changes might affect one personally.
Your project may take the form of a traditional paper. A traditional paper offers an introduction, develops a thesis with evidence, and provides a conclusion. Your paper must include functional links, clips, and/or images.
An alternative to the traditional paper is a creative work approved by your instructor and supported with a written analysis. Your written analysis will support your creative project by relating your creative work to the zeitgeist we study each week. Some examples are: a menu for each generation, a cinema showcase of film clips or self-made films reflecting each generation, a concert (your own music created in the spirit of each generation), a fashion show for each generation, a video game reflecting the generations, an oral history (interviews with family members, friends, and/or strangers about their generations).
Visual presentation is important. Be certain to present your work aesthetically. If you are composing a traditional paper, then images, clips, and/or links will add professionalism.
Our session together examines six generations
focusing primarily on their
“coming of age” eras
during which they significantly began asserting themselves as consumers/creators of popular culture. Please refer to the table below to discern the birth date ranges and coming-of-age date ranges for each generation:
Generation Name
Coming-of-Age Era
Date Range
Birth Date Range
Lost Generation
1901–1929
1883–1900
GI (Greatest) Generation
1929–1946
1901–1929
Silent Generation
1946–1963
1929–1946
Baby Boomer Generation
1963–1983
1946–1963
Generation X
1983–1999
1963–1983
Millennial Generation
1999–Ongoing
1983–2004
.
this is a presentation about research i've been doing on using contemporary toys as a topic for investigation in the art classroom. topics for discussion, as well as activities, and a background on the moment is included. PLEASE DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION.
The color of an artwork can effect my feelings or moods by the war.docxrtodd643
The color of an artwork can effect my feelings or moods by the warmth or coolness of the colors and the lightness or darkness of the tones of colors. For example, art that includes dark tones of red, orange and yellow can remind someone of burning flames and could cause someone to feel uneasy or even anxious. If this color scheme were brighter toned, it may remind someone of the fall season and it could cause excitement and joy. Artwork with darker tones of green, blue and purple could remind someone of a rainstorm and cause them to feel depressed, whereas a work with lighter tones of this color scheme could remind someone of calming ocean waves and make them feel at peace. I would personally use color and composition in art to provoke a calming response because I tend to enjoy artwork that makes me feel calm and peaceful. I would use bright tones of cool colors along with white, cream colors, and even some light gray shades to evoke a laid-back feeling to the piece. I would also not use any sharp edged shapes and lines and i would use a more rounded technique to whatever type of art I would create in order to make the piece easy to look at and in turn make the viewer feel at ease.
This piece of artwork I have included is one of the canvas prints I have hanging up in my room. I don't know who it was created by since it was just something I bought from a popular store a long time ago, but it is one of my favorite pieces ever and if I had the means (or the talent) to create something like this, I would! I would make something like this because it has bright tones of cool colors like blue and purple and bits of bright pink and white, which are colors that bring me peace and make me think of things like ocean waves over a surfer. I like that it makes me imagine the surfer instead of a surfer being included in the work. I would also create this sort of piece because there are minimal harsh or pointed lines and shapes in it, and it flows effortlessly from one end of the canvas to the other.
ANCESTOR SCAVENGER HUNT
OVERVIEW
World History is an incredibly broad subject and we will just scratch the surface of some key historical events, figures, religions, and ideas; however, each of us has ancestors from around the world and this assignment focuses on our relationship to them and our past.
This assignment is designed for you to practice research on the web and locate Primary and Secondary Sources. Additionally we are developing several course competencies including acquiring information, breaking multiple sources down into parts, use of library resources, recognizing secondary sources and locating primary sources.
Be sure you understand the difference between Primary Sources and Secondary Sources when researching history by visiting the resources page and visiting websites that describe the difference, such as this LibGuide from American University.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step I: Select the culture of one of your earliest known ancestors. (For example, are.
Light + Building 2016: classical Aesthetics meets futuristic technologyCSIL Lighting
Trends for the 2016-17 season will be presented at the Light + Building Trend Forum in Fankfurt, providing an inspiration for specialistic retail trade, designers, architects and interior architects.
CompetencyDetermine the historical impact of art on modern c.docxardhowp
Competency
Determine the historical impact of art on modern culture, society, and the workplace.
Scenario
Your local library has decided to hang artwork in its lobby. You volunteer at the library and heard that the director of the library plans to go to the mall and buy artwork off the shelf in a home decor store to decorate the walls.
You are outraged, and feel that the library presents an ideal space for more meaningful public displays. After all, your town has such a rich and interesting history, and there are some artists and craftspeople living in the area. You decide to approach the City Council Chair to voice your concerns, but he informs you that the library is on a tight budget, and he doesn’t see the need to spend too much of tax payers money on “decorations.”
You now plan to attend the next City Council meeting to convince the town to do more with the exhibiting space at the library, and that it doesn’t have to be expensive if the displays are cultivated from regional resources.
Instructions
For this assignment, you may use your current location, or pick another American city.(ST. Augustine,FL)
List five significant creations in your city/town(ST.Augustine,FL), such as buildings in different styles of architecture, bridges, and public art. Include the year each item was created.
Arrange the chosen creations in chronological order, along with names of their creators.
Explain the major styles/periods in art to which each of the five creations/selections relate. Include your rationale for your selection.
Identify three additional local creative residents from the past and present, whose work could potentially be displayed at the library. List the forms of art for which they are known.
Your timeline should be printable so that it can be distributed to City Council members and attendees at the meeting. Use the timeline templates found under the Insert tab to create a printable timeline.
Clearly label your chosen location.(ST.Augustine,FL)
.
Cartoons in the Archives: Laughing Our Way Through 1,000 FeetSusan Kline
This presentation was given at the 2010 Society of American Archivists conference in Washington D.C. It was given as part of Session 508: Perspectives on Cartoons
ASSIGNMENT 2You will be working on a weekly generational analy.docxsteviesellars
ASSIGNMENT 2
You will be working on a weekly generational analysis that culminates in a final, edited compilation due in
Week 6.
Your weekly installments will explore the zeitgeist (German for “spirit of the times”) of each era by traveling through the generations and examining a single facet of popular culture. Select one area of popular culture to investigate through each generation from the following list:
•
Architecture or Art
•
Advertising or Graphic Design
•
Culinary Arts
•
Dance
•
Fashion
•
Film or Video
•
Games or Sports
•
Jokes or Urban Legends
•
Literature
•
Music or Music Videos
Consider the generation’s characteristics as you explore how the area you have chosen evolved during that generation. Relate the generation to the area, and you will find the spirit of the times.
Compose your analysis with care. Analyze how the area you chose forms a portrait of the multiple generations alive during this time. Think about historical and cultural events, technological advancements, the economy, and the political climate. Describe how those changes might affect one personally.
Your project may take the form of a traditional paper. A traditional paper offers an introduction, develops a thesis with evidence, and provides a conclusion. Your paper must include functional links, clips, and/or images.
An alternative to the traditional paper is a creative work approved by your instructor and supported with a written analysis. Your written analysis will support your creative project by relating your creative work to the zeitgeist we study each week. Some examples are: a menu for each generation, a cinema showcase of film clips or self-made films reflecting each generation, a concert (your own music created in the spirit of each generation), a fashion show for each generation, a video game reflecting the generations, an oral history (interviews with family members, friends, and/or strangers about their generations).
Visual presentation is important. Be certain to present your work aesthetically. If you are composing a traditional paper, then images, clips, and/or links will add professionalism.
Our session together examines six generations
focusing primarily on their
“coming of age” eras
during which they significantly began asserting themselves as consumers/creators of popular culture. Please refer to the table below to discern the birth date ranges and coming-of-age date ranges for each generation:
Generation Name
Coming-of-Age Era
Date Range
Birth Date Range
Lost Generation
1901–1929
1883–1900
GI (Greatest) Generation
1929–1946
1901–1929
Silent Generation
1946–1963
1929–1946
Baby Boomer Generation
1963–1983
1946–1963
Generation X
1983–1999
1963–1983
Millennial Generation
1999–Ongoing
1983–2004
.
this is a presentation about research i've been doing on using contemporary toys as a topic for investigation in the art classroom. topics for discussion, as well as activities, and a background on the moment is included. PLEASE DO NOT COPY WITHOUT PERMISSION.
The color of an artwork can effect my feelings or moods by the war.docxrtodd643
The color of an artwork can effect my feelings or moods by the warmth or coolness of the colors and the lightness or darkness of the tones of colors. For example, art that includes dark tones of red, orange and yellow can remind someone of burning flames and could cause someone to feel uneasy or even anxious. If this color scheme were brighter toned, it may remind someone of the fall season and it could cause excitement and joy. Artwork with darker tones of green, blue and purple could remind someone of a rainstorm and cause them to feel depressed, whereas a work with lighter tones of this color scheme could remind someone of calming ocean waves and make them feel at peace. I would personally use color and composition in art to provoke a calming response because I tend to enjoy artwork that makes me feel calm and peaceful. I would use bright tones of cool colors along with white, cream colors, and even some light gray shades to evoke a laid-back feeling to the piece. I would also not use any sharp edged shapes and lines and i would use a more rounded technique to whatever type of art I would create in order to make the piece easy to look at and in turn make the viewer feel at ease.
This piece of artwork I have included is one of the canvas prints I have hanging up in my room. I don't know who it was created by since it was just something I bought from a popular store a long time ago, but it is one of my favorite pieces ever and if I had the means (or the talent) to create something like this, I would! I would make something like this because it has bright tones of cool colors like blue and purple and bits of bright pink and white, which are colors that bring me peace and make me think of things like ocean waves over a surfer. I like that it makes me imagine the surfer instead of a surfer being included in the work. I would also create this sort of piece because there are minimal harsh or pointed lines and shapes in it, and it flows effortlessly from one end of the canvas to the other.
ANCESTOR SCAVENGER HUNT
OVERVIEW
World History is an incredibly broad subject and we will just scratch the surface of some key historical events, figures, religions, and ideas; however, each of us has ancestors from around the world and this assignment focuses on our relationship to them and our past.
This assignment is designed for you to practice research on the web and locate Primary and Secondary Sources. Additionally we are developing several course competencies including acquiring information, breaking multiple sources down into parts, use of library resources, recognizing secondary sources and locating primary sources.
Be sure you understand the difference between Primary Sources and Secondary Sources when researching history by visiting the resources page and visiting websites that describe the difference, such as this LibGuide from American University.
INSTRUCTIONS
Step I: Select the culture of one of your earliest known ancestors. (For example, are.
Alumni sharing after the joint display at CUHK Chien Mu Library, talking about my issuing of journal articles on Chinese art-history researches after my MAFA graduation from CUHK
C&G Art Department創辦人張嘉莉(Clara CHEUNG)於International Association of Art Critics Hong Kong發表了一篇名為《Reconstructing the Hong Kong cultural identity by reconnecting with history through art exhibitions and performative rituals (from the construction of the “Lo Ting” myth in 1997 to the revival of ritualistic practices in 2014)》的學術文章,旨在探討民間宗教鬼神習俗若放在畫廊空間內再現,能否有效地鼓勵觀賞者把傳統祭祀融入生活去重塑後殖民地時代的文化身份認同。Clara與浸大CVA校友蟻穎琳一樣,有按照中大文化研究系教授何慶基博士辦《盧亭神話》專題展的策展理念,以超現實主義的油畫手法,繪畫魚頭人的戲玩幻像,兌現洪席耶及Walter Benjamin主張敘事性創作及玩味的精神,道出一切歷史也是像神話般由管治者虛構的哲學迷思。
Clara認為《盧亭神話》此「偽民族志」旨在以visual artifacts兌現人類學考察重視的material culture,乃「關係美學」的一種,又被稱作「關係藝術」,是美術實踐上所呈現的一種模式或者趨勢,最早發現並提出者為法國藝術評論家Nicolas Bourriaud。Nicolas Bourriaud認為「關係美學」並非獨立的私人空間,而在理論或者實踐上從整體人類關係和社會背景發展的藝術實踐模式;這時藝術家應當被視為呈現關係美學的「催化劑」,而非整個藝術概念的中心。
Alumni sharing by me after exhibiting my works in the Christian Art Biennial Exhibition, in which Ms. Wu Yin Ching was also a participating artist. Additional acknowledgement given to Sumling for her achievement of emergence as a COLLAR singer.
1. Internal Tutorships
2. External Tutorships
3. History Study Forum
4. Monthly Studio Parties
5. Academic Fruits and Exhibitions at CUHK Fine Arts
6. Report from Press Media
7. Self-Journalism
8. Talks at Hong Kong Society of Humanities
9. Collections
10. As a P1X3L Supportive Hub
11. Overseas Academic Exchange
12. Forecasts
The Kowloon Walled City Series is based on an interdisciplinary research on graphic art like experimental linear drawing, photography such as Greg Girard's documentation, Chinese calligraphic references such as Yan Zhengqing's stele scripts, the journal articles about anarchic urbanism, and the neo-figurative painting styles recommended by Prof. Lui Chun Kwong. The CUHK Fine Arts MAFA Graduation Show will be grandly opened at CUHK Art Museum on 10 July, Sunday. The Kowloon Walled City will be displayed by seperating two generalized streams as "Anarchic Urbanism" session and "Homecoming Dad" session, so that the visitors can perceive how I am eager to enjoy the nourishments of love within a pale mode of retreated livelihood. (* The images have been reduced due to the limitation of 5MB file size for file uploading, and this PDF is 2MB only in which all the texts remain unchanged.)
The Kowloon Walled City Series is based on an interdisciplinary research on graphic art like experimental linear drawing, photography such as Greg Girard's documentation, Chinese calligraphic references such as Yan Zhengqing's stele scripts, the journal articles about anarchic urbanism, and the neo-figurative painting styles recommended by Prof. Lui Chun Kwong. The CUHK Fine Arts MAFA Graduation Show will be grandly opened at CUHK Art Museum on 10 July, Sunday. The Kowloon Walled City will be displayed by seperating two generalized streams as "Anarchic Urbanism" session and "Homecoming Dad" session, so that the visitors can perceive how I am eager to enjoy the nourishments of love within a pale mode of retreated livelihood.
Humanity Paper - Forecast to Renewal of Chinese Sexual PerceptionsVincentKwunLeungLee
This was a group paper from Dr. Lo Kwai-cheong's Humanity course called "Chinese & Western Modes of Thoughts". The points from this paper were as similar as my recent avocations about the lack of love nourishments and a desire for becoming a Homecoming Dad. You can see that I could be that avant-garde in gender issues during my BUVA studies in Donald Tsang's administration era, in which I could enjoy a wet kiss with my ex-girlfriend at Kai Yip Estate after my VA lessons at Kai Tak Campus. Corresponding with the "Sumling Effect", I cannot control the drop of tears while reading this Humanity paper with a Distinction, as I have lost lots of stuffs from my sweetest BU memories due to the intransigent requests from my two secondary Alma-Maters and CUHK for my ability in becoming an "academic hegemony" at the expense of my creampie opportunities.
Professor Alexander Wai Ping-kong is definitely a good BU principal, even performing better than Lui Ki-cheong and So Pui-ting judging from their boycott on my CUHK MAFA Graduation Show.
7 Alternatives to Bullet Points in PowerPointAlvis Oh
So you tried all the ways to beautify your bullet points on your pitch deck but it just got way uglier. These points are supposed to be memorable and leave a lasting impression on your audience. With these tips, you'll no longer have to spend so much time thinking how you should present your pointers.
Between Filth and Fortune- Urban Cattle Foraging Realities by Devi S Nair, An...Mansi Shah
This study examines cattle rearing in urban and rural settings, focusing on milk production and consumption. By exploring a case in Ahmedabad, it highlights the challenges and processes in dairy farming across different environments, emphasising the need for sustainable practices and the essential role of milk in daily consumption.
1. N S S V I S U A L A R T S C U R R I C U L U M
A R T A P P R E C I A T I O N – D E S I G N P A P E R
( S P E A K E R : V I N C E N T L E E K W U N - L E U N G )
The Designs of Hong Kong
2. Chinese-styled designs
Advertising slogans: Utilize ancient calligraphies, such as
oracle-bone scripts, semi-cursive scripts and clerical scripts, as
fonts to highlight a visual respect of that particular product to
the traditions of Confucian / Taoist heritage.
Brand-mark: Adopt seal-engraving to highlight the legitimacy
and authority of that particular product : Ensure clients a
guaranteed reward
Reserve the complicated and decorative patterns from the
structures of paper-cutting or architectural engravings in the
design background, which enhanced the level of “empirical
royalty” and attracted the upper class to attempt a purchase
3. Chinese-styled designs
Grandeur but harmonious combination of subject matters: gave
clients a comfortable vision
Adopted color with auspicious implications due to the superstitious
beliefs of Chinese society, for example:
yellow represents Chinese civilization and empirical royalty;
red represents heroism, revolution and celebratory events like wedding, lunar new
year and new births;
green represents purity, retreat, agriculture and natural life;
oceanic blue represents optimism;
dark blue represents death and grievances;
purple represents bourgeoisie flavor;
black represents mysterious predications;
white represents purity or death;
brown represents minimalism and martial-art monasteries.
4. Chinese-styled designs
The idea of "civilian-based and approachable
promotion": honored the practical purpose for the
goodness of people’s livelihood but harmonious
combination of subject matters: gave clients a
comfortable vision
Preserved an admirable sense of craftsmanship
Manipulated the similar rhythms or intonations
between traditional idioms and contemporary phrases
to deliver some convincing messages
5. Chinese-styled designs
Harmoniously merged the ancient fairy characters, like
the Birthday Gentry and God of Wealth, with the
contemporary secular episodes, regardless of impossible
and illogical combinations : bridged the gap between past
and present
Associate the products with martial arts to boost up the
public morale for more purchases
Adopt the fortune-telling visual elements to persuade
clients the emergency for purchase
6. Chinese-styled designs
Change particular strokes within a Chinese character
into some iconographies to deliver exceptional
implications
Greater focus on the distribution of detailed
typographies
Distorted typographies to deliver a sense of comedy
and fantasy
7. Chinese-styled designs
Exaggerate a particular iconography with a convincing
slogan, but reserves a great extent of emptiness in the
background, to highlight the significance of that particular
product in the enhancement of people’s livelihood.
Government advertisements in Hong Kong or Macao:
Using the wholesome behavioral interactions from
middle-class families for educating citizens’ obedience to
“civic responsibility”: to ensure an international image of
a civilized, transparent, just, uncorrupted, literate and
democratic bureaucracy
8. Paper bag and mooncake box design
Lots of contemporary-styled
hotels in Hong Kong, which
establish their own Chinese
cuisines, tend to design the
covers of paper bags and
mooncake boxes with a
digitalized mode of symbolic
Chinese visual elements.
The digitalization does not cause
a ruin on the “engraving-liked”
Chinese decorative patterns.
Rather, a prior emphasis is put
onto the colour selections for the
logo, the lines and the
background. Minimalism is the
key of success in leaving clients a
deep impression.
(Source: www.orijen.com)
9. Neon-lighted sign board logos
The neon-lighted sign board
logos are a typical reflection of
Chinese culture. The red colours
symbolizes auspiciousness,
whereas the “regular scripts”
(楷書) are presented with bold
calligraphic strokes.
“Double happiness” is an idea
that is often adopted by the
institutions which operates
wedding, banquet, mahjong and
pawn-service businesses.
(Source: creativeroots.org)
10. Dragon-based design for tourism
Hong Kong is often regarded as
a hub for inheriting the legend
of dragon.
The colourful patterns of
dragons’ bodies are often
adopted for postcard or
bunting designs to promote
tourism of Hong Kong among
the foreigners.
(Source: creativeroots.org)
11. Paper-Cutting Designs for Chinese New Year
The beauty of traditional
paper-cutting is often valued
and its decorative patterns
are revived by the digital
illustration techniques.
The entire visions of the
graphic designs can be
clumssy, but it can be still
workable for adding different
innovative and cute
iconographies that can
harmoniously coexist with
the peach blossoms, lanterns
and dragons.
(Source:
hongkongfixedgeargirl.wordp
ress.com)
12. “Seal-engraving-liked” contemporary logo
A Chinese seal is chopped
through dying the engraved
bottoms of the stones
The designer attempted to
transform the Chinese-
character base into a vision
that different innovative and
cute iconographies fabricate
around the whole restricted
area of the Chinese seal
bottom.
(Source:
blog.hermanmillerasia.com)
13. Ancient map with handwriting features
The ancient map
used for navigation
purposes is revived
through digital
means. The map of
Hong Kong is
composed of
calligraphies and
signboards.
The calligraphic
typographies
deliver the message
that Hong Kong is a
place stressing
humanistic and
neighborhood
sentiments.
14. Red semi-hemisphere lamps
The red semi-hemisphere lamps
are used by hawkers from the
food markets for projecting the
lights onto the frozen chicken
wings, frozen sausages, frozen
hams, seafoods, vegetables,
fruits. Housewives can observe
the details of these food
products more clearly to ensure
that they are fresh and of
trustworthy qualities.
Such electronic appliances is
very Chinese in styles. The
designer made a breakthrough
by transforming the hooked
lights inside a contemporary-
styled shopping arcade into a
series of red semi-hemisphere
lamps for creating a festive and
auspicious atmosphere.
15. Western-styled designs
Electric-based fonts and playful icons to promote
animations, digital products, pop music and playful
appliances
Advertisement on jewellery, fashions and facial-
treatments: Elegant cosmetics on models’
appearances to highlight a sense of royal feminism
Spacious composition that reserves room for
mysterious imagination
16. Western-styled designs
Manipulation between monochromes and
contrasting color combinations
Apply the concept of “virtual interface” to forecast
the significance of that particular product to the
social livelihood
Typographies with graffiti flavor – youthful and
energetic spirits
17. Western-styled designs
Geometric patterns of layout graphics – simplicity
implies a sense of beauty which reflects Caucasians’
pleasurable mood to all kinds of aesthetic leisure
Use astronomical episodes to uphold the legitimacy
of that particular product in human lives
Proper spatial distribution to highlight the main
focus
18. Western-styled designs
Overwhelm the universal obstacles
Uphold a utopian arena that brings hopeful forecasts
to the current generation
Use marker-drawn comics to bridge the gap between
entrepreneurs and youngsters
Stress the modernity of a particular product and its
suitability to the up-to-dated interior environments
19. Western-styled designs
Mechanical counteractions between two contrasting
subject matters
Spot-color as visual stimulation
Raise audience’ sensitivity to speeds
Duplicated illusions of tremendous alphabetical
typographies in the virtual-interface background
20. Western-styled designs
Precise iconographies: concept-oriented expression
Honor the idea of cubism, three-dimensional
expression and one-point perspective: a sense of
visual concreteness
Intentional spatial distribution – rationale in idea
development
21. Western-styled designs
The episodes of diving, flying, polar adventures,
tropical adventures, mountainous adventures and
desert adventures – stresses the tight coherence of
that particular product with the unreachable
boundaries: motivate people to obtain breakthroughs
from impossibilities
Advertisement on concerts, orchestras or dramas:
using black background to highlight the solemnity of
achievements from that particular event / by that
particular performer
22. Western-styled designs
Adoption of collage: delivering a sense of visual
variation
Pop Art stylish: upholding the playful spirit of
consumerism
Emphasize the pace of trend
Mathematical order is adopted in the visual
expressions related to anatomical proportions
23. Western-styled designs
Masculine features: an identity with self-confidence
Fonts with musical rhythms: emphasized a
warmhearted welcoming manner for a pragmatic
experience in that particular cultural temperament
(e.g. bars, spaghetti banquets, coffee gathering…)
Designs related to official documents: Idea of
formalism and structuralism
24. Western-styled designs
Raising the awareness on public intellectuality
Experimentally manipulate the transformational
effects of photography to deliver innovative concepts
(mainly rely on Photoshop, Illustrator and In-Design
to process the photos into graphics)
25. Digital collage with cute label clips
Nowadays, the art of label clips,
with cute iconographies on their
surfaces, are usually applied as
magnetic chips for fixing the
notice papers onto the surfaces
of refrigerators.
The designer apply the similar
“magnetic chips” concepts
which they can compose a floral
hoop for a youngster to uphold.
(Source: www.itc.polyu.edu.hk )
26. Digitally-composed wearables
The fashion codes inside a
virtual reality can comprise lots
of impossibilities without a
consideration on textile and
weaving matters.
From this concert poster,
G.E.M is presented as a
futuristic lady with digitally-
composed wearables,
decorative accessories and
extravagant clothes. What the
designer needed to do was to
reserve G.E.M’s face not to be
covered. For other parts of her
physical body, they can be very
robotic.
(Source: edge.neocha.com )
27. Genetically-modified biological lives
It will be an eye-catching gimmick that
a duck has a rabbit-ear and a rabbit has
a sharp duck-mouth. The functions of
two animals are transformed.
The genetically-modified biological
lives usually imply that the food chain
can be recomposed for suiting the
eating habit or nutritional demands of
contemporary mankind, trying hard to
ensure a harmonious coexistence
among different hostile animal species,
and resolve the problem of food
shortages in the impoverished regions.
(Source: www.core77.com )
28. Putting four different images together
Digital “woodblock-printed”
creative typographies, tram, a
fashion model with a “Phantom
of the Opera” mask on the dress,
the horizontal cursive jewellery
and the acrylic bracelet are six
different objects. But they can
be randomly put together as
snapshots and compose
another meaning related to the
endeavoring stories of Hong
Kong.
Of course, the cored message is
to promote the fashion brand
by claiming that the clothes
represent the cored values of
original Hong Kong creativity,
instead of copying the aesthetic
ideas from the West.
(Source: www.icsid.org )
29. Two contrasting colours for illustrating the energy of
sportsmanship
The sharp visual contrast
between the fluorescent blue
and fluorescent red makes
people think about an
enthusiastic pursuit on sport
advancements. The
typographies deliver a speedy
vision.
The man playing with a
dumbbell by sitting on an office
chair and the man playing the
hockey interlace harmoniously
to show that each athlete must
strive for a coexistence between
competition-oriented training
and personal muscular
development. The designer
seems to note that, sports is not
just for winning awards, but for
a persistence on maintaining
our physical health as well.
30. Your choice of life direction
Everyone gets confused within
the critical crossroads from
different steps of his/her lives.
But he/she still needs to make a
decision for which turning point
suits his/her future happiness.
The designer zoomed the camera
len closely upon the piece of
paper and the watercolour
painting tools. It makes people
feel like planning for a treasure
hunt or organizing a band
concert. But, it is just a poster for
a joint painting exhibition.
(Source: Stephen Yau Wing-
kwong’s Facebook album, a
watercolour artist)
31. Food-composed typographies
Using vegetables, bread,
pizzas, fruits, melons,
croissants and hot dogs for
composing the alphabets is
an innovative idea for
promoting a self-sufficiency
through local organic-food
cultivations; whereas it
stimulates people’s appetites.
(Source:
www.inmedia.com.hk )
32. Case study: Joseph Tsang’s designs
Joseph Tsang
(Nickname: Ah Pang)
recently graduated
from Immaculate
Heart of Mary College.
He participated in the
Umbrella Movement
and strived for a
genuine Universal
Suffrage with
widespread Hong
Kong citizen. He
dedicated his extra
time to the
exploration of
creative design
projects no matter at
his Alma Mater or
from the academia.
33. The Simpson iconographies on graduation biography
Joseph Tsang wants
to make the profile
form from the
graduation biography
of his Alma Mater as
interesting as
possible. He hopes to
make each piece of
student’s literary
dedication appear as
similar as a featured
column from a
magazine or a piece
of newspaper.
34. Tropical tutorship
Joseph Tsang dealt with a design
project from “iCon - The Education”.
He played with the paint-splashing
effect through the Adobe Illustrator. He
integrated the splashes with vibrant
fonts and a coconut tree.
Joseph Tsang thought that, academic
studies are filled with boredom. It is a
torture for them to be requested for
attending the tutorial courses in
summer vacation and sacrificing their
leisurely times. Thus, Joseph hopes to
instill the visual elements of “tropical
rainforest”, “blue sky” and “sunshine
beach” to boost up students’ morale in
encountering the challenges of HKDSE
examinations.
36. “Rock’n’Roll-liked” T-shirt
Joseph loves sports very much.
He designs a T-shirt to search
for the spirit of unity among his
schoolmates in striving for
external sports achievements
and boosting up the reputation
of his Alma Mater.
37. Acknowledgement to the sources of artwork photos and
academic references
School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University
Hong Kong Design Institute
DeTour
Hong Kong Trade Development Council
iCon – The Education
The Hong Kong Federation of Youth Groups
Inmedia.hk
Hong Kong Design Centre
Immaculate Heart of Mary College
The Mira Hong Kong
Hummingbird Music Limited