I am Lifei Chen, a graphic and packaging designer. My work in publication and packaging focuses on expressing emotion, memory, and sensory experience. I explore how subtle shifts in typography, material tactility, and structural form can respond to inner feelings. For me, design is not only an arrangement of forms but also a vessel for emotion. I often weave soft narrative threads into rational systems, allowing my projects to maintain a delicate and restrained emotional tension.

Lifei Chen

I am Lifei Chen, a graphic and packaging designer. My work in publication and packaging focuses on expressing emotion, memory, and sensory experience. I explore how subtle shifts in typography, material tactility, and structural form can respond to inner feelings. For me, design is not only an arrangement of forms but also a vessel for emotion. I often weave soft narrative threads into rational systems, allowing my projects to maintain a delicate and restrained emotional tension.

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I am Lifei Chen, a graphic and packaging designer. My work in publication and packaging focuses on expressing emotion, memory, and sensory experience.

I explore how subtle shifts in typography, material tactility, and structural form can respond to inner feelings. For me, design is not only an arrangement of forms but also a vessel for emotion. I often weave soft narrative threads into rational systems, allowing my projects to maintain a delicate and restrained emotional tension.

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Language

Chinese
Fluent
English
Intermediate

Work Experience

Design Intern (Brand Design / Graphic Design) at Rococo Design Group (Dalian, China)
July 1, 2021 - Present
Participated in branding and graphic design projects, assisted in visual identity, typography and layout design, and production of brand materials.
Freelance Graphic Designer at Independent / Freelance
January 1, 2021 - Present
Independently undertook posters, packaging design, publication layout, brand visuals, and graphic design projects.

Education

Master's degree in Graphic Media Design at London College of Communication, University of the Arts London (UAL LCC)
September 1, 2024 - December 1, 2025
Bachelor's degree in Packaging and Visual Communication Design at Shanghai Visual Arts Institute (SIVA)
January 1, 2019 - January 1, 2023

Qualifications

Pentawards International Packaging Design Award (Student Silver)
January 1, 2022 - June 4, 2026
National Industrial Design Vocational Skills Competition Silver (National First-class)
January 1, 2022 - June 4, 2026
China Star Design Award
January 1, 2023 - June 4, 2026
Shanghai Excellent Graduate
January 1, 2023 - June 4, 2026
University Scholarship – Third Prize (Two consecutive years)
January 1, 2021 - December 31, 2022

Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Consumer Goods, Retail, Education
    Jungdam 정담 | Brand Identity & Packaging Design

    ungdam 정담 is a brand identity and packaging design project for a London-based Korean artisanal food brand.
    The project explores how Korean craftsmanship, heritage, and everyday food culture can be translated into a warm and contemporary visual system. The name “Jungdam” carries a sense of warmth, sincerity, and quiet conversation, which became the emotional foundation of the brand.

    I developed the visual identity, logo system, packaging applications, typography, patterns. The logo uses red and blue inspired by the Korean flag, forming two gentle human-like figures that suggest a dialogue between maker and ingredient, tradition and modern life.

    Through packaging, visual storytelling, and brand applications, the project aims to communicate the warmth of Korean handmade food culture to a London-based audience.

    2025 Annual Record of Power Station of Art, Shanghai | Publication Design

    A publication design project for the 2025 Annual Record of Power Station of Art, Shanghai, documenting exhibitions, events, artists, and institutional activities through a structured editorial system.

    The project focuses on creating a clear and restrained visual language for museum-related content. Through typography, grid systems, image placement, and information hierarchy, the design organizes a large amount of archival material into a coherent and readable annual publication.

    This project strengthened my experience in editorial design, visual communication, layout systems, and long-form publication design.

    Baoshi Huzhuang | Brand Book Design for Zisha Craftsmanship

    A brand book design project for Baoshi Huzhuang, a Chinese zisha teapot brand rooted in craftsmanship, material culture, and family heritage.

    The book translates the warmth of zisha objects, the rhythm of handmade craftsmanship, and the brand’s generational memory into a readable and tactile visual narrative. Through photography, archival images, text, layout, and restrained visual pacing, the project presents the brand not only as a product maker, but also as a carrier of craft, time, and cultural memory.

    The cover design uses the silhouette of a teapot as the main visual element, paired with deep textures and warm brown tones to convey a grounded, calm, and crafted atmosphere. The inner pages continue a sense of quiet space and Eastern book aesthetics, connecting teapot-making techniques, object series, artisan stories, and brand heritage into a cohesive publication system.

    This project strengthened my experience in brand book design, editorial design, publication layout, visual storytelling, and culturally driven brand communication.