https://www.peterkang.nyc/about daily 1.0 2025-08-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/d766c8fe-acd4-41e3-a640-e770c524d6f5/IMG_4041.jpg About - Hello! My name is Peter Kang. I never knew what I was getting myself into when I began studying Industrial Design at Virginia Tech — how I would fall deeply in awe of detailed, user-oriented designs, how I would grow in my faith, or how I would want to use all my strength and ability to help others. I discovered so much about myself and have grown immensely since then. As I pursue a degree at the Reformed Theological Seminary in New York City and work at Living Faith Community Church, I still want to use my creative abilities in some capacity. Born and raised in the D.C. Metropolitan area, my creativity draws heavily on my experiences growing up as a Korean-American. My main goal as a designer is to unite cultures and bridge gaps between others. I have no real focus on any singular creative skill because I thoroughly enjoy diversifying and combining disciplines to create unique experiences. https://www.peterkang.nyc/personalphotos daily 0.75 2024-02-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000352048-4P812ET3ZZDB1Y80HN43/41485598-FE5F-4E4C-8449-3D4D4F0B5709.JPG personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000353472-ILPHY86M45XQ3LN5HF8T/C5D85BD1-0D9D-429E-835D-4781BE2FCE6F.JPG personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590512310261-M3CE8VTEXATEU3EDGVBZ/IMG_8193.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000353442-TY6ONLKQ00LVVKUCGFQH/7067CB41-B229-4B09-8FAA-2F6E44D556AA.JPG personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000473520-4AACZCQYRL075EVGL6HA/IMG_1128.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601839752730-PI131V88DWZ2016FNVL4/Edit48.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000474173-FJISKBO9PJEK1AIGKKKK/IMG_3704.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000557375-62Y83LSCO2KFS054GHR3/864F808D-C032-46CB-98A1-8DF8D9259043.JPG personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000691926-2ZVD2IEU9PNQ78EFPN1X/3030A822-97E2-49AF-9017-F5739A68B359.JPG personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590000739384-7LVHMA3EOCMMAA5GBD2J/64503E6E-F0E6-4011-AE32-4190235AC6F6.JPG personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590512311564-XRBG6PEDY3PHR68JXY5D/IMG_8180.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590520913848-R377GI5JIBIKW7521XIT/IMG_0207.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590520928749-CRS3YWXSCQDBPUUENAJA/IMG_0772.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590520932940-NF5VSOTHKL0OL7D0K3E6/IMG_0835.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590520943315-UT9NN4TSRMMRRGB5U8I3/IMG_2468.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590520933056-L02IWPFUX7SBPQP9L8HH/IMG_6602.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590520936459-6JUF9KC2KZ6ZXEDYAG7R/IMG_9469.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590967291661-KUHSWLLDYHWB3QDX7QJ2/IMG_8202-Edit.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601839754657-0A7BL90ZPZJ7RZKRESJL/Edit46.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601839751415-NZJIFF25LB2GG4L9811K/Edit47.jpg personal work https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601839754484-YOCSXBR5LY5OLTHUSBRW/Edit51.jpg personal work https://www.peterkang.nyc/contact daily 0.75 2024-02-12 https://www.peterkang.nyc/new-page daily 0.75 2024-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590600390180-Z3TFMWY2XTLFCJEUQML3/Artboard+1.jpg design portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590600367472-X2PZFZZ5FKF4JQCT7XV1/Artboard+2.jpg design portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590600390714-3N530FBEEF6SLC9O87OQ/Artboard+4.jpg design portfolio https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590600391848-LV2YTX552LRHMTUNTOID/Artboard+3.jpg design portfolio https://www.peterkang.nyc/yeon daily 0.75 2024-02-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1593099402504-RELOHFUQF641RKWPKA25/logoArtboard+1.jpg YEON - Our logo is taken from the Korean word, “ 인연 ” (pronounced In-Yeon) which is translated to “fate” or “destiny”. We wanted to bring in our own personal cultural background into this project so we decided to pull from the Korean language. This word also puts emphasis on how death and its many facets are out of our control. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1591206777324-Y814ADT2L3ULM0232GST/Profile+Study.png YEON Through an initial form generation process, we learned that softer and rounded forms convey the emotions aligned with the brand value. The ideation phase continued with exploring how a form can be expanded to three different products for different experiences while maintaining the core emotion and visual connection. In order to effectively visualize the core of our brand, the simple form of a cylinder with details of a tapering bottom and character line visualizing the logo was chosen to be moved forward with. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1593100918453-LDDM2D6PSQOUZXZWV3SP/IMG_6415.jpg YEON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601838139749-GCLE5RWOTCHFMWVAKMA8/M.jpg YEON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601838838435-8ZOTZ7S2IVHZON2737T9/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+3.11.40+PM.png YEON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601838646198-XG39NM6U9HA5RLO1MOHJ/L.jpg YEON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1591201345412-WYCZBXOWZWMYSY5S2GL0/ideation+1.jpg YEON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601836811774-T880ISIZL98NUC590HX7/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+2.34.02+PM.png YEON Laser etched fingerprint graphic invites users to touch the part. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590604525903-YUIQ4TR9M40KXF64SLYT/insightsArtboard+1.jpg YEON The services and designs on the market for death lack the capacity to sympathize with users’ emotions. Death is a heavily intimate and personal experience and the solution should be able to respond to this. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1591207103241-FEYESZYWETR2RVJ62226/ideation+2+copy.jpg YEON https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601836812855-TF8RP0ZAUP85A7UYKZCE/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+2.34.12+PM.png YEON The device remembers and recognizes fingerprint of the user. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601838450650-HNF33XZCQG8CTTOXWLXT/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+3.03.41+PM.png YEON A user may handwrite desired contents on a sheet of paper. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601838457054-I99QBAQE3D29WSHGMAP9/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+3.03.49+PM.png YEON Removing the ceramic cover reveals a magnetically locked hidden space. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590604528792-B5ZDH66LXZ9EKLYXTSGG/insightsArtboard+2.jpg YEON A lot of the confusion and fear of death comes from the fact that this experience is unfamiliar to most. When designing a solution, we need to consider making this object familiar to users so that they can have an experience with death that is more understandable and is not a foreign experience. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601836811863-CPM2T6OUBLMNMHQ7N243/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+2.34.17+PM.png YEON Once authenticated, the device lights up and reveals interactive touch buttons. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1601838457365-EL17A804M2LJ9JEPBZVA/Screen+Shot+2020-10-04+at+3.03.58+PM.png YEON Written contents can be hidden inside until the user decides to share them. https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/5ec5717bbf600523915fd408/1590604532443-A80KMXFJY15353JYJQTO/insightsArtboard+3.jpg YEON Whatever the solution might be, it needs to be able to last. Maybe parents could pass the design that captures their ideals and values to their children and then to their grandchildren and so on and so forth. 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