THE COOPER UNION
Elvin Hu is a designer and developer, currently finishing his senior year at The Cooper Union in New York City. Before moving to New York City, he spent most of his life in Beijing, China, and two years in St. Louis, Missouri, at Washington University in St. Louis studying Communication Design and Music. Elvin looks forward to using design to empower people to achieve more and use code to bring his design into reality.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DID YOU GROW UP?
Sichuan, China / Beijing, China
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl
FAVORITE SOCIAL PLATFORM?
Twitter (I tweet too much @elvin_not_11)
FAVORITE TV BINGE WATCH?
Bon Appetit YouTube channel
FAVORITE PODCAST?
Connected, Upgrade, Accidental Tech Podcast, and Welcome to Macintosh
FAVORITE BOOK?
Detective Conan (manga counts right?)
FAVORITE MOVIE?
Wall-E
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Stephen Shore
FAVORITE CAUSE/CHARITY?
LGBT-rights
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Singing
FAVORITE DESIGNER WORKING TODAY?
Hara Kenya, Jonathan Ive
AREA OF SPECIALTY?
Product design
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER?
Voice actor for Disney musical movies or performing in musicals
THE BEST THING ABOUT DESIGN SCHOOL?
At Cooper Union, we get to design our own major and are encouraged to study in multiple disciplines.
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
Stay hungry, stay foolish
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