ABOUT︎︎︎
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.
EDUCATION︎︎︎
September 2019 – May 2023
School of the Art Institute of Chicago
Bachelor of Fine Art Degree
Visual Communication Design
4 Year Merit Scholarship
WORK EXPERIENCE︎︎︎
January 2023
SAIC AIGA – Designer
June 2022 – August 2022
FCB Chicago – Design Intern
August 2021 – January 2022
Museum 2050 – Graphic Design Intern
RECOGNITION︎︎︎
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