IAN CHEN
Graphic designer based in New York, designing across identities, typography, editorial, and typeface design. Currently at Interbrand. Previously at Gretel, Red Antler, and FCB Chicago. Studied Visual Communication Design at SAIC. Feel free to reach out to request the extended portfolio or explore collaboration opportunities.
CONTACT
@ianchen.8
chenianrz@gmail.com
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EXPERIENCE
Interbrand, 2024 – Now
Gretel, 2023
Red Antler, 2023
FCB Chicago, 2022
Museum 2050, 2021 – 2022
RECOGNITION
Tokyo TDC 2024 Excellent Work
TDC 69 Winner
D&AD New Blood The Portfolios Winner
Young Ones ADC Merit
Graphic Design USA Design Award Winner
Red Dot Award Design Concept Shortlist
Graphis New Talent Annual x2 Silver Award
STA100 Winner
Core77 Design Awards Visual Communication Student Notable
INDEPENDENT WORK
Shanghai Museum of GlassBrand identity / Type design2023
Norma
Type design2025
Sorry Mom, I LiedEditorial design2023
Poetry Foundation
Brand identity / Type design2022
CoachellaBrand identity2022
Nike Running Club
Spec campaign design / Art direction / Motion design2023
LA OperaBrand identity2022
Sorry Mom, I Lied
Editorial Design, 2023
I made this book to document my personal experience studying in the United States. The piece pitches what I was telling my parents against what I was actually experiencing, two completely different things.
To report only what is good while withholding the unpleasant. In 2015, I left everything I knew at home and arrived at the Portland airport in Maine, USA, with just 2 heavy suitcases. I was excited by the possibility of studying, and at the same time, I felt out of control and overwhelmed.
What I was experiencing and what I told my parents were two completely different things. Why? That’s what I wanted to find out in this personal project documenting my experience.
I used two language systems— Chinese and English—to distinguish between lies and truths. My text and typography were both confession and narrative. The paper material helps show the relationship between lies and truth—sometimes hidden or visible.
Here you might pick up on the idea of memory or another insight you gained.
Dimensions: 110 x 150 mm
Page count: 140
Paper: Light white kraft paper