Yiying  Lu

Creative Director & Illustrator

Design & Creative

Education (University of Technology, Sydney)(University of New South Wales)(Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London UK)
Employer Yiying Lu Pty Ltd
Location Sydney Australia

Born in Shanghai (China), educated in London (UK) & Sydney (AUS), living and working in Sydney (AUS) currently.

Yiying Lu graduated from the University of Technology Sydney with First-Class honours in Bachelor of Design Visual Communication. Her visual art practice crosses a diverse range of media and forms. She is passionate about creating new forms of visual art, combining and juxtaposing notions of art and technology. Yiying is not only interested in creating aesthetically pleasing forms to the viewsers, but also creating a visual conversation which allow the audience to interpret the work for themselves.

Her efforts have been acknowledged through a number of awards, including Top 10 Emerging Leaders in Innovation, The Australian Microsoft Next 100 series, exhibitions both nationally and internationally, and a number of art and design prizes, including the winner of Emerging Talent of Australian Desktop Create Awards, and Golden Award in Shanghai Art Biennale: TransLocalMotion, China in 2008.

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Skills

  • Advertising
  • After Effects
  • Ambient Campaigns
  • Animals
  • Art Department Coordination
  • Art Direction
  • Art Therapy
  • Collage
  • Commercial
  • Conceptual
  • CorelDRAW
  • Craft
  • Creative Direction
  • Design
  • Digital
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Portfolio

Naive Art Collection

Naive Art Collection | Illustration

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"It's Only Logical!" ART Series

"It's Only Logical!" ART Series | Illustration

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Branding Design for Wonder of Science

Branding Design for Wonder of Science | Graphic Design

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The Year 2012 in Infographic for Visual.ly

The Year 2012 in Infographic for Visual.ly | Illustration

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Pocket Guide of Sydney Australia

Pocket Guide of Sydney Australia | Graphic Design

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Beautiful Traps QR Code Fashion Illustration + Stop Motion Animation

Beautiful Traps QR Code Fashion Illustration + Stop Motion Animation | Illustration

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Meets Obsession QR Code Fashion Illustration

Meets Obsession QR Code Fashion Illustration | Illustration

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Interactive Angler fish Illustration for the Deep Oceans Exhibition at the Australian Museum.

Interactive Angler fish Illustration for the Deep Oceans Exhibition at the Australian Museum. | Illustration

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Big Bag Art for 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival

Big Bag Art for 2012 SXSW Interactive Festival | Illustration

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Laughing Squid 15th Anniversary Art

Laughing Squid 15th Anniversary Art | Illustration

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Conan O’Brien Pale Whale Illustration

Conan O’Brien Pale Whale Illustration | Illustration

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"Naive" Illustration Collection

"Naive" Illustration Collection | Illustration

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Pepsico x Shorty Awards Illustration

Pepsico x Shorty Awards Illustration | Illustration

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The Social Media Monthly Magazine Design

The Social Media Monthly Magazine Design | Illustration

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UTS International Booklet & Pocket Guide

UTS International Booklet & Pocket Guide | Graphic Design

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5 Minutes’ Metamorphosis

5 Minutes’ Metamorphosis | Illustration

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Pepsico x Foursquare On the Boat

Pepsico x Foursquare On the Boat | Illustration

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San Francisco illusatration

San Francisco illusatration | Illustration

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Californian Wine Label for Walmart UK ASDAl

Californian Wine Label for Walmart UK ASDAl | Illustration

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Farm in Fashion

Farm in Fashion | Illustration

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Nootie: Pet Shampoo & Daily Spritz Products

Nootie: Pet Shampoo & Daily Spritz Products | Graphic Design

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QR Code Art for Australian Week G’Day USA

QR Code Art for Australian Week G’Day USA | Illustration

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Animals on the Underground

Animals on the Underground | Graphic Design

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Sea Dreams

Sea Dreams | Illustration

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Natural Symphony Playing Card

Natural Symphony Playing Card | Illustration

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Zodiac Symphony

Zodiac Symphony | Illustration

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JWT Magic Bean

JWT Magic Bean | Creative & Art Direction

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Employers

  • Yiying Lu Pty Ltd
    Founder and Owner
    2007 - Present

    International award-winning creative designer.

    Creating, designing and articulating ideas with Clarity + Originality + Functionality + Fun.

    Specialties:
    - Branding
    - Logo & Identity Design
    - Illustration
    - Typography
    - Creative Direction
    - Art Direction
    - Creative Strategy
    - Cross Cultural Design
    - Packaging Design
    - Advertising
    - Hand Generated ART
    - Digital ART
    - QR Code ART
    - Visual Communications
    - Art & Design History
    - Adobe Creative Suite
    - Language

  • University of Technology Sydney
    Academic
    2005 - Present

    Teaching within the school of Design at the faculty of Design, Architecture & Building in both Studio and Computing Class.

    1st Year Study: Typography: Visible Language
    2nd Year Study: Magazine Design

  • PaddleDuck Pty Ltd
    Artistic Director
    2011 - 2013

    Paddle Deck Learning creating fun and engaging tablet Learning applications for toddlers.

    My role is creating artistic characters for the app as well as designing the company branding and visual style.

  • WALLS 360, Inc.
    Co-Founder & Creative Director
    2010 - 2012

    WALLS 360 creates amazing wall graphics for artists, designers, photographers, and brands from around the world

  • Brands R People 2
    Art Director & Creative Strategist
    2012 - 2010

    Working closely with clients to help facilitate business growth.
    Delivering brand personalities to new and existing business from conceptual strategies to product developments; connecting consumers and businesses in a personal level.

  • McCann Worldgroup
    Freelance Bilingual Copywriter
    2009 - 2009

    Bilingual creative copy writing (English & Chinese Mandarin) for Maybelline New York.

  • Animal Logic
    Designer
    2012 - 2008

    Graphic Design for Annual Animalogy Book, marketing materials and visual presentations for Motion Pictures & Film Animal Logic's annual achievements.

  • JWT
    Creative
    2006 - 2007

    Working at JWT advertising agency in Shanghai, China with great brands, reputation and talents.
    I've worked on Design, Conceptual Branding & Art Direction for:
    - Unilever
    - Bosch
    - Lipton
    - JWT

Education

  • University of Technology, Sydney
    Bachelor of Design 1st Class Honors in Visual Communication
    2004 - 2007
  • University of New South Wales
    International Design & Media Foundation Stream Study
    2002 - 2003
  • Central Saint Martins College of Art & Design, London UK
    Advertising, Illustration, Book Design, Print & Pre-press
    2006 - 1970

Awards and Achievements

  • Finalist in Qantas Spirit Of Youth Awards (SOYA) in Visual Communication, Sydney


    2009
  • Winner the Design, Shorty Awards: best producers of short content in the social networking website, NY. USA


    2009
  • Winner, Desktop Create Awards: Emerging Talent, Australia


    2009
  • One Show Design Award Merit with Saatchi & Saatchi LA, NY. USA


    2009
  • Top 10 Emerging Leaders in Innovation, The Australian: Microsoft Next 100 series


    2009

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