jenny jianing liu

“Like how the Earth orbits around the sun, we naturally orbit around our everyday life. Yet for some people, they are on the edge of slipping off the path; every minute, every second for them is precious. As time is slipping by like sand falling through an hourglass, eight minutes is the time that could shine hope in their lives. As designers, we also aim at making changes in people’s lives. This exhibition showcases eight projects by creative individuals who orbit around the users. Through the process of infinite diverging and converging, they came up with ideas that can ease difficulties and make the journey of life enjoyable.”

就像地球圍繞著太陽轉動一樣，我們也自然而然地遵循著各自的日常軌跡而生活。但對某些在生活邊緣掙扎的人而言， 每一分每一秒都無比珍貴。在時間像沙漏中的沙子般匆匆流逝之際，八分鐘可以為他們帶來生命的希望。身為設計師，我們也同樣以改變生活為目標。此次展覽展出了了八個設計師團隊圍繞著使用者而創作的作品。通過在設計軌跡上反覆的製作與改進，他們的設計為生命之旅中的苦難轉帶來希望。

learn and review our process video shown at the exhibition https://youtu.be/790gGVO1bsg

reimage the identity of Vancouver city & identity guide design

With its scenic views, mild climate, and very friendly people, Vancouver is known around the world as both a popular tourist attraction and one of the best places to live. Vancouver city is also one of the most ethnically and linguistically diverse cities in Canada with 52 percent of the current living population speaking a first language other than English. Vancouver city has hosted 26 international conferences and events, including the 2010 Winter Olympics and 2010 Winter Paralympics. Vancouver city is made up of people from diverse cultural backgrounds with varying abilities. Our diversity works, programs, awards, and celebrations are a part of what makes Vancouver inclusive to our residents.

Book design of essays collection of 4 artists from the 19 century talking about Typography.

New Life in Print(1930) by Jan Tschichold

Destruction of Syntax−Imagination Without Strings Words-in-Freedom(1913) by Filippo Tommaso Marinetti

Crystal Goblet or Pringting Should be Invisible(1932) by Beatrice Warde

Towards Universal Type(1935) by Herbert Bayer

Re-imagining St. Paul’s wayfingding system with patients at the centre

The New St. Paul’s painted nature identity system will pave the way for transforming the future of healthcare by bringing the natural world indoors through an abstract, expressive approach.

“Hyphen” is a project about connecting, encourages people to step out of our comfort zones and take a break from our routines, observe the things around us and learn to appreciate their existence. Through a series of activities and prompts, in the form of publication and interactive installation, participants are given opportunities to connect with their inner identities, memories, nature and people around them.

We all live in a contemporary society that owns the power and techniques that it intends to help us live our life more comfortable, but at the same time, we are constantly losing the skill to socialize with people around us. People tend to stay in our comfort zone, building boundaries to gain this sense of 'secure' and 'comfort,' which we should not always be seeking. To open up and be expressive can challenge ourselves in some way, but it's something that you should be proud of and happy to do, and it could be helpful at the same time. A report has revealed that by making a connection with each other, we gain a sense of belonging, and less chance of getting depressed, less "stress-related problems" and lower risk of mental problems. In contemporary society, lots of people have small psychological questions. It's either we don't know about it, or we choose to ignore it since it's not something to concern about at all; by sharing our thoughts and socialize, these little concerns can be eliminated. Stop brainwashing yourself as being alone and be cool with naturally who you are; there's never a good life to decide to live in a cocoon and being secure all the time. Multiple factors form our society and our behaviour.

The technology of TV was invented in the case for people to spend more time with their family, that imagining a family sitting around a TV and watch a show together. Still, when a child, a mid-age man, and a grandmother seating together watching one TV show, it's not going to fulfill their favours; to solve this problem, everyone gets their TV, seating in their room individually, watching their favourite TV show; which totally moved away from its origin of Family Gathering. As every new technique came out, it changes how we behave and twisted our society too.

a collaboration work with Evelyn (Yiyun) Li

Re-Imagining Chinese medical clinic and medical treatments

a creative introduction to studio corelam and the material ‘corelam’

a logo design project for ‘nacoda’ corporation

discover the rhythm between water, cycle, health and comfort

creating and keep the randomness of line strokes, expressing the notion of stress and frustration, etc. visually reflecting all kinds of emotions. using gradient mesh tool to create this color background, includes pink and orange which is happy and inviting, and in contrast having this sad blue and black at the bottom.

keywords at the top which says:

heart broken, anguish, homesickness, anxiety, grief.

all this things that lead to sadness which is normal responses that’s nothing to worry about.

also playing with different kinds of printing methods, black and white print, laser print, and risograph printing. looking into how little manipulation in the design can better support different printing method