Audrey Chow

Audrey Chow

Designer in Vancouver, BC

Education

2017 — 2023
B.Sc. Interactive Arts and Technology at Simon Fraser University
2022 — 2022
italiaDesign Field School

An 8-month study of Italian design, history, and culture.

Projects

2024

Contrary Research is a database of private market research covering hundreds of companies like Perplexity, Ramp, and Neuralink. We rebuilt the website from the ground up to bring Contrary Research closer to our goal of being the best starting place to understand any private tech company.

2024

Published by Contrary, Foundations & Frontiers is a series of essays mapping the world's technological frontiers.

2022

A window into the process, practice, and legacy of 10 Italian designers.

2021

A proposal for a bespoke website bringing fans behind the scenes of A24’s art-house films and TV shows.

2021

Proposals for the visual identity of the Amsterdam Sinfonietta and its events.

2021

Up Top! is a web experiment that lets you high-five your coworkers virtually. Built with Node.js, Handtrack.js, and Paper.js.

2020

A musical remedy for workplace isolation in COVID-19.

Side Projects

Ongoing
Illustrations

Work Experience

2023 — Now
2021 — 2022
Teaching Assistant at Simon Fraser University
Surrey, BC

• IAT 235: Information Design with Russell Taylor
• IAT 102: Graphic Design with Susan Clements-Vivian

2022 — 2022
Remote

Clients: Inspired, QuirkChat, AlmostFun

2021 — 2021
Remote

When three non-profits—Kudoz, Meraki, and CoMakeDo—combined, I helped design the community's new experience-sharing platform.

2019 — 2020

Curated volunteer-led experiences for youth and adults with developmental disabilities.

2019 — 2019
Vancouver, BC

Coached neurodiverse youth and adults to confidently use their digital tools, while gathering insights to improve the accessibility of the non-profit's web app.

Volunteering

2021 — 2022
Vancouver, BC

Put on an annual interaction design conference with a few good friends and our professor.

2019 — 2020

Offered Photoshop 101 for youth and adults with developmental disabilities—sharing my passion for graphic design through short 1:1 experiences.

Speaking

2022
Burnaby, BC

Spoke about product design for high school girls and non-binary students interested in tech.

Contact

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