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Qi Zhu

Graphic Design
2021 Fall
Minor in Business
Graduation with Honors
Transmedia, Motion, and Branding

Decompose to recompose

Taking computers apart was my favorite pastime as a 12-year-old. Inside the complex structure, every component was a new path to explore. As I learned more about them, I started putting pieces together to build computers. My decomposing habit became the basis of recomposing. Today, that mindset is the foundation of my design practice that guides me through complex notions and problems. Breaking them down into the most elemental concepts, I analyze and understand. When opportunities emerge, I dive into them bravely and start to construct with all the insight. Setting rules, adding layers, my designs grow into the form of a logo, a typeface, a piece of motion, lines of codes, or all of them combined.