YAHENG LI
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Yaheng Li
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I'm Yaheng Li, a visual designer in the San Francisco Bay Area crafting bold product experience design, distinctive brand identities, typography, and immersive visual narratives that spark connection and curiosity.

I come from the most populous city of the most populous country in the world. My height and weight are both average, even my last name is the most common one. The nickname I've created for myself is derived from the word 'average'. I am the definition of the average which means I may understand so many 'ordinary' people better.
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Fairly and objectively interpreting and expressing the needs of people, I chose and was honored to be one of these ordinary yet talented creators equipped with some special skills. During this journey, I also came to understand myself better, realizing how ordinary and unique I am at the same time. Design makes things so similar to each other yet one-of-a-kind.

Education

California College of the Arts

Master of Design in Interaction Design

San Francisco, CA


ArtCenter College of Design

Master of Fine Arts in Graphic Design

ArtCenter Grad Scholarship

ArtCenter Portfolio Scholarship

Pasadena, CA


Shandong University

Bachelor of Fine Arts in Industrial Design

Jinan, China


Yonsei University

Exchange

Seoul, South Korea

Experience

2024.07-2024.09

AKQA

Design Intern

Los Angeles, CA

2021.03-2022.07

FullJet

Senior Visual Designer

Shanghai, China

2020.08-2021.01

Publicis Groupe

Senior Art Director

Shanghai, China

2019.01-2019.12

ARK Design

Visual Designer

Shanghai, China

2018.02-2019.01

KR Space

UI/UX Designer

Shanghai, China

awards

Graphis Award

New Talent Gold 2024

Musenia

Honorable Mention 2024 x2


Communication Arts

Award of Excellence in Interactive 2024

Meme United Football Club

Award of Excellence in Typography 2025

Different Ways of Seeing


Young Ones Awards

ADC Shortlist 2024 x2

Portfolio Winner 2025

Yaheng Li


DNA Paris Design Awards

Winner 2024

MuseniaQuarantine TalesMeme United Football Club


World Brand Design Society

Winner 2025

Meme United Football ClubDifferent Ways of Seeing


UX Design Awards

New Talent Nominated 2025

Meme United Football Club

Concept Nominated 2026

Intosphere


PRINT Awards

First in Website+App Design 2025

Intosphere

Second in Books 2025

Different Ways of Seeing


Awwwards

Honourable Mention 2025

Yaheng Design


GDC Award

Editorial Book Design Shortlist 2025

Exhibitions

2023.09-2024.01

Hoffmitz Milken Center for Typography Gallery (H_M_C_T)

Pasadena, CA

2024.05-2024.08

Lithographix Gallery

Hawthorne, CA

2024.11

The 14th Hiiibrand Awards Exhibition

Hangzhou, China

Features

Communication Arts | Fresh

Yaheng Li


Graphis | Design Blog

Can’t Afford a Picasso?


163 NetEase News

Practicing Imagination Amidst Change


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