David Hung, who grew up in Taiwan, is currently a senior industrial design student at California State University Long Beach. At the end of his junior year, David wowed KeyShot judges during an onsite design challenge. Awards were given to visualizations that showed variety and complexity of features, excellent composition and strong overall rendering quality. David earned the top award.
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Modeling software used: SolidWorks
What sparked your interest in product visualization?
I was always curious about how things are designed and manufactured as a kid. Besides, I’ve always been interested in art and science, and industrial design seems to cross paths with both disciplines. When studying industrial design in college, I found industrial design to be a really noble profession because, in some sense, industrial designers create the world that we live in.
What’s unique about the approach you took on your project?
I’ve been always fascinated by the design and art world, and after doing my studies in Applied Arts, I moved on to Industrial Design. Today, I’m also learning more about graphic design, illustration and photography, and I try to incorporate those aspects into my design work.
What’s unique about the approach you took on your project?
As an introvert, I enjoy spending hours by myself reading and doing research on topics that catch my attention. In this project, I did research on Einstein’s theory of general relativity and got inspiration from it. Eventually, I was able to design a clock that visualizes time in a brand new way.
Where in the process is KeyShot used?
I use KeyShot as soon as I finish my rough CAD model to get a sense of how materials and colors react with the form. I found KeyShot to be extremely helpful when doing iterations. I also use Keyshot to set up scenes such as offices or bedrooms, and then I’ll place the product in those scenes to see how it blends into the environment.
“I use KeyShot as soon as I finish my rough CAD model to get a sense of how materials and colors react with the form.”
Overall, how has KeyShot helped save time or improve quality?
KeyShot has definitely made industrial design more accessible by providing a quick and affordable way to visualize products that would otherwise have to be prototyped.
Although nothing can replace the value of a high fidelity mockup, for students and designers who can’t afford to make dozens of prototypes in a snap of a finger KeyShot is a great tool to level up their workflow.
“Knowing yourself and finding an area in design that you’re truly passionate about is the key to success. When you’re genuinely passionate about something it will show naturally in your work, and vice versa!”
