HIF Cloud 2018 – Workshop

Ailsa Liu

SPI, Film and Sound, English, Creative Writing

I’m deeply curious about the possibilities offered in digital crafting and coding and interface design and the increased possibilities offered but increasingly accessible technologies.  I’m interested in making wearables that have a practical function in bettering people’s lives. I create across mediums of experimental fiction and poetry, sound, electronic music, installation, film, studying a Bachelor of Fine Arts/ Arts at UNSW. I am interested on topics of women, Western Sydney, Chinese Australians, writing for performance. I am exploring inbetween, liminal spaces, loneliness, anxiety as generative spaces. I am a member of Finishing School collective and All Girls Electronic.

Andrew McMenemy

Engineering/Computer Science

I love coding and software because it’s largely how I have been able to become a creator. I have a real artistic passion, which has manifested itself in various forms such as photo and video editing, after school drama, and academically in Software. I’m very keen to play a part in wearable tech by utilising my software skills, because I view software as a tool to create and explore new possibilities in our technological age. I am a fan of history, of which China has much of, from the Romance of the Three Kingdoms to their modern industrial revolution, China’s history is as expansive as their Great Wall. As an Australian whose history and culture is so new, it means a lot to study and learn from a people descending from the most ancient of civilizations. China’s influence is ever growing on the world stage, and many technological advancements and Industrial wonders are being created there. It would be crazy to live a life ignoring this cultural and economic phenomenon.

Benjamin Jack

Engineering/ Software Engineering

I have significant experience in programming and interface design (web development). I have also gained notable experience in product prototyping and design in building my business. I solely undertook the prototyping process for the goods I sell through my business, as well as designing all the branding and multimedia content used to promote the business.

Callum Graydon

I have a strong interest in cultural studies and computing, have been studying Chinese language and built my own computer. I have experience working in teams and recently returned from a tour of Vietnam with a group of students. This trip inspired my interest in Asia. I am keen to learn from the interdisciplinary design process for making technology and prototyping in China.

Chanel Bragg

Digital Media, Graphics Media

I have an interest in future technologies, where we are headed as a collective network of global innovators, concepts relating to interactive textile design, user-experience based research and design and sound design. I am most intrigued by the idea sharing culture of China in the face of very different laws regarding western concepts of Intellectual Property and what that means for collaboration and the plurality of designs.

Chengyao Liu

Textiles

I like to add a lot of traditional Chinese elements to modern design in my usual design practice. There are many craftsmen in China who know and are proficient in some traditional techniques. I am very interested in the combination of modern fabric design and traditional Chinese craftsmanship. At the same time, I am also very interested in the fast-growing fabric industry in Guangzhou, China. The factory is very advanced, the material quality is up to standard and the price is low. I want to know how they did it.

Courtney Tier

Textiles & Object Design

I have a strong interest in textiles, interaction and the body. I believe that the future of design (not limited to textiles) will rely on inter-disciplinary, inter-national and intercultural collaboration. Majoring in both textiles and object/product design I often concentrate my final projects around emerging technologies and material development. I believe this workshop will be a great opportunity for me as I aspire to work in a collaborative/ interdisciplinary environment for my Honours project and beyond.

Dylan Brown

Product design

I have a deep interest in technology and user centred products, this extends to the design and how it’s made aspect of the product, throughout my personal life I’ve had a passion for creating and making, it’s what influenced me to pursue industrial design at UNSW, in addition I have a love for traveling and experience new scenes and experience.

Evangeline Jeffrey

Digital Media & Graphics

During my childhood I was submerged in the Chinese culture since i grew up in Hong Kong and I’m very keen to pick up mandarin again. I like to sew in my spare time and sell one of a kind garments online and at markets, mainly for festivals. So they are very unique textile art pieces. My brand is The One Off Stop! I’m also studying film at the moment and I enjoy making cinematography pieces, so it would be interesting to capture this trip on camera.

Fan Feng

Interactive Media & Jewellery

I am interested in Chinese culture and how to apply my strong handcraft skills and basic knowledge of coding, to create a wearable object that either cultural or technological. As an Art/Design student, I always interested in how to apply my understanding and knowledge of art and design, to create, to collaborate or to merge via different cultures, interdisciplinary fields, and technologies. I think this course provides me with the opportunity to be involved with varies disciplinaries, to develop my skills with professionals and also a good chance to collaborate and exchange ideas with international students.

Jennifer Hofer

SPI, Spatial design, Object design

I am very into Chinese traditional architecture, handcraft practices and experience design. By combining traditional practices and digital media together and gaining the most out of both. So that I can create artworks and design with more techniques and getting a broader connection with different fields, which will enhance my knowledge and possibilities for future collaboration.

Lyujun Tan

Spatial design, Textiles, Interactive media, Jewellery and Object design.

I am interested in textile design. I want to broaden my horizon, get to know more about the industry and learn new things.

Natalie Hua

Industrial Design

I personally believe Wearable textiles is the next direction in the future of design because it combines textiles and technology to create smart wearable devices that are versatile in application within the field of health, education, fashion and exercise. It provides the ability to monitor, track and provide feedback, especially since it is paired to a user-friendly interface and application which is a great tool for not only researchers but the user themselves.  The creation of Wearable technology and user-friendly interfaces aligns closely with my line of work, Industrial designers empathise with users to understand their needs and current problems to generate effective solutions. Personally, coming from a Chinese background, I am more aware that China has a very broad range of designs and are currently experimenting to find a design trend which reflects their culture, this is an important note since they have vast resources available to make concepts possible. Being the largest outsourcer for materials and manufacturing globally, China is a central part to the design to manufacturing process.

Shaomin Guo

Designer

As a design student, I prefer to see more art and design works to broaden my horizon, it could be a nice learning experience for my future study. I am doing object design, it requires artisan practice, hand made crafting and experience design.

Songyuan Xiao

Object design, textiles design

I am interested in how to find a balance between traditional handcraft techniques and contemporary technology. For example, the way that creates wearable object through connecting artisan crafting to quick prototype technology such as 3d printing and laser cutting.

Thomas Northall-Little

Hardware Design/Hardware Interfaces in Assembly/Systems Management/Artificial Intelligence/Web Development

Wearable technology represents a considerable shift in how computers are used in our daily lives, they are complicated to interface with in user experience sense and also contain a wide variety of technologies under extreme energy conservation requirements.

Yupan Xu

Jewellery design and graphic design

I’m interest in interaction design. Because China will become more and more high-tech in the future, so I really want to learn how dose interact design with computer. This course can train me to work with all kinds of people and exercise my design ability. I can learn from the craftsman’s experience and use it in future design. The most important thing is I can learn from making is the essence of Chinese culture.