Public Interfaces | Gene Lu. Interaction Designer. Welcome.

Post Up Demo

After successfully prototyping Post Up, we took what we learned and applied it to our next prototype, which was a ...

Dec, 25

Prototyping Post Up

Overview Post Up is an interactive interface that gives New Yorkers a venue to report contextualized civic problems. This display ...

Nov, 26

Calling Karaoke

Disclaimer I’m aware that most New Yorkers, especially the ones in Manhattan, can surf the web on their smartphones and ...

Nov, 19

A Layer of Imagination

In our Public Interfaces class taught by Jake Barton and Ian Curry of Local Projects, we were introduced to a ...

Oct, 15

Text Your Drink to the Bar

One of my ultimate pet peeves is when trying to order a beer at a bar. There are 3 things ...

Sep, 27

The Bright Points Project

In Jill Nussbaum’s Design for Public Spaces class, we were to create a networked, mobile, or interactive installation that enhances ...

Apr, 08

Project PlatInform

As a final project for Jason Santa Maria’s Communicating Design class, we were to: “Identify a problem with navigating the ...

Dec, 23

Hand Wash Tracker

Due to the recent Swine Flu outbreak, our team created a handwash tracker that keeps track of the handwashing habit ...

Dec, 09

@genelu

Oh snap! Just signed up for Tough Mudder in October with Team R/GA. http://t.co/MmIOBFHk
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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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