About

Alex Chen is a designer who believes that good design is about finding and creating good connections with hidden ideas, meanings and keep asking about why. Besides his love for print design, he has a great passion for brand communication, design strategy, UX/UI, motion graphics and all kinds of problem-solving challenges. His background and a bachelor degree in Life Science together with his interest in visual design naturally influence his design philosophy and make their way into his design works.

Contact:
infoalexchen@gmail.com

Experience

Lead Designer — Code and Theory
Feb. 2022 – Present

Senior Designer — Code and Theory
May 2022 – Feb. 2024

Senior Designer — Airlift LLC
Jan 2021 – May 2022

Designer — Airlift LLC
May 2019 – Jan 2021

Junior Designer — Airlift LLC
May 2018 – May 2019

Visual Designer — Method Inc SF
Feb. 2017 – Apr. 2018

Visual Design Intern — Sequence LLC
May 2016 – Aug. 2016

Teaching Assistant — Youth Design Academy: Inneract Project
Feb. 2016 – May 2016, lead by Maurice Woods

Graphic Design Intern — Hello Inc
May 2015 – Sep. 2015

Education

MFA School of Graphic Design and Digital Media —
Academy of Art University (San Francisco)
2013 – 2016

BA Life Science —
National Chung-Hsing University (Taiwan)
2009 – 2013

Skills

Tools — Adobe Creative, Figma, Suite, Sketch, Invision, Principle,
Keynote.

Language

English, Mandarin, Taiwanese

Recognition

Adobe Design Achievement Awards — Finalist of Social Impact
Tome: Connecting Real People to Real Books

Communication Art Magazine — 2018 Interactive Annual
Tome: Connecting Real People to Real Books

How Design Magazine — 25th International Design Annual 2018
1. NASA, the Next Giant Leap.
2. Breathing Remorse — Alejandro Iñárritu Film Festival

Print Magazine — 2016 Print Regional Design Annual
Interflow Design Conference

MFA Award for Design Excellence
In honor of Michael Hodgson, chair, Mary Scott // Director MFA, Phil Hamlett // Winter Show // 15 December 2016