Industrial Design

Perspectives on Pokémon Go

I picked Pokémon Go as an initial research topic for the first month of my B.Des. Industrial Design thesis project. I planned and carried out a suite of primary and secondary research methods including semi-structured interviews, ethnographic... More

Industrial Design

Stoneturner Workshop

In October 2019, I planned and facilitated a research workshop based on a condensed version of the Stoneturner activity I’d learned while on exchange in Denmark the previous semester. My goal was to establish a foundation of knowledge for my thesis... More

Industrial Design

Wayfinding Challenge

“In fifteen minutes, find as many of the places on this map as possible. You may not use other maps or GPS devices to assist you.” How do people feel when they engage with the experience of being in interstitial space (or lost)? What tactics do... More

Work by

Allen Wang

Industrial Design, Service Design, Design Research

“I’m a service designer with a passion for critical/speculative work. In my spare time, I enjoy piano, photography, and finding adventure. I've been writing a novel; it's a recollection of sequences...” [More]

Design Collection

Bachelor's Thesis (Satellite Projects)

Assorted research explorations from the first semester of thesis, extracted into standalone presentations. You can also find these on my portfolio site.

Perspectives on Pokémon Go

I picked Pokémon Go as an initial research topic for the first month of my B.Des. Industrial Design thesis project. I planned and carried out a suite of primary and secondary research methods including semi-structured interviews, ethnographic... More

Stoneturner Workshop

In October 2019, I planned and facilitated a research workshop based on a condensed version of the Stoneturner activity I’d learned while on exchange in Denmark the previous semester. My goal was to establish a foundation of knowledge for my thesis... More

Wayfinding Challenge

“In fifteen minutes, find as many of the places on this map as possible. You may not use other maps or GPS devices to assist you.” How do people feel when they engage with the experience of being in interstitial space (or lost)? What tactics do... More

Work by

Allen Wang

“I’m a service designer with a passion for critical/speculative work. In my spare time, I enjoy piano, photography, and finding adventure. I've been writing a novel; it's a recollection of sequences...” [More]