summer 2025
Future Forward Design is a seasonal feature by Design Dispatch that spotlights emerging designers shaping the future of creativity across disciplines.
Deep Sea Mutation: A Glimmer in the Dark is inspired by marine life forced to adapt and mutate under the weight of pollution. The design’s radiating pleats evoke fins and butterfly wings, symbolizing transformation and fragile survival in hostile environments. At its core, a glowing blue light recalls bioluminescent organisms, embodying vitality that persists even in darkness. Constructed with sustainable and recycled materials, the piece merges futuristic aesthetics with a commitment to ecological responsibility. It serves both as a warning of environmental crisis and a vision of resilience: even in the deepest abyss shaped by human neglect, light continues to emerge as a symbol of hope and renewal.
I'm Yedio, a freelance graphic designer from Taiwan. I specialize in creating vibrant and distinctive visuals by blending geometric shapes and bold color blocks. My work often has a fresh, fashionable, and airy feel, as I love to explore new ways of playing with color and form. My passion lies in crafting designs that are unique and full of energy. I aim to consistently challenge the expected, creating fresh visual experiences that truly stand out. While my creative process is rooted in design principles, my personal interests in astrology and tarot help me cultivate a unique perspective on the world. This focus on symbolism and archetypes informs how I view and interpret beauty, bringing a deeper layer to my work. The series I'm submitting, Strelitzia Reginae, is a tribute to my favorite plant, the bird of paradise. I view this magnificent South African native, named after Queen Charlotte, as "the queen of flowers." Its striking elegance and crown-like colors embody the regal beauty that inspires this project. By blending the plant's natural grace with elements of fashion, this collection of visuals aims to capture a sense of both elegance and raw power. I hope you enjoy the work. More of my work: https://www.instagram.com/_yedio_
This collection is inspired by the realisation that in a long-distance relationship, we often say "I miss you" more than "I love you" — a phrase that reflects an unreachable longing and yearning, trapped behind a phone screen, reduced to cold yet honest text and images. Using jacquard knitting techniques, I wove images of clothing directly into the fabric, creating an illusion where the virtual and the real blur — like seeing someone through a screen: clearly there, yet untouchable. This "flat illusion" symbolises both the authenticity and limitations of digital emotion. The lace patchwork incorporated into the series represents the romance and tenderness that still exist within relationships — a longing for genuine connection, even when wrapped in rationality and technology. The overall design responds to how people today rely on mobile phones to maintain relationships, while also attempting to transform those compressed, delayed, and distorted emotions into wearable pieces with warmth. This is an experiment in expressing emotion through knitting — a question and a gaze directed at love in the digital age.
Things from Taiwan is a bilingual zine that delves into Taiwan’s cultural identity through the lens of everyday objects, iconic street foods, and clean visual storytelling. Presented in both English and Chinese, it invites readers to experience a more intimate side of Taiwan—nostalgic, vibrant, and deeply rooted in daily life. Instead of focusing on typical tourist attractions, the zine highlights the details locals know by heart: plastic stools scattered around food stalls, a humming Tatung rice cooker in the kitchen, and the unmistakable scent of stinky tofu drifting from a night market. These scenes are translated into a graphic language that is minimalist yet full of warmth. Each spread features clean, thoughtful layouts that celebrate form without sacrificing character. Dual-language typography is used not just for accessibility, but as an aesthetic element—balancing space and rhythm across the page. Visual icons such as braised pork rice , bubble milk tea, and stinky tofu serve as cultural anchors, connecting readers to emotional memories through design. These aren’t just foods—they are symbols of home and belonging. Things from Taiwan is both a personal tribute and a design exercise in cultural storytelling. It captures the spirit of a place through careful curation, typographic sensitivity, and a quiet sense of play. Whether you’re returning home or exploring for the first time, this zine offers a warm, visually engaging introduction to the textures of Taiwanese life.
This project presents the visual identity design for Hang Him to the Scales, a New York–based band blending shoegaze, dream pop, and alternative rock with elements of Chinese folk tradition. The design challenge was not only to create a logo or a poster, but to establish a unified system spanning album artwork, concert posters, stage visuals, and live VJ performances, ensuring that every visual encounter resonates with the same aesthetic language. The band itself has emerged as a distinctive new voice in the Asian diaspora music scene, with performances at the National Cherry Blossom Festival in Washington D.C., the International Festival of Arts & Ideas, and key New York venues. Their work has been supported by a NYSCA Arts Grant and profiled in People’s Daily Overseas and RADII, underscoring their growing cultural impact. The identity draws inspiration from seal script typography, indigo dyeing, and the atmospheric textures of shoegaze. Through this synthesis, the visuals echo the band’s sound, layered, melancholic, and immersive, while building a consistent and recognizable presence across media.
Future Forward Design is a seasonal feature by Design Dispatch that spotlights emerging designers shaping the future of creativity across disciplines.
Mellowee is a conceptual menstrual care subscription brand designed to make an essential product feel personal, soft, and natural. At the heart of the project is customization: customers can set their own delivery cycle to match their menstrual rhythm and build a package that reflects their needs. Depending on flow, length, or personal preference, users can choose different sizes and quantities of pads, creating a subscription that feels both practical and uniquely their own. The brand name combines Mellow—symbolizing softness and calm—with Wee, where We represents togetherness and the added e stands for the consumer. This reflects Mellowee’s vision of a brand built alongside its users, positioning menstrual care as a natural, supportive part of daily life. The brand’s core values are Customization, Softness, and Sustainability. These are expressed not only through the service but also the design. Products are framed as natural, everyday essentials, and packaging highlights both emotional warmth and environmental awareness. Visual identity reinforces this philosophy through pastel tones of baby pink, deep green, pastel yellow, and magenta pink. Watercolor-inspired textures convey fluidity and softness, while rounded, cloud-like typography adds a friendly and approachable touch. The packaging system emphasizes ease and delight, making the unboxing moment feel special rather than routine. With the tagline “Everyday & Feel Special,” Mellowee challenges the idea that menstrual care must be clinical or impersonal. Instead, it reimagines it as a personalized, thoughtful experience that values comfort, inclusivity, and emotional well-being.
LooperRoom App is an AI-powered mental health support platform designed to bridge the gap between therapy sessions. Created for both patients and clinicians, it combines friendly chatbot interactions with clinician-facing dashboards to reduce patient dropout and strengthen continuity of care. I led the end-to-end product design—from user flows and questionnaire logic to interface systems and enterprise-level clinician tools. My work included designing conditional form logic based on patient age, setting up modular components for responsive UI, and crafting a tone that balances trustworthiness with approachability. I also collaborated closely with PMs and engineers to ensure clinical accuracy and data compliance. LooperRoom is not a virtual therapist, but a connective system—keeping patients engaged, informed, and emotionally supported between sessions. As a designer, I focused on creating an ecosystem that empowers both sides of care: patients and providers. The result is a product that is scalable, accessible, and deeply human-centered.
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The “Cosmic Beats Festival” poster was created for a large-scale electronic music event in Taiwan. Inspired by retro-futuristic aesthetics, the design features astronauts holding signal flags, surrounded by neon colors, cosmic textures, and dynamic rays. The imagery combines space exploration with the high-energy pulse of electronic music, reflecting a sense of freedom, rhythm, and futuristic imagination. The bold visual language aims to capture the spirit of nightlife culture—immersive, vibrant, and unbounded. By merging pop cultural references with contemporary graphic design, the poster delivers a striking identity that celebrates both music and visual storytelling. This work highlights my approach of blending cultural context with experimental forms to create memorable, cross-cultural design experiences.
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Seoul-born illustrator and character designer with 7+ years in the K-pop and IT industries. Now based in New York, I create playful, experimental illustrations inspired by graffiti and subculture, exploring visual storytelling with a mischievous edge.
This is a doll that visually and tactilely expresses the five stages of denial, anger, bargaining, depression, and acceptance. It serves as a design medium to help patients understand the process of death, accept their emotions, and face them honestly. The doll is filled with millet, so it can be heated in a microwave, providing warmth that conveys comfort and stability. More than just a simple doll, it becomes a healing companion on one’s final journey.
MGM Resort Qingdao is a bold destination between ocean and mountains—immersing guests in a world of fluid luxury. From crystal-lit foyers to theatrical ballrooms and artful guestrooms, design fuses local culture, nature, and technology into timeless wonder.
Cut Out explores how people from varied backgrounds may be excluded for traits deemed undesirable. To cut out is to remove part of a whole. Size is not only dimension but power, raising the question of what is weakened and what remains dominant.
Colored Scent is a Korean perfume brand that translates color into fragrance, capturing the emotions and moods each hue evokes. Rather than treating scent as invisible, the brand imagines color as a sensory bridge—each perfume embodying a distinct atmosphere and feeling. The logo reflects this concept of absorption and diffusion. Its softly connected letterforms suggest fragrance and color gradually seeping into the senses, while the clean, minimal typography conveys refinement and restraint. This balance of emotion and clarity allows the identity to feel both poetic and modern. Extending across packaging and digital platforms, the design communicates the brand’s story with consistency and elegance, offering a sensory experience that is as visual as it is olfactory
"The Coach Soho Sneaker is a bold yet understated nod to late ’80s and early ’90s sneaker culture—revived through a modern, minimalist lens and inspired by the courageous free spirit of New York City. First introduced on the Spring/Summer 2025 runway, it features a crisp silhouette, sculpted “C” logo, and subtle detailing that honor Coach’s heritage of craftsmanship. Designed to keep pace with life on the go, the Soho is crafted of smooth leather with a midsole made from at least 28% bio-based content—created using renewable resources in place of fossil-based materials. Its comfortable design and versatile profile make it a true canvas for self-expression, evolving with you through every scuff, charm, and customization. Finished with a grooved rubber outsole etched with a mini Manhattan map—an homage to our hometown and a hidden guide back to Coach HQ in Hudson Yards—the Soho blends style, sustainability, and storytelling in every step."
Beyond the Book is a conceptual, multi-sensory pop-up created with introverts at heart. The project reimagines what it means to experience literature, offering a space where stories are not only read, but felt quietly, personally, and in ways that respect the inner world of each visitor. Reading has long been a private escape, and this installation seeks to honor that intimacy while opening new doors for connection. Instead of presenting books as static objects, the experience extends their atmospheres into physical form. Visitors move through environments that mirror the moods and textures of different narratives: subtle soundscapes that carry the rhythm of a writer’s voice, visual cues that recall the setting of a story, and tactile details that give dimension to the imagined. Nothing shouts for attention; rather, the design encourages a slower pace, allowing guests to linger and absorb at their own comfort level. What makes Beyond the Book distinct is its quiet sensitivity. It avoids spectacle in favor of immersion, recognizing that introverts often engage most deeply when they are given space to reflect. Here, each person can explore a writer’s perspective on their own terms, tracing emotions and ideas that might otherwise stay between the lines of a page. Ultimately, this project is less about performance and more about sanctuary. It creates room for imagination to unfold inwardly, showing that storytelling does not have to be loud to be powerful it can be gentle, contemplative, and profoundly moving.
Pioneer Works is a cultural center in New York that unites art, music, science, and technology. The brand identity is inspired by the screw-and-bolt mechanism, symbolizing connection, dialogue, and a pioneering spirit. Drawing from the building’s history as an ironworks, the logo expands into a versatile system, with custom type and icons serving as the foundation for a broader visual language.
Xtraspots is a shared parking service that monetizes unused spaces and driveways, turning them into profitable parking spots. Featuring a unique spot management system, both drivers and spot owners can easily make reservations or set up spaces through the mobile app, available on iOS and Android for seamless convenience. Spot owners can register, list their locations, set prices, and manage schedules directly within the app, transforming idle land into income with just a few taps. Drivers can search for available spots, make reservations, and pay securely via the platform. By optimizing the use of urban spaces, Xtraspots delivers greater efficiency and flexibility for parking, making the entire process simpler for everyone. In 2024, Xtraspots held promotional events in Times Square, attracting significant public attention. The brand has also been featured by major media outlets such as Fox 5, further enhancing its visibility and credibility among urban commuters.
01-Venmo Illustration: Venmo approached BUCK to develop a unique collection of illustrations that would narrate stories about finances, individuals, and community, all while reflecting the diversity of their user base. This is one of the illustrations for music festival. 02-New Beginnings: This is a series of work for the art show, “NEW BEGINNINGS” which centered on change, opportunity, and rebirth featuring 20 contributors from BUCK’s Asian Employee Resource Group. For me, new beginnings, there lies an eternal cycle which is marked by dawn, the golden hour, and gloaming. 03-The Peelings: This is a personal project. It's about a woman’s skin is pulled apart by a hand, revealing the raw truth of a fractured spirit.
Asian Society Pratt is the first all-inclusive Asian student organization at Pratt Institute, created to celebrate the diversity of Asian cultures and provide a meaningful platform for connection, identity, and visibility. The website was designed as the group’s central hub, offering students a space to explore cultural narratives, discover resources, and build a supportive community that extends beyond campus. The platform serves multiple roles: cultural archive, professional resource, and community forum. Visitors can engage with event announcements, creative showcases, and editorial content that highlight the richness of Asian traditions and contemporary perspectives. Importantly, the site also provides practical guidance for students navigating job applications, internships, and visa processes, addressing the needs of both Asian American students and international peers. From a design perspective, the website emphasizes inclusivity, clarity, and accessibility. Its visual system blends modern UI principles with subtle cultural motifs, creating a digital identity that feels professional yet welcoming. The information architecture was structured to balance storytelling with functionality, ensuring users can easily access resources while also discovering inspiring community stories. Today, Asian Society Pratt’s website is more than an information portal; it is a living space for belonging and empowerment. Looking ahead, the initiative aims to evolve into Asian Society New York. This citywide network amplifies the voices of over 1.5 million Asian Americans and thousands of international students in New York. By bridging culture, creativity, and community, the platform aspires to empower emerging Asian artists and foster a stronger collective presence in the city’s creative landscape.
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This project created a broadcast graphics package for NBCUniversal’ Premier League coverage, capturing tradition and energy to deliver a dynamic, immersive viewing experience for U.S. audiences.
This design reimagines Daedalus’s fall—ambition born from emptiness. The cutout on chest symbolizes his lack and the wing was created from. This garments showing how ambition can inspire greatness or collapse into ruin.
As the first building in Taiwan to merge an art museum with a library, the Taichung Public Library emphasizes space planning and cultural integration. I created a visual strategy around the concept “Library in the Park, Art Museum in the Forest.” The logo draws inspiration from books, the character “中” (from Taichung), and the library’s square architecture. By using block-shaped graphics, I combined the imagery of books with the character, reflecting both structure and meaning. The wavy rhythm within the design adds flexibility and playfulness, evoking the feeling of diving into a sea of books and the joy of discovering knowledge.
Hi_dear. is a fashion & lifestyle brand that transforms ordinary days into meaningful moments, guided by the philosophy, “A moment made with love, for someone dear.” With vivid colors, bold lettering, and minimal yet emotional graphics, the brand creates a playful and comforting mood that reflects the beauty hidden in daily life. Its concept is rooted in capturing small routines and reframing them as lasting expressions, offering graphic tees, totes, and lifestyle items that become prompts to share today’s mood. Each collection draws inspiration from lived experiences—a morning commute, a quiet coffee, an evening walk—translated into palettes, words, and forms that feel both familiar and distinctive. Rather than chasing fast trends, Hi_dear. seeks to build emotional continuity through seasonless, accessible design that speaks directly to the heart. More than objects, Hi_dear. creates a language of connection to be worn, carried, and shared, celebrating the moments we live together.
EconoSense is a mobile experience designed to help people understand how economic events impact their personal finances. Financial news often feels abstract and filled with jargon, making it difficult for individuals to connect headlines with real-life consequences. EconoSense bridges that gap by reframing economic data as a personalized story, showing how shifts in interest rates, taxes, or inflation directly affect each user’s situation. The journey begins with a Smart Finance Profile, where users share key details like income, savings, and goals. Using this context, EconoSense’s AI delivers personalized news insights—concise, tailored summaries that translate headlines into meaningful takeaways. Complementing these updates are interactive learning modules that explain financial concepts through visuals and real-world scenarios. In beta testing, over 80% of users reported a clearer understanding of economic topics after one module, with completion rates above 90%—unusually high for financial education tools. This innovative approach has gained recognition at international design competitions including the London Design Awards, French Design Awards, and New York Product Design Awards, highlighting its impact on financial literacy and inclusive design. By combining personalized context, intuitive design, and actionable guidance, EconoSense empowers underserved audiences—including immigrants and young adults—to make informed financial decisions. It turns intimidating economic data into practical knowledge, fostering confidence and resilience in a rapidly changing world.
This conceptual branding project for the LA 2028 Olympics encompassed a comprehensive suite of design deliverables, including the logo, typeface, style guide, NBC Sports promo package, infographics, and off-air materials. The design direction was inspired by the unique character and energy of Los Angeles, translating the city’s vibrancy and architectural innovation into a visual language that celebrates the Olympics. The main idea for the logo originated from shapes borrowed from the Oscars’ stage set, reinterpreted into a simple, abstract form. The shape language, influenced by Postmodern architecture in Los Angeles, captures the dynamic movement of Olympic athletes, creating a sense of motion and energy while maintaining a bold, modern aesthetic. The logo’s “paper-folded” look, together with the typeface selection, reinforces this sense of dimensionality and playfulness. The aesthetic color palette was drawn from Los Angeles’ sky, sunsets, and night city lights, producing gradients that blend smoothly and harmoniously. These colors reflect the city’s atmospheric beauty and symbolize the Olympics as a union of diverse sports, highlighting each event as a distinct form of art. The wide typeface, Sweet Sans Pro Medium/Bold, echoes the logo’s curved and straight lines, ensuring visual cohesion across all applications, from on-air graphics to promotional materials. Overall, the project captures the spirit of Los Angeles and the Olympics, creating a vibrant, modern, and unified visual identity that celebrates athleticism, culture, and creativity.
Our design theme for this campaign centers on the reflection of body parts, inspired by the photographer’s frequent use of the body as a subject. The camera, as an extension of our vision, becomes a metaphor for the eye. The eye is not only a window through which we see the outside world, but also a surface upon which the outside reflects back—blurring the boundary between observer and observed. This dual movement of gaze and imprint captures the tension between looking out and being looked upon, between self and other. The campaign visualizes this layered perception, inviting viewers to question where seeing ends and being seen begins. Project Collaboration with DyDanni
Cypris is a research platform that centralizes global innovation data—patents, academic papers, company news, and organizations—for R&D professionals. As the company’s first in-house product designer, Robin Ahn was brought on to define the design vision and build a unified system that could scale with Cypris’ rapidly growing datasets. Partnering closely with engineers, analysts, and stakeholders, Robin led a ground-up reimagining of the platform—transforming it into an intuitive, accessible, and AI-powered workspace. With millions of new research papers and a rapidly expanding patent dataset, Robin designed interfaces to visualize complex legal metadata like patent families, events, citations, and global assignees. She also introduced a Lucene-based Advanced Search with Boolean builders, inline help, and real-time query feedback—making powerful functionality usable for both experts and casual users. Beyond search, she overhauled the dashboard, side panels, and interactions to improve navigation, discovery, and engagement with Saved Searches, Collections, and AI Reports. She also led a full redesign of Monitoring, simplifying setup, improving the email experience, and creating dashboards to track citations, legal events, and AI-tracked trends. Her work established Cypris as a scalable, enterprise-grade research product—elevating its design, usability, and ability to support global R&D workflows at scale.
The design centers on the traditional lantern form, incorporating Chinese medicine symbols and yin-yang imagery. Through playful hand gesture vocabulary, it reinterprets cultural connections with a light, modern visual language. Starting from everyday life, the work breaks stereotypes of Chinese medicine, conveying its warmth and innovative spirit while presenting a new aesthetic of Taiwanese herbal culture.