Inherent Vice
Exhibit design I designed the motion identity, exhibition graphics, and tombstone labels for "Inherent Vice," an exhibit of America's Gilded Age dresses soon to be deaccessioned. The identity and graphics embodied the concept of "Inherent Vice" by capturing and translating the debris of the garments into disintegrating motion.
UX, Beloved but Mistreated
Print design
A book design to criticize the current usage of the term, "UX (User Experience)," featuring the interview with Don Norman who first coined the term. The book form dynamically changes to emphasize Norman's message that UX is everything and is not limited to digital platforms.
Transport, Accelerated
Typeface, print designA display font design based on one of the most legible typefaces, Transport. It is described to have performed so efficiently
for so long that most people are completely unaware of it.* As a twist to hyper-legibility,
I treated letters as animation frames in an accelerating motion and made the letterforms more visible. The type specimen book was designed to show the design process and its unique form.
*Visual History of Type by Paul McNeil
Variance
Exhibit design
I designed the identity and tombstone labels for "Variance," an exhibit on disability
as a shifting concept. The identity design shows the word "Variance" in a range of broken parts to full glyphs, illustrating how the representation of disability has evolved.
The tombstone labels were made to be
larger than the regular labels and were designed with Ovink, a typeface made for great distance legibility.
Manual
—RISD Museum publication
Print design
I participated in multiple issues of RISD Museum's semi-annual publication, Manual.
The editorial design I worked include an
in-depth essay on Buddha from the Ming dynasty and "Double Takes," which weave two perspectives on an artwork together.
Sewers Museum
Identity designAn identity design for Sewers Museum in Paris. The logo represents the physical and historical depth of the sewers and how they support the ground and, quite literally,
the life of Paris. The logo is designed with motion and flexibility, making it a cohesive visual frame for various museum content.
Atlas
Print design
An editorial design for "Atlas," the collaborative publication of RISD Graphic Design's MFA program. My response to
the design brief reflected my identity as
a Third Culture Kid, where I metaphorically leap into outer space and compare myself
to Pluto.
Margin of Truth
Participatory design, print design
This participatory design challenges the concept of unit, the ultimate standards
we use to make sense of our everyday surroundings. Participants were asked to estimate 100g, 10 cm, 100 ml, and 1 minute without visual cues, and their subjective estimates were recorded as markers
of subjectivity. This poster acts as a set
of postcards that invite the audience to reflect on other standards or beliefs we consider absolute.
Inventory of Interfaces
Identity design, art direction A clothing brand concept that converts UI components into wearable garments. It brings refreshing tactility to UI, which we only access with our fingertips on flat screens.
Moto 360 camera mod
UI/UX design
Upon joining Motorola, I worked on the UX design for Moto 360 Camera Mod, the
modular 360-degree camera for Motorola's smartphones. The goals were to enable
users to easily set up the viewfinder and seamlessly navigate between the regular camera and 360 camera features within
the same native application.
The design process involved conducting competitive analysis and rounds of user research to iterate on the user flow
and the camera interface. I worked closely
the interdisciplinary team of a product manager, a researcher, and engineers throughout the process.
It won the 2018 Red Dot Award, and
I transitioned to lead the camera design
across all Motorola products.
Molecular Defence
Interaction, installation design
The concept and motion design for an interactive installation portraying data
as an autonomous, living entity.
The installation openly displays private
data, but when it detects a potential threat
to its security—the audience entering the installation—the data retracts to make itself illegible and thus inaccessible to the treat.
In this installation concept, illegibility is the
key method to keeping the data secure.
Sensing Fashion
Exhibit identity designI designed the motion identity and tombstone labels for “Sensing Fashion,” an exhibit
that investigates the microscopic textures
of second-hand clothes donated to the
RISD Museum. The criss-cross weaving motion fragments the title and mimics the construction of the garments. The exhibit identity reveals the background story to
the visitors as it gets deconstructed.