Laolao Handicraft House
Brand Strategist
June 2012
The adorable little shop named Laolao Handicraft House, is home to many collections of handmade goods such as stamps, paper and print products. With the store’s strong emphasis on handicrafts, all of the packaging materials and stationaries were hand-stamped—echoing the handmade quality. The brand was designed to gear towards the young and Western market of the creative sector in China by adopting the made-cuter Victorian style silhouettes look.
The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club
North American Series
Illustrator
May 2012
The good old hot dog for the United States, the utterly sweet maple syrup for Canada, and the hard-shelled taco for Mexico.
This is the North American series for “The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club”.
The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club
Japanese Series
Illustrator
May 2012
I remembered back in high school, a friend taught me how to draw a “nigiri sushi”. I thought it was rather odd and whimsical as people drew landscape and portraits, but never Japanese food. Never knew drawing food was in the future for me, thank you Harold.
This is the Japanese series for “The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club”.
Yellow Rocks and Salty Water
Designer & Photographer
June 2011
In the summer of 2010, five friends took an adventure. Voyaging through six states, we set a foot on Washington, Idaho, Montana, Wyonming, Utah and Oregon, visiting Yellowstone National Park and the Great Salt Lake. Among us were Jerry Chuang, Novem Fung, Graham DK Lee, Daisy Wu, and lastly me, Andy Wang.
This is the memory of yellow rocks and salty water.
Imprismed
Illustrator
June 2012
Coming home to Canada, I retouched nature.
Working hard away in Asia for more than an year, nature became minimal and ignored. Aside from going to the office, lifestyle consisted of outings to a mall, a theatre or a restaurant, but never to a park, a lake nor a mountain. I felt imprisoned in a city.
One weekend in Shenzhen, China, I decided to visit the forgotten ocean. I took the subway and rode on a line that went along the coast. Every second stop I’d get out to see if I could spot the rolling sea. That day, I saw no ocean nor sea, even at stations with names roughly translated as “World on the Sea”, “Sea Moon” or “Rear Sea”, water was not in sight.
The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club
Dessert Series
Illustrator
May 2012
The Dessert series came out after the Chinese series. While I was working in China, Western food was rare or rather overpriced to find. After several months of saving up my salary, I started having cake cravings reminiscing the pastries and sweets we have in Vancouver.
This is the Dessert series for “The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club”.
The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club
Chinese Series
Illustrator
May 2012
When I first started working in China, it was difficult to always find people to dine with. Hence I took my sketchbook everywhere, and drew during my meals in restaurants and diners. My drawing habit inspired the creation of the Club, with the shrimp dumpling being my first model.
This is the Chinese series for “The Hiding-in-the-Wrong-Place Club”.
Untitled
Illustrator
Summer 2011
This series of monsters and creatures is based on playing card numbers. The elephant is Ace, the entwined cranes Two, the rhino triplet Three, the cockroach Six, the seven-eyed fish Seven, the octopus Eight, the ten-headed ostrich Ten and the king is King.
Memory Posters
Puffant Visual Communications, Shenzhen, China
Chief Designer
Winter 2011
The Memory Posters is an advertisement campaign aimed to evoke memories and to transcend our company’s philosophy of printing our history. The campaign features our range of do-it-yourself products, from photo books to simple print projects.
Loveletter by Puffant
Puffant Visual Communications, Shenzhen, China
Chief Designer
February 2012
This is a fill-it-out Loveletter for the not-so-romantic; Puffant’s feature product for Valentine’s Day. Designed for people who are not willing to write a full length loveletter, we’ve created a shortcut to your love confession. Happy Valentine’s Day 2012, China.
Shop Here My Dear & Smell Us At
IdN (International Designers Network)
Design intern
Spring 2011
Because of IdN, I experienced my first time working oversea.
Before I graduated from Emily Carr University, I came across the IdN Magazines and the visual content captivated me. Ever since then, I’d always wanted to check the company out. To my surprise, they were Hong Kong-based. After several emails and a few months, I flew over and breathed the same air as the art director and the designers of this very magazine studio. For two months, I handled the online showcase and created advertisements and illustrated for trade shows and in-house. This internship made me realize my passions and strengthened my interests, and helped me get in touch with the creative forefront.
