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desmond wong

A recent graduate at Goldsmiths University doing something called Design.

This is the blog of design graduate Desmond Wong at Goldsmiths, University of London. This blog showcases the projects Desmond had been working on in the past recent years.

Sunday 29 November 2009

A belated 'Reflection' Week


Have I missed out anything?

Thursday 26 November 2009

Adventure of a Schizophrenic Camera

The video explores the scenario in which a very human mantle disorder, Schizophrenia has invaded a machine. How will it function and what can we gain from these clips?

Over Exposed, Higest ISO and super-impose back images
Continuous Images

Adventure of a Schizphernic Camera from Desmond Wong on Vimeo.


Saturday 21 November 2009

Workshop with El Ultimo Grito

We were asked to merge objects found from pound shops and to devise a context with the newly formed objects completed with a 300 words context/story.


Click on the image below to read the story:



This project for me is about how form has a language which while merged together we can knit a new narrative. The story and the object were mutually driven.

Friday 13 November 2009

Design SHOULD be Playful!

This week we were to come with with an argument which support the above slogan. The goal of this debate is to win votes against the our opposing teams 'Design should NOT be playful'.


Obviously we won as we have our prob, the 'Para-Mug'. Never smash a mug again.

Sunday 8 November 2009

Beginning of a Beginning

We have finally started to look at our final year project and finding out our area of concern. Here is my starting point extracted from the NewScientists 24 October 2009.


Although it started off with the broad subject of time perception, I have now concentrated on the effect of it in relation to schizophrenia

The odd jobs

  • Decode @ London Design Week, 2009 (Internship: 1 month)
  • Michael Sodeau Partnership, 2009 (Internship: 2 months)
  • Honduras, 2007 (Voluntary Work: 3 months)
  • United Colors of Benetton, 2006 (Full and Part Time Sales)
  • Wong and OuYang Architect/Civil Structure, Hong Kong, 2005 (Internship: 1 month) .

Things I think I'm good at

  • Communicate and read in Chinese/Mandarin
  • Native Cantonese and fluent English speaker
  • Very sociable
  • basic knowledge of textile related production (Sewing machines and prints)
  • Competent workshop, Adobe Suite and TechSoft user
  • Hardworking, enthusiastic, reliable and well organised