IKEA products often come with a clean-cut manual pamphlet or instruction booklet to guide users on how to install their … More
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The Titanic (1978) and the Demise of Modernism
Modernism was radical; it was seen as relevant with its dominant era beginning from 1830s to the early 1960s. Modernism … More
100 Years of Bauhaus: Presenting Bauhaus in all of its Dazzling Diversity
As a celebration to the marking of Bauhaus’ 100th anniversary, the city of Weimar celebrated the opening of the recently-completed … More
House of Leaves
When one were to be questioned what exactly the novel ‘House of Leaves’ is about, Mark Z. Danielewski observed that … More
Post-Modern Architecture: A Discourse
If modern architecture came about as a discourse to the traditional method of architecture, post-modernism was criticism towards modernism. Post-modernism … More
Modernism in Architecture
Modernism in architecture, as discussed by Sarah Williams Goldhagen in her article Something to Talk about: Modernism, Discourse, Style, may … More
Henry Steiner: the Father of Hong Kong graphic design
Henry Steiner is considered as the Father of Hong Kong graphic design. Back when the word ‘graphic design’ was foreign … More
Cross-Cultural Design
In Henry Steiner and Ken Haas’ book named Cross-Cultural Design: Communicating in a Global Marketplace, Steiner discussed Cross-Cultural Design, a … More
The Chameleon and The Pearl of the Orient
In Design Issues, Vol.22, No.2, D. J. Huppatz discusses about Hong Kong’s design culture, where it has been dubbed as the “Pearl of the Orient” and traditionally … More
A Look into Cover Page Design
Oftentimes people pick up a book or a magazine after just viewing its cover page, be it because of the … More
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