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Written by: Xie Deqin
2020-10-23 13:13
Last update date: 2020-10-23 13:13
As a designer, I naturally want someone to see my work.
The Hong Kong Polytechnic University holds a large-scale annual design exhibition every year, allowing design students to show their ideas in front of others.
The epidemic is raging this year, and everyone's daily life has become different.
Design students are no exception. No matter classroom, research or design, they must be done at home.
What kind of influence did the year when everything was done at home on weekday classrooms and design for teachers and students?
Photography: Gong Jiasheng
Using new technology to present the feeling of physical exhibition
Jian Yinger, senior marketing manager of the School of Design, Hong Kong Polytechnic University, pointed out that this year's PolyU Design Awareness Exhibition was restricted by the epidemic, so the virtual form was used to present students' physical design works, and a physical exhibition was also held on campus.
Ms. Jian said that there are four major challenges in the exhibition.
"The first challenge is some online-to-offline operational issues: How can the physical and virtual exhibitions work together so that visitors can receive more content?" Ms. Jian pointed out that the second challenge is to perfectly present the design The tangible and intangible elements.
The so-called tangible is to show the design in physical form, and the intangible is the process behind the design, such as data collection.
"Because there may be many models made to explain the concept behind the design, it is necessary to find a way to reproduce these intangible elements in the virtual exhibition. I especially hope that the students' pursuit and dedication to their design in this difficult environment can be Show in this virtual environment.” After solving the problem of presentation, the team has to solve the part of “inspiration”.
"The education environment in Hong Kong does not focus much on cultivating students to ask questions in the classroom. In disguise, everyone is passively receiving content during exhibitions. Therefore, we very much hope that we can bring a vast space in the virtual exhibition environment to allow more passive or conservative The audience can fully explore the students' thinking and production skills."
The physical exhibition is equipped with new technologies such as augmented reality (AR) technology and projection projection to enhance the interactive nature of the exhibition.
The exhibition was successfully held, and Ms. Jian Sheng agreed with the performance of learning, saying that their efforts successfully demonstrated the qualities that a designer should have.
Finally, she hopes that the exhibition can be opened for public viewing.
Dean of the School of Design: More online methods are available in the future
The epidemic has affected the teaching methods of major colleges and universities, as well as polytechnic universities.
Professor Li Jianpiao, Dean of the School of Design of the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, said that the school itself has no experience in distance teaching, so both students and teachers are not used to it. "In the beginning, many teachers said that certain classes could not be taught online, and there were many students. It means that it is difficult to learn, but after a month, we all started to get used to this method. In fact, the attendance rate of students has also increased and they have become more active in class."
Dean Li pointed out that more online platforms may be used for teaching or exhibitions in the future.
The school organizes exhibitions every year around June and July to display student works, but due to the impact of the epidemic, it has not been able to hold the exhibition as usual.
So the school team thought of replacing it with a virtual exhibition.
However, virtual exhibitions cannot replace the interaction between people brought about by physical exhibitions, so the team is committed to bringing a 360-degree immersive experience to the virtual exhibition to present this feeling.
It seems that the number of visitors has doubled from the number of visitors to the physical exhibition last year, which was more than 30,000, including many people from outside Hong Kong. This proves that the virtual exhibition has a certain appeal.
Will you use this method again next year?
Dean Li pointed out that after this year's experience, everyone has become accustomed to the online format, so in the future, we can explore more possibilities of using online platforms for teaching and exhibitions.
Participating students: hope to inspire the spirit of mutual help in the community
One of the participating students is Liang Zhuochen (Chen Zai) who graduated this year.
His exhibit is Guerilla Planter (Guerilla Planter), an alternative solution for sustainable living and agriculture in densely populated areas, directed by Anneli Giencke.
The plan is based on Sham Shui Po and designed a sustainable community agricultural life system, where residents can grow local food in the downtown area.
Chen Tsai said that the design was inspired by a set of environmental documentaries called "My Earth Save Yourself", which inspired him to open up new sources of food for Hong Kong people who are used to shopping in supermarkets.
Chen Zi pointed out that the epidemic has made the design process more difficult.
Chen Zi said frankly that because of the epidemic, the school's studio could not be used to make models when designing guerrilla cultivation, which made the production process difficult.
"First of all, the studio is not open, which makes the whole thing very different. Secondly, it is very difficult to find inspiration at home. In addition, I have been studying and working at home, lacking the harmonious atmosphere of the studio, which affects the mood." Everyone this year Everyone is going to school at home, what impact does it have on Chen Zi?
"In fact, for design students, the design process generally requires face-to-face, so computer conversations are completely different and pose difficulties." Nevertheless, the numerous constraints inspired him to think about how to communicate with teachers more effectively through the Internet. Students express complex three-dimensional design ideas.
He hopes that the design can remind Hong Kong people to support more local vegetables, understand the source of food, and implement the design in the future, which can also bring out the spirit of community mutual help.
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