Curatorial Portfolio

SHAN-MEI CHENG

PORTFOLIO SELECTED WORKS 2019-2023

EDUCATION National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Douliu City Bachelor of Creative Design, Sep 2019 - Jun 2023

WORK EXPERIENCE Happy Fat - Graphic Designer Intern, Chiayi City

鄭善美 SHAN-MEI CHENG • • • •

Self-motivated Quickly learner Highly collaborative & flexible Excellent interpersonal & communication skills

Integrated Marketing Company, Jul - Aug 2021 • Assisted graphic designers to design event posters, posts on Facebook, and leaflets • Learned studio photography

EXTRACURRICULAR ACTIVITIES & AWARDS National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Douliu City Vice Co-ordinator & Exhibition Designer for Creative Design Department Graduate Exhibition Jul 2022 - May 2023

National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Douliu City Vice Coordinator & Online Exhibition Designer for Integrated Creative Life Design May - June 2022

National Yunlin University of Science & Technology, Douliu City Vice Co-ordinator and head of equipment for department of final semester exhibition May - Jul 2020

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CONTENTS 01 Perspectives

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Graduation Exhibition Final Year

02 CTRL+ Online Exhibition Third Year

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•DURATION: July 2022 - May 2023

• MY POSITION: Vice Co-ordinator & Exhibition Designer

• CURATORS: MU-EN LIN, SHAN-MEI CHENG, WEI-YUN LIAO, JEI ZHOU, WEI-HSUAN TASI

Perspectives

Graduation Exhibition, Department of Creative Design

Project Timeline 2022 Jul.

2023 Sep. 23-27

The 1st session (on campus)

Nov.11-15

The 2nd session (on campus)

Dec.

Organizers announced the plan of exhibition

Jan. 6-10.

The 3rd session (on campus)

2023 Feb. • Sites observation • Curation meeting with the organizers

Mar. 3-7

The 4th session (on campus)

P.03 SHAN-MEI CHENG : PERSPECTIVES

Apr. 19-22

The final display (on campus)

May19-22

Young Designers’ Exhibition (off campus in Taipei City)

May 25-27

Vision Get Wild (off campus in Kaohsiung City)

Website

Facebook

Youtube

Developing Ideas

The Concept of Perspectives

At the beginning of our discussion, we began with three main ideas that could represent our generation. After further elaboration and brainstorming, we settled on perspectives as our curating theme.

“To transcend multiple dimensions to explore new horizons, and learn new things to experience new emotions.”

First Proposal of the Topic

Development of the Topic

Brainstroming & Mind-map

CONNECTION

Elaboration

Final Proposal

DOING UNDERGOING light, door, reflection, viewpoint, glass

BEYOND CONTRAY TONE dynamic sensation, visual illusion, actual and virtual, angles

MULTI

folding, multifacete, point & line & plane

PERSPECTIVES

point of view

BUBBLED WITH IDEAS COLLISION bubble popping, water splash, Newton's cradle, pipes

THE ORIGIN OF DESIGN

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TOP: Secondary research & my sketch BOTTOM LEFT: The evolution of our visual design

P.05 SHAN-MEI CHENG : PERSPECTIVES

Light Strip

Black Opaque PMMA

LED 6500K

Sliver Sticker White Long-arm Spotlight

Physical Material When the final key visual was finished, we ensured the physical materials for the entire curating concept maintained coherence between visual and spatial design.

12V 6500k

Red Transparent Clear PVC Sheet

C05 M80 Y100 K0

C05 M80 Y100 K0

Transparent PMMA

TOP: The key visual design BOTTOM: Material

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01 VISUAL WALL Testing metrial & 3D visualization

TOP: Testing models S: 1/20 MIDDLE: Visualization BOTTOM: Developing concept

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Final outcome

visual wall P.08

02 FEEDBACK WALL Improving the design & Testing metrial our first experiment disadvantages: • sticy notes are too many colors • not intriguing enough Improve the design

transparent sticky notes

color theory

special tool

make some patterns disminish See different perspectives of patterns with our id badges.

Testing

before

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after

the real situation in the space

models S: 1/20

Final outcome

Feedback wall P.10

03 EXHIBITION DESIGN - Young Designers’ Exhibition

A

A B

A

B

D

C C

D

A

B C A. The display of each groups

A

D

B. The display of the curating team C. Visual Wall & Information Counter D. Interactive Design & Feedback Wall

P.11 SHAN-MEI CHENG : PERSPECTIVES

Venue observation

Entrance

Visual Wall

Interactive Design & Feedback Wall

Visitors were interacting with Feedback Wall

All the students and professors from the department

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CTRL+

Online Exhibition of Integrated Creative Life Design CTRL+ was the exhibition for the third year of my bachelor's degree programme. Originally, this work was supposed to take place on campus.

Due to Covid-19, the university demanded that the majority of courses alter to online formats. We decided to transform the physical exhibition into a virtual one because of the risk of infection and decreasing number of activities on our campus. After evaluating current online display platforms, we determined that Gather Town was the best fit for us. We ultimately opted to host the exhibition online using Gather Town and Teams.

• DURATION: May - June 2022 • CURATORS: MU-EN LIN, SHAN-MEI CHENG, WEI-YUN LIAO, JEI ZHOU, WEI-HSUAN TASI • MY POSITION: Vice Coordinator & Online Exhibition Designer

Online Exhibition

P.13 SHAN-MEI CHENG : CTRL+

vedio

ANALYSIS Step 1

Checking school’s covid-19 regulations and collecting students' opinions Do you still have physical classes?

Will you leave campus once the regulations be implemented?

52 responses

52 responses

YES

YES

NO

NO

HAVEN'T ANNOUNCED YET

Step 2

According to survey results, nearly sixty percent of students did not take physical classes, and went online after the university announced regulations for the pandemic. Also, over forty percent of students would leave campus.

Comparing online exhibitions

Taipei Biennial 2020 : You and I don’t Live on the Same Planet

Home To All

Gather! 文物館.town

Physical display + Online Display

Online Display

Online Display + Website

Matterport 3D models using VR reality photography

Website design

Gather Town+ Website

Pros

•Completely displayed each exhibition area •Suited for various devices at home •Viewer-assistance features

•Various interactive features gave content a completely new look.

•Interface function is clear, making it easy for the viewers to absorb and feel.

•Video functionality and easy to operate •In the form of a game experience •Students can upload works by themselves •Exhibition can be permanently saved and linked to other sites

Cons

•Only suited physical display •Lack of video functionality

•No feeling of space •To finish the website, all works data must be collected.

•Lack of video functionality

•Meeting video cannot be recorded and must be accompanied by other meeting software.

•Stability of the site is uncertain

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DESIGN Presentation Day scheme

Attendees

Place

Implementation

Online Display

All the students

Gather Town

Before Presentation Day, students needed to complete their online display and bring models to DA204.

To decrease the danger of infection, each group visited the place at separate times. Students must attend the meeting through Gather Town on Presentation Day. Professors could see the online exhibition and digital work of each group from a projector, and were also able to examine physical pieces and provide immediate feedback via microphones.

Partly Physical Display

• 3 Professors • Curtion team assist the implementation.

• Some represented students from each group

The room DA204 in the department building

The Concept of CTRL+ As designers, we are constantly exploring, absorbing, and viewing the beauty of the world. We transform everything through design, creating new combinations, and replenishing creativity. Just like the CTRL key on the keyboard combined with different keys can produce different results. Therefore, different combinations in design can create unique flashes.

Designers have the same adaptability as the letters 'CTRL' and '+'.

To bring design and people closer together, we construct design using appealing and simple metaphors.

BOTTOM LEFT: Key Visual Design

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Sustainability (ctrl+S)

Rebirth

Acculturation

(ctrl+R)

(ctrl+A)

Main Hall Lobby

Display areas Sixteen groups were organized into three major themes: acculturation, rebirth, and sustainability. The three exhibition areas had a distinct visual design. One of the primary advantages of using Gather Town is the immersive experience of RPG games. We created NPC chat stories and questions based on themes and exhibits.

TOP LEFT: My sketching TOP RIGHT: The links between each area BOTTOM LEFT: Secondary research of C-lab

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ONLINE EXHIBIT DESIGN Lobby

LEFT: Lobby (The red blocks are the areas that visitors can't walk through.)

TOP RIGHT: Start point BOTTOM RIGHT: Function introduction

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Following arrows Tutor instruction The entrance to the main hall

Main Hall The entrance to 'Rebirth'

The entrance to 'Sustainability'

The entrance to 'Acculturation'

To make the exhibition area more consistent, I applied key visual design and icons into the lobby and main hall designs. Furthermore, because CTRL+ is based on the concept of keyboards, I made the lobby resemble a control center, with separate access to different sections.

Stage

Introduction of games

Broadcast

Map

Information counter

Interactive area

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ONLINE EXHIBIT DESIGN - ENTRANCES

the Entrance to 'Rebirth'

the Entrance to 'Sustainability'

the Entrance to 'Acculturation'

Use the vintage record player as an entry to an old theme style, 'Rebirth'.

Use potted plants as an entrance to the theme of nature, 'Sustainability'.

Use the girl and cats as an entry to the theme of people-oriented, 'Acculturation'.

P.19 SHAN-MEI CHENG : CTRL+

IMPLEMENTATION - PRESENTATION DAY

TOP: Part of students did the presentaion online BOTTOM: The display at the room DA204

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