Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Jul 22, 2013

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理工大學校園導向

經紅磡海底隧道由九龍過海，進入隧道前，會見到紅磚外牆的理工大學建築群。除了紅磚外牆，一幢幢的圓柱體也是理大的建築特徵。近年，校園內多了幾幢打破了紅磚圓柱格式的獨立大樓，風格迴異。我在理大工作，每逢有訪客，見面的第一句話總是：「我迷路了，好難找啊！」為什麼呢？

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Jul 19, 2013

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點心紙設計一瞥

上茶樓一盅兩件是不少香港人週末的家庭活動。從前，大部份茶樓都以點心車把點心送到客人的餐桌旁供選擇，現在大多先以點心紙落單，稍候一會才把即點即蒸的點心奉上。

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Jul 16, 2013

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A look at dim sum order forms

If you’ve ever had dim sum before, you might know that it is at the heart of Cantonese cuisine. Small…

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Apr 1, 2013

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MTR colour coding

Hong Kong’s railway system (MTR) currently has nine lines, each denoted with a colour. The original system only had three lines with three easy to distinguish colours: red (Tsuen Wan), green (Kwun Tong) and blue (Island). When the system extended to Tseung Kwan O, purple was introduced, then to…

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Aug 1, 2013

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Wayfinding at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University

I work at the Hong Kong Polytechnic Unviersity. Every time we have visitors, the first thing they say is invariably: ‘I got lost! It’s really hard to find’. This blogpost investigates why.

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Apr 13, 2013

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More on MTR signage

I wrote about the use of colours to establish line identities in the MTR system last time. This example shows how…

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

May 18, 2013

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平面設計＝形象工程？

對一般普羅大眾而言，平面設計師所做的，不外乎標誌、海報、宣傳小冊子之類的市場推廣工具。平面設計這行業似乎沒有廣告設計般廣泛為人熟悉，或者覺得兩者根本沒有分別。平面設計師的工作，對很多人來說或許不甚了了，可有可無。除非你是名聲遐邇的設計師，以獨一無二的設計風格、潮流觸角、或者無數的獎項招徠，否則很難贏得客戶的信心。薄有名氣的平面設計師，似乎都有著攝人的氣魄，衣著入時，才氣橫溢，懷有所謂的藝術家脾氣。平面設計師所處理的，一般都是風格上的問題：怎樣提升品牌的格調、品味。設計就是棄掉老套呆板、枯燥乏味的東西，令其價值有所提昇。

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

Apr 11, 2013

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The state of graphic design?

This type of data graphics have been gaining popularity on the web in the past few years. For better or worse, they have popularised the idea of information design amongst graphic designers. This graphic came through my Facebook news feed this morning, and to me the approach to…

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

May 14, 2013

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A set of principles for graphic design? (Paul Stiff remembered)

A little saddle-stitched catalogue came with my order from Hyphen Press last week. In it there is an email exchange between Robin Kinross and the late Paul Stiff, an interesting discussion that draws parallels between…

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Keith Tam in (in)visible (de)signs

May 27, 2013

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MTR temporary signage

At Tai Koo station, exit C is currently closed for escalator maintenance until August. How does the railway company deal with this temporary closure? Apparently they do not have a system for handling temporary messages. Last week, it looked like this:

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