Cavan Huang
{{Short description|Graphic designer}}
{{Orphan|date=October 2020}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2022}}
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| occupation = Creative director, designer
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Cavan Huang is a creative director, designer, and design educator.{{Cite web |url=http://brandchannel.com/2015/07/22/city-branding-intro/ |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150807053401/https://brandchannel.com/2015/07/22/city-branding-intro/ |archive-date=2015-08-07 |url-status=dead |website=Brandchannel |title=The Future of the City Is All In Its Brand}} He attended McGill University in Montreal where received his BA in history and urban planning. Huang then studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, where he received his MFA in graphic design in 2005. He creates digital ideas, products and experiences that make meaningful impact for brands and organizations. Much of his inspiration comes from the details of cities, lights, traffic, sounds, and people.Fiell Charlotte and Peter, Contemporary Graphic Design, p. 156-159 Taschen,. Huangs work can be found in Contemporary Graphic Design,{{Cite book|isbn=978-3822852699|title=Contemporary Graphic Design|last1=Fiell|first1=Charlotte|last2=Fiell|first2=Peter|year=2007|publisher=Taschen }} The New York Times,{{Cite news |url=https://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/making-friends-in-new-places.html?_r=0 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150915031836/http://www.nytimes.com/2015/08/02/education/edlife/making-friends-in-new-places.html |archive-date=15 September 2015 |url-status=unfit |title=Making Friends in New Places |newspaper=The New York Times |date=July 30, 2015 |last1=Christakis |first1=Nicholas A. |author-link=Nicholas Christakis}}{{cbignore}} Ad Age, a PBS documentary,{{Cite web|url=http://www.kpbs.org/news/2009/jul/23/american-masters-walter-cronkite-witness-history/|title = American Masters: Walter Cronkite: Witness to History|date = July 23, 2009}} the Time Warner Center, AIGA,{{Cite web|url=http://designarchives.aiga.org/#/entries/AIGA%20MAKE%2FTHINK%20Conference%20-%20Title%20Sequences%20%26%20Motion%20Graphics/_/detail/relevance/asc/0/7/21066/aiga-makethink-conference---title-sequences--motion-graphics/1|title=AIGA Design Archives}} TED, Cannes Lions, the Webby Awards,{{Cite web|url=https://www.webbyawards.com/winners/petfinder-2/|title=New Webby Gallery + Index}} and the White House.{{cite web|last=Huang|first=Cavan|title=Cavan Huang|url=http://cavanthology.com/ABOUT|accessdate=March 4, 2013}}
Awards
- 2021
- Webby Award Winner: Best Public Service Activism: 9/11 Day{{Cite web|url=https://winners.webbyawards.com/2021/advertising-media-pr/branded-content/public-service-activism/188995/911-day-at-home--getting-millions-to-virtually-volunteer-during-a-global-pandemic|title=New Webby Gallery + Index}}
- Shorty Award Silver: Non-Profit Social Good: 9/11 Day{{Cite web|url=https://shortyawards.com/13th/911day-at-home-millions-virtually-volunteered-during-covid-19|title = #911day at Home - Millions Virtually Volunteered During COVID-19 - the Shorty Awards}}
- 2020
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Corporate Communications: Con Edison
- 2019
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Visual Function App: Con Edison
- 2018
- ADC One Club Merit Award: Branding Logo: Petfinder{{Cite web|url=https://www.oneclub.org/awards/adcawards/-award/29390/the-face-of-connection|title = Petfinder, Purina / The Face of Connection}}
- Webby Award Winner: Best Community Website: Petfinder
- Webby Award Honoree: Best User Interface Website: Con Edison
- 2016
- Brand New: Most Notable Brands of 2016: Petfinder{{Cite web|url=https://www.underconsideration.com/brandnew/archives/the_best_and_worst_identities_of_2016_part_4_the_best_noted.php|title = End of Year List}}
- 2015
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Political Website: ACLU The Uncovery{{Cite web|url=http://webbyawards.com/winners/2015/websites/general-website/political-blogwebsites/the-uncovery/|title = New Webby Gallery + Index}}
- 2014
- Rebrand 100 Award: Cabot Brand{{Cite web |url=http://www.rebrand.com/recognition-cabot |title=Cabot (2014 Rebrand 100) |access-date=April 8, 2017 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150118220751/http://www.rebrand.com/recognition-cabot |archive-date=January 18, 2015 |url-status=dead }}
- 2012
- Emmy Award: Best New Approach to News & Documentary: Time Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience{{Cite magazine|url=https://newsfeed.time.com/2012/10/02/time-wins-emmy-award-for-beyond-911-portraits-of-resilience/|title = Time Wins Emmy Award for 'Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience'|magazine =Time|date = October 2, 2012}}
- 2010
- AIGA 365 Award: AIGA MAKE/THINK Conference Titles
- 2009
- Webby Award Honoree: Best Navigation: The Art of the Possible
- 2006
- Nominated as 1 of 25 emerging designers, Step Inside Design magazine, New York
- 2004
- Best Multimedia Design, Summit Creative Awards, Toronto
- 2003
- Best Multimedia Design, Applied Arts magazine, Toronto{{Cite web|url=https://www.appliedartsmag.com/winners_gallery/archive/?id=319&group=11&year=2002&clip=1|title = GE Lightning/Super Blue District | 2002 Awards Winner | Applied Arts}}
Professional experience
- 2021-present - group creative director, HUGE, New York
- 2015–2021 - creative director, POSSIBLE / Wunderman Thompson, New York
- 2011–2015 - associate creative director, Interbrand, New York{{Cite web|url=http://www.printmag.com/design-education/mfa-in-graphic-design/|title=MFA in Graphic Design|date=August 6, 2014}}
- 2009-2014 - adjunct professor / design critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
- 2007–2011 - senior art director and interactive designer, Time Warner, New York
- 2005–2007 - digital media designer, Time Warner, New YorkHeller, Stephen and Womack, David, "Becoming A Digital Designer", p. 254-256 Wiley,.
- 2003–2005 - instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
- 2001–2002 - multimedia designer, Colorshadow Communications, Toronto
- 2000–2001 - multimedia web designer, Rompus Interactive, Toronto
References
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External links
- {{Official website|https://cavanthology.com}}
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Category:American graphic designers