Designing Impact, Approaches to Practical Research (Foreign Language Press)

The bilingual book is a collection of the most successful design and research programs from students, academics, artists and designers at China Central Academy of Fine Arts and Sheffield Institute of Arts in the United Kingdom.

"Design encourages people who are from different countries and cultures to share ideas and feelings," Dave Huxtable, the first secretary of the cultural and education section of British Embassy, said at the book launch on Oct 24. "People can communicate through design, even deeper than language."

He also notes it is a "roadmap" that other universities or institutes could follow.

Case studies in the book include Cutting Edge, a major piece of public art in the center of Sheffield, advances in medical prostheses, the design of medals for the 2008 Olympic Games in Beijing and Chinese traditional costumes.

China Daily-New York Times