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

WD My Passport,
My Book

Project

To celebrate the launch of WD’s newly redesigned My Passport and My Book hard drives we created a social media awareness campaign that was as colorful and eye-catching as the drives themselves. Using kinetic product teasers, Facebook 360º videos and artist collaborations we challenged our target audience to stop scrolling and take notice.

Role

Art Direction
Creative Direction

Client

Anheuser-Busch

Project

Print and outdoor art direction and design for various Anheuser Busch and affiliated brand products.

Role

Art Direction Design

Client

Greedy Genius

Project

Art direction and design of lookbooks and promotional material for the lifestyle sneaker brand.

Photography: Tuan Lee

Role

Art Direction 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

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 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 

Client

Toyota Corolla

Project

The 2014 Toyota Corolla’s complete design overhaul was cause for celebration. The perennially boring, but dependable Corolla is completely transformed into a bold, aggressive and cutting edge vehicle. Design and development of campaign graphics and look & feel for all platforms. Art direction for print and outdoor.

Photography: RJ Shaughnessy

Role

Art Direction Design

Client

Toyota Venza

Project

Empty nesters now have a reason to get out there and stay active. Unfortunately, their kids aren’t so happy about it.

Photography: Tony D’Orio

Role

Art Direction Design