YANZHEN DAI
About Me
Currently living and working in London as a junior graphic designer at venturethree. I am proficient with Adobe software, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, and Figma. I bring creative fresh ideas to my work and have worked on a range of social, publication, and digital design projects. With excellent communication and problem-solving skills developed from my international experience and part-time work, I manage my time efficiently and work well under pressure to implement and finish projects on time and to a high standard.
Education
2018 - 2021
BA (Hons) Graphic Design, Kingston University
First Class
Social design
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Designed a digital safe space “Setto” helping young settlers overcome the barrier of making friends and giving them a sense of belonging.
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Worked for SPEAR, a homeless charity, to promote their work by designing a publication and an installation in Kingston.
Publication design
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Designed a 2021 diary for Munken Paper on the theme of the Transition to Brexit which used self-assessment graphics and aimed to help people make the transition in a positive way.
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Designed a small scale book in black and white and proper using the right format of typography make the book has a really good sense of presenting the ideal of The Allegory of the Cave found in Plato’s Republic.
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Designed a pop-up interactive book which is introducing 10 different national cultures and in China. (With this project I successfully got the offer from Kingston University.)
Media design
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Designed an Instagram story design and a poster to call designers to think about the topic of sustainability in the design industry and the duty of good designers.
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Designed a plug-in app to help people who are experiencing the relationship across different time zones more convenient to know the other’s time by a changeable user interface.
Experience
11. 2021
09. 2021
02. 2021
01. 2019 – 10. 2020
Junior Designer in venturethree
Creative Conscience BRONZE Award 2021
Finalist in Kingston University Ideas Competition
– Bright Idea
Working in Chinese restaurant, London (Part time)
Communicating with people from different cultural backgrounds and using excellent communication skills to ensure customers had an excellent experience. Resolving problems and unexpected situations calmly and professionally.
07. 2015
2013
Volunteer in the Yang Fan Summer School as art teaching assistant
First Prize Odyssey of Mind 2013 World Finals Creative Problem-solving Competition