Ou n a

UI/UX, Branding
Fall, 2025
Instructor: Anthony Zukofsky
Collaborator: Ziru Lin

Ouna is an e-commerce platform for sound-healing instruments.
The goal was to move away from the typical noisy, sales-driven shopping experience and instead design around the idea of serenity—finding the sound that aligns with you.

NATURA MORTA

Editorial
Fall, 2025
Instructor: Peter Ahlberg

NATURA MORTA is a conceptual book object that reinterprets Italo Calvino’s Marcovaldo through the lens of "Dark Ecology," juxtaposing romanticized nature with the cynical grit of The Devil’s Dictionary. Encased in an industrial silver shell, the project employs layered newsprint and glossy magazine paper, and a chemically saturated palette to manifest the violent, artificial intersection of the organic world and urban consumerism.

LORE

Typeface Design
Fall, 2025
Instructor: Ros Knopov

Inspired by Bernie and Clifton, and the heavy snows in the forests. Lore is built on the philosophy of winter: grounded, quiet, and substantial. It is a typeface with reversed contrast, extended structure, and ink trap.

Karel Martens: Re-Printted Matter

Editorial
Spring, 2025
Instructor: Debra Drodvillo

This editorial project reinterprets an ItsNiceThat feature on Karel Martens, translating his experimental philosophy into a tactile experience through Risograph printing and vellum layering. By pairing industrial screw binding with raw kraft paper, the design physically manifests Martens’ signature play with texture and transparency.

PLUGGED IN

Editorial, Branding
Spring, 2025
Instructor: Willie Ip

“PLUGGED IN” is a brand identity based on a collection of socket outlets. This collection explores how the socket outlet, as a symbol of energy, reflects human behavior, cultural infrastructure, and spatial intimacy.

Threshold

Editorial, Vibe Coding (Coming Soon)
Spring, 2025
Instructor: Ros Knopov

The word 'Threshold' represents the thin line between two states (Life & Death). Through the lens of architecture and spatiality, this magazine examines the context of human life to explore the most fundamental boundary of our existence: Life and Death.

Time Capsule

Editorial
Fall, 2024
Instructor: Willie Ip

Time Capsule is a zine for the future self. Inspired by the “bad designs” I collected from Chinatown in Manhattan. Utilized Riso printing, Transparent paper, and acrylic plate.

0³

Branding (Coming soon)
Spring, 2026
Instructor: Edward Leida

0³ is a beverage inspired by COMME des GARÇONS.

Shunqi Luo