PolyU Design Undergraduate Programme (Visual Communication) Application Portfolio

PROFILE
Self-motivated and risk-taking designer with proficient conceptual and practical design skills. I am an all-rounded student with outstanding academic performance. I am aspire to unleash the power of creativity and use it as a medium to imnfluence our society.

EDUCATION
Creative Secondary School
Middle Years Program 2010 - 2011 International Baccalaureate (IB) Diploma Electives Taken: Visual Arts, Design Technology, Economics 2011 - 2013

Christian Alliance Cheng Wing Gee College

Hong Kong Diploma of Secondary Education 2006 - 2010

EXPERIENCE

Lo Tin Pui, Edwin

Explorer of Creativity

SKILLS
Language
Fluent in Cantonese, English and Putonghua

Design Internship Breakthrough Ltd. / July-August 2010 Created promotional materials and official T-shirt design Design Internship am ideas / April 2010 Work experience in an advertising studio Chief Graphic Artist innovator / July 2011-Present Created all visual elements for the app project "Magnet Pig" Promotional Team Leader Creative Secondary School Student Council / 2011-2012 Created identity design, posters and organized campaigns Graphic Designer Creative Secondary School Yearbook Team / 2011-2012 Created the cover, various illustrations and layouts

Studio
Oil, acrylic painting Charcoal, pencil sketching Watercolor

Software
Skilled with using Adobe CS5, Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, Flash, After Effects Mac/PC

TechnoLife Digital Illustration 238 cm x 84 cm

Artist Statement TechnoLife is a reflection on our overuse of technology. In the artwork, I juxtaposed the time and space in which people were using their mobile devices, resulting in some outrageous scenarios. The outrageousness is in fact, a call for the audiences to reevaluate their relationship with technology.

Magnet Pig App Design Sketches and Modeling Pencil and clay

Artist Statement "Magnet Pig" is a self-initiated collaborative App design project. Sketching takes up a lot of time in my creative process and used these sketches as stimulations for the digitalized illustrations. I also created a clay model for the main character so as to aid the process of drafting and creating the animation.

Magnet Pig App Design Project Digital For the animation and gameplay demo, please visit: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0sqKwbCHr04

Magnet Pig Promotional booklet and menu design Digital

Artist Statement The booklet was designed for the Apple WWDC 2012 Student Scholarship Competition as a team entry, which is an introduction to the "Magnet Pig" App design project. As for the "Three Little Pigs" menu, it will be used on the chapter selection page in the game.

concept 1 - We Connect All of Us With Passion. Symbolism used: The six hearts - bringing a loving connection and cohesion between schools six houses and students

concept 1.5 - We Listen, We Act and We Grow. Symbolism used: (Left) Uses negative space to form the shape of a star. The logo also symbolizes a tree with 3 pairs of ears collecting opinion. (Right) Develope to a shape of a wheel - the council takes students' opinion into action,

concept 2 We Connect Everyone and We Build Our Future. Symbolism used: Bridge - the councils role for the students and the school Stars - bright future

concept 3 development - We Hear the Echos.

(Alternative)

Galaxy, Creative Secondary School Student Council Initial Logo Design Concepts Digital

Artist Statement As the promotional team leader, I was in charge of the identity design for the student council. The above images show my investigation process before creating the final design. 7

Development 1

Development 2

Galaxy Student Council Logo Design Development Digital Artist Statement The strokes of the letter "g" were taken from the school logo and they form the shape of an ear which represents "listening to students' opinion". The logo also resembles the planet Saturn as a connection with the name "Galaxy". Along with the use of purple, the logo helps establishing a recognizable identity for the council.

Final Design

Rid the Grids Acrylic on canvas 83 cm x 83 cm Artist Statement Rid the Grids states how I strived for a change by changing schools. I borrowed the idea of spot painting from Damien Hirst. However, in contrast to his neat composition, I adopted a design that shows a gradual displacement of the spots. Hence, this shows how I chose to walk away from my comfort zone.

ID Cube Color stickers on MDF boards 35(W) x 35(D) x 35(H) cm Artist Statement This installation is a statement of my puzzled mind as a Hong Kong citizen. I borrowed the concept of a Rubiks Cube twisting nature, and how different colors are being mixed together. Taking factors such as cultural integration and political environment, my identity can hardly be separated into clear categorizations.

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I Lost My ID Cube Print Photography 125 cm x 105 cm

Photography series derived from the "ID Cube" installation project 11

Pawnsumerism Sound-activated neon installation 100 cm x 150 cm

Artist Statement Neon sign is a symbolism of consumerism. The concept of pawning ties with consumerism in the sense that they are based on human desires. The design of Pawnsumerism uses colloquial Cantonese and reassembles the meaning of Pawning very often. Therefore, the artwork is a written criticism of such phenomenon.
For a video demonstration of the work, please visit http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lMm08eUyNCk

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A Type of Art Enamel paint and marker on found object 44(W) x 30(D) x 16(H) cm Artist Statement Are art and design different? In this artwork, I explored the relationship between these two forms of creativity. Using enamel paint and marker, I repainted this old typewriter with china pattern. "Design can be art. Design can be aesthetics." this quote from Paul Rand sums up what I realized as I was finishing the work.

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Roll Away Fine liner on tissue rolls 110(W) x 12(D) x 210(H) cm Artist Statement This series of observational drawings on tissue paper is a reflection of our throwaway society. Furthermore, as we tear away a square of tissue paper, this act symbolizes forgoing future resources for our next generation. I hope to enlighten the audience; allowing them to rethink about how they should treat our earths valuable resources.

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Urdu, Urdu Oil on canvas 91 cm x 61 cm

Artist Statement Through painting the faces of Pakistani children, I engaged into their culture and I realized how fascinating it was to understand people from the other side of the world. Through this portraiture, I hope to let people learn and to care more about these ethnic minorities as we live together in this community.

(Original image)

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George Stubbs Impression Acrylic on canvas 30 cm x 40 cm An imitation of English painter George Stubbs artwork.

Portrait of a Child Charcoal on paper 38 cm x 28.5 cm A portrait of a child from Chinese ethnic minority.

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