It is said that a good design/idea is often the simplest one – but they also have to be simple in implementation.
Syringe Redesign
Saturday, October 24th, 200910/GUI
Saturday, October 24th, 200910/GUI is a proposal for a new type of human computer interface that has been getting a lot of publicity on design blogs recently. It offers a unique perspective on both the hardware and software of future computer interaction.
I think that it elegantly solves the problem of body/neck strain that would undoubtedly exist with minority report types of touch interfaces. I am not as convinced by the software solution even though it is creative. It seems that expose on Macs seems to solve all the problems that they present already. Luckily, the hardware and software proposals can easily be separated.
I also couldn’t help but think that that Apple’s recently released magic mouse is definite a step towards this direction.
Tone Matrix
Thursday, October 22nd, 2009The Tone Matrix is one of those ingenious programs that make you into an instant electronica artist. You can try your hardest to sound bad but, even at its worst, it would make a decent soundtrack for a documentary.
The Official Welcoming
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009After countless hours of sketching, designing, and coding, I, Norris Hung, am very happy to welcome you to his own personal website!
I am starting this, one, because I feel that I have accumulated a large enough amount of knowledge and work worth sharing. My hope is that what I write, do, or observe can help to inspire you or make you think critically about something you have not thought about before.
Secondly, a fellow designer once told me that he would much rather do work for organizations that he believed would make this world a better place. This doesn’t mean that the organization had to save lives or have noble causes – of course, that helps a lot – but this also meant organizations that make the world a more interesting place. I started this blog because I wanted a place to collect and display all the things I find interesting. From this website, I hope you can learn what I think a better world might consist of. If you agree, or disagree, please leave your comments and perhaps we can have some interesting discussions. And if you like what I do and are interested in working with me, I would be more than happy to talk to you about it.
That’s it for now. Oh, and although this is official the first post, I thought I would start this site off with a little bit more to look at.
Information Is Beautiful
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009
David McCandless is a “data and visual journalist” based in London. I think he makes some very compelling visualizations. More often than not, I see information designs that dress up the information but don’t particularly make a concept any clearer or easy to understand. McCandless has really done a great job to clearly illustrate a particular point with his work. I especially like his graphic about the safety of the HPV vaccine.
The making of Fantastic Mr. Fox
Wednesday, October 21st, 2009Wes Anderson is the master of set design (and awkward humor). I can’t wait until this comes out.
Designing White Space in Logos
Thursday, October 15th, 2009
It has always been said that the key to good typography is the ability to deftly design white space. Here’s some great examples of white space design in logos. This one also reminds me of my Enigma Twist logo. Sweet.
The Living Principles
Wednesday, October 14th, 2009
A primer by AIGA on graphic design and sustainability. It was a major issue at this year’s Better By Design Conference and here it is again. I’m really glad that the design community is embracing these ideals. I hope someday my work will revolved centrally around this theme.
Project: Ivy Film Festival 2009
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
The Ivy Film Festival is the largest student-run film festival in the world. Every year, they receive hundreds of film and screenplay submissions from undergraduate and graduate students from around the world. The Festival has also featured prominent and acclaimed speakers such as Martin Scorsese, Jack Nicholson, Adrian Brody, and Oliver Stone.
In 2009 and my senior year of college, I was contacted by the festival and asked if I would do them the honor of imagining a visual theme that year’s festival. Given the popularity of festival as well as my own interest in cinema, I graciously accepted.
Project: Enigma Twist
Tuesday, October 13th, 2009
Back in the days when I was a student at Brown, I always used to look forward to reading the Brown Daily Herald. One reason was because my friend, Dustin Foley, had his own daily column called “Enigma Twist.” Enigma Twist was ambitious project to come up with a new type of puzzle every day but somehow he pulled it off for my entire senior year.
Recently, Dustin has decided to make Enigma Twist into its own website. He asked me to help him to make a logo and I was eager to help. When sketching out ideas, I wanted to make something that would embody the attitude of his puzzles. The puzzles were really more about being fun and clever than looking fancy or professional. His puzzles and his website seemed to fit right in with the comic culture that seems to be evolving with today’s youth. Think dinosaur comics or xkcd. I decided, instead of trying “professionalize” enigma twist, I should embrace this new interesting style.