HKDC is active in organizing events and activities that promote the use of design in business. We are the first organization in Hong Kong dedicated to using all our resources in promoting design development among different disciplines. We take the leadership role in being the focal point of design in Hong Kong.

By creating a sense of belonging among designers in Hong Kong, this offers a united platform where ideas, knowledge and information can be shared not just throughout the design community but also local business sectors as well.

2012 Hong Kong Design Year
With “A City (Driven by Design)” as the core theme, the “Hong Kong Design Year” project entails more than over 30 signature events aimed to raise public awareness of the important role of design in value creation, social advancement and economic sustainability. Some programmes include "Fashion Visionaries" Exhibition, TOYS PARADISE - Creativity and Toy Culture of Hong Kong - "Toy Museum" Showcase, The Hong Kong - Shenzhen Bi-City Biennale of Urbanism and Architecture 2011, Knowledge of Design Week, Design to Empower - Competition and Exhibition: Terracotta Warrior Animation/Video, Business of Design Week, Detour and Hong Kong’s first ever Design Fest Asia in December.
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About Discover Design
Discover Design as the Hong Kong Design Centre’s flagship summer youth programme, organised for local senior secondary school students who are interested in design. The Programme comprises design workshops, Meet-The-Designers session and visits. By participating various activities, students are given not only a glimpse in design and its development in the industry for their direction on further study and career, but also they can learn how to apply Design Thinking in everyday life.

Discover Design 2012 is scheduled to be held from 3 to 27 July 2012. The programme is themed “Rediscovering Terracotta Warrior Legacy” this year which will offer students an opportunity to design a product by applying “Design Thinking” base on cultural element. Those innovative cultural products will be showcased to illustrate the relationship between Design & Culture.

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The 6th Intake - 2012 Entrepreneurship for Design & Creative Business Certificate Programme Seminar cum Information Session
Are you a CEO or Creative Director?
The owners of design companies often get caught in conflicts due to the dual role of CEO and Creative Director. CEO emphasises on economic efficiency, performance, cash flow and business growth, while Creative Director advocates on creativity. Often either efficiency is to suppress creativity, or creativity is to sacrifice efficiency. What are the tips to take into account this dual identity?

Speaker: Mr. Bernard Suen, Project Director, CUHK Center for Entrepreneurship
Date: 3 May 2012 (Thu)
Time: 7pm – 8:30pm
Venue: Chamber 3, G/F, InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Language: Cantonese
Enquiry: 3793 8407 (Ms Joey Fan)
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Certificate Programme
All successful businesses start with an entrepreneur. But it takes more than a creative mind and a brilliant idea to succeed in business. Starting from the success of the 2008 intake, Hong Kong Design Centre, in collaboration with Center for Entrepreneurship of the Chinese University of Hong Kong, is launching the 6th intake programme for “Entrepreneurship for Design & Creative Business”.

Locally trained designers and creative professionals with own businesses / planning to have own businesses are welcome. Entrepreneurial individuals who work for corporations / are interested in design and creative business opportunities in the Pearl River Delta region should also benefit from the programme.

Date: 16 Jun – 8 Sep 2012, every other Saturday plus a visit to Pearl River Delta
Time: 2pm – 5pm
Venue: InnoCentre, 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Language: Cantonese as teaching language with English and Chinese teaching materials

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The Terracotta Warrior Inspired Design
Design to Empower - Terracotta Warriors in my Neighborhood

Animation & Video Design Sharing Session
Date: 25/02/2012 (Sat)
Time: 10am - 12nn

Participants/ Teachers/ Students are welcome to attend a 2-hour interactive sharing session with experts from the animation and filming industry. Strategy and design thinking process in animation and video design will be presented.

Venue: InnoCentre – 72 Tat Chee Avenue, Kowloon Tong
Participants: All F.1 – F.6 students & teachers from local secondary schools
Language: Cantonese/English
Admission Fee: Free of Charge
Registration Deadline: 22 Feb 2012 (Wed)
Enquiries: 3793 8405 (Ms. Candace Hsu)

Animation & Video Design Competition
Submission Deadline: 23 April 2012 (Mon)
Participants need to apply the Design Thinking Process to create an Animation OR Video clip with the theme of “Terracotta Warriors”. The entry should be based on a characteristic feature of the chosen district for the design. Participants can only select ONE selected district out of 18 districts in Hong Kong. The content of the Animation/Video clip should show the relationship between ancient “Terracotta Warriors” and everyday life.

Eligibility: All F.1 – F.6 students from local secondary schools
Entry Form  Competition Guidelines