Kevoschinito
Kevos is a portion of Kelvin Chiang’s mind, focused on developing
exceptional and entertaining design and concepts.
Experiences
- American Museum of Natural History. New York, NY
[july '06- present] Design Team for Hall of Human Origin,
Unknown Audubons, Mythic Creatures and H2O = Life shows.
[february-july '06] Design Team for Lizards and Snakes show.
[august '05] Charles Darwin Exhibition, “World before Darwin.”
- R&A, Ritta and Associates. Englewood, NJ [summer '05]
Advertise pieces for Hunter Douglas, Samsung and bergenPAC.
- Tirapost. Sto Dgo, DR [summer '04]
Conceptual Artist for Smarties chocolate TV commercial.
- Altos de Chavón School of Design. La Romana, DR [spring '04]
Poster/Invitation for the 20th Graduation Ceremony and Exhibition.
Proficiencies
- Print and web design, illustration, photography and silkscreen.
- Adobe After Effects, Flash, Illustrator, inDesign, Photoshop; Macromedia Freehand and QuarkxPress.
Education
- BFA Communication Design. [2004-06]
Parsons the New School for Design. New York, NY
- AAS Graphic Design. [2002-04]
Altos de Chavón School of Design. La Romana, DR
Honorable Mentions
- BFA scholarship Parsons the New School for Design [2004-06]
- Bluhdorn Charitable Trust Scholarship [2004-06]
- Valedictorian class 2004 Altos de Chavón School of Design
- Summa Cum Laude Altos de Chavón School of Design.
- 2nd Place for 8Postales postcard competition. [2003]
Kelvin Chiang — a chorus.*
*chorus n. adj. Direct translation from the Dominican (Spanish) word “coro”.
A dominican slang that refers to a person with good sense of humor and
fun to hang out with.
Notable Facts 1-20
- I am Chinese born and raised in the Dominican Republic.
- My first language is Spanish.
- My middle (chinese) name is Chi-Kion. My “common” name is Kelvin.
- My first videogame was Ghostbuster in Atari, using the two small rounded batteries.
- Used to play Diablo 2 while listening to Alejandro Sanz, Christina Aguilera, Enrique Iglesias, Britney Spears, etc.
- My favorite videogame sequel is Final Fantasy.
- My first website was designed when I was 15 years old, it was called KCT Studio and was hosted by Tripod.com
- My first email was from mailcity.com, to me, hotmail.com was overrated.
- I like to make facial gestures, talking or listening, even alone.
- The first English written book that I read was Harry Potter and the Philosopher’s stone.
- I prefer sleeping mummy-style, straight and facing-up.
- Since 2005, I’ve publicly announced that I am immune to diseases; in 2006, I got chicken pox.
- I got Chicken Pox when I was 21.
- I write however it’s thought in my head.
- I turn red when I drink, it is said that people with good blood pressure have this.
- I used to sell my drawings when I was 8 years old for $5-$10 pesos (roughly .25 and .50 US cents, at that time)
- I ALWAYS fell asleep in the subway train.
- I hate sushi.
- My favorite food is rice. I’d have rice in 80% of its style or culture.
- The first Photoshop I used was version 5. The one with the red border and grayscale eye.
Kelvin Chiang — a chorus.*
*chorus n. adj. Direct translation from the Dominican (Spanish) word “coro”.
A dominican slang that refers to a person with good sense of humor and
fun to hang out with.
Notable Facts 21-40
- My second and third career choice were Economics and Industrial Engineering, respectively.
- My favorite school subject in 4th grade was Calligraphy.
- I saw LOST season 1 DVD in two sittings. From 11am until 6pm each day.
- When I was a child, I bathed with the curtain and door open after watching a horror movie.
- I do an “OK” job doing impressions.
- I used to record music from CD to cassettes using a stereo, and then play it in my Walkman.
- I loved to play “3… 2… 1… buzz!” shot in my neighbor’s basketball court.
- Extremely honest and sincere.
- I’d rather say yes than no.
- I like being realistic by saying positive things.
- I sleep with three stuffed toys, as extra cushions. One is a dog [1984], another is a football bear [1989] and the other is a SeaWorld shark [1995].
- I weight 120 pounds.
- I do not wear watches because my wrist are too slim and it looks enormous on me.
- Used to listen to Britney Spears, in her good times.
- My favorite cartoon and my big time idol is Willie E. Coyote.
- I can dance merengue and salsa.
- I learned salsa by myself.
