Quang Dao

Volkswagen’s brief was this: to design an affordable vehicle for single parents. After several rounds of research with a couple of single parent interviews, we came up with OSO: a parent-friendly car that encourages in-car parent-children interactions, and reduces mental loads while still giving personality to the car. As a UX/UI designer, I worked with my colleagues to help make parenting easier, with child safety features, hands-free proximity unlock, and family modes inside the car. Overall, it was extremely fun and rewarding collaborating with Nicholas and David to find the spots that bridge our design disciplines together :) Exterior designer: Nicholas Pyle Interior designer: David Bauman UX/UI designer: Quang Dao Music: Better Than Monday - Ginger Root This project was created as part of a student-sponsored collaboration with Volkswagen (VW). All rights to the work are retained by the student creators and the sponsoring company.

826 is a national non-profit dedicated to helping children enhance their writing skills. Being a national non-profit, their stores are located throughout the US. My objective was to brand the 826 Maine store in a manner that reflects the local culture and history. I decided to emphasize its significance as the birthplace of many renowned writers, linking that to Portland's role as the cradle of Prohibition. Ultimately, the store serves as a secret hideout for revolutionary writers, fearlessly writing for what they believe in.

This is a teaser to IwantU, a new track from Vietnam's indie artist Minoui. I wanted to capture the cool, sleek vibe of the city at night while maintaining a sense of loneliness conveyed from the song. Graphic + Motion: Quang Dao Music: Minoui

For this project, we were given the opportunity to turn a designer's talk into a motion graphics piece. I picked Erik Spiekermann's interview with Design Interview 1Q. He talked about what it means to be a designer, and how the future of designers may look like. Graphic + Motion: Quang Dao Audio: Design Interview 1Q's interview with Erik Spiekermann. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EkCLEfDA-QM Music: Concrescence Written and performed by Akusmi Courtesy of Tonal Union Published by Erased Tapes Music