CATEGORY:
VR production
ROLE:
Designer
SOFTWARE:
Unreal Engine blueprint
SketchUp
Rhino
YEAR:
2020
Hi there! My name is Elvin Ou.
I'm a digital experience designer that straddles AR/VR and 3D design, currently designing visual experience at Coach and teaching interactive installation design at Pratt Institute. All my past work has been aiming to encourage human interaction in the intersection of digital media and the physical environment.
In the contemporary moment, the contradiction of maximizing flexibility and our desire to present personal stories puts stress on the prescriptiveness of design. I want to design in that tension between a given narrative and the individual experience. I believe that the key to unlocking the nuance in this delicate balance is through an added layer of digital experience. My creative thinking, design skills and technology are used to manipulate a wide gamut of tools in order to shorten the bridge of communication.
Selected Professional Experience
2021- present Visual Experience Designer, Coach - Tapestry Inc, New York, US
2020-2021 Digital Experience Designer, Schuco USA lllp, New York, US
2019-present Founder and Co-Director, Neonblack Studio, New York, US
2017-2018 Interior Design Intern, Morris Adjmi Architects, New York, US
2016-2017 Interior Design Intern, Gensler, Shanghai, CN
Selected Awards / Fellowships / Residencies
2020 Immersive Experience Emerging Talent Award Nominations in 2020 CITIC Press Lightening Selection
2020 Student Reel Finalist Unreal Engine
2020 Red Burns Scholarship
2019 NY11 Designing for Wellness 2019 Student Award by NY11+
2017 Harold Leeds Scholarship
2016 Education Legacy Fund Award by American Society of Interior Designers (ASID)
2016 Holland T and Mary Jeanne Salley Endowed Scholarship
Selected Group Exhibitions
2021 The Third DunHuang Design Week, DunHuang Design Week, DunHuang, China
2021 2021 Second New International Art Exhibition, Online, China
2021 Chelsea ArtWalk Online Gallery, NYC Artwalk, Online, New York, US
2021 Chelsea ArtWalk, NYC Artwalk, Chelsea, New York, US
2021 International Art Competition Life on Earth, Art Room Gallery, Online
2021 17th Athens Digital Arts Festival (ADAF) - TĀCTUS, ADAF, Online, Athens, Greece
2021 Blue Art Show, Grey Cube Gallery, Online, Californian, US
2021 REBERATION, The Holy Art, Online, London, UK
2021 CONTEMPORARY, Boomer Gallery, London, UK
2021 SKIES, Fusion Art, Online, Palm Springs, US
2021 Architecture, A60 Art Space, Milan, Italy
2020 Art and Design Education: Future Lab, West Bund Art & Design, Shanghai, China
2020 Student Showcase Fall 2020, Unreal Engine, US
2019 Mirage Well, Auto Art Space, Beijing, China
2019 Mirage Well, Bamboo Art Center, Shanghai, China
2019 Light As An Art Medium, Way of Seeing Now, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, US
2019 Here, There, The Oculus World Trade Center, New York, US
2019 ITP & IMA Winter Show, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, US
2019 Education Legacy Fund, Teknion, New York, US
2019 ITP & IMA Spring Show, Tisch School of the Arts, New York, US
2018 Atma-Graha , 198 Allen St, New York, US
2016 NY11 Designing for Wellness, Fisher & Paykel Showroom, New York, US
Selected Publications
2021 ChromArt Magazine Exclusive Interview, Interview, October, Online
2021 Al-Tiba9 Magazine, Artists' Dialogs, Interview, September, Online
Selected Jurys
2021 21/FA-INT-731-03 Final Review Jury, Pratt Institute, New York, US
2021 21/FA-INT-481-03 Mid Review Jury, Pratt Institute, New York, US
2020 INT-201-Design Studio Final Review Jury, Pratt Institute, New York, US
2018 INT-403- Design Studio Final Review Jury, Pratt Institute, New York, US
Teaching Experience
2020-2021 Visiting Assistant Professor, Interior Design Department, Pratt Institute
[Courses: Interactive Lighting Installation Design]
