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NEW ENGLAND CONSERVATORY 2024
DEGREE PROJECT IDENTITY

*(Coding), (Motion), (Typography), (Identity)



“Her Way Home” is an identity design project for NEC's graduating performance. The motion extract of the context “extending way” aims to connect Asian artists with their sense of home, cultural background, and nostalgia.






GOODBYE ICARUS
*(Book Design), (Coding), (Motion), (Interactive Design)



Lingyi explored the subtle relationship between coding and mythology. 

By blending dynamic visuals from TouchDesigner with illustrations, the design transforms seaside scenery and metaphorical elements from Greek and Chinese mythology. 


GOODBYE ICARUS
INTERACTIVE VIDEO

*(Coding), (Motion), (Interactive Design)



This part utilized TouchDesigner, Processing, and Cavalry to transform Rhode Island’s sea wave sound recordings into visuals, which react with the graphic novel storytelling.


LOVE IS BLIND

*(Coding), (Motion), (Poster)



"Love is Blind" uses a visual acuity chart to symbolize love's impermanence, loneliness, and illusion of fulfillment. 

The poster shows how love's blindness envelops individuals, revealing only 愛 (the Chinese character for love) regardless of clarity or perception.


THE ASH

*(Exhibition), (Variable Font), (Book Design)



"The Ash" was a solo exhibition curated in June 2022 during the lockdown, in China.

Isolated in her countryside house garage, Lingyi innovated with available materials, using automotive repair tape cut into square segments as pixels to design fonts. This creative pivot allowed her to explore and redefine the interplay between raw materials and design principles.


FUTURE ARCHAEOLOGY:
EUCLASE TABLET


*(Exhibition), (3D Design), (Book Design)



"Future Archaeology: Euclase Tablet" blends graphic design with historical and futuristic themes, setting up an unreal museum in 2027.


It examines class disparities and the vulnerabilities of marginalized communities during crises, questioning historical continuity and societal divides.