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Javin Mo / Designer Sturdiness and Sensibility

Putting on a navy sportswear, Javin rolled into the café where some blushing flowers blossomed aloft. I’ve heard he was a gym goer, and his sporty outfit, bronzed skin and his inclination for cycling while travelling assured his image of a vibrant and resolute exercise lover. Not surprisingly, being a former online radio host, he demonstrated his eloquence by narrating the design journey and knowledge. But what I didn’t expect was his frequent remarks on personal feelings, especially when he mentioned T · PARK, a mass project which touched him with the power of design. Who says a sturdy man could not be sentimental now and then?   

Why do you commit to visual branding in Hong Kong’s art and culture circle?

I roved about Europe in 2014 and 2015, and realised that the galleries there worked intimately with designers, because designs had an impact on business. At that time the idea of having a visual system for branding has already flourished in Europe, whereas in Hong Kong it was no more than focusing on a few posters or events. This impelled me to work on art and culture projects as visual identity. When I finished off a project, similar projects would come to you, as they were connected. I find pleasure in what I do now, they are not big businesses yet sustainable in a way which allows me to run my small design studio, and at the same time keeps me moving on a new track.

How do you describe the recent situation of Hong Kong’s art and culture branding?

I would say it is blooming. The number of young designers who join the field soars, and the things I do more or less affect the directions of their studios. I witness how the art circle transforms, now there are a lot more art and culture events which employ branding to absorb, and the fact that they need more designers than ever provides an abundance of opportunities for young designers to reach this circle. Government departments and art groups tend to use consecutive designs of the same designer, seeing that the result is applauding. Social media also makes it happen because designers themselves serve as a self-promoting media. And it usually requires a designer or two to complete a project. Consequently, it becomes a trend for independent designers to set up studios. They can expand their circles and make a number of attempts without fearing the prices of failure, as the costs are rather low.

What do you think are the next steps to consolidate art and culture brands in this city?

I believe there are still a number of independent designers who are not yet assigned large-scale projects, and haven’t applied a whole, integrated design to art and culture.  But within these two or three years art-related facilities have whizzed along, and projects such as Art Basel and M+ in West Kowloon Cultural District have altered the ecology of the circle. Other organisations would therefore be spurred to an upgrade of design and content. Hong Kong is too small to accommodate unique buildings, but lately it has become home to plenty of cultural buildings. They are excellent opportunities a well as fascinating developments.

T · PARK is one of your projects with the theme on environmental issues. How did you come to involve in an environmental facility’s branding, instead of staying in the art and culture realm you were so accustomed to?

T · PARK is a museum to me, although its concepts are linked more to the environment. So I thought then why shouldn’t I do its branding as if it was a museum? And my clients were very supportive of what we planned to do, so we agreed to take it on. The things they told me about, such as the nordic incinerator with a ski slope on top and the Japanese eco-facility which was also an art piece, surely had an impact on me. I spoke to them candidly that we’ve only got three or four people to carry this out, and it was the first time we undertook an eco-project. They said we should give it a try, and we proceeded bit by bit. This project has made the most complicating feelings in me since I worked in the design field. Hong Kong is a very commercialised place, and what we had to deal with was the government. Making the decision of using the word “park” has almost taken us a year. The powerlessness felt in the process was overwhelming, because the consequence could not be reversed even when a small mistake was made. I have always been encircled by people in the art and design field, yet T · PARK truly connected me to the public who I could influence through design. Seeing children drew T · PARK logo on the comment board surely made my day.  

“M+ Rover”, another project of yours, aims at bringing art to the campuses. Could you share some of your views on local art education?   

Art education plays a pivotal role. Most of the time contemporary arts are for the highbrows, their exhibitions are top-grade, but people who really take heed of them are few. One of the perks of “M+ Rover” is that it enters the secondary school’s campuses and offers a learning experience to students. When art sets foot in the community through the concept of rover, it begins to spread to students from non-art backgrounds, and even Liberal Studies and Chinese teachers bring their students to join. T · PARK and “M+ Rover” are tied by a common core of community education. This is why I proposed bringing these two projects together, so that we could connect two different groups of people, combining art with environmental education. I am more than willing to run similar projects with multiple missions.

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Video Interview by Sabrina Li

Text by Sabrina Li

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Javin Mo 毛灼然 / 設計師 在剛強和感性之間

設計師 Javin 穿著一身深藍色的運動裝，抵達了我們的訪談地點。早已聞說 Javin 熱愛健身，當日一見他的裝扮和黝黑的膚色，加上他分享了喜歡以踏單車的方式來感受城市，心想他果然是朝氣十足而堅韌的運動愛好者。曾經是網台主持的 Javin 也是像預期般展示他的舌燦蓮花，娓娓道出他的見聞和經歷。但令人預料不到的是，「感覺」卻是這位看似喜怒不形於色的設計師提及最多的，尤其是說到 T · PARK —— 一個真正讓在文化藝術圈打滾多年的 Javin 感受到設計影響力的項目。誰說剛強和感性不能並存？  

你為什麼會投入於建立香港文化藝術品牌？

我在零四零五年遊歷了歐洲很多地方，發現那裡的畫廊、藝術館與設計師是緊密地合作。設計是可以影響生意的，而當時歐洲已經利用視覺系統來建立品牌。這些在香港是未有的，藝術文化可能只集中於一兩張海報或是項目，並非一個視覺系統。於是我想將藝術文化項目當成視覺形象去做，當完成了一個項目，接著便會有其他同類型的項目，不斷地連帶發展下去。我是非常享受的，這不是大的生意，但是有持續性，可以維持小的工作室，又能開創新的領域。

你會怎樣形容近年香港文化藝術品牌的發展狀況？

我覺得是百花齊放的。加入這個圈子的年輕設計師增加，他們都說我做的事對他們工作室的方向是有影響的。我見證著整個藝術圈在變化，現在有不同的文化藝術項目會用形象去吸納，它們需要更多的設計師，亦讓年輕人多了機會去接觸。政府機構和藝術團體會採用連續性的設計，只要有效果便會繼續和設計師合作。另外社交媒體造就了百花齊放的狀況，現在的設計師本身已經是一個媒體，自己可以做宣傳，一兩個人可以處理許多工作，所以多了獨立設計師成立工作室。他們可以拉寬自己的圈子，可以作很多嘗試，失敗了也不要緊，因為成本很低。

你認為要打造文化藝術品牌下一步應該做什麼？

現時香港有很多獨立設計師，但有的還沒有大型的項目，也未有將完整、綜合的設計放在文化藝術上。但這兩、三年來文化藝術的硬件是���來越多，而項目如 Art Basel、西九 M+ 等都改變了這個圈的生態，其他的組織亦會因此想在設計以及內容上提升。香港一個那麼小的城市，很難去包容特別的建築物，但近幾年來香港史無前例地容納很多文化的設施，對於我來說是好的契機，也是有趣的發展。

T · PARK [源 · 區] 是你其中一個參與的項目，但內容是環保為主的。可以和我們說說為什麼會從文化藝術擴展到一個環保設施的品牌呢？

雖然 T · PARK 的議題是環保，但它對我來說是一個博物館，所以當時我想為什麼不嘗試用博物館的級數來做品牌呢？加上客戶亦非常支持我們做的事，便承接了這個項目。令我感受最深的是，他們會跟我討論北歐的滑雪場焚化爐、日本的藝術環保設施。我跟他們說我們只有三、四人，以前也只是做文化藝術，他們覺得可以一試，於是我們便一步一步去做。我做了那麼多年設計，這個項目是讓我有最複雜的心情。香港是這樣一個商業化的地方，我們面對的又是政府機關，好像要決定是不是用「Park」這個字已經討論了一年。項目過程中給我的無力感非常大，因為只要行錯半步，都不能再回頭。從來我的工作圈子都是藝術、設計的，但 T · PARK 讓我接觸到更多大眾。我見到小朋友會在意見版上畫標誌時很開心，令我真正感受到設計是可以影響到 OL、學生和普通家庭的。  

你參與的「M+ 敢探號」項目將藝術帶入校園。可以分享一下你對本地藝術教育的看法嗎？  

藝術教育很重要。一般當代藝術都是「離地」的，展覽達到國際級水平，但接觸的人未必太多，而「M+ 敢探號」的好處是進入中學校園，給予同學一個學習的體驗。藝術進了社區，透過漂泊、流動的概念，傳播到藝術學生以外的對象—— 甚至通識、中文科的老師會帶同學來參與。而 T · PARK 和「M+ 敢探號」是一脈相承的，兩者都是社區教育。我亦提議讓兩個項目合作，聯繫兩群不同的人，用藝術教育結合環保教育。我是非常樂意去參與這類型可以介入不同範疇的項目。

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Video Interview by Sabrina Li

Text by Sabrina Li

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IDEA #377 – The sprout of Japanese graphic design ─ Attitudes of 21 young designers / Available at www.draw-down.com / Issue #377of Japan's IDEA magazine focuses on an emerging generation of #Japanese graphic designers. Printed on a variety of printing stocks, and utilizing different printing processes and finishes, this volume is an informative and considered addition to any globally minded designer's library. Contributors include Yusuke Akai, Hirofumi Abe, Shohei Iida, Tadashi Ueda, Toru Kase, Wataru Kobara, Shun Sasaki, Kenta Shibano, Shunsuke Sugiyama, Tezzo Suzuki, Saki Souda, Mahaya Takara, Kentaro Nakamura, Yuto Hama, Takuya Hirano, Jujiro Maki, Ryu Mieno, Ryuto Miyake, Takahiro Yasuda, Katsunobu Yoshida, and Hideki Yoshimatsu (hydekick). Also included: a report by #RyanHageman of #Gurafiku on his 2015 exhibition of Japanese #graphicdesign; an introduction to Mobile Talk, a mobile gathering organized by Osaka's OOO Projects and Hong Kong's Milkxhake; an insert, “Typographic Composition,” designed by Shirai Design Studio; “Kurt Hauert: a pillar of the legendary Basel School” by Helmut Schmid — a profile of the Swiss graphic design, educator, and visual artist; “Eugen Nerdiner and Lisa Beck: The type designers/graphic designers/design teachers that #graphicdesignhistory forgot” by #IanLynam about the ignored body of work of these two German designers; “Hiroshi Nishino and his time: On Hiroshi Nishino: Philosophy and Design” by Kiyonori Muroga; and additional texts by Kohei Oyama and Scott Joseph along with book and type reviews. #ideamagazine #drawdownbooks

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Poster reposted by @mobilebooks_hk - - - Follow @typosters for more poster inspiration. - Presenter | mobilebooks x openground @mobilebooks_hk @openground_hk Date | 2019.03.22 - 04.21 Venue | openground g/F & 1/F Curator | 毛灼然 Javin Mo @javinmo Curatorial Team | Milkxhake x openground Exhibition Graphic Design | Milkxhake @milkxhake_org @vaugchann Exhibition Design & Fabrication | openground x Dimension Plus @dimension_plus Special Thanks | Design 360˚ - - - - - - - - - - - - - #typographicposter #typographic #typeposters #typeinspire #posters #posterlovet #printisnotdead #goodtype #creativedesign #betype #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #type #typography #eyeondesign #designwork #artdirection #designfeed #designspiration #postereveryday #inspiration #graphix #editorial #printdesign #layout #typographer #plakat #posterdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvl3EeAlB_0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=p3t7h6uljd7a

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TwoPoints | On the Road to Variable — The Flexible Future of Typography

Barcelona-based design studio TwoPoints have yet again pulled another epic project out the bag. On the Road to Variable — The Flexible Future of Typography is a 264pg book filled with 122 inspiring works centred around the theme of variable typography. Printed with a split cover each printed in a different colourway, the covers include three Pantone colours with two popping fluorescent inks and a clear hot foil finish.

Featuring an array of bold, colourful, playful, experimental, traditional styles of design work, the curated selection is certainly a work of art. The book features insightful interviews with Felix Pfäffli from Studio Feixen and Mitch Paone from DIA with a carefully thought out introduction posing and answering questions such as ‘what is variable typography?’ and ‘why emphasise on the variable aspect of typography now?’. In addition, the book’s structuring system is something to take note of, organised by first its Variable Position; then Variable Position, Width; Variable Position, Width, Height; Variable Position, Width, Height, Styles and Variable through Transformation.

You can find contributions by the likes of:

6’56 // A Black Cover Design // Any Studio // A Practice for Everyday Lif // Artem Matyushkin // Atelier Tout va bien // Aurelia Peter // Balmer Hählen // Beetroot Design Group, Bernd Volmer // Bilal Sebei // Binger Laucke Siebein // Brando Corradini // Braulio Amado Design Studio // Build Building Paris // Bureau Bordeaux // Bureau Borsche // Bureau Collective // Bureau Progressiv // Burrow // Ccccccitizon© // Daniel Seemayer // David Turner // Denis Yılmaz // desescribir // Dia // Dinamo // Erich Brechbühl // Fabian Fohrer // Felix Bareis // Felix Salut // Franci Virgili // Hansje van Halem // Helmo // Ines Cox // Ivo Brouwer // Jim Kühnel // Julien Hébert // David Beauchemin // Kevin Hoegger // Koln Studio // Lamm & Kirch // Main Studio // Mateo Broillet // Milkxhake // Murmure // Naranjo Etxeberria // Nolan Paparelli // Offshore Studio // Oliver Meier // Pouya Ahmadi // Raoul Gottschling // Semiotik // Sepus Noordmans // Simon Mager // Studio Feixen // Studio Najbrt // The Rodina // Tobias Hönow // Tor Weibull // VLF-studio // Ward Heirwegh.

www.twopoints.net

Grab your copy here.

Editor & Publisher: Victionary Specs: 190 x 265 mm, 264 pp Format: full colour, soft cover with jacket (2 colour options) Release date: March 2019 Language: English ISBN 978-988-78501-7-5

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f22 foto space / LAAB Architects + Carlow Architecture & Design

f22 foto space / LAAB Architects + Carlow Architecture & Design

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Architects: Carlow Architecture & Design, LAAB Architects

Location: Hong Kong

Area: 1000.0 m2

Project Year: 2017

Photographs: LAAB Architects, DCinematic, f22 foto space

Stair Structural Engineers: BeFrank and Yasuhiro Kaneda Structure

Cafe22 Designers & Makers: LAAB Architects in collaboration with Hoi Chi Ng and Roy Ng

Branding & Signage Designer: Milkxhake…

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Beautiful booklet and flyer designed by milkxhake for "TYPE TRIP" available at K11 art space on this SAT opening (1.11)~ Special paper sponsored by 竹尾 /TAKEO CO., LTD. from Japan!!

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Created by MILKXHAKE for Agnes B Limited Edition Collectors "My Bag!" 

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Poster reposted by @mobilebooks_hk - - - Follow @typosters for more poster inspiration. - Presenter | mobilebooks x openground @mobilebooks_hk @openground_hk Date | 2019.03.22 - 04.21 Venue | openground g/F & 1/F Curator | 毛灼然 Javin Mo @javinmo Curatorial Team | Milkxhake x openground Exhibition Graphic Design | Milkxhake @milkxhake_org @vaugchann Exhibition Design & Fabrication | openground x Dimension Plus @dimension_plus Special Thanks | Design 360˚ - - - - - - - - - - - - - #typographicposter #typographic #typeposters #typeinspire #posters #posterlovet #printisnotdead #goodtype #creativedesign #betype #graphicdesign #graphicdesigner #type #typography #eyeondesign #designwork #artdirection #designfeed #designspiration #postereveryday #inspiration #graphix #editorial #printdesign #layout #typographer #plakat #posterdesign https://www.instagram.com/p/Bvl3EeAlB_0/?utm_source=ig_tumblr_share&igshid=1xdd8c3cwvcxa

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