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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HISTOLYSIS BY MORAKANA

A kinetic installation that engages nonhuman systems through attunement rather than control.

Contributed as PCB designer for schematics and layouts of the modular system, collaborating with the client from early development to final installation.

pcb-deisgn, research, installation

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MIST MAKER FT. SHUANG CAI — ONGOING

An open-source certified, easy-to-use, and programmable mist maker that empowers creators, educators, and engineers to treat mist as a creative material.

Selected for Scalable HCI 2026. Presented at the 2025 Open Hardware Summit. Featured on Hackster.io, Seeed Studio, and Make Magazine Website.

pcb-deisgn, workshop, open-source
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LITTLE AMBIENCE

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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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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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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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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THE DESK

A desk that minimizes the objects inside its drawer into abstract shapes, questioning humans' perception of reality.

video-art, installation, isadora



WATER FOUNTIAN

A small water fountain with hidden village inside. You can poke the water bubble to release the mist and reveal the tiny village and its residents.

water, mist



MACY’S HOLIDAY WINDOWS FT. SHOPCAT

Holiday Fabrication for Macy’s 34th Street Holiday Windows in 2025.

Contributed as a creative technologist, building and integrating the electronics system from early prototyping through on site installation, including power distribution, motorized systems, and custom PCB design.

pcb-deisgn, research, installation



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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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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