Munus Shih (he/they) is a Taiwanese Minnan-Hakka creative coder and designer in Brooklyn, NY. (Lenapehoking) Their work moves across code, design, and community-building, with a focus on exploring identity, decoloniality, and solidarity through digital tool-making.
Munus operates Free99, a NYC based creative coding practice designing and developing experiences that transcend the web. They also co-founded Co-Assembly/SpOnAcT!, a Taiwan-based co-op exploring critical data storytelling through research and organizing. Previously, Munus has worked at Athletics and Design Systems International for clients including the New Museum, AIGA, Samsung, Amazon, NYU and the New York Review of Books.
Their work, including p5.zine, Syllabus (Subject to Change), and Duty Free, has been exhibited and supported by NEW INC x New Museum DEMO Festival, the Taiwanese Hakka Affairs Council, and the Open Source Art Contributors Conference. They have presented talks and workshops at institutions such as NYU ITP, Cooper Union, SVA, Type@Cooper, Typographics, The Dalton School, Type Electives, and Google Developer Group DevFest. A Processing Foundation Fellow, Munus holds an M.F.A. from Parsons School of Design and teaches at Pratt Institute as an Assistant Professor of Critical Technology.