I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with 4 years of full-time design experience across publishing and advertising production, plus freelance design work for education, business and creative clients. I am dedicated to making complex or text-heavy content clear, engaging, and accessible, with a focus on reducing barriers to reading through thoughtful graphics and illustrations. I am passionate about exploring creative tools and media.…

KIT CHAN

I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with 4 years of full-time design experience across publishing and advertising production, plus freelance design work for education, business and creative clients. I am dedicated to making complex or text-heavy content clear, engaging, and accessible, with a focus on reducing barriers to reading through thoughtful graphics and illustrations. I am passionate about exploring creative tools and media.…

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I am a Graphic Designer and Illustrator with 4 years of full-time design experience across publishing and advertising production, plus freelance design work for education, business and creative clients.

I am dedicated to making complex or text-heavy content clear, engaging, and accessible, with a focus on reducing barriers to reading through thoughtful graphics and illustrations. I am passionate about exploring creative tools and media.

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Language

English
Fluent
Japanese
Fluent
Chinese
Fluent

Work Experience

Freelance Graphic Designer, Illustrator at Self-employed / Freelance
January 1, 2022 - Present
Provide illustration and design services for clients in the indie game, education, business and creative sectors, including digital paintings, e-cards, printed materials and presentation slides. Develop visual concepts from briefs, adapting style and detail level to audience and purpose. Manage freelance projects from brief discussion through to final delivery, maintaining clear communication and attention to deadlines. Revise artwork and design assets based on client feedback to achieve the required visual direction and final quality. Expand creative and technical skills across digital illustration, UI design, web content, 3D modelling and 3D printing.
Design Assistant at Educational Publishing House Limited, Hong Kong
May 1, 2019 - June 1, 2022
Designed layouts for school textbooks and picture books, applying typography, spacing, hierarchy, readability and consistency. Created infographics based on text descriptions to enhance textbook clarity. Illustrated vector mascots, icons and scene backgrounds for educational materials. Retouched photographs and prepared visual assets for publication. Collaborated in a team-based publishing workflow, carefully following established design styles, typesetting rules and series guidelines to maintain consistency across long-form publication projects. Took ownership of textbook series design, from visual style and layout planning through to final production, under guidance from the art director and editors.
Graphic Design Assistant at ASTC Advertising Production Ltd., Hong Kong
August 1, 2017 - August 1, 2018
Designed seasonal window stickers, festive decorations, and promotional graphics for shopping malls and residential properties. Created large-format banners and promotional visuals for commercial clients. Prepared vector files for signage, laser-cut stickers and zinc stencils, with attention to production requirements. Handled general administrative duties including filing, answering calls, processing invoices and operating office equipment.
Illustrator Internship at Metro Daily
April 1, 2013 - December 1, 2013
Created instructional illustrations for a newspaper column on acupressure techniques.

Education

BA (Hons) Visual Communication (Illustration) at Birmingham City University
September 1, 2014 - June 1, 2015
Higher Diploma in Creative Media (2D animation) at Hong Kong Design Institute
September 1, 2012 - June 1, 2014

Qualifications

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Industry Experience

Education, Media & Entertainment, Software & Internet, Professional Services, Other, Gaming
    Scene Modelling
    3D modelling and rendering a room scene. 3Dmodelling scenedesign More: https://www.twine.net/signin…
    Ringing Heart

    Flying Milk Tea functions as an e-shop and social media service dedicated to “Doujinshi” culture in Hong Kong. “Doujinshi” refers to independently published manga, mainly derivatives of Japanese anime. Additionally, Flying Milk Tea serves as a job agency for Hong Kong creators, especially illustrators. This is a music video for the theme song of Flying Milk Tea. I participated in the animation effects of the project as a freelanced job.

    Smart ICT
    Smart ICT is a textbook series designed for junior secondary school students, focusing on programming skills. branding graphicdesigner bookdesign editorialdesign More: https://www.twine.net/signin Product page: https://www.twine.net/signin…
    Robot Challenge Mat
    Table Banner for STEM workshop. This freelance project involved designing a field map for their robotics workshop. The map was created to match the visual style and theme of their classroom and featured illustrated environments such as beaches, oceans, and arctic landscapes. illustrator graphicdesigner vectordrawing More: https://www.twine.net/signin…