Resume
This section provides an overview of my academic background, professional experiences, and creative projects. It highlights the skills, artistic vision, and professional development that shape my path as a visual storyteller.
Zhigian FU (Laria)
Illustration MFA
EDUCATION
Hong Kong Baptist University
Media Art and Design
2020 - 2024
The Savannah College of Art & Design
Illustration
2024 -
SKILLS
Illustration Skills: Proficient in digital illustration, skilled in drawing characters, animals, and sceneswith a wide range of styles including realistic, cute, flat, and fantasy.
Professional Software: Experienced in using Photoshop, illustrator, Procreate, and Clip Studio Paint.capable of delivering commercial-level project outputs efficiently.
Visual Design: Fquipped with graphic design and layout skills, able to handle brand posters, eventmaterials,and socialmedia visuals.
Art Foundation: Trained in sketching, color, and composition, with strong attention to rhythm andvisual storytelling, able to independently complete comprehensive visual design solutions.
ACADEMICEXPERIENCE
The 3rd Chow Tai Fook “My Modern Store” Commercial Design Competition
Store Designer | Winner of “Most Popular Award” | 2023
Project Role: Served as the team's visual lead, responsible for overall store style positioning, visual layout planning, and key illustration design, ensuring consistency and appeal.
Creative Design: Integrated Chow Tai Fook's brand philosophy with contemporary aesthetics to createa store concept that balanced commercial value expression, enhancing customer visual experience.
Team Collaboration: Worked closely with brand strategy and content teams to efliciently integrateproposals and design presentation materials.
Project Outcome: The final design stood out in online voting and won the “ost Popular Award,strengthening both independent creativity and teamwork skills in a commercial project setting
SELF-EVALUATION
Passion for Greativity: Lifelong love for drawing and visual arts, with a keen sense of aesthetics andcontinuous creative drive, skilled at drawing inspiration from everyday life.
Strong Learning Ability: Highly adaptable to new software, styles, and techniques; able to quicklymaster diverse design tasks and continuously optimize the creative process.
Communication & Collaboration: Effective communicator with strong teamwork skills; capable ofworking eficiently with colleagues, understanding client needs, and translating them into compellingvisua outcomes.