HELEN (QING-RAN) CHEN 2024

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VISCOUS
( IDENTITY ) ( 3D DESIGN ) ( MOTION GRAPHIC )
In today's digital world, large social platforms attract users with personalized free experiences, but often at a hidden cost to their personal data. Viscous is an interactive design project that aims to reveal these hidden data collections through a seemingly generic personality quiz.




SENSIGE
( IDENTITY ) ( MOTION GRAPHIC )
For those who struggle to ensure the freshness of ingredients, Sensige provides a device to help you determine the safety of your food and reduce food going to waste.




ZEN TEMPLE TEA
( IDENTITY )
Tea branding design project, creating a visual identity that brings out the beauty of Chinese teas and the calmness of oneself when living in a busy world. 




RETRO 100
( MOTION GRAPHIC ) ( 3D DESIGN )
This project explores how current applications or platforms will look like if they are created as an object in the 90s - early 2000s.




ACT FOR MEDICARE POLICY
( IDENTITY )
Act for Medicare Policy is a community engagement design that calls for change in universal healthcare. The design intends to serve as a tool for leaders or activists to educate the audience on why health care for all is essential.




NYABF
( IDENTITY )
An identity design for NYABF (New York Art Book Fair) 2023, hosted by Printed Matter, Inc. featuring artist books worldwide. 




+( PUBLICATION )
An archive of 256 images, thoughtfully curated to reflect my personal interests, spanning categories such as "Religious," "Eerie," "Retro Objects," "Futurism," "2000s," and "Cybersigilism." This project serves as a visual exploration of my creative inclinations and acts as a brainstorming tool for my thesis project.




NUSHU TYPESETTER
( INTERACTION ) ( PUBLICATION )
Nushu Typesetter is a typesetting tool developed specifically for the Nushu script—an rare syllabic writing system historically used by women in Jiangyong, China. The tool aims to make it easier for those interested in Nushu to typeset the script for print and publishing purposes.




01001000,  01101111, 01101101, 01100101( PUBLICATION )
A book about an imaginary dystopian world. The work is inspired by George Orwell’s 1984. The story of this book talks about the owner of this book (journal) is a member of an underground rebellion group. The journal gives a peek at the life in the dystopian world and tells a sad story about how the rebellion was crushed and the owner of the diary was brainwashed at the end.




DIGITAL FASHION CREATION
( 3D DESIGN ) ( MOTION GRAPHIC )
A personal exploration of digital fashion and visual storytelling, I create custom clothing and accessory mods for The Sims 4 using Blender, Sims4Studio, and Photoshop. 




CHINESE OPERA: MU GUIYING TAKES COMMAND
( IDENTITY ) ( MOTION GRAPHIC )
An advertisment project designed for the famous Chinese opera show Mu Guiying Takes Command. Created the identity, visual, and motion graphics. 



RUINENLUST TYPEFACE
( TYPEFACE DESIGN ) ( PUBLICATION )
Ruinenlust is a typeface designed by Helen Chen at Parsons School of Design. The typeface was inspired by the Carolingian minuscule, and the original intention of the Ruinenlust tyxpeface was to modernize this medieval script.