ABOUT︎︎︎

lan Chen is a student majoring in visual communication design at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago. He is passionate about brand identity, typeface design, and editorial design.


EDUCATION︎︎︎

September 2019 – May 2023
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
    Bachelor of Fine Art Degree
    Visual Communication Design
   4 Year Merit Scholarship


WORK EXPERIENCE︎︎︎

January 2023
SAIC AIGA – Designer

June 2022 – August 2022
FCB Chicago – Design Intern

August 2021 – January 2022
Museum 2050 – Graphic Design Intern

RECOGNITION︎︎︎

Awards

2023
Young Ones TDC – Winner
    Sorry Mom, I Lied
Young Ones ADC – Merit
    Shanghai Museum of Glass
Graphis New Talent Annual 2023 – Silver Award
    Poetry Foundation
International Design Awards (IDA) 2022 – Silver and Honorable Mention
    LA Opera
    Poetry Foundation

2022
STA 100 – Winner
    Poetry Foundation
59th Annual GDUSA (Graphic Design USA) Design Award – Winner
    Poetry Foundation
Core77 Design Awards 2022 Student – Notable
    LA Opera
Graphis New Talent Annual 2022 – Silver Award
    LA Opera
    The Block Museum of Art
C-IDEA – Bronze Award
    LA Opera

2021
Creative Communication Award (C2A) – Student Winner
    The Museum Gala


Exhibitions

Mind the Grid, Chicago
    Sorry Mom, I Lied
    Shanghai Museum of Glass
SAIC Undergraduate Exhibition 2023, Chicago
    Sorry Mom, I Lied
C-IDEA Design Award 2021 Exhibition, Australia
    LA Opera


Publications

TDC Typography 44
Graphis New Talent 2023 Annual
GDUSA December 2022
Graphis New Talent 2022 Annual


Featured Online

WE AND THE COLOR
    Shanghai Museum of Glass
Fonts in Use
    Poetry Foundation