ABOUT WENXI
NAME
WENXI YU
SCHOOL
Tokyo Communication Art Training School.
My name is Wenxi Yu, graduated from LiaoNing Finance And Trade College, and my major was Visual Communication Design. During my college years, I studied basic knowledge of design, and developed solid skills in several Adobe software includes AI, PS, ID, XD, etc. I also found my interest in branding, environmental, and circulate design. After class, I actively participated in all kinds of discussions and projects held by the university and winning prizes in competitions.
I am interested in a lot of things since my childhood, and most of them I still love, like speed skating, skiing, visiting art galleries, photography, cinematography, and my favorite drawing and graphic design.
In January 2004, I won the Gold prize in the art competition held by the Fushun city, with my traditional Chinese painting.
November 2004, I won the Sino-Japanese Friendship Traditional Painting Awards.
March 2005, my painting was selected as outstanding works of Chinese young traditional painters and was exhibited in Russia.
In October 2005, I was awarded the Maple prize by the Association of Oversea Chinese Traditional Painting Research.
2010, in the environmental protection art competition held by the UNEP (United Nations Environment Programme), under the theme of bio-diversity, connect to nature, I won the first prize in the junior group, and was awarded by the executive director of UNEP Mr. Achim Steiner and the founder of UNEP Luohong environmental protection foundation Mr. Luohong. During the activities at UNEP, I got to know the UNEP Special Coordinator, Prof. Wang Zhijia, and was awarded the title of Future Environmental Protection Leader. Therefore, I was invited by Tencent Holdings Ltd., to become their special journalist, covering the activities of UNEP in Africa. During that time, I visited the Maasai Mara national reserve, the Great Rift Valley, the elephant orphanage, and witnessed the great Maasai Mara migration.
After I was enrolled in college, I continued to participate in a variety of activities and competitions.
From 2016 to 2017, I was awarded outstanding students by the university for two years and got the scholarship.
In September 2016, I was invited by Mr. Luohong, Chairman of the Board and President of the Beijing Holiland Enterprise Investment Management Co. LLC., to the opening ceremony of the LuoHong photography art museum, and unveil it with Prof. Wang Zhijia.
From 2017 to 2018, I won the outstanding prize twice, and the best photography prize in the college photography competition.
In 2017, I won the Times Young Creative Award with the branding design for the iReader App. And won the award again in 2018 with the branding design for iDo Jewellery.
After graduation, I came to Japan in 2019 and later enrolled in the Tokyo Communication Art to study Visual Design. The next year, I participated in the Urban Planning Project of the Next 30-50 years, Osaka Umeda, in collaboration with YANMAR Co., Ltd. The project logo and city character that I designed was highly regarded by Prof. Suzuki and Prof. Yamazaki, and were used in the project and a university exhibition.
In August 2019, I participated in the filmmaking of Detective Chinatown 3 at Asakusa, and my work was recognized by the director. It was a movie released on the first day of the Chinese 2021 new year.
Now, in 2021, I would like to join KMD to continue my study. The first reason is of course to increase my knowledge in design, enhance my designing ability, while still doing the things that I love. But more importantly, KMD is a great platform for me to create more possibilities in providing social service value and job opportunities. And also, I am sure I will meet a lot of wonderful people in KMD, professors and students.
Design has a lot of application opportunities in both micro and macro aspects, from product, advertisement, to environmental management, it's all related to design. In September 2015, the United Nations passed 17 sustainable development goals, these goals will guide the world into a road of sustainable development, and resource recycling is one of the most important goals. I am always excited whenever I found that I could solve such problems with the knowledge I learned.
I like the free and open academic atmosphere in KMD, and I think it will be great to study under your guidance, and keep doing the things that I am interested in. I will plan my career path and take control of my life. I hope I can learn from the KMD, and repay society with all my knowledge.
WENXI YU,2021
“LESS IS MORE WORK"
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