實戰經驗中磨練成長
她坦言，在創作過程中曾一度自我懷疑：「我為角色設計的西裝造型， 大家會不會喜歡？我向同事請教，聽他們建議，將構思逐一拆解為具 體細節，再研究當中哪些元素可以採用。」最後，她成功替史迪仔配 上「煲呔」，令造型更具特色。她說，自己一向習慣獨自創作，而這次 在團隊的指導下，讓她看見更多可能性，也更有信心與他人溝通協作。
沁愉課餘時的原創角色創作。 Chloe’s designs of original characters, sketched in her free time.
Learning from the workplace
She admits that self-doubt crept in along the way. “The suit I’d designed for the character — would people like it? I went to my colleagues for advice, took their suggestions on board, and broke down my idea into specific details to work out which elements could stay.” In the end, Chloe settled on a bow tie for Stitch — a touch that added personality. A years-long habit of creating on her own was turned on its head as the team’s guidance opened her eyes to new possibilities and gave her more confidence in working with others, she says. Chloe’s teacher, Dr Wong Wing-hong, Senior Lecturer at the School of Arts and Social Sciences, is proud that she and two fellow HKMU students have swept the contest’s top three places. He talks about how the University’s design courses have always given students room to experiment. “We let students lead the process — from picking the brand and doing market research to understanding the client and the target audience. They have to do the legwork, find the selling points and then create.” Chloe’s internship stint illustrates that HKMU students can design products to commercial standards while gaining real-world experience which prepares them for the workplace, he adds. After the internship ended, Hong Kong Disneyland offered Chloe a part-time role to continue developing a career in design. The experience has confirmed her resolve to build a life as a designer of original characters. To classmates with dreams of their own, she offers a word of encouragement: “You have to try — only then will you be seen.”
黃永康博士（左）對沁愉能將課堂知識學以致用感到欣慰。 Dr Wong Wing-hong (left) is glad to see Chloe putting her classroom knowledge into practice. 沁愉的老師、人文社會科學院高級講師黃永康博士，對沁愉和另外兩 名都大同學包辦是次比賽三甲感到驕傲。他說，都大與設計相關的課 程一向給予空間讓學生發揮創意和嘗試：「我們會讓學生主導整個過 程，從品牌選擇、市場研究，到了解客戶與目標受眾，他們都要自行 做資料搜集，找出賣點，再進行創作。」 黃博士表示，沁愉的實習歷程正反映都大學生不僅能創作出符合商業 水準的作品，更能在實戰經驗中磨練成長，有助於畢業後順利銜接職 場。 沁愉完成實習後，獲轉為兼職，繼續她的設計旅程。這段經歷讓她確 立志向，朝原創角色設計師的目標前進。她寄語同樣懷抱夢想的同學 要勇敢踏出第一步：「一定要嘗試，才會被看見。」
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