Gene Lu's Portfolio

Prototyping

Dumbledore and the Golden Wand of Illumination

Over this past holiday break, I took some time out to work on a gift for Sera who’s a huge ...

Jan, 05

Sketches

Thunder, Thunder, Thundercats!

About a week ago, I dug into my treasure trove of childhood memories and attempted to reconnect with an old ...

Dec, 25

Prototyping

Hack-o-Ween 2010/11

For the past couple of Halloweens, I’ve come to really enjoy hacking together costumes. Seeing everyday objects in a different ...

Nov, 03

Data Visualization

The Economic Ripple Effect of Investing in Education

A couple of weeks ago, fellow interaction designer and data visualization enthusiast, Sera Koo and I worked together on a ...

Sep, 16

Sketches

“Get to the Choppah!”

During my teenage years, I used to obsess over Predator. There was something super cool about the helmet (a bit ...

Sep, 13

@genelu

In 2009, I switched gears from corporate web design drone to full-time graduate student at SVA’s MFA in Interaction Design program. Currently, my interests on creating user engagement has spilled off the computer screen and into the environment and physical objects around us.

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