Recognizing exceptional talent and phenomenal achievements, the annual Hong Kong Design Centre (HKDC) Design for Asia awards pays homage to design with a distinct Asian influence.

An annual award to raise the profile and value of design as an intrinsic factor in business success, sustainability and quality of life, the Design for Asia awards are fundamental to promoting creativity and perception of design as a whole.

Comprising five annual awards including the Design for Asia (DFA) Award, the Design for Asia Student Award (DFASA), the Design Leadership Award (DLA), the World's Outstanding Chinese Designer (WOCD) Award, and the Hong Kong Young Design Talent Awards (HKYDTA), the awards also include 9 Grand Awards; 3 Special Awards for Culture, Sustainability and Technology respectively; 9 Gold Awards; 16 Silver Awards; 23 Bronze Awards and 48 Merit Awards.

Nanyang Technological University congratulates Asst Prof Cindy Wang I-Hsuan, School of Art, Design & Media on being awarded the 2010 Design For Asia (HK) Communication Design Gold for her book “Visual Circus”.  Highly innovative, “Visual Circus” is an unusual work that visually communicates through illusions. It directs readers to think and glean more from the text than first meets the eye.

2010 © Nanyang Technological University, School of Art, Design & Media

For more information on the Hong Kong Design Awards:

Hong Kong Design Centre : http://www.hkdesigncentre.org/en/index.asp

Design for Asia Award : http://www.dfaaward.com/2010/pages/index/

Media Release:

Hong Kong Design Centre Annual Awards 2010: http://www.hkdesigncentre.org/en/news/press.asp?newsid=1986

Media Reports:

The Wall Street Journal link: http://blogs.wsj.com/hong-kong/2010/12/06/top-designs-for-asia/?KEYWORDS=top+designs+for+asia#

The Independent: http://www.independent.co.uk/life-style/house-and-home/hong-kong-awards-open-a-window-on-the-world-of-design-2153688.html