We recently connected with Amy Wang and have shared our conversation below.
Amy, thanks for taking the time to share your stories with us today What’s been the most meaningful project you’ve worked on?
As a creative, a few of my meaningful projects involves creating design solutions and visual designs for museum installations. One of my favorite projects is for National Geographic AR, where I got to art direct and design 3D visual designs for users to learn about Archaeopteryx through an interactive National Geographic AR experience. The playful and educational AR experience can be used freely to look around using an iPad to display the 3D AR animations. This installation has brought so much impact to many visitors to learn about the fossils and the life before us. It has always brought so much joy to collaborate with different clients on many impactful projects through designs. That had led me to my journey to found Flying Pine Explorer, a company for the outdoor explorers and wildlife conservationist. With a mission to incorporate storytelling to educate our next generation on how to protect our planet.
As always, we appreciate you sharing your insights and we’ve got a few more questions for you, but before we get to all of that can you take a minute to introduce yourself and give our readers some of your back background and context?
As a director, designer and a wildlife conservationist artist, I love what I do and I am passionate about creating art that tells impactful stories through visual designs. I believe story is king and with every good visual design always starts with a meaningful message to share. With my background raised in both Asia and American cultures, it opened my eyes to see beauty in each culture. It inspired me to design as a way to bridge the communication gap from different cultures. And has inspired me to create 3D/2D art to bring others serene and hope. I was born in Taipei, Taiwan and raised in Los Angeles. At a young age, growing up raised by two designers, my parents have opened my eyes to see art as a way to bridge the communication gap of the two cultures.
Amy Wang Design is my design studio and online store where I showcase all my art prints and designs which are available for purchase. The mission of my creative arts are all to spread wildlife stories and how we can all help conserve and to protect our planet. I worked as a designer and director for clients such as National Geographic, Netflix, Apple, Snapchat, Comcast NBC, and entertainment VFX studios. I was fortunate to work with many wonderful creative teams across the world, and bring many impactful projects to live! One of my favorite 3D projects was for FKA Twigs music video “Sad Day”. It was an amazing project, where I got to art direct and explore various 3D elegant and abstract forms of organic flower blooming. I also designed for Apple, which I had worked on such as Harry Potter eBook cover design, Apple Music rebrand, Apple TV commercials, Apple Clips 360 AR app, and Apple Store wall display designs which were displayed around the world in 12 different countries. The Apple Store wall display designs were especially really fun to create, and they were displayed at various Apple stores around the globe.
My favorite way to get inspiration is always in nature. When I started nature journaling, I learned more about the different plants and wildlife I interacted with, and I also discovered so much about how they are connected with one another and found a lot of connection between them and myself.
I have founded Flying Pine Explorer, a company for the outdoor explorers and wildlife conservationist. With a mission to incorporate storytelling to educate our next generation on how to protect our planet.
What do you think is the goal or mission that drives your creative journey?
The mission of my creative arts are all to spread wildlife stories and how we can all help conserve and to protect our planet. I’m passionate about sharing nature journaling because it feels so crucial to develop relationships with nature through art and raise awareness of plant and animal species while humanity contends with challenges of the climate crisis such as biodiversity loss. I hope this class inspires you to find greater connections to the environments around you as well.
Nature journaling is an art and wellness practice of recording the natural environment around you. While nature journaling, you can allow your curiosity to lead you to learn more about the plants and animals around you through observation and research.
What’s the most rewarding aspect of being a creative in your experience?
As a creative, with my background raised in both Asia and American cultures, it opened my eyes to see beauty in each culture. It inspired me to being a creative designer as a way to bridge the communication gap from different cultures. And has inspired me to create 3D/2D art to bring others serene and hope. Also being a creative to have empathy and be kind to one another. Especially with many things happening around the world, I believe as a creative designer, it is so important to use whatever we can to help others in need and to simply give back. Even if it’s sharing uplifting messages through my art that can empower a person’s life. Since the pandemic, I have created a 3D art print series with the mission to bring people serene and hope into their home. Third, it is never too late to learn something new. It is so important to always keep improving and developing your craft. For me, keeping up with all the latest 3D software and a positive mindset was very important for me.
Contact Info:
- Website: https://www.amywangdesign.com
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/amywangdesign
- Youtube: https://www.youtube.com/@amywangdesign
- Other: https://www.tiktok.com/@amywangdesign https://www.flyingpinexplorer.com
Image Credits
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