We had a big night at the HKDA Global Design Awards. We received 21 awards for the digital works we created in the past 2 years, including 1 Gold, 2 Judges’ Choice, 4 HK Best, 6 Silver, 4 Bronze, 1 Excellence and 3 Merit. Digital Hug, the collaboration with Gaybird Leung and Chris @ xex group also won a Bronze award.

Full award list:

HKDA Global Design Awards / Gold / Music Apps Collection – Squiggle SoundYeah SoundGyro Squeal

HKDA Global Design Awards / Jeffrey Shaw – Judges’ Choice / Days Without Net
HKDA Global Design Awards / Johan Vakidis – Judges’ Choice / Days Without Net

HKDA Global Design Awards / Hong Kong Best / Music Apps Collection – Squiggle SoundYeah SoundGyro Squeal
HKDA Global Design Awards / Hong Kong Best / Days Without Net Bookmarklet
HKDA Global Design Awards / Hong Kong Best / Days Without Net
HKDA Global Design Awards / Hong Kong Best / pill & pillow V6

HKDA Global Design Awards / Silver / Days Without Net Bookmarklet
HKDA Global Design Awards / Silver / Joey Ho Design
HKDA Global Design Awards / Silver / JIA Inc.
HKDA Global Design Awards / Silver / Jaycow Millinery
HKDA Global Design Awards / Silver / pill & pillow V6
HKDA Global Design Awards / Silver / Days Without Net

HKDA Global Design Awards / Bronze / Hong Kong Creative Ecologies
HKDA Global Design Awards / Bronze / Po Lin Monastery
HKDA Global Design Awards / Bronze / The Breaking News
HKDA Global Design Awards / Bronze / Kan & Lau Design Consultants

HKDA Global Design Awards / Excellence / pill & pillow

HKDA Global Design Awards / Merit / JOYCE
HKDA Global Design Awards / Merit / eightsixthree
HKDA Global Design Awards / Merit / Yip’s Chemical

We’ve redesigned the website for Off-Lo-Hi. Using canvas and CSS3D transform, it allows us to re-create the similar style and effects as in the previous flash version. The website is best viewed with latest Safari/Chrome.

Link: http://www.offlohi.com/

Henry 早前與 Edmund Lee 及 Sandy Choi 出席 School of Communication
Hong Kong Baptist University 的講座，分享2012香港設計年背後的理念，identity 的構思，及作為設計師對香港設計年的看法。

Digital Hug at Macau Cultural Centre.

Our very first project in collaboration with Mr. Sandy Choi and we proudly present – Hong Kong Design Year 2012 !

由 M+ 策劃的大戲棚展出了 Henry 與本地藝術家 Samson Young 合作的一個粵劇面譜 App〈大花臉〉，以新媒體跟傳統中國戲曲藝術來一個crossover！同場還有朱興華老師，陳餘生老師及 Michael Wolf 的作品。

Developed by Henry Chu and Samson Young.
Commission by M+, Hong Kong’s new Museum of Visual Cultural for the 2012 West Kowloon Bamboo Theatre Exhibition.

available for **FREE** download now!!!

App Store: http://itunes.apple.com/us/app/the-painted-face/id493845348?mt=8

Henry invited as guest speaker at the Köln International School of Design. The workshop is about re-editing city experience via mobile apps.