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AR Plants
AR Plants

Mixed Media

AR Plants

I chose to work with AR, a popular format in people's use of electronic devices. AR has the potential and powerful visual effects to achieve my intention of bringing nature to the office. This convenient way to make people can interact with the AR... More

Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq
Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq

Crafts

Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq

The story begins with my valuing of my ethnic identity. When I deeply realized that I am Ha Ni, I tried to discover everything about my ethnicity and culture from this complex world. Throughout the research process of this project, I went through... More

Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq
Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq

Graphic Design

Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq

To better showcase hand embroidery, I drew inspiration from traditional embroidery patterns and designed them into a font. Using each small cross-stitch as a unit in Illustrator, I arranged them into lines and then patterns. I designed and... More

Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq
Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq

Publication

Embroidery——From Ha Ni to Aqkaq

The story begins with my valuing of my ethnic identity. When I deeply realized that I am Ha Ni, I tried to discover everything about my ethnicity and culture from this complex world. Throughout the research process of this project, I went through... More

SOLO TEQUILA
SOLO TEQUILA

Other

SOLO TEQUILA

Background: In an international city like Toronto, there are people who come from everywhere in the world, some of them come here alone for a job, and some of them are away from home. In the quiet evening, they may not have a party to go to, they... More

UNISON-ALL GENDER menstrual products
UNISON-ALL GENDER menstrual products

Other

UNISON-ALL GENDER menstrual products

"The idea came from what I noticed during the period, every time my female friends or I had to use the tampon outside the home, everybody would just not say anything and hide the tampon and bring it to the washroom. Especially when there are men... More

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Yingran Xu

“What are the critical topics in today's human society? What are the boundaries of design discussions? The universe, nature, ethnicity... Design is a language that can connect all disciplines,...” [More]