“THE DESIGN ISSUE”

HKDA Global Design Awards (HKDA GDA) is a biennial flagship design competition organized by Hong Kong Designers Association (HKDA) since 1975. As a multi-disciplinary design competition, HKDA GDA is accepting worldwide entries from 4 main categories: graphic design, new media design, product design and spatial design. The “Call for Entries” of HKDA GDA2013 has launched; design professionals are invited to submit their design within those 4 main categories to us from now on until 1 Nov 2013 (Entry Submission Deadline). Besides, the theme of HKDA GDA2013 is “THE DESIGN ISSUE” which provides an open platform beyond a design competition. Designers are welcome to express their “Design Issue”— notions on their identity, position, thinking, creativity and beliefs in a form of statement on HKDA GDA2013’s official website and the related online social platforms such as Weibo, Facebook and Twitter etc. By sharing thoughts on “Design Issue”, designers can exchange their visions and beliefs with other designer fellows and construct a valuable worldwide design archive. The “THE DESIGN ISSUE” is a collaboration between Hong Kong based design studio — Milkxhake and 7 young local designers who come in diverse backgrounds. They are invited to share their design beliefs begins with the word “DESIGNER(s)”, and express in typographic forms. The HKDA GDA2013’s official website is also another collaboration with one of the invited designers, it is an open platform for both designers and public to express their own “Design Issue”. Concept & visual identity by Milkxhake