🌧 Stella Chen | Visual Designer
stellachen.design@gmail.com
Work
Kinora Club identity system
Kinora ClubIdentity System
Breathscape tea ritual cards
BreathscapeProduct Design, Visual Design, Branding
Safe Niños project display with tree-house packaging and wooden pavilion model
Safe NiñosSocial Impact Collaboration |
Service & Spatial Design
Five Nights at Freddy’s title sequence
Five Nights at Freddy’sInternship Collaboration | Title Sequence
Echoes of Heritage app screens
Echoes of HeritageUI/UX | Service Design
Evernote identity posters
EvernoteIdentity System
StubHub identity posters
StubHubIdentity System
Dear Ex title sequence, Chinese chess board
Dear ExTitle Sequence, Photography
Taxi Driver title sequence, traffic light bokeh
Taxi DriverTitle Sequence, Riso Print
Whatever Doesn’t Kill Me title sequence, petal and leaf burst
Whatever Doesn’t Kill MeTitle Sequence, Illustration

Illustration ↓

Synchron brand illustration systemFlowers illustrationPhoenix and ginkgo illustrationKoi and lotus illustrationForest boat illustrationWoman with kites illustrationMind and music illustrationElephant ink drawing

Motion Design ↓

Generative Arts ↓

Graphic Design ↓

TYPE 2023 posterTYPE 2023 posterTYPE 2023 posterTYPE 2023 posterTYPE 2023 posterTYPE 2023 poster
Biopic posterBiopic posterBiopic posterBiopic poster

Installation ↓

Dandelion Absit process sheetDandelion Absit installation
Info
Ziyu (Stella) Chen

I’m a graphic, motion and brand designer with a multidisciplinary background, focused on building expressive visual identities, type and motion that give ideas a clear, memorable form.

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Ziyu (Stella) Chen

Hello!

I am Stella Chen.

My artistic expression thrives on embracing contradictions. I fuse cutting-edge technology with spontaneous creativity, exploring the unknown with enthusiasm. Balancing logical analysis and playful experimentation, I navigate the ever-shifting landscape of creativity. By integrating thorough research with intuitive insights, I find beauty in the balance between opposing forces. This dynamic interplay shapes my unique artistic style, reflecting the complexities of my inner world and the innovations of my envisioned future.

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Experience
Aug 2023 – PresentFreelancerCapCut; Woofeel; Individual Branding etc.
Feb 2025 – Aug 2025Product Designer IBeats by Dre (Apple LA Office)
Dec 2024 – Jan 2025UI/UX DesignerAnachrion Inc.
Sep 2023 – Dec 2023Motion Design InternPlucky
Burbank, California
Jan 2023 – May 2023Teaching AssistantArtCenter College of Design
Pasadena, California
Jul 2022 – Aug 2022Public Installation ArtYangpu Theatre
Shanghai, China
Mar 2022 – May 2022Marketing Assistant InternBvlgari Shanghai Office
Shanghai, China
Education
Sep 2025 – Dec 2026 (expected)University of WashingtonSeattle, Washington
Master of Communication in Digital Media
Sep 2020 – Aug 2024ArtCenter College of DesignPasadena, California
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Illustration with Honors, specialization in Motion Design
Minor in Business
Minor in Designmatters
May 2023 – Aug 2023Safe Niños: ConcepciónConcepción, Chile and Pasadena, California
Expertise
Proficient in:After Effects, Photoshop, InDesign, Miro, Illustrator, Lightroom, Acrobat, Figma, Keynote, Procreate, Slack, Bridge, Pages
Familiar with:Cinema 4D, Redshift, Final Cut Pro, Audition, Media Encoder, HTML/CSS, JavaScript, Processing, Webflow, Google Workspace
DesignMotion design, UI/UX design, identity design, illustration, storyboard design, title sequence, AIGC, editorial design.
LanguagesEnglish (Full Professional), Mandarin (Native), Shanghainese (Conversational) and Japanese (JLPT N2)
Recognition
2025Finalist, iF Design Award 2026Breathscape (product design)
Graphis New Talent Awards 2025 - Honorable MentionEvernote (identity design)
2022 – 2024ArtCenter Student GalleryThe Moth (title sequence)
Taxi Driver (title sequence)
StubHub (identity design)
Scholarships
2020 – 2024ArtCenter Undergraduate Scholarship
2023ArtCenter Donor ScholarshipDiversity and Access Travel Stipend AwardArtCenter 100 Scholarship