Creative Technologist
I make fun stuffs with and about computers.
Current: Building Queer Map Taiwan with SpOnAcT.xyz
Previous: Senior Creative Technologist at OUTFRONT Media
Previous: Senior Creative Technologist at OUTFRONT Media
Billy Ho (he/him) is a multi-disciplinary designer and creative technologist from Taipei.
He holds a BFA in Industrial and Product Design and received his MFA in Design & Technology from Parsons School of Design (2022), where he worked at the intersection of art, research, and commercial technology, with aims to evoke introspection and empathy for both humans and machines.
He worked as a creative technologist at OUTFRONT Media in New York City from 2022 to July 2023, where he collaborated with designers and engineers on developing and delivering multiple interactive campaigns across platforms, from websites to out-of-home displays for brands like Google and AMC.
Currently, he is a part of Sponact, a creative collective dedicated to exploring the complex relationships between art, design, creative technology, culture, and social issues to engage in critical dialogues as he continues to push for a future where inclusivity and empathy can be fostered from modern technology and human care.
Currently reading
What I just watched
Sponact
Interaction Designer, Front-end Developer Taipei, Tawian, 2023
Processing Community Day Taiwan
Event Organizer, Talk
Taipei, Tawian, 2023
Code Craft, The NewSchool
Guest Lecturer
New York City, 2023
Quantum Art: Creative Expression of the Infamously Counter Intuitive - IBM, Mircoscope Gallery
New York City, 2023
OUTFRONT MEDIA - XLabs
Senior Creative Technologist
New York City, 2022 - 2023
Echoes — D+T Program Exhibition 2022 at The New School
UX Designer
New York City, 2022
Adobe College + Sonos Creative Jam
Finalist
New York City, 2022
IBM Quantum Jam 2021
Most Creative use of Quantum Technology in Visual Arts Award
New York City, 2021
MFA Design and Technology
Parsons School of Design at The New School ( Dean's Scholarship)
New York City, 2019 - 2022
BA Industrial and Product Design
Shih Chien University
Taipei City, 2014 - 2019
CAPABILITIES
Interaction Design
Product Design
Speculative Design
Web Design
Physical / Digital Prototyping
HTML / CSS / JS
React.js / NEXT.js / Tailwind CSS
p5.js / three.js / d3.js
Python / Machine Learning
3D Modeling / Unity / Touchdesigner