In this project, I designed for the Smithsonian Color & Light Exhibit's online experience. The exhibit featured an interactive and educational experience over Newton's theories
of color and light. To make the online experience just as immersive I created and photographed the cast shadows of letters, capturing the way light bends and interacts.

Smithsonian Experimental Type

Photography & Interaction | Professor Stephen Zhang


Smithsonian
Experimental Type

Photography & Interaction | Fall 2025 | Professor Stephen Zhang


In this project, I designed for the Smithsonian Color & Light Exhibit's online experience. The exhibit featured an interactive and educational experience over Newton's theories of color and light. To make the online experience just as immersive I created and photographed the cast shadows of letters, capturing the way light bends and interacts.

DSVC Best in Publication Award

GDUSA Designing for Good Award


Two phone screens with a digital ticket interface for the Smithsonian exhibit.
Brightly colored homepage for the Smithsonian Exhibit. Features the photo type treatment.
Closeup of the homepage.
More colorful shots of the rainbow type treatment in various angles.

Some initial photo testing of the position, angle, light, and color for the final photo-type.
This was all done using basic lamps, color film, and a main board that the letters were affixed to.

Some initial photo testing of the position, angle, light, and color for the final photo-type. This was all done using basic lamps, color film, and a main board that the letters were affixed to.

In this project, I designed for the Smithsonian Color & Light Exhibit's online experience. The exhibit featured an interactive and educational experience over Newton's theories of color and light. To make the online experience just as immersive I created and photographed the cast shadows of letters, capturing the way light bends and interacts.


Smithsonian
Experimental Type

Photography & Interaction | Fall 2025


Two phone screens with a digital ticket interface for the Smithsonian exhibit.
Brightly colored homepage for the Smithsonian Exhibit. Features the photo type treatment.
More colorful shots of the rainbow type treatment in various angles.

In this project, I designed for the Smithsonian Color & Light Exhibit's online experience. The exhibit featured an interactive and educational experience over Newton's theories
of color and light. To make the online experience just as immersive I created and photographed the cast shadows of letters, capturing the way light bends and interacts.

Smithsonian Experimental Type

Photography & Interaction | Professor Stephen Zhang


Smithsonian
Experimental Type

Photography & Interaction | Fall 2025 | Professor Stephen Zhang


In this project, I designed for the Smithsonian Color & Light Exhibit's online experience. The exhibit featured an interactive and educational experience over Newton's theories of color and light. To make the online experience just as immersive I created and photographed the cast shadows of letters, capturing the way light bends and interacts.

DSVC Best in Publication Award

GDUSA Designing for Good Award


Two phone screens with a digital ticket interface for the Smithsonian exhibit.
Brightly colored homepage for the Smithsonian Exhibit. Features the photo type treatment.
Closeup of the homepage.
More colorful shots of the rainbow type treatment in various angles.

Some initial photo testing of the position, angle, light, and color for the final photo-type.
This was all done using basic lamps, color film, and a main board that the letters were affixed to.

In this project, I designed for the Smithsonian Color & Light Exhibit's online experience. The exhibit featured an interactive and educational experience over Newton's theories of color and light. To make the online experience just as immersive I created and photographed the cast shadows of letters, capturing the way light bends and interacts.


Smithsonian
Experimental Type

Photography & Interaction | Fall 2025


Two phone screens with a digital ticket interface for the Smithsonian exhibit.
Brightly colored homepage for the Smithsonian Exhibit. Features the photo type treatment.
More colorful shots of the rainbow type treatment in various angles.