📍 toronto, canada           


is an antidisciplinary artist-designer-curator. His making practice is driven by a keen interest in material and cultural context. Currently, he is exploring notions of weightlessness, impermanence, and the primordial.

PATINAPATINA Magazine is a print publication and cultural arts organization launched in 2024. Curious about the confusion of mixed cultural identities, the magazine works with diasporic artists whose work reinterprets tradition through contemporary lenses/contexts.

Dan's work has been recognized by organizations such as USM Modular Furniture, DesignMiami, and the Royal Ontario Museum. He is a graduate of OCAD University’s Industrial program [2023]. PATINAPATINA Issue 01 can be found in shops around the world.













AVAILABLE FOR FREELANCE GRAPHIC + PRODUCT DESIGN WORK

to inquire about purchasing a piece or collaborating on a project, please reach out to: DANIEL.Y.CUI@GMAIL.COM



SPIRIT OF UNIX [2021]
digital experience design
figma prototype, illustration

project c/o Sade Huh and Mary Chauvin
Exploring the nuances of superstitious beliefs through the context of contemporary technology, SPIRIT OF UNIX is a conversational bot taking on the form of a tarot card reading. Telling a story of a spiritual being, the user is taken on a techno-mythological journey, culminating in the diagnosis/prediction of one's future.

Click here to start your journey with the SPIRIT OF UNIX.