As Hong Kong's first iconic comprehensive design school, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University School of Design (“PolyU Design”) has been a vital hub for design education and research, offering world-class undergraduate and postgraduate programmes to nurture creative talent across various industries.

This publication traces PolyU Design's journey from the Hong Kong Technical College to The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, capturing responses to changes in industry policies, technological advancements, and insights from thought leaders. It provides a deeper narrative of design development in Hong Kong, allowing readers to understand the School's history and the relationship between design education and the social and economic transformations in the city through a visually appealing and systematic timeline.

The project team dedicated over a year to interviewing individuals from various eras and sectors, each with different connections to the School’s evolution. In addition to utilising the School's internal collections, they sourced valuable materials and artifacts from alumni and other channels. Through meticulous organisation, editing, and design, this significant initiative has come to fruition.

Chapters: (1) Outroduction, (2) Leadership, (3) Programme Evolution, and (4) Research Paradigm.

《凝住時光：理大設計未為人知的歷程》

作為香港首間具標誌性的綜合設計學府，香港理工大學設計學院 (理大設計) 一直是設計教育與研究的重要樞紐，提供世界級的本科生及研究生課程，培育各行各業的創意人才。本刊物追溯理大設計從香港工業專門學院到香港理工大學的歷程，捕捉對產業政策變化、科技進步及思想領袖見解的回應，同時為香港設計發展提供更深入的紀錄。讀者除了了解學院歷史外，亦可透過精美而系統化的時間線看見設計教育和香港社會、經濟變遷之間的關係。

項目團隊花費超過一年時間，走訪多位來自不同時代和界別、與學院的發展有著不同程度聯繫的人物；除了學院內部庫藏，亦從眾多校友及其他渠道收集不少珍貴設計作品和資料，經過用心整理、編輯與設計，終完成是次盛舉。

章節包括：(1)前言後語、(2)理大設計領導、(3)課程發展，及(4)研究紀要。