Summary –/+

Innovative visual communication grounded in research and
strategic thinking across print, web, and environmental mediums

Advanced information design, typography, photography, video,
motion graphics, illustration, programming, and curatorial skills

Passionate about engaging with transdisciplinary teams to design
comprehensive systems for public outreach

Education –/+

B.A. UCLA School of Arts and Architecture, Cum Laude
Design Media Arts Major, Global Studies Minor, 3.813 GPA

Skills –/+

Software + Programming
Adobe CS5: InDesign, Photoshop, Illustrator, Acrobat, and Flash
Final Cut Pro, Logic Studio
iWorks and Microsoft Office, Mac and Windows Platforms
xHTML, CSS3, Google Analytics, SEO, CMS, and Processing
Comprehension of HTML5, XML, JavaScript, PHP, and MySQL

Installation + Printing
Insight into Print Production and Press Checks
Letterpress Printing
Proficiency at Installation Techniques

Communication + Languages
Presentations, Leadership, and Collaboration
Fluent Mandarin and Taiwanese, Beginning French and Dutch

Experience –/+

Freelance Design 2010-2011, Graphic & Website Designer
Constructed books, websites, identities, and paper systems
encapsulating artist and film concepts and presenting them to the
public for commissioners including Christian Moeller Studio LLC,
Leonard Hill Films, and Archipelago at the 01SJ Biennial

UCLA Design Media Arts 2008–2010, Designer + Counselor

Alumni Event
Produced print and web invitations and posters layered with
research on the department’s history over the last 100 years

Nowcasting Design Theory + Digital Humanities Conference
Publicized the conference with symbolic and animated typographic
form for a unique poster, postcard, and website set
Professor Peter Lunenfeld
Visualized The Secret War Between Downloading and Uploading
book concept for the MIT Press
MFA Exhibition
Innovated an efficient all-in-one announcement mailer/ poster/
booklet, managed press production, and built the website
Communication Material
Consulted the department on a professional letterhead, agenda,
calendar, information packet, and video player interface design
Summer Institutes
Generated a complete campaign including postcards, posters,
websites, certificates, DVDs, and t-shirts for multiple programs;
Conducted evening events for high school students

Willem Henri Lucas 2007–2010, Designer
Designed award-winning promotional material, customized Body
Art Disease Symposium letters, and organized competition entries

GOOD Art Department 2010, Design Intern
Generated editorial illustrations and infographics published
for the web, the Pepsi Refresh Project Milestone Calendar and
product CADs for presentations, photography, and research

UCLA Center for Civil Society 2008–2009, Designer
Typeset the Listening to Leaders report highlighting constructive
agencies and nonprofits; Produced the educational Good Practices
pamphlet series for the Nonprofit Leadership Program

UCLA Art | Sci Center + Lab 2008, Co-Designer

Identity System
Customized a comprehensive identity system including logotypes, ,
templates, stamps, and a manual; Reconfigured the quarterly
posters and postcards to publicize the North/South Mixers
Art + Activism Winter Poster Series
Designed the poster series for the Art|Sci Center and Art|Global
Health Center now part of the permanent AIGA archive

Center for the Study of Political Graphics 2007,
Getty Multicultural Intern
Created the annual event identity package including a save
the date card, invitation, envelopes, and forms; Published the
card design in the Peace & Justice Calendar by Inkworks Press;
Catalogued and mounted posters for exhibitions

Publications –/+

California Policy Options 2010, Designer, Published by
The Ralph + Goldy Lewis Center for Regional Policy Studies
Implemented advanced typography and infographics

The State of the Nonprofit Sector in Los Angeles 2009 and 2008,
Designer, Published by the UCLA School of Public Affairs
Improved the annual report series while maintaining its integrity

The Roll Medium: The Origins and Development
of the Moving Panorama until the 1860s 2008, Designer,
Published by Professor Erkki Huhtamo
Consolidated the dissertation in a 300 page volume

Awards –/+

AIGA 365: American Institute of Graphic Arts Year in Design 2009
Mitsuru Kataoka Scholarship 2009
Eugene Wurzel Memorial Fellowship 2008
UCLA Design Media Arts Undergraduate Award 2007
UCLA School of the Arts and Architecture Dean’s Honor List
2006F–2007S, 2008W, 2008F–2009S, 2010W–2010S

Activities –/+

The Art Institute of California Los Angeles 2010, Guest Lecturer
Presented my body of work to a visual communication class
and encouraged the students to utilize semiotics in their own work

NewCLA 2009–2010, Designer
Promoted an information exchange and workshop series
for students to discuss and learn about the education crisis

Dean’s Student Council 2009–2010, Department Representative
Met with the Dean and other department representatives
to discuss and advance arts and architecture at UCLA

Interactivists 2008, Co-Founder
2008, Co-organized a two-day symposium including an exhibition,
panel of speakers, and silk-screening workshop

UCLA Advertising and Marketing Team 2006-2008,
Interactive Subteam + Media Subteam Co-Manager
Conceptualized web portals and internet strategies; Co-led the
media roll-out plan including traditional and alternative media

Exhibitions –/+

IRL: In Real Life
June 2010, Broad Art Center EDA, Los Angeles
Fabricated a wooden bookshelf system for the project presentation

A Visual History of the UCLA Design Media Arts Department
January 2010–June 2010, Broad Art Center EDA, Los Angeles
Constructed posters with vellum layers and accompanying sound

I Read The News Today…Oh Boy
December 2009–January 2010, C(N)SI, Los Angeles
Installed a hanging-poster system and created a postcard set

We Are, Co-Curator
January 2009, New Wight Gallery, Los Angeles
Curated, installed, and formed the identity for the hybrid show

Then + Now: Activate LA, Co-Curator
November 2008, Broad Art Center EDA, Los Angeles
Juxtaposed old and new posters made in LA to encourage voting

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