KYLA GU


BRANDING / GRAPHIC / MOTION / DIGITAL DESIGNER


BASED IN LONDON

BRANDING / GRAPHIC / MOTION / DIGITAL DESIGNER

BASED IN LONDON

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ABOUT 


KYLA GU IS A LONDON-BASED GRAPHIC, BRAND, AND TRANSMEDIA DESIGNER WITH OVER THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. BORN IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA, SHE HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST FOUNDATION IN DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES, COMBINED WITH A PASSION FOR CREATING IMPACTFUL VISUAL EXPERIENCES. SPECIALIZING IN COMPREHENSIVE BRAND IDENTITIES, SHE EXCELS AT CRAFTING VISUAL NARRATIVES THAT RESONATE DEEPLY WITH TARGET AUDIENCES.

KYLA'S EXPERTISE SPANS MULTIPLE FACETS OF DESIGN, INCLUDING CREATIVE CODING, MOTION DESIGN, AND 3D, ALLOWING HER TO EXPLORE AND EXPAND THE BORDERS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. HER PROFICIENCY IN TYPOGRAPHY ENSURES THAT SHE EFFECTIVELY CONVEYS BRAND MESSAGES THROUGH CAREFULLY CRAFTED AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING LAYOUTS. ADDITIONALLY, HER SKILLS IN MOTION DESIGN BRING BRANDS TO LIFE, CREATING ENGAGING AND IMMERSIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCES.

IN DECEMBER 2022, KYLA COMPLETED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN GRAPHIC BRANDING AND IDENTITY FROM THE LONDON COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, UAL. DURING HER STUDIES, SHE SPECIALIZED IN BRANDING CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION, FURTHER HONING HER SKILLS. CURRENTLY, KYLA IS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AT LANDOR, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF DESIGN AND INNOVATION.



EXPERIENCE


LONDON
LANDOR

04/2023

PRESENT

MID-WEIGHT

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ UTILIZED BRAND STRATEGY KNOWLEDGE AND ADOBE SOFTWARE SKILLS IN MAKING VISUAL CONTENT FOR FORTUNE 500 BRANDS INCLUDING PWC, BAT, BP.

/ CRAFTED COMPELLING DESIGNS THAT SEAMLESSLY EXTEND ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND MEDIA, ENSURING CONSISTENT BRAND MESSAGING AND ENGAGEMENT.



DUBAI
PEEC

12/2022

PRESENT

CONTRACT

VISUAL DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ DEVELOPED A STRONG WORKING KNOWLEDGE OF THE CLIENT'S BRAND, ENSURING BRAND STANDARDS WERE UPHELD AND BRAND EXPOSURE WAS INCREASED.

/ PRODUCED A VARIETY OF MATERIAL PRODUCTS FOR THE BRAND AND PARTICIPATED IN THE DESIGN OF THE BRAND'S ECO-FRIENDLY CAR IN CO-OPERATION WITH THE DUBAI GOVERNMENT.




LONDON
JACK RENWICK STUDIO

12/2022

02/2023

INTERNSHIP

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ PARTICIPATED IN THE BRAND STRATEGY AND RESEARCH PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE COMPLETION OF BRAND STORY AND BRAND NAMING.

/ EXPLORATED STUDIO WEBSITE FOR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.



LONDON
TTASSELLAB

06/2022

08/2022

FREELANCE

VISUAL DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ CREATED DESIGNS AND CONCEPTS FOR THE BRAND BOOK BASED ON ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF TYPOGRAPHY AND AESTHETIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES.

/ USED COMPOSITION AND LAYOUT THEORY KNOWLEDGE TO DESIGN THEIR WEBSITE FOR DIFFERENT SCREEN TYPES ACCORDING TO CLIENT NEEDS AND PREFERENCES.



GUANGZHOU
ANOTHER DESIGN STUDIO

11/2020

09/2021

JUNIOR

VISUAL DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/DEVELOPING CREATIVE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CONTENT FOR THE EXHIBITIONS’ VISUAL IDENTITY AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION SET-UPS.

/ DESIGNED AND DELIVERED INTERACTION-READY DIGITAL CONTENT FOR BRANDS USING TRANSMEDIA LANGUAGE CODING WHILE ENSURING MAXIMUM BRAND AWARENESS OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE/ MARKET.

/UTILIZED AFTER EFFECTS AND CINEMA 4D IN MAKING MOTION GRAPHIC ANIMATIONS FOR VIDEO PRODUCTIONS TO PROMOTE BRANDS.




GUANGZHOU
GIZZ. BRAND DESIGN CONSULTANT CO., LTD.

07/2018

09/2018

INTERNSHIP

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ CONSULTED WITH CLIENTS TO GAIN AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR NEEDS PRIOR TO PROJECT INITIATION AND PRODUCED APPEALING AND COMPELLING PRESENTATIONS THAT ENGAGED TARGET AUDIENCES.

/ WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH TEAM MEMBERS TO CREATE THE PACKAGE CONCEPT, DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THE WHOLE SERIES OF A SKINCARE BRAND.

/PRODUCED QUALITY CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEADLINES.




GUANGZHOU
HENGDE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

01/2018

03/2018

CONTRACT

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ MANAGED AND DEVELOPED THE COMPANY’S VISUAL IDENTITY INCLUDING BRAND POSITIONING, ADVERTISING MATERIALS, PROMOTIONS, AND DIGITAL MARKETING.

/ LEVERAGE BRANDING EXPERTISE IN ENHANCING THE COMPANY'S CORPORATE IMAGE TO ENSURE PROFITABILITY AND BUSINESS GROWTH.

/ CONSISTENTLY BROUGHT FORTH
A POSITIVE WORK ETHIC AND A PASSION FOR MY CRAFT.




GUANGZHOU
GU LIWEI ADVERTISING DESIGN COMPANY

06/2016

09/2017


FREELANCE

GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT

/ DESIGNED AND DELIVERED SAFETY EDUCATION ASSETS FOR SHENZHEN SAFETY SUPERVISED BUREAU SEASONALLY, 4 SEASONS IN TOTAL.





EDUCATION


UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, UAL 

09 / 2021

12 / 2022

MASTER'S DEGREE

MA GRAPHIC BRANDING AND IDENTITY




CHINA
GUANGZHOU ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

09 / 2016
-
07 / 2020



BACHELOR'S DEGREE

BA GRAPHIC DESIGN

ACHIEVEMENT

/ GRADUATION WITH HONOUR  

/ EXCELLENT FINAL PROJECT




SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

09 / 2018
-
12 / 2018

EXCHANGE STUDENT PROGRAM

BA DESIGN  


 



AWARDS


D&AD NEW BLOOD AWARDS

2022

WOOD PENCIL

CHIVAS

/ ONE OF 186 PENCIL WINNERS OUT OF THOUSANDS OF ENTRIES FROM THE WORLD AND WON THE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION.

/ WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO PRODUCE WORK IN A CREATIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER WHILE ENSURING BRAND AWARENESS OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE / MARKET.

/ COMPLETED 65% OF THE VISUAL IDENTITY INCLUDING BRAND POSITIONING, PACKAGE CONCEPT AND DESIGN, AND PROMOTIONS FOR CHIVAS.



TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

2020

BRONZE AWARD



KAN TAI-KEUNG DESIGN AWARD

2019

2 SELECTED








KYLA GU IS A LONDON-BASED GRAPHIC, BRAND, AND TRANSMEDIA DESIGNER WITH OVER THREE YEARS OF EXPERIENCE. BORN IN GUANGZHOU, CHINA, SHE HAS DEVELOPED A ROBUST FOUNDATION IN DESIGN PRINCIPLES AND TECHNIQUES, COMBINED WITH A PASSION FOR CREATING IMPACTFUL VISUAL EXPERIENCES. SPECIALIZING IN COMPREHENSIVE BRAND IDENTITIES, SHE EXCELS AT CRAFTING VISUAL NARRATIVES THAT RESONATE DEEPLY WITH TARGET AUDIENCES.

KYLA'S EXPERTISE SPANS MULTIPLE FACETS OF DESIGN, INCLUDING CREATIVE CODING, MOTION DESIGN, AND 3D, ALLOWING HER TO EXPLORE AND EXPAND THE BORDERS OF GRAPHIC DESIGN. HER PROFICIENCY IN TYPOGRAPHY ENSURES THAT SHE EFFECTIVELY CONVEYS BRAND MESSAGES THROUGH CAREFULLY CRAFTED AND AESTHETICALLY PLEASING LAYOUTS. ADDITIONALLY, HER SKILLS IN MOTION DESIGN BRING BRANDS TO LIFE, CREATING ENGAGING AND IMMERSIVE VISUAL EXPERIENCES.

IN DECEMBER 2022, KYLA COMPLETED HER MASTER'S DEGREE IN GRAPHIC BRANDING AND IDENTITY FROM THE LONDON COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, UAL. DURING HER STUDIES, SHE SPECIALIZED IN BRANDING CREATIVITY AND EXPRESSION, FURTHER HONING HER SKILLS. CURRENTLY, KYLA IS A GRAPHIC DESIGNER AT LANDOR, WHERE SHE CONTINUES TO PUSH THE BOUNDARIES OF DESIGN AND INNOVATION.

EXPERIENCE



LONDON
LANDOR

04/2023

PRESENT

MID-WEIGHT


GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/ UTILIZED BRAND STRATEGY KNOWLEDGE AND ADOBE SOFTWARE SKILLS IN MAKING VISUAL CONTENT FOR FORTUNE 500 BRANDS INCLUDING PWC, BAT, BP. 


/ CRAFTED COMPELLING DESIGNS THAT SEAMLESSLY EXTEND ACROSS MULTIPLE PLATFORMS AND MEDIA, ENSURING CONSISTENT BRAND MESSAGING AND ENGAGEMENT.






LONDON
JACK RENWICK STUDIO

12/2022

02/2023

INTERNSHIP


GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/ PARTICIPATED IN THE BRAND STRATEGY AND RESEARCH PHASE OF THE PROJECT INCLUDING THE COMPLETION OF BRAND STORY AND BRAND NAMING.

/ EXPLORATED STUDIO WEBSITE FOR DIFFERENT PERSPECTIVES.



LONDON
TTASSELLAB

06/2022

08/2022

FREELANCE


VISUAL DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/ CREATED DESIGNS AND CONCEPTS FOR THE BRAND BOOK BASED ON ADVANCED KNOWLEDGE OF TYPOGRAPHY AND AESTHETIC DESIGN PRINCIPLES.

/ USED COMPOSITION AND LAYOUT THEORY KNOWLEDGE TO DESIGN THEIR WEBSITE FOR DIFFERENT SCREEN TYPES ACCORDING TO CLIENT NEEDS AND PREFERENCES.


GUANGZHOU
ANOTHER DESIGN STUDIO

11/2020

09/2021

JUNIOR


VISUAL DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/DEVELOPING CREATIVE ADVERTISING AND MARKETING CONTENT FOR THE EXHIBITIONS’ VISUAL IDENTITY AND PARTICIPATING IN THE PRODUCTION AND EXHIBITION SET-UPS.

/ DESIGNED AND DELIVERED INTERACTION-READY DIGITAL CONTENT FOR BRANDS USING TRANSMEDIA LANGUAGE CODING WHILE ENSURING MAXIMUM BRAND AWARENESS OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE/ MARKET.

/UTILIZED AFTER EFFECTS AND CINEMA 4D IN MAKING MOTION GRAPHIC ANIMATIONS FOR VIDEO PRODUCTIONS TO PROMOTE BRANDS.



GUANGZHOU
GIZZ. BRAND DESIGN CONSULTANT CO., LTD.

07/2018

09/2018

INTERNSHIP


GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/ CONSULTED WITH CLIENTS TO GAIN AN IN-DEPTH UNDERSTANDING OF THEIR NEEDS PRIOR TO PROJECT INITIATION AND PRODUCED APPEALING AND COMPELLING PRESENTATIONS THAT ENGAGED TARGET AUDIENCES.

/ WORKED COLLABORATIVELY WITH TEAM MEMBERS TO CREATE THE PACKAGE CONCEPT, DESIGN AND PRODUCTION OF THE WHOLE SERIES OF A SKINCARE BRAND.

/PRODUCED QUALITY CONTENT IN ACCORDANCE WITH DEADLINES.



GUANGZHOU
HENGDE EDUCATION TECHNOLOGY CO., LTD.

01/2018

03/2018

CONTRACT


GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/ MANAGED AND DEVELOPED THE COMPANY’S VISUAL IDENTITY INCLUDING BRAND POSITIONING, ADVERTISING MATERIALS, PROMOTIONS, AND DIGITAL MARKETING.

/ LEVERAGE BRANDING EXPERTISE IN ENHANCING THE COMPANY'S CORPORATE IMAGE TO ENSURE PROFITABILITY AND BUSINESS GROWTH.

/ CONSISTENTLY BROUGHT FORTH
A POSITIVE WORK ETHIC AND A PASSION FOR MY CRAFT.



GUANGZHOU
GU LIWEI ADVERTISING DESIGN COMPANY

06/2016

09/2017

FREELANCE


GRAPHIC DESIGNER

ACHIEVEMENT


/ DESIGNED AND DELIVERED SAFETY EDUCATION ASSETS FOR SHENZHEN SAFETY SUPERVISED BUREAU SEASONALLY, 4 SEASONS IN TOTAL.




EDUCATION



UNITED KINGDOM
LONDON COLLEGE OF COMMUNICATION, UAL 

09 / 2021

12 / 2022

MASTER'S DEGREE


MA GRAPHIC BRANDING AND IDENTITY




CHINA
GUANGZHOU ACADEMY OF FINE ARTS

09 / 2016
-
07 / 2020



BACHELOR'S DEGREE


BA GRAPHIC DESIGN

ACHIEVEMENT


/ GRADUATION WITH HONOUR  

/ EXCELLENT FINAL PROJECT



SOUTH KOREA
SEOUL NATIONAL UNIVERSITY OF SCIENCE AND TECHNOLOGY 

09 / 2018
-
12 / 2018

EXCHANGE STUDENT PROGRAM


BA DESIGN  


 



AWARDS



D&AD NEW BLOOD AWARDS

2022

WOOD PENCIL


CHIVAS 

/ ONE OF 186 PENCIL WINNERS OUT OF THOUSANDS OF ENTRIES FROM THE WORLD AND WON THE PORTFOLIO COMPETITION.

/ WORKED COLLABORATIVELY TO PRODUCE WORK IN A CREATIVE AND EFFICIENT MANNER WHILE ENSURING BRAND AWARENESS OF THE TARGET AUDIENCE / MARKET.

/ COMPLETED 65% OF THE VISUAL IDENTITY INCLUDING BRAND POSITIONING, PACKAGE CONCEPT AND DESIGN, AND PROMOTIONS FOR CHIVAS.






TAIWAN INTERNATIONAL STUDENT DESIGN COMPETITION

2020

BRONZE AWARD





KAN TAI-KEUNG DESIGN AWARD

2019

2 SELECTED