About
A brief history of Joshua Chao.
Joshua Chao is an internationally recognized design awards recipient with expertise across multiple disciplines. His product design ”ChaCha” won the Good Design Award (Japan) in 2015, toy design ”Bud” was selected and exhibited by the iF Design Award (Germany) in 2011, digital board game ”Dot” won the Red Dot Award (Germany) in 2010, and interactive installation ”Mad Evolution” won the award from ACM SIGGRAPH (USA) in 2009.
In 2010, he graduated from the Department of Communications Design at Shih-Chien University in Taiwan (Bloomberg Businessweek 2007: Best 60 Design Schools).
In 2011, he joined Modern Media Group in Shanghai (China) as an Animation Designer in the television department, directing storyboard design for television program openings and company showreels, as well as the Bloomberg Businessweek China edition launch show video.
In 2012, he joined Fludot Co. in Taipei (Taiwan) as a Game Designer and Multimedia Artist, working on ”P.R.O.B.E.”, a science-fiction puzzle game featuring two hundred challenging levels and rich voice performance, and ”Turbo Snail”, a paper-cut style action game for children with gyroscope-based character control.
In 2014, he joined Saosis Communications in Beijing (China) as a Multimedia Director, leading user behavior research, information architecture, and usability evaluation teams. He directed UI/UX design for ICBC (Industrial and Commercial Bank of China) H-Club smartphone service app and online mall app (iOS and Android platforms), and consulted on ICBC H-Club promotion app for iPad and mobile website development.
In 2015, he created ”ChaCha”, an eco-friendly household product that won the Good Design Award (Japan) and was exhibited in Tokyo Midtown during Tokyo Design Week. It was exhibited again in early 2016 at Good Design Marunouchi. The design aims to make natural, powerful detergent more accessible and acceptable to society, ultimately contributing to a better world.
In 2016, he joined KKBOX Group in Taipei (Taiwan) as Creative Director, establishing branding guidelines for KKTV and KKFARM (business units of KKBOX Group), and creating visual packages for their content.
Joshua Chao uses the title “JC&D” as the collective name for all of his design works and his design studio. The ampersand “&” represents the concept of “conjunction” between multiple design disciplines, reflecting his multi-disciplinary approach. In this website’s URL, the ampersand “&” is replaced with the letter “n”—written as “JCnD”—to create a shorter, more concise web address, following the convention of “rock & roll” being written as “rock ‘n’ roll”.
”From the balletic movement of sub-atomic particles to the waltzing collision of galaxies, the ingenuity of design is everywhere in our universe and accomplishes everything. It’s my honor to practice design with such an enchanting knowledge full of wisdom and compassion.” — Joshua Chao