⚝ hi, hi, hello!

I’m Vivian Liang, a graphic designer and illustrator based in California, passionate about bringing play and accessibility into our professional lives!

My work and interests include digital product design, identity and branding, visual storytelling, and entertainment illustration. On my off hours, you can find me taking naps and snacking on strange things.

〆 send me a letter?

vivianliang00@gmail.com
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✧ education

08.2019—05.2022
BFA Communication Arts — Graphic Design
Otis College of Art & Design

2018—2019
BFA Illustration — Foundation Training
School of Visual Arts

✧ experience

09.2022—Present
Smith + Connors — Production Designer (Contract)

07.2022—Present
Small Green Door — Interaction Designer  (Freelance)

2021—2022
Otis Design Lab — Junior Designer

why one yen?

It’s a homophone of my Chinese name and English middle name — Wenyan! I like to think of it as meaning ‘one dream’, based on its lesser known definition.

yen
noun
noun: yen

⁽¹⁾    a longing or yearning.
"the continuing boom in the economy is allowing many consumers to indulge their yen for high-end toys"

verb
verb: yen; 3rd person present: yens; past tense: yenned; past participle: yenned; gerund or present participle: yenning.

⁽¹⁾    feel a longing or yearning.
"it's no use yenning for the old simplicities"

origin
late 19th century (in the sense ‘craving for a drug’): probably from Chinese yǎn ‘craving’, possibly reinforced by yān ‘opium’.