Yinxue Zou

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Graphic Designer
Visual Artist
Art Educator

Multidisciplinary graphic designer with an MFA in Graphic Design from Boston University, specializing in brand identity, editorial systems, and bilingual visual storytelling. Experienced in building visual identities for retail, cultural institutions, and self-initiated publications, from concept through final production.
Also active as a teaching artist, designing and leading project-based workshops and lectures for K–12 and college students with an emphasis on critique, experimentation, and visual storytelling.

Work Authorization: O-1 (agent-based) petition in progress; available for full-time internship/employment

Education

M.S. Business Analytics (In Progress)
North Carolina Wesleyan University · 2025–2027
Available for full-time internship/employment

MFA Graphic Design
Boston University, College of Fine Arts · 2022–2024
Merit Scholarship

Design Discovery (Architecture & Design)
Harvard GSD · Summer 2023

BFA Interior Architecture
UNC Greensboro · 2018–2022
Outstanding Student Award

Employment

Graphic Designer – Grand Asia Market
Raleigh & Apex, NC · 2024–Present

Design bilingual English and Chinese campaigns, in-store signage and seasonal visuals for a large Asian supermarket serving diverse local communities.

Develop packaging and festival promotions for Lunar New Year, Mid-Autumn and Dragon Boat Festival, aligning visual identity with cultural storytelling and store-wide marketing goals.

Collaborate with marketing and store management teams to create clear, accessible information design for customers of different ages and language backgrounds.

Founder & Designer – Lucy ArtLab
Boston, MA · Raleigh, NC · 2023–Present

Lead branding, poster and publication projects that combine collage, typography and experimental composition for studio clients and self-initiated work.

Design and deliver small-group and one-on-one workshops in collage, poster design and visual storytelling for high school and college students, both in person and online.

Mentor students on portfolio development for art and design programs, focusing on composition, typographic voice and process documentation.

Create visual materials and structures for lectures and talks, translating complex ideas about language, identity and abstraction into clear graphic presentations.

Art Instructor – Fusion Education
Brooklyn, NY · Nov 2024–Aug 2025

Delivered more than 120 hours of visual arts instruction in drawing and creative composition for students aged 7–15.

Developed scaffolded, project-based units that strengthened observation, visual storytelling and experimentation with mixed media.

Curated a Student Art Week exhibition, guiding over thirty students from initial concept to finished work and public presentation.

Teaching Assistant – Boston University, College of Fine Arts
Boston, MA · 2022–2024

Supported core courses in information visualization and fundamentals of design, providing critique, project guidance and technical support for more than forty undergraduates each semester.

Helped refine assignments and syllabi to integrate cross-disciplinary research, data visualization and experimental typography.

Coordinated an end-of-semester exhibition of student work, assisting with selection, sequencing and installation.

Workshops

Mixed-Script Typography: Visual Semantics, Emotional Tension, and Contemporary Typographic Structures
Translating Emotion into Visual Language— From Intuition to Structured Visual Decisions
Building Posters from the Inside Out: Structure and Visual Hierarchy
How Branding Design Tricks You Into Paying More Money: An Introduction to Visual Strategy for Non-Designers
Self-Assigned Design Practice: A System of Creative Autonomy for Contemporary Designers
Nine Chapters of Shape-Shifting – From Basic Shapes to Visual Systems
Mini Story Zine – Making a One-Page Book
What Does Sound Look Like? – Drawing Sound with Lines and Shapes
Pack Yourself – Personality Suitcase Poster

Skills

Design
Brand identity · Editorial and book design · Poster and information graphics · Visual systems · Bilingual typography · Collage and image-making · Concept development · Art direction

Teaching
Curriculum and syllabus design · Project-based and inquiry-led learning · Critique facilitation · Student mentorship · Workshop and lecture design · Portfolio guidance for art and design programs

Tools
Adobe Illustrator · Photoshop · InDesign · Figma · Procreate

Languages
English – fluent · Mandarin Chinese – native

Exhibitions

2026 · Works on Paper 2026, Philadelphia Sketch Club – Selected (2 works)

2026 · Masterpieces on Paper, Medford Arts Center (NJ) – Accepted (2 works)

2025 · Art for All: Diverse Perspectives, Waterworks Visual Arts Center (NC) – Selected (group exhibition)

2025 · Living in Color, Raleigh Film & Art Festival – Selected (festival exhibition program)

2025 · Peeling, Peel Gallery, Chapel Hill, NC – Juried group exhibition

2024 · Side B – MFA Graphic Design Thesis Exhibition, Boston University, Boston, MA

Awards

2022–2024 · Merit Scholarship, MFA in Graphic Design, Boston University
2022 · Outstanding Student Award, BFA in Interior Architecture, University of North Carolina at Greensboro

Press

2025 · Middle Height – Interview
2025 · Digital Arts Blog – Feature interview
2025 · Visual Art Journal – Artist feature
2025 · Naya Magazine – Design methodology article
2025–Present · Medium – Ongoing design writing