MFA Domus Academy, A.O.C.A Diploma in Product Design- Ontario College of Art and Design
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Roger Ball has been crafting iconic, award winning consumer products since 1983, for clients including Burton Snowboards, Bauer, Fisher Price, Cooper Canada, Itech Sports, Brine Lacrosse, Bell Helmets and Nike.
Roger’s research interest include; Strategic Design, Cross Cultural Design and Design for High Performance. His groundbreaking SizeChina anthropometric research project www.sizechina.com won the IDEA 2008 Gold Medal for Design Research. This anthropometric study has created the first-ever digital database of Chinese head and face shapes, permitting revolutionary developments in wide range of products for the Asian market.
Over the past 20 years, Roger Ball has been a leading force in the world of international top selling consumer products. As a co-founder of Paradox Design in Canada in 1987, he created high performance sports products for clients such as Itech Sport, Burton Snowboards, Bell Sports, Brine Lacrosse, Nike/Bauer, Fisher-Price and Smith Goggles, winning the American BusinessWeek magazine's Award for Best Product of 1998 with the Skycap Snowboard helmet. Roger's comprehensive experience in anthropometrics, manufacturing and testing puts him at the forefront of the latest advances in high performance sports design.
Currently located in Hong Kong, Roger serves at the Hong Kong Polytechnic University as an Associate Professor in the School of Design, as the Leader of the MDeS in Advanced Practice, Leader of the i-do summer workshop, Leader of SDWorks and as Leader of the Asian Ergonomic Lab.
As the founding director of the new SizeChina.com, he is closely engaged in his latest research project, the groundbreaking Perfect Fit Asia. This anthropometric study will create the first-ever digital database of Chinese head and face shapes, permitting revolutionary developments in wide range of products for the Asian market.
