MANKUN GUO IS A VISUAL DESIGNER. SHE ENJOYS EXPLORING THE COEXISTENCE OF SIMPLICITY AND COMPLEXITY, FUNCTIONALISM AND ORNAMENTALISM.| MANKUN GUO IS A VISUAL DESIGNER. SHE ENJOYS EXPLORING THE COEXISTENCE OF SIMPLICITY AND COMPLEXITY, FUNCTIONALISM AND ORNAMENTALISM.|
2024LIFE OF FONTTypography, Coding, Prints | Typeface as living entities capable of self-evolution.
2024TYPELFEXITypography, Coding, Web | an online software for generating typefaces.
2022ON THE PAST PRESENT FUTURE OF THE PASTPrints, Writing | RISD degree project exploring memory and digitized past.
2022RISD YEARBOOKPrints |  Yearbook as a stage for on-site performance.
2022MO&VIO SERIFTypography, Type Design, Prints | Variable type family with extensive weight and optical sizes.
2021NIKE FLYEASEInstallation, Animation | For the launch of Nike FlyEase shoes at the Nike House of Innovation in Shanghai and Paris.
2023TYPO LABYRINTHPrints |. 2024 calendar notebook as Toneking’s customer gift.
2023A LIGHT BURNS A HOLE IN THE NIGHTIllustration |  Re-interpretation of tales behind children’s drawings.
2023SSSCANNNTypography, Prints |  Experimenting with flat-bed scanner to create type forms.
2022IN-BETWEEN MIND AND WORLDAnimation, 3D Modeling |. Exploring subjectivity and Objectivity.
2022NOTHING AND AT ONCE EVERYTHINGPrints | A series of visual researches questioning the existence of color white.
2021CONVEX CONCAVECoding, Prints |. Exploring voice as a medium of expressing emotions beyond languages.
2022LAWTRADES
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Coding, Prints |. Exploring voice as a medium of expressing emotions beyond languages.
CHRIS JAMES CHINA TOUR

Year: 2023
Type: Commissioned
Category: Prints, Identity
Client: Chris James Visual design for Chris James’ China tour in 2023. The aim is to create lively atmosphere that mirrors the mood of Chris's music while reflecting Chris’s energetic persona. Playful typography is inspired by Chris’s entertaining character and the flowing, casual nature of bedroom pop.

Live show photography by Nikki Zeng, 997out, 麻鸡, 花甲不是鱼, 夏呆呆, 小葵.


ARCHIVE: DESIGN, ART
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