Irene Hsu

United States

journalism // creative writing // design // intermedia

Portfolio

JOURNALISM

Stanford Daily
05/05/2016
Faculty discuss intellectual history in wake of controversial tenure case

Madeleine Han Staff Writer Irene Hsu Contributing Writer Robert Harrison, Rosina Pierotti Professor in Italian Literature, Russell Berman, Walter A Haas Professor in the Humanities and Aishwary Kumar, assistant professor of history, participated in a two-hour public panel discussion "What Is Intellectual History?"

Stanford Daily
11/17/2015
East Palo Alto residents build tech, community at StreetHacks

Irene Hsu Contributing Writer Jason Mayden, a native of Chicago's South Side and former global design director for Nike's Jordan Brand, faced 44 East Palo Alto residents the morning of Nov. 14. They ranged from elementary school students to adults, most of whom had never worked with code before - until that weekend.

Stanford Daily
12/13/2014
Palette of sound: Triple CCRMAlite's excursion through time

While Triple CCRMAlite was technically a concert, it is more accurate to call it a palette of sounds, ranging from the pitter-patter of Chowning’s “Turenas” to the sonic sprays of CCRMA alumna Leah Reid’s “Ring, Resonate, Resound.” These pieces turned Bing into a sound lab, a giant kettle of sound deflecting from the floor, the walls and the ceiling. Each piece transformed Bing into a different space. Chirps and twinkles from Schottstaedt’s “I’m Late” seemed to bubble in a basin. Harsh...

Stanford Daily
Stand Up, D talks comedy on campus

The format for tonight's show is simple, says Stu Melton '15. The co-president of Stanford's comedy club Stand Up, D - and tonight's co-host - faces a full Roble theater. The audience is relaxed and ready for laughs. "I'll start with a joke," he says. "I'll continue with some more jokes.

MARKETING & COMMUNICATIONS

Stanford
An Excursion to PACE: Living Digital Space and Future Parks

Two weeks ago, Stanford Arts shuttled students over to Menlo Park's Pace Gallery for a mid-quarter study break. This is where teamLab, a Tokyo-based collective of artists, engineers and designers, has set up shop, displaying 20 digital works for its interactive and immersive exhibition, Living Digital Space and Future Parks.

Stanford Arts Institute
3/31/15
Honors in the Arts: Luke Lorentzen

Set in the backdrop of long stretches of mirrors, and the soundscape of soft buzzing and gentle snipping, senior Luke Lorentzen’s documentary, New York Hair (working title), is the product of a summer in New York, 800 barbershop visits and 70 hours of footage.

CREATIVE WRITING

Asian American Writers' Workshop
01/17/2017
"mothers and fathers"

'how to write a thank you letter / how to write a sorry letter. how to write / a letter saying please i'd love / my money back, or haven't i given / you enough? how to write i love / you i love / you and isn't that / enough?'

Stanford Arts Review
05/15/2015
Geballe Prize Finalist Feature: Irene Hsu

The Geballe Prize was established by the Stanford University faculty to recognize outstanding writing by freshman and sophomores pertaining to Cantor, its collections, exhibitions, and programs. The prize is awarded in three different categories of writing: essays, short prose, and poetry.

Lynbrook Vertigo, Stanford's Leland Quarterly
Smoke Spot

I don't know what to do about my son Maurice. He is too old for God, my advice, and curfews, though my sister the psychic said otherwise over the phone. I called her last week for three free sentences of personal guidance.

Lhsvertigo
Marie

1. Henri Sanson, executioner She was supposed to be a cake frosted and piped with pearls, rosettes, spun with silk. But that day, she was small, shoved through mothers who clutched their children and shook their fingers at her chopped hair, a stiff crown against a stiff silhouette.

DESIGN

Leland Quarterly
04/15/2015
Triality

Layout, graphics for poetry

INTERMEDIA & VIDEO

Stanford CS 147 (Human-Computer Interaction & Design)
10/16/2015
docket

Concept video for CS 147's Focus Studio (by Irene, Jessica and Ke) Problem: The bustle of everyday life leaves little time and energy for personal side projects. Solution: docket is a public platform that helps document the progress of projects. By updating a project docket, looking through others’ projects and interacting with users, anyone can keep track of his/her progress and stay motivated.