Keith Tam is an information designer, typographer, and educator. He is currently Vice Principal and Deputy Academic Director at the Hong Kong Design Institute, Assistant Executive Director of the Vocational Training Council. He holds an honorary appointment as Distinguished Research Fellow at the Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts, Shanghai University.
A seasoned designer, teacher, and academic leader, Keith has over two decades years of experience in higher education. He has held academic and management positions at University of Reading (UK), Hong Kong Polytechnic University and Emily Carr University of Art and Design (Canada). Prior to his current role, he was founding Head of Communication Design and founding Director of the Centre for Communication Design at the Hong Kong Design Institute.
Keith’s research and practice focus on typography and information design, particularly in complex documents, multilingual typography, wayfinding and user interface design. As a designer, Keith has received accolades including a Red Dot Design Award, three Design for Asia merit awards, a bronze award at the China Print Awards and Hong Kong Design Association’s Best Design Educator award. He is also a frequent speaker at local, national and international conferences, and provides consultancy services to corporate clients such as Microsoft, HSBC, and Oxford University Press. He is Chair of the board of directors of the Hong Kong Open Printshop (Print Art Contemporary), a registered non-profit charity dedicated to the art of printmaking. He is also member of the Design Trust Greater Bay Area Advisory Council and member of the CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee at the Cultural and Creative Industries Development agency of the Hong Kong SAR government.
譚智恒 信息設計師、文字編排及字體設計師、教育工作者。現職香港知專設計學院副院長暨副學術總監、職業訓練局助理執行幹事，亦擔任上海大學上海美術學院特聘研究員。譚智恒是經驗豐富的設計師、教育工作者及學術領導，在高等教育領域擁有逾20年工作經驗。他曾於英國雷丁大學、香港理工大學及埃米莉卡爾藝術設計大學任教及擔任管理工作。出任現職前，他曾任香港知專設計學院傳意設計學系系主任，創立傳意設計研究中心及擔任總監一職。譚氏的研究和設計實務專注於文字設計和信息設計，尤其著重於複雜資訊、多語言文字設計、導向系統和用戶介面設計。譚氏在設計領域中屢獲殊榮，包括紅點設計獎、亞洲最具影響力設計獎三項優異獎、中華印製大獎銅獎，與及由香港設計師協會頒發的最佳設計教師獎。他亦經常於本港、國內及國際會議上發表演講，並為微軟、匯豐銀行、牛津大學出版社等企業客戶提供顧問服務。他所出任的公職包括香港版畫工作室（當代印藝）董事會主席、信言設計大使大灣區顧問委員會成員及香港特別行政區政府文創產業發展處創意智優計劃審核委員會成員。
| Academic appointments | |
| 2023– | Vice Principal and Deputy Academic Director Hong Kong Design Institute |
| 2023– | Assistant Executive Director Vocational Training Council |
| 2017–2023 | Head of Department, Communication Design Director, Centre for Communication Design Principal Lecturer in Communication Design Hong Kong Design Institute |
| 2015–17 | Programme Director, MA Information Design Programme Director, MA Creative Enterprise Department of Typography & Graphic Communication Director of Postgraduate Taught Studies School of Arts & Communication Design Associate Professor in Information Design University of Reading |
| 2006–2015 | Discipline Leader of Communication Design Founding Leader, Information Design Lab School of Design Assistant Professor in Communication Design Hong Kong Polytechnic University |
| 2004–06 | Assistant Professor in Communication Design Sessional Instructor (2003–2004) Emily Carr University of Art and Design |
| Adjunct academic appointments | |
| 2023 | Visiting Professor Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts |
| 2017– | Distinguished Research Fellow, Type Lab Shanghai Academy of Fine Arts Shanghai University |
| 2015–19 | Researcher, China Typography Research Centre Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing |
| Professional services and affiliations | |
| 2025– | Chair, Board of Directors Board member (2020–2025) Print Art Contemporary (Hong Kong Open Printshop) |
| 2021– | Member, CreateSmart Initiative Vetting Committee Cultural and Creative Industries Development Agency Hong Kong SAR Government |
| 2020– | Life Senior Member Vice-Chairman (2020–2025) Institute of Print-media Professionals |
| 2015– | Member, Greater Bay Area Advisory Council Design Trust |
| 2020–2021 | Member, Executive Board International Institute of Information Design (IIID) |
| 2012–15, 2020–21 | Member, Board of Directors and Hong Kong Delegate Association Typographique Internationale (ATypI) |
| 2019– | Publishing Consultant Sandu Publishing, Guangzhou |
| 2017– | Member, Editorial Board International Typography Think Tank Central Academy of Fine Arts and Citic Publishing |
| 2009– | Professional member International Society of Typographic Designers (ISTD) |
| 2009– | Full member Hong Kong Designers Association |