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In 1998 he won the [[International Design Excellence Awards|IDEA/BusinessWeek Award]] |
In 1998 he won the [[International Design Excellence Awards|IDEA/BusinessWeek Award]] Silver Medal - Sports Category for the Skycap Snowboard helmet.In 2008 his SizeChina anthropometric research survey won four major international awards: IDEA/BusinessWeek Gold Medal -Research Category<ref>{{cite web|last=Mak|first=Bill|title=SizeChina|url=http://www.idsa.org/content/content1/sizechina|publisher=Industrial Designers Society of America|accessdate=21 May 2011}}</ref>, IDEA/BusinessWeek - Best in Show (co-winner with Apple iPhone)<ref>{{cite web|last=Thompson|first=Gigi|title=IDSA AND BUSINESSWEEK NAME IDEA08 WINNERS|url=http://www.icsid.org/news/year/2008_news/articles576.htm|work=International Council of Societies of Industrial Design|accessdate=27 May 2011}}</ref>,Fortune Magazine(China)- China's Most Successful Design Award{, Design For Asia Award- Grand Prize. In 2009 he won the Red Dot Award and was a finalist for the [[Index:#INDEX: Award|Index: Award]] - Design to Improve Life. <ref name=DesigntoImproveLife>{{cite web|last=Anderson|first=Porter|title=SizeChina|url=http://www.designtoimprovelife.dk/index.php?option=com_content_custom&view=article&id=107:sizechina&catid=10:finalists-2009&Itemid=229|work=Design to Improve Life|accessdate=21 May 2011}}</ref>. He won the 2009 Presidents Award for Research from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University. |
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Roger Ball is a Professor of Industrial Design at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University, in the School of Design and the Leader of Master of Design Practices and the Asian Ergonomics Lab.[1]
Ball was also the co-founder of Paradox Design, a Canadian design firm that created sports products such as helmets, body armor, eyewear, for clients such as Itech Sports, Burton Snowboards, Bell Sports, Brine Lacrosse, Nike, Bauer, Fisher-Price, and Smith Goggles.[2].
Roger Ball received his Master of Fine Arts from Domus Academy and his PhD in Design and Ergonomics from the Delft University of Technology.[2]
Awards and Recognition
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In 1998 he won the IDEA/BusinessWeek Award Silver Medal - Sports Category for the Skycap Snowboard helmet.In 2008 his SizeChina anthropometric research survey won four major international awards: IDEA/BusinessWeek Gold Medal -Research Category[3], IDEA/BusinessWeek - Best in Show (co-winner with Apple iPhone)[4],Fortune Magazine(China)- China's Most Successful Design Award{, Design For Asia Award- Grand Prize. In 2009 he won the Red Dot Award and was a finalist for the Index: Award - Design to Improve Life. [5]. He won the 2009 Presidents Award for Research from the Hong Kong Polytechnic University.
SizeChina
Dr. Ball is the Director of the SizeChina research project which created a database of over 2000 Chinese head and face shapes in order to develop the first generation of "China Fit" products for the sports, entertainment, fashion, and medical fields.
References
- ^ "Master of Design Scheme (Design Practices)". Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ a b "Faculty". The Hong Kong Polytechnical University: School of Design. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ Mak, Bill. "SizeChina". Industrial Designers Society of America. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
- ^ Thompson, Gigi. "IDSA AND BUSINESSWEEK NAME IDEA08 WINNERS". International Council of Societies of Industrial Design. Retrieved 27 May 2011.
- ^ Anderson, Porter. "SizeChina". Design to Improve Life. Retrieved 21 May 2011.
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