Recently, results of the 2022 Korea K-Design Award were announced. The design work M Genius by Tian Gao, a student from the Department of Product Design of the College of Fashion and Design, guided by Mr. Chunmao Wu, won the WINNER award in K-Design Award. 2022 K-Design Award received a total of 1,903 entries from 24 countries around the world. These works have gone through three rounds of rigorous review by a jury of 25 experts from 7 countries. Eventually, about 10% of the outstanding works were selected from product design, space/architectural design, communication design and other projects and awarded to K-DESIGN AWARD 22 WINNER.
It is not easy for many young people to learn mathematical functions and other complicated knowledge. M-Genius is a visual math function application designed for young students. The applet adopts parametric design, visualizes the results of mathematical formulas, and generates printable 3D visual graphics. It is easier for students to understand mathematical functions through adjusting mathematical parameters. This design improves students' interest in learning mathematics by gamifying the learning process, and provides young people with a set of interesting methods of acquiring knowledge through information technology.
K-DESIGN AWARD is a world-class design award of Korea. It abandons the practice of focusing only on the simplicity and complexity of the shape, and strives to empower products through excellent design and create real value. Based on the above vision and goals, the best design concepts, outstanding design forms, and innovative design works from designers, design companies, and design studios are solicited from all over the world. The team of teachers and students from the Department of Product Design of the College of Fashion and Design has won more than 100 well-known design awards at home and abroad, including Red Dot Design Award, iF Design Award, IDEA Award, Red Star Design Award, A' Design Gold Award, European Product Design Award, Chicago Good Design Award, and K-Design Award. Based on the principle of producing international-level "design theories" and "design practices", the team continues to play the important role of design in serving the economic and social development of the region, and contributes to build Shanghai into a world-class "design capital".