Hi, I'm Jianan Shi
Interdisciplinarity Designer
Jianan Shi is an interdisciplinary designer with the background in Industrial design, Computational Design, Architecture. His work involves Soft Robot, Generative Design, Data Visualization, Animation, Furniture, Sculpture to explore the gray area between virtual and reality. He is interested in seamlessly coupling the dual worlds of bits and atoms by giving dynamic physical form to digital information and computation.
EDUCATION & TRAINING
Master of Architecture Design
University College London. The Bartlett School Of Architecture.
Design For Performance and Interaction(Sept.2020 ~ Jan.2022)
Design For Performance and Interaction(Sept.2020 ~ Jan.2022)
Bachelor of Engineering
Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University.
Industrial Design (Sept.2015 ~ Jun.2019)
Industrial Design (Sept.2015 ~ Jun.2019)
The exchange project
Chung Yuan University
Experience and Service Design (Aug.2018)
Experience and Service Design (Aug.2018)
Workshops
Digital Future / Beyond the Grid Workshop / Tutor: Behnaz Farahi & Julian Ceipek (Jun.2021)
Digital Future / Topology Optimization Bio Form Workshop / Tutor: Mike Xie & Nic Bao (Jun.2020)
McNeel Authorized Rhino 3D Parametric design course of Grasshopper (Jan.2019)
Entrepreneur’s Training Camp, Peking University (Dec.2017)
China-US Digital Innovation Workshop / Tongji University / Tutor: Xiaohua Sun (Jul.2017)
WORK EXPERIENCE
X Academy
3D Designer for HyperEX & Teaching Assistant for XA2023 AIGC course (Oct.2022 ~ Sept.2023)
College of Design and Innovation,Tongji University
Teaching Assistant for Parametric Design course (Apr.2020 ~ May.2020)
Zhang Zhoujie Digital Lab
Technical Support & Digital Design / Intern & Part-time (Jun.2019 ~ Jun.2020)
Fablab O | Shanghai
Graphic Design / Film Editor / Teaching Assistant / Intern & Part-time (Jun.2017 ~ Jun.2019)
UDM LAB (Interdisciplinary design and technology community) · Founder & Director
A cooperative media of Alibaba Design, Share knowledge about design and technology. (Dec.2018 ~ Dec.2020)
Industrial Design Association (School society) · Deputy Chairman
Plan and organize different activities (lectures, competitions, exhibitions) (Dec.2017 ~ Sept.2018)
AWARDS
WINNER
K-DESIGN AWARD’18
WINNER
Baidu Paddle AI Creation Camp competition
Excellent Cutting-edge Design Award
China Universities Industrial Design Competition
Golden Award
Zhejiang College Students' “Internet Plus” Innovation and Entrepreneurship Competition
Third Prize
Zhejiang College Students’ Industrial Design Competition
Third Prize
The Dutch Sustainability Day Challenge Shanghai
Second Prize
Future Community International Design Innovation Competition
First Prize
"Loctek" Scholarship for Innovation Award
Excellent Graduate Design
Ningbo Institute of Technology, Zhejiang University
LEGO CHOICE AWARD
LEGO GAME JAM
SKILLS
3D Modeling and Rendering
Rhino + Grasshopper / Vray / Blender / Twinmotion / Mixer
Coding
Processing / p5.js / ml5.js / Arduino
HCI
TouchDesigner / Webflow / Unreal / Sketch / Principle
Others
StableDiffusion / RunwayML / Adobe creative suite / DaVinci Resolve / GarageBand
HOBBIES
Play Drums
Tenth Level Certificate / Former member of NetCloud Music Advisory Group
Street Dance
Popping & Free style / Former Member of the College Dance Team
Cycling
Cycling tour around Lake Tai and Xiamen
