Cavan Huang is a creative director, designer, and design educator. He attended McGill University in Montreal where received his BA in history and urban planning. Huang then studied at Rhode Island School of Design in Providence, Rhode Island, where he received his MFA in graphic design in 2005. He creates digital ideas, products and experiences that make meaningful impact for brands and organizations. Much of his inspiration comes from the details of cities, lights, traffic, sounds, and people.Fiell Charlotte and Peter, Contemporary Graphic Design, p. 156-159 Taschen,. Huangs work can be found in Contemporary Graphic Design, The New York Times, Ad Age, a PBS documentary, the Time Warner Center, AIGA, TED, Cannes Lions, the Webby Awards, and the White House.
Awards 2025 Webby Award Nominee: Best Health & Fitness App: Planet Fitness Webby Award Honoree: Best Practices: Planet Fitness 2024 Anthem Award Winner: Product Innovation: Planet Fitness 2021 Webby Award Winner: Best Public Service Activism: 9/11 Day Shorty Award Silver: Non-Profit Social Good: 9/11 Day 2020 Webby Award Honoree: Best Corporate Communications: Con Edison 2019 Webby Award Honoree: Best Visual Function App: Con Edison 2018 ADC One Club Merit Award: Branding Logo: Petfinder Webby Award Winner: Best Community Website: Petfinder Webby Award Honoree: Best User Interface Website: Con Edison 2016 Brand New: Most Notable Brands of 2016: Petfinder 2015 Webby Award Honoree: Best Political Website: ACLU The Uncovery 2014 Rebrand 100 Award: Cabot Brand 2012 Emmy Award: Best New Approach to News & Documentary: Time Beyond 9/11: Portraits of Resilience 2010 AIGA 365 Award: AIGA MAKE/THINK Conference Titles 2009 Webby Award Honoree: Best Navigation: The Art of the Possible 2006 Nominated as 1 of 25 emerging designers, Step Inside Design magazine, New York 2004 Best Multimedia Design, Summit Creative Awards, Toronto 2003 Best Multimedia Design, Applied Arts magazine, Toronto
Professional experience 2021-present - Executive Creative Director, HUGE, New York 2015–2021 - Creative Director, POSSIBLE / Wunderman Thompson / VML, New York 2011–2015 - Associate Creative Director, Interbrand, New York 2009-2014 - Adjunct Professor / Design Critic, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence 2007–2011 - Senior Art Director and Interactive Designer, Time Warner, New York 2005–2007 - Digital Media Designer, Time Warner, New YorkHeller, Stephen and Womack, David, "Becoming A Digital Designer", p. 254-256 Wiley,. 2003–2005 - Instructor, Rhode Island School of Design, Providence
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