My Creative Journey
As a creative, I oftentimes look back on my old work through a critical lens. Yet, at the moment of creation, each piece filled me with pride and joy - only to be tucked away in a folder, never to be seen again. These pieces are the building blocks of my growth, shaping me into the designer I am today. I want to celebrate these milestones and hope to inspire others to embrace their own creative evolutions.
Product Design
2021-Present
Forkast Labs Flagship Indexes
UX | Product Design | Design System
I’m very proud of this project because it was the first 0 → 1 product I had the opportunity to design. It has my fingerprint on every part of the platform, and although the company may not have reached it’s peak succession, it will always be one that’s deeply personal to me.
Cuttle.Cards Login + Landing Page
UX | Product Design | Branding | Design System
Cuttle.Cards was the first real project I worked on as a Product Designer. Through my ambition (and despair) in being self-taught, I found myself on a Discord channel full of engineers learning to code. User @Aleph_one reached out to me to inquire my interest and the rest was history.
I am still working on features for this platform to this day.
CryptoSlam NFT Token Page Redesign
UX | Product Design | Design System
I actually did a promo video for CryptoSlam a while before they joined forces with Forkast.News (my first Web3 company). This was an especially fun project to work on, finally allowing me to go through the entire design process… go read the case study!
Creative Direction & Motion Graphics
2020-2023
The Daily Forkast Online Show
Brand Identity | Graphics Packaging | Editing
These two online shows were a big part of my journey into motion graphics. Back then I’d be pulling my hair out trying to develop some of these concepts. These were two of the flagship shows I helped brand and develop.
Word on the Block Online Show
Brand Identity | Graphics Packaging
The editing process for these was pretty rough - I woke up at 4am each morning to be ready for EOD Asia & US Market opening. The editing work was done between Premiere & After Effects and I had to develop a strict flow for the editor to follow. Shot and edited 5 days of the week 💀
Bitcoin & Beyond Virtual Event
Brand Identity | Graphics Packaging
This was by far the coolest project, Bitcoin & Beyond. I also remember it as one of the most DIFFICULT projects that sucked the life out of me. I remember stressing SO MUCH on concepting this entire virtual event’s brand identity - from colors, to the typography, website, live skins, and promo videos.
I did all the branding + motion graphics in this video with storyboard help from my fellow designer @Bridget Fong
Partnered Segments
Brand Identity | Graphics Packaging
All of the branding work I did led to interest and partnerships with Web3 companies. Here are some examples of the branding we’d have to come up with for each partnered shows.
Editor / Filmmaker
2015-2020
Emmy-Winning Short Documentary
Did I mention I won an Emmy? Before my journey into design, I was a documentary filmmaker. My work focused on culture, art, and lifestyle content based in Hawaii. My experience in film touches every part of my work today.
I Was a Simple Man
Fun fact about me - I also had a short stint as an actor. I got to act alongside Constance Wu in a Sundance film! I also had to wear pizza shoes because I was shorter than my female counterpart. It now all feels like a nostalgic memory.
Protocol Labs HackFS Highlight Reel
This was my first ever project for Web3. Back in 2020 I had 0 knowledge of the space, and got my first class in blockchain from this video. The technology and all the people building on Web3 really inspired me at the time and I was just in complete awe.