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Mr Hung Ky Nguyen

Hung is completing his PhD research in Japanese aesthetics. His PhD thesis topic is 'Aesthetics of Ambiguity and Mystery in late 20th Century Japanese Posters'


Master of Design in Design Theories (Curtin University of Technology, Perth, Western Australia) 2000

BA in Graphic Design (with Distinction from the Western Australian Institute of Technology, Perth, Western Australia) 1985


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    • Role:
    • Lecturer
    • Department:
    • Department of Design
    • Location:
    • Architecture and Planning 375
    • Telephone:
    • +61 8 9266 1261
Hung has 17 years experience working for the design and advertising industry in Perth and Sydney before teaching at the Department of Design. His current responsibilities are teaching Design Experience, Design Practice and Engaging in Humanities to the undergraduate students in the School of Design and Art.

 

Research Interests

• Japanese aesthetics
• Design anthropology
• Cultural analysis

Research Projects

Hung has been a cultural researcher and regular contributor to SBS Radio- Australia, and Khoahoc.net, a Website of Vietnamese professionals worldwide. Additionally, he has been an advisor for the Vietnamese Community in Western Australia since 2007.

Publications
Nguyen, H. 2006. Thuat Uong Tra va Duong Sinh (The Art of Tea Drinking in the Far East). Radio Broadcasting. Sydney: SBS Radio, 5 broadcasts from 17/5/2006 to 14/6/2006.

Nguyen, H. 2007. Am Nhac Co Truyen Viet Nam (Vietnamese Traditional Music). Radio Broadcasting. Sydney: SBS Radio, 7 broadcasts from 30/12/2006 to 17/02/2007.

Publications

Fully written papers (Refereed Conference proceedings)

  • Nguyen, H. 2011. Ma: The Realm of Mystery in Sugiura Kohei's 'Asian Grammar of Design'. First International Conference on Design Creativity, 29/11/2010. Kobe, Japan: The Design Society.