Shuang Wu is an independent designer and educator based in Kansas City and Shanghai. Passionate about design storytelling and cross-cultural visual translation, her work ranges from typography, branding, to motion graphics and interactive design. Shuang is constantly experimenting and pushing the boundaries in multimedia design.
Shuang is currently teaching full-time in the Graphic Design department at Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) while co-running OUR STUDIO吾设计 with two other partners in Shanghai. Previously, she taught at MICA Graphic Design department︎︎︎, and designed at Champions Design︎︎︎, MICA, NetEase︎︎︎, and Wix.com︎︎︎.
She received her MFA in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2023.
Resume︎︎︎
*Work Portfolio avaliable upon request.
Shuang is currently teaching full-time in the Graphic Design department at Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI) while co-running OUR STUDIO吾设计 with two other partners in Shanghai. Previously, she taught at MICA Graphic Design department︎︎︎, and designed at Champions Design︎︎︎, MICA, NetEase︎︎︎, and Wix.com︎︎︎.
She received her MFA in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) in 2023.
Resume︎︎︎
*Work Portfolio avaliable upon request.
Selected Awards & Honors
GDUSA 60th anniversary American Graphic Design Awards, 2024
Winner, Moo-Ah Milk Brand
Communication Arts Typography, 2024Winner, Poster Series: From Void to Being, We Create
Society of Typographic Arts (STA), 2023︎︎︎STA 100 Award, Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design
International Design Award (IDA), 2022︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Moo-Ah Milk Brand
Indigo Design Award, 2022︎︎︎
Gold Winner, Moo-Ah Milk Brand
Young Ones Portfolio, 2022
Shortlist, Portfolio Showcase
Creative Quarterly 67 (x2), 2022︎︎︎ Runner up, Moo-Ah Milk Brand & Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design
AIGA Flux Competition (x3), 2022︎︎︎ Winner, Moo-Ah Milk Brand & Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design & Meals On Wheels
International Design Award (IDA), 2021︎︎︎
Honorable Mention, studio of two
Transform Asia-Pacific Award, 2019︎︎︎
Lady M Bon Bon Package Design
MICA Graduate Merit Scholarship, 2021
Department Recognition Award, 2020
Graphic Design Achievement Award, 2020
MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2020
MICA Creative Vision Award, 2016
National Art Honor Society Scholarship, 2016
Florida Art Foundation Scholarship, 2016
Selected Features
Kansas City Flatfile & Digitalfile Exhibition, 2023
What Are You Looking At? and Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design
Thesis Showcase, Dezeen, 2023︎︎︎
Thesis Exhibition – A Poetic Space
Interview, VoyageLA, 2023︎︎︎
Interview, CanvasRebel, 2023︎︎︎
Wix EditorX Unstoppable Conference, 2021︎︎︎
Wix Playground, 2020︎︎︎
Collaborative Web Design In a Remote World
Teaching and Speaking
2023–
AICAD Assistant Professor,
Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)
Courses: Visual Inquiry, Type & Image
2023
Visiting Designer,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Course: Graduate Pedagogy
2022- 2023
Adjunct Professor,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Courses: Introduction to Graphic Design, Branding, Pre-College Graphic Design
2022
Graduate Teaching Intern,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Courses: Flex Design Studio
2021
Guest Critic,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)Courses: Typography III, MICA Junior All Pin-Up Event
Guest Speaker,
NetEase Design Conference
2018
Event Curator,
Shenzhen International Poster Festival
GDUSA 60th anniversary American Graphic Design Awards, 2024
Winner, Moo-Ah Milk Brand
Communication Arts Typography, 2024Winner, Poster Series: From Void to Being, We Create
Society of Typographic Arts (STA), 2023︎︎︎STA 100 Award, Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design
International Design Award (IDA), 2022︎︎︎ Honorable Mention, Moo-Ah Milk Brand
Indigo Design Award, 2022︎︎︎
Gold Winner, Moo-Ah Milk Brand
Young Ones Portfolio, 2022
Shortlist, Portfolio Showcase
Creative Quarterly 67 (x2), 2022︎︎︎ Runner up, Moo-Ah Milk Brand & Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design
AIGA Flux Competition (x3), 2022︎︎︎ Winner, Moo-Ah Milk Brand & Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design & Meals On Wheels
International Design Award (IDA), 2021︎︎︎
Honorable Mention, studio of two
Transform Asia-Pacific Award, 2019︎︎︎
Lady M Bon Bon Package Design
MICA Graduate Merit Scholarship, 2021
Department Recognition Award, 2020
Graphic Design Achievement Award, 2020
MICA Academic Excellence Scholarship, 2020
MICA Creative Vision Award, 2016
National Art Honor Society Scholarship, 2016
Florida Art Foundation Scholarship, 2016
Selected Features
Kansas City Flatfile & Digitalfile Exhibition, 2023
What Are You Looking At? and Life Choices That Led Me to Graphic Design
Thesis Showcase, Dezeen, 2023︎︎︎
Thesis Exhibition – A Poetic Space
Interview, VoyageLA, 2023︎︎︎
Interview, CanvasRebel, 2023︎︎︎
Wix EditorX Unstoppable Conference, 2021︎︎︎
Wix Playground, 2020︎︎︎
Collaborative Web Design In a Remote World
Teaching and Speaking
2023–
AICAD Assistant Professor,
Kansas City Art Institute (KCAI)
Courses: Visual Inquiry, Type & Image
2023
Visiting Designer,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)
Course: Graduate Pedagogy
2022- 2023
Adjunct Professor,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Courses: Introduction to Graphic Design, Branding, Pre-College Graphic Design
2022
Graduate Teaching Intern,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) Courses: Flex Design Studio
2021
Guest Critic,
Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA)Courses: Typography III, MICA Junior All Pin-Up Event
Guest Speaker,
NetEase Design Conference
2018
Event Curator,
Shenzhen International Poster Festival