Yanjun Chen, Yann, is a freelance illustrator/motion designer based in London. Yann self-published her illustration zines "Nightmare River" and "Shadow Self", which won awards in Communication Arts, 3x3, Hiii Illustration and Creative Quarterly. Yann's work explores Lifestyle, Relationships, and Girls’ emotion.
When not working, Yann enjoys listening to podcasts about Crime Stories and Humanities, loving hidden emotions in poetry and literature, and of course, going for a walk in the park when the sunshine comes out！
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SHANGHAI DISNEY RESORT ZOOTOPIA TREND x UGLY / Is Light Poetry / Australian Ramona Mag / London Gosh!Comic / London Still Llistening Mag/ Kangshifu Chinese New Year x GumLab / Luoshenfu NFT Project / US Magazine Ouch! Mag / Meituan Delivery x Links / Snow Beer x Links / Sisters' Mutual Help
Projects
- Editorial Illustration for BAZAARMEN x MSFThe latest illustration for the BAZAARMEN Magazine x (MSF)Doctors Without Borders article "Doctors Without Borders: Humanitarian Hope in the midst of War, Pestilence and Disaster" was drawn before the New Year. The article tells the story of three members of MSF, one of the world's largest independent medical relief organizations, Dr. Huang, Director Xue and Team Leader Zhang, who have been volunteering their medical services in Sierra Leone, South Sudan and Bangladesh, and have gone to the sce
- Drawing illustration cover of Beauvoir's novel, The Inseparables, originally titled Les inseparables in FrenchText Thoughts: Zaza is inhibited and bound amidst the traditions of her time, family and beliefs, as passionate and brilliant as red roses, blood and fire. Drawing Zaza and Sylvie on holiday in the garden, talking happily about philosophy and poetry scenes, wanting to set a happy scene against a sad one, I recorded in illustration the best moments of that memory, as if time was suspended at that moment.
- Doppelganger：My Shadow SelfThis work was created to tell the story of the impact that China's one child has had on the younger generation, especially on me personally, and the poetic fantasies, contradictions and conflicts that have been born out of this impact. This work is influenced by the theories of psychologist Carl Jung, capturing my thoughts and allowing my creativity to flow like blue water, encouraging me to be more honest with my shadow self. The piece was drawn in procreate and colored in photoshop. This ser
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Work history
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Illustrator & Graphic DesignerShanghai Links Technology Company LTD, China
London, United KingdomFull Time
Working as a commercial illustrator and graphic designer, responsible for illustrating and operating requirements and promotions from the company's clients brands, such as Snow Beer, Meituan Delivery, HEINEKEN, Alipay, Mengniu Dairy and Multi-Lift Cat.
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Editorial IllustratorWuxi Xinenji Technology Company LTD, China
Wuxi, Jiangsu, ChinaFull Time
Working as an editorial illustrator, responding to the editor's article and the art director's modifications to run the official WeChat account. Responsible for page layout and topic selection thinking.
Skills
- Illustration
- Abobe Illustrator
- Proactive
- Adobe Photoshop
- Adobe Indesign
- Social Media Management
- Animation
- Mandarin Chinese
- Cooking
- Chinese Painting
Education
Master of ArtsLondon College of Communication, UAL
London, United Kingdom
Use critical thinking from contemporary visual culture to think, research and create illustrations and visual media.
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Bachelor of Arts (BA) China Academy of Art
Hangzhou, China
The curriculum includes the language of illustration, picture books, literary illustration, language of comics, principles of animation, commercial illustration, sketching, lettering and book layout design, combined with coursework and social practice using illustration and comics to express editorial humanistic ideas.
Awards
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Award of ExcellenceCommunication Arts
which also selected to appear in Illustration Annual 64th. Of the 3,819 entries, only 138 were accepted, representing the work of 116 artists, making the Illustration Annual the most exclusive major illustration competition in the world.C
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Runner-upCreative Quarterly
Selecting my Shadow Self series as a Runner-up in the Student category, and it will be published in Creative Quarterly No.71 this summer.+ Show more