feat. Mutual Friends is an informal salon series offering free participation for both speakers and attendees. Each session features 3 to 5 main speakers, each of whom invites a friend to contribute additional perspectives on the topic and join the final group discussion.These relaxed gatherings aim to engage the public in conversations about cutting-edge events, innovations, and phenomena in industries, with a particular focus on new media, XR, and generative creation.

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Liu Yu, Poster series of Mutual Friends: Design for The Future V., 2022.

November 20, 2022
FUTURE NOTES V: EMERGING TRENDS
Three designers reflect on their early creative practices after entering the professional world. Yang Shun-Chih integrates curatorial thinking with visual design, materials, and space, seeking to push the boundaries of traditional graphic design; Hu Tai-Yuan analyses branding design trends in Taiwan and the United States, deconstructing the diverse demands of commercial design; Li Ming-Hsueh focuses on 3D animation and real-time rendering technologies, showcasing cutting-edge depth and future potential.

Liu Yu, Poster series of Mutual Friends: Design for The Future V., 2022.

November 19, 2022
FUTURE NOTES IV: FROM CRAFT TO CONCEPT
Why do traditional materials, craftsmanship, philosophy, and phenomenology make contemporary design so difficult to define? In this lecture, Huang Yu-Tzu shares her practice of reassembling everyday images through RISO printing; Chen Guan-Ting explores the essence of creation through the philosophical lens of The Ship of Theseus; and Zhou Yi-Xiao attempts to break down the boundaries between design and art from the perspectives of speculative design and post-human-centred thinking.

Liu Yu, Poster series of Mutual Friends: Internship Presentation, 2022.

October 5, 2022
FUTURE NOTES III: MULTIDIMENSIONAL FRAMEWORKS
The TPaddassoc 2022 Summer Internship presentation features four interns sharing their observations and experiences across various design teams. They analyse management models, interdisciplinary collaboration, creative ideation, and social responsibility. Through their reflections on industry trends and future possibilities, they aim to broaden the choices and perspectives of young designers entering the professional world.

Liu Yu, Poster series of Mutual Friends: Design for The Future II., 2022.

September 7, 2022
FUTURE NOTES II: METHODS OF THE PRESENT
How can the interplay of AI, new media, and traditional techniques shape methodologies that coexist between old and new? Chen Chun-Chi explores the application of AI-generated adversarial networks in Traditional Chinese typeface design; Liu Guan-Lin uses Python to scrape global leaders’ portraits and combines them with StyleGAN to generate composite images; Chu Guan-Cheng applies traditional handcrafting to reconstruct memory structures, exploring emotional and design connections through transformation and introspection.

Liu Yu, Poster series of Mutual Friends: Design for The Future I., 2022.

August 10, 2022
FUTURE NOTES I: THE PARABLES OF EMERGING DESIGNERS
Future Notes focuses on young design and art creators, sharing their creative practices during the transition from graduation to professional life. Chen Wan-Yu uses programming to bridge real-world hybridisation principles with virtual creations; Huang Cheng-Ya explores the multifaceted meanings of space and symbols through book design; Wang Dong-Yue evokes emotions through imagery, advancing his research into organic forms annually.

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