[ABOUT]

[1]

Ethan [鎧鴻] is a designer and artist who loves imagineering things that feel natural and are useful for people. He enjoys dreaming up ambitious novel toys that solve complex problems in creative ways.

He currently practices design at Instagram, and previously at other places like Apple and [3]. Previously an architect [建筑师] where he honed his design practice and craft through an interdisciplinary study of the world.

If this resonsates with you, contact him in [2].

[TEAMS]

[3]

Instagram

2024-

Berkeleytime

2023-2024

Apple

2023

Marqeta

2022

PropertyGuru

2022

GoodNotes

2022

Designer

[数字城市]

[TITLE]

Ethan's Digital City

[0]

[ABOUT]

[1]

Ethan [鎧鴻] is a designer and artist who loves imagineering things that feel natural and are useful for people. He enjoys dreaming up ambitious novel toys that solve complex problems in creative ways.

He currently practices design at Instagram, and previously at other places like Apple and [2]. Previously an architect [建筑师] where he honed his design practice and craft through an interdisciplinary study of the world.

If this resonsates with you, contact him in [3].

[TEAMS]

[3]

Instagram

2024-

Berkeleytime

2023-2024

Apple

2023

Marqeta

2022

PropertyGuru

2022

GoodNotes

2022

Designer

[数字城市]

[TITLE]

Ethan's Digital City

[0]

[ABOUT]

[1]

Ethan [鎧鴻] is a designer and artist who loves imagineering things that feel natural and are useful for people. He enjoys dreaming up ambitious novel toys that solve complex problems in creative ways.

He currently practices design at Instagram, and previously at other places like Apple and [2]. Previously an architect [建筑师] where he honed his design practice and craft through an interdisciplinary study of the world.

If this resonsates with you, contact him in [3].

[TEAMS]

[3]

Instagram

2024-

Berkeleytime

2023-2024

Apple

2023

Marqeta

2022

PropertyGuru

2022

GoodNotes

2022

[PHILOSOPHY]

[4]

ETHAN'S PHILOSOPHY COMES FROM HIS BACKGROUND AS AN ARTIST AND ARCHITECT, MERGING TOGETHER ART [CULTURE, EXPRESSION, MEDIUMS] AND NATURE [PHYSICS, BIOLOGY]. HE THRIVES IN EXPLORATORY SETTINGS PROTOTYPING NOVEL INTERACTIONS - FROM DEFINING THEIR METAPHORS TO FINE TUNING MICRO-INTERACTION SPRINGS AND LOGIC.

HE STRIVES FOR THE HIGHEST LEVEL OF CRAFT – TO MAKE ARTIFACTS THAT DEMAND HOW THEY WORK, WHY THEY EXIST, AND FOR WHAT SOCIAL/CULTURAL FABRIC THEY HAVE BEEN PRECISELY MADE FOR.

HE BELIEVES IN SOFTWARE THAT IS FUN AND FLUID, SOFTWARE MAKES PEOPLE FEEL SOMETHING FROM IT.

[STATUS]

[5]

UPDATED JULY 12, 2024

SAN FRANCISCO, CALIFORNIA

V 1.0.0

Prototypes

[ASSORTED]

2024

Prototyping and imagineering ideas that I find interesting or fun. I love making things with cultural or personal influences with human feelings.

[Untitled]

[iOS INTERFACES]

2024

Software imagineering…
for work-in-progress music

Marqeta SSO Forms

[WEB INTERFACES]

2022

Redesigning form structure, to content writing, and interaction accessibility, bringing delight to onboarding.

[COLUMN III]

[3]


Berkeleytime GradTrak

[WEB INTERFACES]

2024

A graduation planning tool rebuilt from the ground up that helps students organize their courses and track requirements.

GoodNotes Tags

2022

Experimental learning features and designed tags to help students improve learning habits.

PropertyGuru For Business

2022

Designing the enterprise website for the newly rebranded platform.

Berkeleytime Typography

2023

Redefining hierarchical typefaces using OpenType features to enhance legibility and make it feel distinctly 'Berkeleytime'.

Exercise <> Music

[iOS INTERFACES]

2022

An exercise app that leans into metaphors from music interface gestures.

Apple Notes

[iOS INTERFACES]

2023

Future-facing intelligent & contextual stuff.

Sleepy Cat Books

2022

Redesigning their storefront logo with a new brand.

[STATUS]

[0]

Updated July 22, 2023