Curriculum Vitae

Meichun Liu [email protected]

Websites

Portfolio: https://issuu.com/meichunliu/docs/portfolio-meichun_liu Academic site: https://research.asia.edu.tw/TchEportfolio/index_1/100102537

Education

09/1997 - 06/2000 MDes, Department of Art and , University of Alberta, Canada. Thesis: "Studying the Meanings and Roles of Objects from a Design Perspective", Supervisor: Jorge Frascara. 09/1992 - 06/1996 BSc, Department of , National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan.

Employment

08/2017 - 02/2018 Employer: National Taipei University of Technology. No. 1, Section 3, Zhongxiao East Road, Taipei City, Taiwan, 106. Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Industrial Design. Teaching studio courses. 08/2017 - 02/2018 Employer: National Cheng Kung University. No.1 University Road, Tainan City, Taiwan, 701. Adjunct Professor, Dept. of Industrial Design. Teaching product design studio courses. 08/2011 - 02/2017 Employer: Asia University. No. 500, Lioufeng Rd., Wufeng, Taichung, Taiwan, 413. Department Chair, Dept. of Creative Product Design (2016~17). Executive Secretary, International Design Program (2015~16). Associate Professor. Full time teaching position at Department of Creative Product Design. Teaching courses such as Creative Product Design, Graduation Design Project, , and . 02/2010 - Present Founder & Director: Wolkeland Design Inc., 2F., No. 20, Alley 183, Ho-Ping E Rd., Sec 1, Taipei, Taiwan, 106. . Manage a design team for product development. Projects include Yulon Motor electric bus, Bonux iMusic speaker, Yuguan island exhibition , bamboo fountain pen, etc. Participate in various design exhibits with installations and craft-inspired design products. 08/2005 - 05/2009 Employer: IPEVO Inc., 3F, No. 53, Bo-Ai Road, Taipei, Taiwan, 100. Senior . Design IPEVO brand products such as Skype conference phones, Web cameras, Bluetooth speakers, and digital frames. Also design products such as Proton speaker system, MSN handset, personal IP phone for Mac, KKBox internet speaker, and A-Data USB drive. In charge of a design team for project development from market research to mass produc�on. 09/2004 - 03/2005 Employer: Designaffairs Gmbh, Haus 32, Balanstraße 73, München, Germany, 81541. Designer on Exchange. A joint project of Taiwan Crea�ve Center and Designaffairs Gmbh. Design Siemens Mobile cellphones and wireless phones, LG monitors and refrigerators, Redbull promo�onal products, etc. 11/2001 - 03/2004 Employer: Gigabyte Technology Co., Ltd. No.6, Bau Chiang Road, Hsin-Tien, New Taipei City, Taiwan. Industrial Designer. Design computer related products such as notebooks, LCD monitors, keyboards, mouse, routers, presenters, etc. 07/2000 - 05/2001 Employer: So�china Technology, 25F, No.50, Sec. 1, Chung Hsiao W. Rd, Taipei, Taiwan. Visual Designer. Visual communica�on and for the company's publica�ons, websites, so�ware, etc. 09/1997 - 06/1999 Employer: University of Alberta, 116 St & 85 Ave, Edmonton, AB, Canada, T6G 2R3. Teaching Assistant.

Awards

2017: Graduate Study Fulbright Grant (Taiwan). 2017: iF Packaging Design Award (Germany): Limu Pear Packaging. 2016: Taichung Excellent Educator Award (Taiwan) (one recipient per school). 2016: Asia University Excellent Teaching Award (Taiwan) (one recipient per college). 2015: Na�onal Innova�on Award (Taiwan): Development and Pre-Clinical Trial of Lonq-Term Wireless Intraocular Pressure Monitoring System. 2015: Taiwan Interna�onal Inven�on and Design Award (Taiwan): Lin Rush Pillow. 2014: G-Mark Design Award (Japan): Opening Souvenir for Asia Museum of Modern Art. 2013: Tainan Crea�ve Product Award (Taiwan): Layers of Tainan. 2012: Interna�onal Franz Design Award: Bronze Award: Light Mushroom. 2011: Tainan Crea�ve Product Award (Taiwan): Gate Bag. 2009: Reddot Product Design Award (Germany): Kaleido R7. 2008: G-Mark Design Award (Japan): Kaleido R7. 2007: Taiwan UDesign Award (Taiwan): Trio. 2006: iF Product Design Award (Germany): Xing. 2006: iF Product Design Award (Germany), Reddot Product Design Award (Germany), G-Mark Design Award (Japan), Engadget Award: Free.1. 2005: Grandezza Award, Rekorder Rennen (Germany). 2004: Na�onal Awards of Excellence (Taiwan): Flex Pointer. 2003: Symbol of Excellence (Taiwan): Flex Pointer. 1997 - 1998: University of Alberta Master of Fine Arts (MFA), Master of Design (MDes) Scholarship (Canada). 1995: Interna�onal Leisure Two-Wheeled Vehicle Design Compe��on (Taiwan): 1st Place. Exhibitions

09/23 - 10/02, 2016: Invited designer. Taiwan Designer's Week, Taipei Cultural and Crea�ve Park. 04/29 - 05/04, 2015: Invited designer. Crea�ve Expo Taiwan, Huashan 1914 Crea�ve Park, Taipei. 03/27 - 04/22, 2015: Invited designer. Discovering Technology Treasures, Taipei Cultural and Crea�ve Park. 02/14 - 03/22, 2015: Invited designer. Tainan Gi� Exhibi�on, Tainan Crea�ve Center. 10/03 - 10/12, 2014: Invited designer. Taiwan Designer's Week, Taipei Cultural and Crea�ve Park. 08/29 - 09/28, 2014: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on, Tainan Crea�ve Center. 11/23 - 12/29, 2013: Invited designer. Play Together Installa�on Exhibi�on, Wanhua Lin House, Taipei. 09/27 - 10/02, 2013: Invited designer. Taiwan Designer's Week, Floral Expo Hall Taipei. 08/23 - 09/22, 2013: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on, Tainan Crea�ve Center. 09/14 - 09/23, 2012: Invited designer. Taiwan Designer's Week, Floral Expo Hall Taipei. 05/12 - 07/11, 2012: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on in Taiwan Designer's Week, Tainan Crea�ve Center. 12/12, 2011 - 02/26, 2012: Invited designer. Sharing Happiness Design Exhibi�on, Taichung Broadcast Studio. 09/16 - 09/25, 2011: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on in Taiwan Designer's Week, Huashan 1914 Crea�ve Park, Taipei. 07/29 - 10/16, 2011: Invited designer. Jimmy - How to Own A Corner Exhibi�on, Huashan 1914 Crea�ve Park, Taipei. 03/25 - 10/16, 2011: Invited designer. Light Cra� Exhibi�on, Na�onal Taiwan Cra� Research and Development Ins�tute, Nantou. 02/12 - 03/27, 2011: Invited designer. Lumintree House Exhibi�on, Treasure Hill, Taipei. 09/16 - 09/25, 2010: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on in Taiwan Designer's Week, Huashan 1914 Crea�ve Park, Taipei. 12/05, 2009 - 03/05, 2010: Invited designer. Tea Living and Design Exhibi�on, Huashan 1914 Crea�ve Park, Taipei. 08/28 - 09/06, 2009: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on in Taiwan Designer's Week, Huashan 1914 Crea�ve Park, Taipei. 06/28 - 07/04, 2008: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on in Taiwan Designer's Week, Four-four South Park, Taipei. 06/29 - 07/05, 2007: Invited designer. Dian Shin / Design Refreshment Exhibi�on in Taiwan Designer's Week, Eslite Bookstore, Taipei.

Experience

2014 - 2016: PI. Na�onal Program for Intelligent Electronics (NPIE), Sub-project 5: Wearable Intraocular Pressure Monitoring Device and Applica�on So�ware Development. 2014 - 2016: Execu�ve Council Member. NCKU Industrial Design Alumni Associa�on. 2015: Supervisor. Master's degree thesis: "Product Design Based Great Experience: Using Picnic as an Example", Yen-Ru Lin, Asia University, 2015. 2015: Supervisor. Master's degree thesis: "Digital Intraocular Pressure Monitoring Device and Applica�on So�ware Interface Design", Jia-Wei Hu, Asia University. 2015: Instructor. Lou-Yang Design Workshop, Lou-Yang, China. 2015: Instructor. Moe Scholarship Program for Overseas Study in Art and Design Workshop, NCKU, Taiwan. 2015: Instructor. Lin Rush Design Award Workshop, Taiwan. 2015: Award Jury. Lin Rush Design Award, Taiwan. 2015: Oral Presenter (co-author). "Design Study on Insula�on Material for Thermal Bag" and "Influences of Table Game on Interac�ve Learning and Personal Rela�onship", 2015 The 20th Conference of Chinese Ins�tu�on of Design & The 2nd Interna�onal Design Study Forum and Conference (Taiwan). 2015: Organizer. The Evolu�on of Thinking Interna�onal Workshop, Asia University. 2014: Oral Presenter (co-author). "Branding Strategy of Taiwan Cultural Crea�ve Industry in the Chinese Market", "Designer's Toys in Taiwan", and "Study on Color Cogni�on of Public Servants", 2014 The 19th Conference of Chinese Ins�tu�on of Design (Taiwan). 2014: Organizer. Georgia State University and Asia University Design Forum, Asia University. 2014: Instructor. Master Academy Workshop, Dung Hua University, Taiwan. 2014: Instructor. New Genera�on of Lin Rush Design Workshop, Taiwan. 2014: Award Jury. Lin Rush Design Award, Taiwan. 2014: Award Jury. Taiwan Top Cra� Fair in Mainland China Selec�on Project, Na�onal Taiwan Cra� Research Ins�tute. 2013: Supervisor. Undergraduate student's thesis (funded by Ministry of Science and Technology Taiwan): " on Household Emergency Prepara�on for Young Children", Meng-Ching Ho, Asia University. 2013: Organizer. One School One Cra� (OSOC) Workshop, Na�onal Taiwan Cra� Research Ins�tute. 2013: Speaker. NCKU ID Alumni TID Forum. 2013: Speaker. Special Educa�on Conference, Taoyuan Innova�on Ins�tute of Technology. 2013: Instructor. Top Future Design Workshop, Asia University. 2012: Speaker. Design Tainan: Craft VS Design Workshop, Tainan Cultural Bureau. 2012: Instructor. Intelligent Living Space Interna�onal Design Workshop, NCKU. 2012: Jury. Animal Magicians”, Educa�onal TV program (6 episodes), Taiwan. 2011: Instructor. Moe Scholarship Program for Overseas Study in Art and Design Workshop, NCKU, Taiwan.

Industry-Academy Collaboration Projects

2013 - 2016: PI. EEG Helmet and Peripherals, with Biomedical Research & Development Center, China Medical University. 2016: Co-PI. Light Control Interface Design, with Cincon Electronics Co., Ltd. 2016: PI. for Visually Impaired Children, with Taichung Huiming School for the Blind. 2016: Co-PI. Food Utensil Design, with San Neng Bake Ware Corpora�on. 2015: Co-PI. U19 Na�onal Crea�vity and Innova�on Compe��on, with Economic Development Bureau, Taichung Government. 2015: PI. Cultural Crea�ve Product Design, with Weile Crea�ve Marke�ng Co., Ltd. 2015: Co-PI. KOI Iden�fica�on & Uniform Design, with KOI Limited Co. 2015: PI. Fuchi Iden�fication and Packaging Design, with Shining Integrated Marke�ng. 2014: PI. Sensalight Smart LED Table Lamp Design, with Industrial Technology Research Ins�tute. 2014: PI. Ceiling Fan Design (Phase II), with Harsey Enterprise. 2014: PI. Advanced Ceiling Fan Design, with Harsey Enterprise. 2014: Co-PI. Taichung Light Fes�val, with Cultural Affairs Bureau, Taichung Government. 2013: PI. Ceiling Fan Design (Phase I), with Harsey Enterprise. 2013: PI. SCARA and Tube Grinding Machine Design, with Hiwin Technologies Corp. 2013: PI. Bicycle Accessory Design, with Sunny Wheel Ind. Co., LTD. 2012: PI. Peng Hu Chi-Mei Island Cultural and Crea�ve Product Design, with Tourism Bureau, Peng Hu County Government. 2012: PI. OSOC-One School One Cra�, with Na�onal Taiwan Craft Research Ins�tute. 2012: PI. Bamboo Fountain Pen: Handicra� Design for Aging People, with Na�onal Taiwan Cra� Research Ins�tute. 2012: PI. Pierre Cardin Mobile Phone Accessory Design, with UKADONS Interna�onal Ltd.

Publications

Books Liu, Meichun. Design for Meaningful Experience. 1st ed. Taipei: Wolkeland Design, 2011. Print. ISBN: 9789868801509. Liu, Meichun. What An Object Says About Design. 1st ed. Taipei: Wolkeland Design, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9789868801516.

Translations Case, Amber. Calm Technology. Meichun Liu (Trans.). 1st ed. Taipei: GoTop, 2016. Print. ISBN: 9789864762279. King, Simon and Kuen Chang. Understanding Industrial Design. Meichun Liu (Trans.). 1st ed. Taipei: GoTop, 2017. Print. ISBN: 9789864764532.

Designs introduced in Ivanova, Annie. Taiwan By Design: 88 Products for Better Living. 1st ed. Taipei: Intellect Ltd, 2017. Print. ISBN: 9780975199848. Yeh, Zeh-Shan (Ed.). Gift for Tainan. 1st ed. Tainan: Tainan Cultural Bureau, 2015. Print. ISBN: 9789860430080. Hu, You-Zhong (Ed.). Fundamentals. 1st ed. Tainan: NDD Design Tainan, 2014. Hu, You-Zhong (Ed.). Treasure Trove Taiwan: A Reference Guide to Future Heirlooms from Taiwan. 1st ed. Tainan: NDD Design Tainan, 2013. Taiwan ’ Web (Ed.). Around: Ideas Within Life. 1st ed. Taipei: Ecus Publishing House, 2013. Print. ISBN: 9789865829469. Hu, You-Zhong (Ed.). Tainan Touch: An Essential Guide to Taiwan Cultural Products. 1st ed. Tainan: NDD Design Tainan, 2012. Taiwan Designers’ Web (Ed.). WISH - A View for the Future. 1st ed. Taipei: Yuan-Liou Publishing, 2011. Print. ISBN: 9789573268543. Taiwan Designers’ Web (Ed.). Care, I Care. 1st ed. Taipei: Yuan-Liou Publishing, 2010. Print. ISBN: 9789573266969. Taiwan Designers’ Web (Ed.). Share & Enjoy. 1st ed. Taipei: Yuan-Liou Publishing, 2009. Print. ISBN: 9789573265139. Taiwan Designers’ Web (Ed.). Design & Beyond. 1st ed. Taipei: Garden City Publishing, 2008. Print. ISBN: 9789867009463.

Patents

Rearrangeable Braille Plate for the Blind: R.O.C. New Model Patent No. M531027. Ice Net: R.O.C. New Model Patent No. M514834. Roll-n-Click Light Fixture: R.O.C. New Model Patent No. M497224. Mul�-func�onal Hammer: R.O.C. New Model Patent No. M456888. Elas�c Band Hand Grip: New Model Patent No. M446008. Speaker: R.O.C. New Type Patent No. D132298. Digital Frame: R.O.C. New Type Patent No. D125554. Phone: R.O.C. New Type Patent No. D124990.