MUNUS SHIH
Munus (t/he/y) is a Hakka Taiwanese artists, creative technologist, and educator in NYC. They blend code with design to create generative, bespoke and friendly interfaces for brands and communities.
Image of the Studio: Data Designer / Visualizer
The Data Designer is a mobile-first interactive survey co-developed Munus Shih and Richard Lehmann, that allows the user to create bespoke animated data viz about their view on design and share with friends.
XR: Generative Tool & Patterns
The expanded identity system uses dynamic, generative patterns to create a variety of motifs and textures. To equip the XR team with the capacity to scale their brand quickly and consistently, a custom generative tool was developed.
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p5.zine
A free and user-friendly javascript library for anyone who’s curious about forking, remixing, and collaborative zine-making.
Soulmate Matcher: Weaving Community Data
By collecting data from 45 community members, a custom algorithm was developed to experiment with a new way of facilitating community building through generative design.
Goca, Gallery of Contemporary Art by Garde
I designed and developed a custom generative patterns system and website for GOCA, a Gallery of Contemporary Art that highlights emerging Asian artists. The brand and site offer a dynamic introduction to these new voices, while creating a vibrant platform for the gallery to showcase fresh art, spark conversations, and host innovative ideas.
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Angles: Cross Perspectives in Design
An algorithmic and interactive poster campaign for an online global design lecture series.
Layers: Generative Customized Skincare Package
By utilizing the visual vernacular of both the soil layers of ingredients and the skin layers, the pattern of each box is generated from each customer’s own personal customized formula.
Visualize My Value
What determines your salary, your experience, gender, education, sexual orientation or race? This project visualizes AIGA anonymous Graphic Design Salary Transparency spreadsheet.
New Museum
I collaborated with a group of designers and developers on designing and developing the new website for New Museum. I mainly contribute to the design and development of the membership and ticketing systems, while ensuring accessibility guidelines were met throughout the website.
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Duty Free: A Time Based Store
This fictional shopping experience invites visitors to imagine mutual aids within art and design community. Reconsider exchange logic and mechanisms that could make a solidarity economy possible under capitalism.
(4066.62, 62)
An interactive and generative installation that visualized the geographical distance between Tai-Japanese Hakka soldier Lai Xingyang and his hometown Guanxi when he was captured by the Soviet Union and sent to Siberia.