Cavan Huang is a creative director, designer, and design educator.[1] He attended McGill University in Montreal where received his BA in history and urban planning. Huang then studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, where he received his MFA in graphic design in 2005. He creates digital ideas, products and experiences that make meaningful impact for brands and organizations. Much of his inspiration comes from the details of cities, lights, traffic, sounds, and people.[2] Huangs work can be found in Contemporary Graphic Design,[3] The New York Times,[4] Ad Age, a PBS documentary,[5] the Time Warner Center, AIGA,[6] TED, Cannes Lions, the Webby Awards,[7] and the White House.[8]
Cavan Huang | |
|---|---|
| Occupation(s) | Creative director, designer |
| Known for | Experience design, product design, graphic design |
| Website | cavanthology |
Awards
edit- 2021
- 2020
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Corporate Communications: Con Edison[7]
- 2019
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Visual Function App: Con Edison[7]
- 2018
- 2016
- Brand New: Most Notable Brands of 2016: Petfinder[12]
- 2015
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Political Website: ACLU The Uncovery[13]
- 2014
- Rebrand 100 Award: Cabot Brand[14]
- 2012
- Emmy Award: Best New Approach to News & Documentary: Time Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience[15]
- 2010
- AIGA 365 Award: AIGA MAKE/THINK Conference Titles[6]
- 2009
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Navigation: The Art of the Possible[7]
- 2006
- Nominated as 1 of 25 emerging designers, Step Inside Design magazine, New York[8]
- 2004
- Best Multimedia Design, Summit Creative Awards, Toronto
- 2003
- Best Multimedia Design, Applied Arts magazine, Toronto[16]
Professional experience
edit- 2021-present - group creative director, HUGE, New York[8]
- 2015–2021 - creative director, POSSIBLE / Wunderman Thompson, New York[8]
- 2011–2015 - associate creative director, Interbrand, New York[17]
- 2009-2014 - adjunct professor / design critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
- 2007–2011 - senior art director and interactive designer, Time Warner, New York
- 2005–2007 - digital media designer, Time Warner, New York[18]
- 2003–2005 - instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
- 2001–2002 - multimedia designer, Colorshadow Communications, Toronto
- 2000–2001 - multimedia web designer, Rompus Interactive, Toronto
References
edit- ^ "The Future of the City Is All In Its Brand". Brandchannel. Archived from the original on August 7, 2015.
- ^ Fiell Charlotte and Peter, Contemporary Graphic Design, p. 156-159 Taschen,.
- ^ Fiell, Charlotte; Fiell, Peter (2007). Contemporary Graphic Design. Taschen. ISBN 978-3822852699.
- ^ Christakis, Nicholas A. (July 30, 2015). "Making Friends in New Places". The New York Times. Archived from the original on September 15, 2015.
{{cite news}}: CS1 maint: unfit URL (link) - ^ "American Masters: Walter Cronkite: Witness to History". July 23, 2009.
- ^ a b "AIGA Design Archives".
- ^ a b c d e f "New Webby Gallery + Index".
- ^ a b c d Huang, Cavan. "Cavan Huang". Retrieved March 4, 2013.
- ^ "New Webby Gallery + Index".
- ^ "#911day at Home - Millions Virtually Volunteered During COVID-19 - the Shorty Awards".
- ^ "Petfinder, Purina / The Face of Connection".
- ^ "End of Year List".
- ^ "New Webby Gallery + Index".
- ^ "Cabot (2014 Rebrand 100)". Archived from the original on January 18, 2015. Retrieved April 8, 2017.
- ^ "Time Wins Emmy Award for 'Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience'". Time. October 2, 2012.
- ^ "GE Lightning/Super Blue District | 2002 Awards Winner | Applied Arts".
- ^ "MFA in Graphic Design". August 6, 2014.
- ^ Heller, Stephen and Womack, David, "Becoming A Digital Designer", p. 254-256 Wiley,.