Danyang Chen

Rational Artists & Creative Problem Solver. ❥

Danyang is a designer with a passion for all things related to future trends and aesthetics.

Her research covers two main areas：

Probable Future - Color, Materials, Finish (CMF), Sustainable materials, Experience and interaction design.

Possible Future - Speculative design, Bio-art and explores more Future possibilities.

Exhibitions

Beijing/Shanghai/Guangzhou Design week, China, 2019 - 2020 ;

Milan Design Week, We will design, BASE Milano, 2022;

WIP Show, Royal College of Art, 2022 ;

London Craft Week 2022 - Absent Traces, London, 2022 ;

Experience

Tencent - UX Designer Intern，2021

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What is Design? What could Design change? Is design Result-oriented?

I came to RCA in search of answers but was surprised that after two years of study I left with more questions.

<A Game About Communication> is inspired by my daily observation that second language speakers seem to have two personalities when speaking a different language. Apparently, they are more lacking in confidence.

However,

Is unconfident a negative trend?
Do they really perform worse than native speakers?
How do we encourage Equality Communication?
What if we put people feeling about speaking a second language in the game?

Let's find out the answer ;p

Beyond Language

Based on my interviews, people feel anxious and lack confidence when speaking a second language, because of that, they subconsciously more interactive and create more non-verbal communication.

My project aims to explore the diversity and possibilities of communication through an experimental 'tabletop game' while questioning whether 'lack of confidence is a negative or positive tendency'.

The game encourages more unconventional forms of communication and interaction, for example by restructuring and interrupting words (to keep players on their toes), manipulating facial expressions, and so on.

Medium: Table top game

Size: 10*15cm

Interview with Second Language Speakers&Bilinguals — I interviewed second language speakers and bilinguals, asking about their feelings when communicating in different languages while recording their performance.

Launch Project

Speculations Less confident appropriately can contribute to communication. The definition of good communication is more than just verbal fluency.

lokaReboon is a sustainable brand that provides products and materials made from recycled balloons.

Due to the excellent strength and abrasion resistance of the rubber, the lokaReboon is also flexible and waterproof and has a long life cycle. At the same time, the rich colours of the balloons are preserved in the new material, so no secondary dyeing or industrial wastewater is created.

The Reboon Team's aim:

‣ Establish a complete balloon recycling system and supply chain ‣ Secondary creation of colours, artwork or crafts, co-creation with artists

‣ Enrich the product range and develop a diverse product branch line

‣ Provide personalised and customised services for users to participate in the co-creation ‣ Tracking the origin of product materials with blockchain technology.