DAVID YANG Brooklyn, NY
A Taiwanese American designer, researcher, and artist devoted to crafting meaningful, joyful experiences that reveal the subtle ways people connect and communicate.
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— Spring 2025
01 HEY FISH
Hey Fish, a gamified experience by Happy Tuna, integrates a rewards program with interactive in-store social engagement.
Contributed as a design researcher during early prototyping and later managed operations to maintain the system.
uiux, installation, maintainence
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02 MAKE ROOM FOR WORDS FT. TEAM9
A room-size interactive installation based on the endless maze puzzle from 'Word Game,' developed by the indie game studio Team9.
The player moves across the room, pulls the levitating string, and deciphers the words on the ground to solve the puzzle.
kinect, touchdesigner, socket.io
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03 NUIT BLANCHE TAIPEI 2023
Transformed Taipei into a one-night art festival with Left Brain Creatives for Nuit Blanche 2023.
Animated key visuals, captured over 1,500 portraits for JR’s Inside Out Project, and organized volunteers for this citywide event.
graphic design, installation, Photography
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04 LITTLE AMBIENCE — ONGOING
A series of speculative household electronics simulating the remote presence of people and places without video calls.
The series comprises two electronics: a tabletop/wall-mount light and a pair of humidifiers.
pcb, 3d printing, fusion 360
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05 COMFORT ZONE
What occurs when you lose your comfort zone?
This series of sculptures centers around reclaiming the space where one feels safe or at ease, all while exploring the intimacy and tenderness within.
sculpture, mist, arduino
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06 WHISPER PHONE
A two-person experience inside two full-size phone booths, allowing the audience to communicate with breath instead of voice.
arduino, woodworking, installation
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07 TAKE A SEAT AT OUR TABLE
A cooking app that provides audio recipes from the AAPI communities, featuring personal stories alongside the instructions.
aapi, unity, uiux
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