PK is an illustrator who has collaborated with brands including Apple, Google, New Balance, and Blue Bottle Coffee. His work centers on everyday life and personal stories. He is best known for the series Every Person in Shanghai, which captures realistic moments across the city, and Life Moments, which portrays youth culture through vibrant and energetic colors. PK has also collaborated with Nike on several acclaimed sneaker designs, such as the Year of the Dog AF1 and Shanghai Dunk 2, and has hosted a well-received live drawing event at Apple Jing’an in Shanghai.…

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PK is an illustrator who has collaborated with brands including Apple, Google, New Balance, and Blue Bottle Coffee. His work centers on everyday life and personal stories. He is best known for the series Every Person in Shanghai, which captures realistic moments across the city, and Life Moments, which portrays youth culture through vibrant and energetic colors. PK has also collaborated with Nike on several acclaimed sneaker designs, such as the Year of the Dog AF1 and Shanghai Dunk 2, and has hosted a well-received live drawing event at Apple Jing’an in Shanghai.…

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PK is an illustrator who has collaborated with brands including Apple, Google, New Balance, and Blue Bottle Coffee. His work centers on everyday life and personal stories. He is best known for the series Every Person in Shanghai, which captures realistic moments across the city, and Life Moments, which portrays youth culture through vibrant and energetic colors. PK has also collaborated with Nike on several acclaimed sneaker designs, such as the Year of the Dog AF1 and Shanghai Dunk 2, and has hosted a well-received live drawing event at Apple Jing’an in Shanghai.

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Skills

Experience Level

Illustration
Expert
Animation
Intermediate

Work Experience

Design Leader & illustrator in Emoji Team at Google - Contractor
April 1, 2016 - May 1, 2018
I worked with the Google Material Design team to build a new generation of emojis, leading a team of illustrators to unify Google visual style across platforms and enhance cultural awareness.
Visual Designer in NBU team & Payment team at Google - Contractor
February 1, 2019 - September 1, 2020
As a visual designer, I collaborated with UX & UI teams to ensure asset consistency across iOS and Android platforms while designing various visual assets.
Visual Designer in Payment team at Google - Contractor
August 1, 2021 - April 1, 2022
Focused on enhancing visual design within the payment team and contributed to numerous projects that improved the user experience.
Retail Specialist at Apple
May 1, 2022 - November 1, 2022
Provided excellent customer service and solutions by identifying customer needs and guiding them towards appropriate products.

Education

Bachelor of Graphic Design at Shanghai University of Engineering Science
January 1, 1997 - January 1, 2001
Animation at Shanghai Huashan Art Secondary Technical School
January 1, 1994 - January 1, 1997

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Industry Experience

Media & Entertainment, Retail
    paper Apple

    This set of illustrations showcases the multiple identities of young individuals. Using a Mac computer can transform you into a musician, a designer, a programmer, and more. With Mac, you can conveniently engage in various creative work from anywhere, anytime.

    paper Google

    In 2016, I had the privilege of joining the Google Emoji development team. Over the course of a year and a half, I worked with team members to redesign and illustrate over 2600 emojis. Our objective was to seamlessly connect Android platform emojis with those on other mobile platforms, enabling smoother and more effective communication.

    paper New Balance China SS 2024

    In 2024, there was another collaboration with New Balance to launch the second season of “Centered Living.” In addition to continuing the everyday life scenes of both men and women from the first season, this season also incorporates elements of music and running.

    paper Uniqlo

    I collaborated with UNIQLO for the 2025 UTme! series to create a summer-themed artwork titled My Summer Time, featuring camping, running, birdwatching, and fishing. Each element can be used by customers to design their own T-shirts and tote bags in-store.

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