Go to Hatch Awards 2024Online Briefing Registration

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Incubate your way to creative ideas

The PolyU Design Hatch Awards is presenting its 2024 Special Edition this summer! Building upon the success of the first Awards, the special Summer Edition welcomes all creative minds from secondary schools in Hong Kong. It is open to both new contestants and those who have joined the previous competition without advancing to the second round. The aim is to encourage participants to make improvements and give it another shot!
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The challenge this time is centered around the question: "How do you design something great?" There are no predefined categories for the competition; we are simply looking for designs that exemplify excellence. You are encouraged to showcase your personal creations or classroom assignments as your entries.

Our Themes: GOOD DESIGN
‍Works from various design fields, even outstanding works created in class, as long as they comply with some of the good design principles (read “The Submission Brief “), are welcome to participate in the PolyU Design Hatch Awards 2024 Summer Edition.

No categories. The only and final round.
Don’t miss this incredible opportunity to showcase your potential of becoming the next generation of designer or creator. Individual participants or teams consisted of students from the same school are eligible to participate. Get your teacher’s nomination to enter the awards and let your creativity soar!  

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Registration deadline: 31 July 2024, 23:59 (HK Time)

The participating team is required to submit the followings for the competition:
1) Design images 10-20 pages slides (A4 – design process images, draft etc.) (Required)
2) Demo video (max. 1 minute long, MP4 format) (Optional)

Result Announcement: 29 August 2024)

The competition will select four winners (not limited to individuals or teams):
1) The Best Design Champion
2) The Most Innovative Design Award
3) The Most Sustainable Design Award
4) People Choice

Additionally, the School having the greatest number of successful submissions will be acknowledged with The Most Supporting School Award.
The winning school’s representative will be invited to the Award Presentation Ceremony and given a certificate.
Award Presentation Exhibition : September – November 2024  (to be confirmed)
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The winning teams will be invited to the Award Presentation Ceremony. Each winning team and each team member will be given a certificate. Awarded teams may be invited to participate in media interview(s), or publicity event(s) and/or other platform(s) of the Project to showcase their prototypes. Each participant with a successful submission will be given a certificate of participation.

The Submission Brief

Before designing, we need to understand what good design is. Dieter Rams developed the 10 principles of good design and the explanation of each principle (Source: Good design |vitsoe.com).
1. Good design is innovative

The possibilities for innovation are not, by any means, exhausted. Technological development is always offering new opportunities for innovative design. But innovative design always develops in tandem with innovative technology, and can never be an end in itself.

2. Good design makes a product useful

A product is bought to be used. It has to satisfy certain criteria, not only functional, but also psychological and aesthetic. Good design emphasizes the usefulness of a product whilst disregarding anything that could possibly detract from it.

3. Good design is aesthetic

The aesthetic quality of a product is integral to its usefulness because products we use every day affect our person and our well-being. But only well-executed objects can be beautiful.

4. Good design makes a product understandable

It clarifies the product’s structure. Better still, it can make the product talk. At best, it is self-explanatory.

5. Good design is unobtrusive

Products fulfilling a purpose are like tools. They are neither decorative objects nor works of art. Their design should therefore be both neutral and restrained, to leave room for the user’s self-expression.

6. Good design is honest

It does not make a product more innovative, powerful or valuable than it really is. It does not attempt to manipulate the consumer with promises that cannot be kept.

7. Good design is long-lasting

It avoids being fashionable and therefore never appears antiquated. Unlike fashionable design, it lasts many years – even in today’s throwaway society.

8. Good design is consequent to the last detail

Nothing must be arbitrary or left to chance. Care and accuracy in the design process show respect towards the user.

9. Good design is environmentally-friendly

Design makes an important contribution to the preservation of the environment. It conserves resources and minimises physical and visual pollution throughout the lifecycle of the product.

10. Good design is as little design as possible

Less, but better – because it concentrates on the essential aspects, and the products are not burdened with non-essentials. Back to purity, back to simplicity.

Why should you enter?

Benefits
  • The winning teams will be invited to the Award Presentation Ceremony.
  • Each winning team will be given a trophy and each team member will be given a certificate.
  • Awarded teams may be invited to participate in media interview(s), or publicity event(s) and/or other platform(s) of the Project to showcase their prototypes.
  • Each participant with a successful submission will be given a certificate of participation.
  • Additionally, the School having the greatest number of successful submissions will be acknowledged with the Most Supporting School Award. The winning school’s representative will be invited to the Award Presentation Ceremony and given a certificate.

Who
can enter?

GUIDELINES
Eligibility
  • The Award is open to all Local and International Secondary Schools in Hong Kong.
  • The Award is open to Secondary 3 to 6 students in the academic year of 2023/24.
  • Individual participants or any teams consisted of students from the same school are eligible to participate.
  • Each school is allowed to register with no repeat on combinations of students for each team (each student can only submit ONE application).
  • No limit on the number of students to join the Awards.
  • Students participated in the first PolyU Design Hatch Awards 2024 but did not enter the second round are eligible to join with any new designs or designs that have submitted in the last competition.  
  • Any projects participated in other competitions are welcome.
  • The submitted entries must be designed and created by the participants themselves.

How
to enter?

Register and Submit Now
Team Formation
  • Students can join either as a group of TWO to THREE or solo participation (ONE-MAN TEAM).
  • One student can only join one team.
Registration and Submission
  • Open for entry in July 2024. Application deadline on 31 July 2024.
  • Registration is free-of-charge.
  • Once registered, no change of team members is allowed.
  • Once application is submitted, it means that the participating team or individual understands and agrees to the terms and conditions of the Competition.
  • Any late applications will not be accepted.
*Please upload your work and the submission form together

FAQ

Q: What do I need to submit?
‍A: Students are asked to submit 10 to 20 pages of PDF document to showcase their initial ideas, which may include the research process, sketches, drawings, images, mind-map, trial and errors etc. The materials should be able to communicate their ideas in an effective way. Besides, students have the option upload a video as a supplementary document if they want optionally (1-minute long, in MP4 format). No physical and tangible outcomes need to be sent.

Q: What is the difference between the Hatch Awards 2024 Summer Edition and the previous Hatch Awards?
A: The duration of the Summer Edition program will be shortened to 2 months (July and August). Thus, we enrolled in the 4-day Hatch Programme, where students only need to submit their work once. We are also welcoming secondary 3 students to join us this time.
Additionally, we have added "The Most Supporting School Award" this time for the school that having the greatest number of successful submissions will be acknowledged. The winning school’s representative will be invited to the Award Presentation Ceremony and given a certificate.

Q: What can I do to improve our project if we don't have the 4-day Hatch Programme this time?
A: You can join our online briefing session on 2 July 2024. Our project coordinator will be giving more detailed information and sharing tips for the upcoming competition. To enroll, simply click the button below.
Online Briefing Registration

Q: Can I submit my previous work?
A: There is no limitation to the works that to be submitted. However, please be aware that the design should meet the theme and your target audience.
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Tips: If you are working on projects related to Hong Kong local culture e.g. slangs, be aware of the context as some of our judges are not based in Hong Kong. You may need some explanation and background information in your submission.

Enquiry

Please download the application guidelines.
Lots of success in your participation in PolyU Hatch Awards.
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