Latest Case Studies
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Accidental Tourist Guide
Zurich University of the Arts, Aalto University Andreas Kohli Hong Kong was regarded as a prime example of urbanity, as an ideal form of capitalism. The city has emerged as a multifaceted focal point of current issues. Together with students from Polytechnic University School of Design (PolyU) in Hong Kong, twelve students from the ZurichContinue…
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Intercultural Affairs
ZHdK fund for international and intercultural student projects, Zurich University of the Arts Florence Balthasar The International Affairs office issues a yearly call for proposals for international/intercultural projects of students from all disciplines on both BA and MA levels. The chosen topic is fully left up to the students. It must have an international/intercultural componentContinue…
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Product to market in 12 weeks
Product & Industrial Design , Cape Peninsula University of Technology Monica Di Ruvo Youth unemployment in South Africa is as high as 63% under 35 years old and our students need to be prepared to work as freelancers or design entrepreneurs. Students receive an allowance of 5000 South African Rand (250 Euro) to develop a productContinue…
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A Book In An Hour
Visual Communication 4th Year, Bezalel Merav Salomon This is a short studio assignment in a 4th year Visual Communication Department during the “Visual Storytelling” studio. The assignment takes place just before the students start working on their personal book, a 7-week project at the end of their B.A. program, so there are a lot ofContinue…
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Design Investigations
University of Applied Arts Vienna Stefan Zinell Design Investigations is a course that that uses critical thinking, investigative research, material prototyping and conceptual speculation to design objects, experiences, stories and systems. Students explore the designer’s role in dealing with real-world challenges, probing the limits of our current reality while addressing the future of design andContinue…
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Intergenerational games
Advertising Design, Hong Kong Design Institute Eddie Lau Recent project brief for students to design a card game to promote athletics in Hong Kong that may also connect different generations of users to play together. Students started with studying the classic portrait card game that seniors experienced in their younger age and then develop new gameContinue…
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“Using role playing to experience ‘cultural specific expectations’ is a great way to teach students how to manage ‘global diversity.’”
Mo Ling Chui
LCC Course Leader Design Cultures
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“A project brief on design UI for the skin gave students a sensory awareness of how material properties interact with the skin.”
Dr. John Fass
LCC Course Leader, MA UX Design
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“A project brief on design UI for the skin gave students a sensory awareness of how material properties interact with the skin.”
Prof. Job Rutgers
OCAD University, Experience design
