GRAPHIC & MEDIA DESIGN SHOWCASE 2024 STUDENTS

Jixiaoyue Zhang

Hello! I’m a graphic designer from China specialising in image making, illustration, and book design, with additional experience and knowledge in motion graphics and animation. I enjoy exploring cultural history and social issues through various visual languages, using my work to express my voice and foster a deeper connection with the audience.

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Anime Era 1930-Present

Explore the Evolution of Japanese Anime: A Comprehensive Journey from 1930 to Present. This book discusses the changing trends and aesthetics of Japanese anime, including the creative genesis, popular themes and artistic styles encompassing scene design, character design, animation making, and impressions and achievements of each era. Spanning four distinct eras (1930-1969, 1970-1989, 1990-2000, and 2000 to the present), this book catalogues and analyses selected works, offering insights into their influence.

Hidden Emotions

This design will tell the story of an ordinary person growing up in a toxic family. It will show the root causes of toxic families and how negative emotions emerge in this chronically stressful environment. Many teenagers are facing this unfortunate family situation. Their parents often behave in ways that harm others or have a negative impact on the lives of those around them. The child becomes the victim, and the stress lasts for years and can cause mental health problems. How it will affect people’s mental health in the future will be discussed to wake up those in toxic families to the seriousness of the problem and show what they have suffered. It will be shown through publication. The overall content will be divided into three parts. Based on the information I researched, I divided each part into three main points, and planned to use these to show what a toxic family looks like, how emotions are born, and what are the consequences.