Hidden Stories in the Kowloon Walled City
A Experiential Design Project in Second Year of University
Problem/Brief:
Design an experience within a place that is local to you, that tells a hidden narrative of the area. The work should be designed to inspire and engage the community, it could also be used to educate, entertain, and start conversations or draw people back together.
Solution/Outcome:
This project tells the story of the now-demolished Kowloon Walled City in Hong Kong, showing, sharing and storing the memories and stories of the former residences.
Project Role:
Adobe Softwares Used:
As this is an individual project, the branding, illustrations and visualisations are executed by myself.
Photoshop, for sketching, illustrations, and creating mockups.
Illustrator, for creating graphic elements and illustrations.
Indesign, for creating layout and pages of the brand book.
Outcome: Client Summary
The client summary explains the challenge and aim, as well as the solution and outcomes.
Project Highlights: Miniature
To visualise the installation of the event, I decided to build a miniature to understand more about the space and size of the event.
Promotional Graphic Design
Here are the visualisations of the posters being put up around the city as well as the way finding illustrations on the buildings that lead to the installation.