Hello

My name is David T. Hsia (that’s SHAH). I’m a Taipei-born, LA-bred creative director that loves sweating the details and is a sucker for a good beat. With over 15 years of experience in visual design, art direction and branding, I’ve worked on and managed just about every kind of creative brief from clients of varying fields, Fortune 100 to home office. Off-hours, I’m usually record-digging and writing about my collection.

Clients

Anheuser-Busch, Beats by Dre, Dropbox, Gett, Google, G-Technology, Headspace, Hinge, The Honest Company, National Gallery of Art, Quaker, Samsung, SanDisk, SFMOMA, St. Louis Blues, Stolichnaya, Studio Museum in Harlem, Toyota, Western Digital, YouTube

Agencies

R/GA, Hustle, 72andSunny, Saatchi & Saatchi, Momentum, Group 360, Protein, Hook Studios, CK&D

Recognition

Cannes Lions, One Show, Webby Awards, FWA, The Bees, MIXX Awards, IAC Awards, Google Creative Sandbox, Great Plains Journalism Awards

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Client

Alger-Triton International

Project

Book design for Alger-Triton International, the global leader in creating distinctive lighting designs and fabrications for hospitality and gaming projects worldwide. The exhaustive 400+ page compendium was sent to architecture and interior design firms to showcase Alger-Triton’s designs for clients including Ritz Carlton, Marriott, Hyatt, Hilton, Four Seasons, St. Regis and Westin.

Role

Design

Client

ALIVE Magazine

Project

ALIVE is St. Louis’ premier lifestyle, fashion and culture magazine. Creative direction, design and consultation of branding, editorial and look and feel.

Award: Great Plains Journalism Award – 2014 Magazine of the Year

Role

Art Direction Design

Client

Corolla Live Colorfully

Project

The newly designed Toyota Corolla inspires drivers to elevate every moment and live colorfully. Art direction and design for print and outdoor.

Photography: Dave Hill

Role

Art Direction Design

Client

Heroes of Conservation

Project

Toyota sponsors Field & Stream magazine’s Heroes of Conservation program which honors individuals who work to create, improve and restore fish and wildlife habitat. These heroes are featured in a gatefold spread in the magazine. Design and art direction of the outer gatefold featuring a camouflage pattern constructed of game animals.

Illustration: I Love Dust

Role

Art Direction Design

Client

100 Cars For Good

Project

Each year, Toyota donates 100 cars to nonprofit organizations in need of a set of wheels. Organizations interested in being considered will receive a welcome kit with program information as well as a camera to record their story for submission. Stories are then posted online, where the top 100 are decided by votes.

Role

Design

Client

Toyota Brochure

Project

Design of the master template for all Toyota model brochures.

Role

Design

Client

Toyota

Project

Toyota changed their tag line to signal a new era of excitement, optimism and inclusiveness for the company. Art direction of the anthem spot to launch “Let’s Go Places.”

Director: Joaquin Baca-Asay

Role

Art Direction

Client

Toyota Camry

Project

The Camry Effect – 6.8 million Camry owners can’t be wrong. The Camry Effect website allows owners to contribute their stories and experiences about their car as well as delivering useful facts and shopping tools for new buyers.

Site Development: Resn

Role

Design

Client

Toyota Yaris

Project

“Yaris. It’s A Car!” is Toyota’s first digital launch for their most basic model. During a looping, interactive tour video of the car users were allowed to alter the behavior of the host, the nature of the content and play games. Design of graphics, interface, game visuals, props and overall look & feel.

Awards: Cannes Cyber Lions Shortlist, FWA Site of the Day, Webby Nominee, The Bees Nominee, IAC Awards Best of Show, MIXX Awards Silver

Interactive Development: Acne

Role

Design

Client

Toyota Prius c

Project

Life is like a game and with the Prius c as your game piece, you’ll have everything you’ll need to get to the next level. Design and development of campaign graphics and look & feel across platforms. Art direction and design of print, outdoor and digital.

Awards: One Show Interactive Merit Award, Webby Honoree, FWA Site of the Day, Google Creative Sandbox

Illustrations: Rizon Parein, Interactive Development: Stopp

Role

Art Direction Design