I'm Jean-Christophe Naour, a french Interaction Designer based in Seoul, South-Korea. During the past years, I've been developing interaction concepts, interfaces, programs and motion design for mobile phones, mp3 players, Smart phones and tablets, television, Automotive AVN, installations, etc. My scope is continually expanding, in an effort to, ultimately, go beyond the screen. My curiosity and enthusiasm for new media encourages me everyday to push boundaries and discover new possibilities.
I'm currently working at Samsung Electronics Headquarters, where i'm thinking of the future of display and smart TVs.
2012/Today : Samsung Electronics (Korea)
Lead Senior Interaction Designer
2007/2012 : Innoiz Interactive (Korea)
Interaction Designer / UX Div. Team Leader
2006/2009 : Harigata (France / Korea)
Interaction Designer, Co-Founder
2005 : Cent Mètres de Hauteur (France)
Internship, In-house Designer
Samsung, LG Electronics, SK Telecom, KT, Pantech, Motorola, Nexon, NHN, KDDI, Hyundai, Audi, Orange Labs, Feiyue...
2002/2007 : L'école de design de Nantes Atlantique (France)
Masters Degree / Bac+5, Interaction design (with High Honors)
2005 : IDAS / Hongik University (Korea)
Digital Media Design / Exchange program
1999/2002 : Nantes University (France)
Mathematics & Computer Science
1999 : Baccalaureat (A Level) in Science & Technology (France)
- Published in “New Trends in GUI Design” ( SendPoints ) / link
- CES Innovation Awards for Samsung Lifestyle TV
— 2016
- iF Design Award for Samsung Radiant 360 Speaker
- CES Innovation Awards for Samsung Radiant 360 "R5" speaker
— 2015
- VHS. featured on Creators Project / link
- Published in “GUI Design” ( SendPoints ) / link
— 2014
- Published in “Pioneers - Layout Design” ( SendPoints ) / link
- IT Award for Poly™ ( Korea )
— 2013
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured in Page Magazine “1213”, Report: Motion Tracking Systeme. ( Germany )
- Organic Structures exhibited at the BMW Welt Museum, "Urban art meets local heroes". ( Germany )
- Good Design Award for Poly™ ( Korea )
- Interview in “IdN v19n5: Interactive Design issue” / link
- Interview in “Designnet 06, Seoul based artist from abroad.” ( Korea )
- Interview in “Computer Arts issue 170” ( Korea )
- FWA Award (Mobile App of The Day) for Poly™ / link
— 2011
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured at Intel Geek's So In night ( France )
- Poly™ featured on Gizmodo / link
- Poly™ featured on Wired / link
- Poly™ featured on Creators Project / link
- Poly™ featured on MoCoLoco / link
- Poly™ featured on Design Collector / link
- Poly™ featured on The Verge / link
- Interview in “Contagious issue 28”, Upstarts / Future talent ( UK )
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured on Engadget / link
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured on TrendsHunter / link
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured on Core77 / link
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured on Creators Project / link
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured on Creative Applications / link
- Kinect Graffiti™ featured on Clear Magazine
- Lecture at Dalsma Conference (Digital Architecture and Large Scale Media Art) about Kinect Graffiti™ ( Korea )
- Interview & Showcase in “Webdesign Magazine issue 38”, “Webdesign Special issue 8” ( France )
- Linked up by : Netdiver magazine, DesignCharts ( 6th place ), Irie ( Site of the day+Top10 ), AnotherBookmark, FormFiftyFive, DesignYouTrust, ...
- Featured at “Seoul Design Fair 2010” ( Korea )
- Digital Media Award 2010 for Lg SmartPad UX Design ( Korea )
- Published in “Asian Graphic Now” ( Taschen )
- Featured at the Corner Gallery for “FFKKKKK” Exhibition ( Korea )
- Featured at “Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2010” for Kim Young Joo ( Korea )
2009 : Lecture and showcase at “Seoul Design Olympiad 2009” ( Korea )
2009 : Featured at the design exhibition “Korea Digital WebArt Festa” ( Korea )
2008 : Featured at the fashion fair “Who's Next, Paris” for Feiyue Harigata Special Edition ( France )
2007 : Linked up by various design portals : NewWebpick magazine, Gouw, Spyline, Pixelmakers, Minethink, Zeroin, ...
2006 : Featured at the design exhibition “European Way of Life - Young Talent of Tomorow” ( France )
2005 : Second Prize in the internationnal Virtuality competition “Laval Virtual” ( France )
Desc / Confidential : Thinking of the future of Display, Smart TVs, and Audio products. Advanced design and development of new UX concepts, Interactions, Input devices, and prototypes.
Year / since 2012
Desc / VHS is an uninterrupted stream of YouTube(TM) videos, a visual overdose of creative and original content crossing all genres and times. It is for the late nights, for the parties, in the background at work. You can enjoy it on your Tablet, Laptop, and even your Smart TV.
Work / VHS. website http://www.jcnaour.com/vhs/ for iOS https://itunes.apple.com/ph/app/vhs./id1015962483?mt=8
Year / 2015
Watch Video / Poly™ _01
Desc / Poly™ is a creative application for iPad. Draw with points and turn your pictures into geometric array of colours. This project is inspired by the Triangulation invented by the mathematician Boris Delaunay in 1934. While the process behind is complicated, the result reduce an image to its essentials, creating the illusions of triangles, prisms and pyramids. Download : http://www.innoiz.com/apps/
Work / Concept, Design, Scripting (Flash/Air)
Credits / Innoiz, Poly™ Font by Park Heesung
Year / 2011
Watch Video / Pixl™ _01
Desc / Pixl™ is a creative application for iPhone and iPad. Explore pixels and colors behind photography. Create countless combinations of fantastic imagery with a simple touch. Download : http://www.innoiz.com/apps/
Work / Concept, Design, Scripting (Flash/Air)
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2011
Desc / Confidential
Watch Video / Kinect Graffiti™ _01
Desc / Kinect Graffiti™ is a digital graffiti tool using "Microsoft Kinect" camera. Idea behind this project is to use the kinect to track the motion behind graffiti. Visualizing the body and drawing trough different angles in realtime, understanding surrounding space, pausing the time, etc... Download : http://www.innoiz.com/apps/
Work / Built in processing & openGL, SimpleOpenNI, openNI and primeSense libraries. Flickr set : http://www.flickr.com/photos/njc002/sets/72157626221800708/
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2011
Desc / Interactive window display, LOTTE Dpt. Store, Busan. The store's display is reacting to people through several applications, trying to create memorable consumer experiences. The Built-in Camera transform each pedestrian moves into on-screen action with simple body movements.
Work / Concept, Scripting (Flash/Air)
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2011
Desc / Cover design for the French Dj and Producer "Pierre De La Touche" (member of The Outrunners / the Freshmakers / Valerie Collective), http://www.myspace.com/pierredelatouche
Year / 2010
Watch Video / LG • Gesture Presentation at IFA Berlin _01
Desc / LG Home Appliance Company held a press conference to introduce its latest products to an audience of more than 150 journalists from around the world. This presentation was fully controlled by hand gestures. We built a frame made of IR sensors and arduino technology. With this system we have been able to detect gestures such as wiping, zooming , rotating, etc...
Work / Interaction design, R&D (Arduino, IR sensors), Scripting in AS3 & Processing (gestures recognition, sensors monitoring, etc..).
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2010
Watch Video / Audi Center Commercial _01
Desc / TV Commercial film for a new High Tech Audi Center in Seoul (Korea).
Work / Matchmoving and animation.
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2010
Desc / Confidential
Watch Video / Kim Young Joo Platinum • Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2010 _01
Watch Video / Kim Young Joo Platinum • Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2010 _02
Desc / 15 minute Live visuals for designer "Kim Young Joo" Winter collection 2010, for the Seoul Fashion Week F/W 2010. A work by "ffkkkkk" artists (David Hall, Sunghyun Cho, Boram Kim, Sohyun Jo, Jean-Christophe Naour, Minoo Lee, Jinwoo Chung)
Credits / Fkkkkk Artists
Year / 2010
Desc / "Unbalanced harmony". The purpose was to search intuitive and creative icon style with differenciated brand identity, to use in mobile web and various services... Design direction was focused on simple low-polygon blocks with detailed part, highlighting the targeted service. Also, each icon of this pack was a full 3d object model, editable, scalable, for any kind of output
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2010
Watch Video / Levelo #2 • Augmented Reality _01
Desc / Augmented reality show for Levelo Shop #2 Openning (Mapo-Gu/Seoul).
Work / Concept, 3D, Scripting (AS3)
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2010
Watch Video / Sky • Pandora _01
Desc / Full-touch phone dubbed as 'Pandora' because of its enhanced privacy function. The main feature of the phone is its private content management tool 'Jewelry Box', located underneath the LED display panel. Also this phone is using a "pre-rendered" Home Screen navigation : it is articulated around a tunnel concept that brings you 4 spaces where you can organize your widgets and icons.
Work / GUI, Motion design
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2010
Desc / Real-time audio reactive visuals for a korean traditionnal music concert. A collaboration with Jinyoung Choi (Concept Tree).
Credits / Jinyoung Choi
Year / 2009
Desc / "Media+Wall" is an interactive installation offering an entry point to the digital world through another edge : a new experience into media and communication, turning your profile into a cloud of particles and pixels. (Art installation commisioned by Korea Digital Webart Festa)
Work / Concept, Design, Scripting (Processing)
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2009
Watch Video / Sk Telecom • T-Style Brand Device Animation _01
Desc / Part of the Official SK New T-Style Branding (South Korea). Power ON/OFF animations included in mobiles phones released until now with SK Telecom. (Samsung Anycall, LG Cyon, Pantech Sky, etc...)
Work / Concept, Design, Motion
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2009
Watch Video / KT • Ever _01
Desc / Full user interface concept presentation for Ever. A design and interactions based on cards.
Work / Motion design, Interaction design.
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2008
Desc / A research for an incoming 3D UI/GUI for LG (known as LG Arena S-Class now). The objective was to propose new style, behavior and interaction concept based on the new hardware features. For reasons of confidentiality, here is just a short preview of one concept.
Work / Concept, GUI, Motion design, Interaction design.
Credits / Innoiz
Year / 2008
Desc / Confidential
Desc / A design collaboration with Adrien Nazez (Harigata) for customizing a Feiyue™ shoes ( http://www.feiyue-shoes.com )
Credits / Harigata
Year / 2008
Watch Video / Mathematical Abstraction _01
Desc / Data overflow (15 sec)
Visuals : 3D Studio Max + MAXScript.
Sound : generative modular interface done with Reaktor.
Year / 2007
Watch Video / Soulsquare • Live And Uncut Feat Pfel & Atom _01
Desc / Music Movieclip realized in collaboration with "The french flavor" (Samuel Juving,William Lebras).
Work / Concept, 2D/3D Design, Animation
Credits / The French Flavor
Year / 2007
Desc / Vinyl Design for the French Dj and Producer "Pierre De La Touche" (member of The Outrunners / the Freshmakers / Valerie Collective), http://www.myspace.com/pierredelatouche
Year / 2007
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