Copyright © 2013 Nelson Wong

My nephew frequently asks “what do you do?”,
I always reply “well what day of the week is it?”

With over 20 years in the design profession, encompassing art direction, design and production management, user experience, research and development, ideation, evangelism, and executive sounding board. Creative consulting brings one part Harry Houdini, one part Henry Ford and a dash of Henry Kissinger; providing creative solutions and sound consulting, with a focus on creative direction, ideation, experience design and product development.

Nelson Wong (Studio Eight):

Clients include:
Universal Music, Verve Music, Sony Corporation, Sony Music, Shangri La Music, Building B, Light Speed Audio, MoMA/PlayStation, Arcade

Work History:
Sony Corporation [3 years]
Senior Director: Disruptive Technologies

Sony Music Entertainment [10 years]
Senior Director: New Technologies and Business Development

Citicorp/Citibank [5 years]
Design Manager

Goldman Sachs [1 year]
Designer

Freelance Clients Include:
Multi-media design and consulting:
Issye Miyake :: Final Home :: DDB Needham :: Sayuri Shoji Design
Print design:
Amacom Books :: Frankfurt, Gips and Balkind :: MacMillian Publishing :: Shapolsky Publishing :: Marsden Advertising

Sid Sutton Furniture [1 year]
Apprentice Furniture Maker (London, England)

Awards & Publictions:

Leica Ninety Nine Years 2012
Observations From Snowland:
Self published photography/travelogue book documenting a journey through Tibet before the opening of the Qinhai railway in 2006.

AIGA Design Annual 17
Communication Arts Interaction Design Annual 98
Communication Arts Interaction Design Annual 97
ID Magazine Interactive Annual 96
Type Directors Club Annual 21
Art Directors Club Sound Off Award