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.|
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EDUCATION
University of  Southern California
MFA in Design,
2024–Present

Rhode Island School of Design
BFA in Graphic Design
Graduation Honor
2018–2022

Brown University
Cross-registration for East Asian Studies &. Contemplative Studies
2019, 2021
AWARD
TDC Typographic Excellence
The One Club for Creativity,
2024


Young Ones TDC  
Winner & 3rd Prize of all category
The One Club for Creativity,
2023


Graduate360°
Annual Graduation Design Award
2022


NewOne Awards,
2022


Student Honor Roll
RISD Academic Affairs, 
2019-2022

77Core Design Award
Student Notable
2021

International Design Award
Gold in Multimedia / Animation
2021

CGDA Visual Communication Design Award
Bronze in Publication Design,
2020


The First Jinan International Biennale
Poster Bid Winner,
2021
RECOGNITION
Typography 44: The World's Best Typography,
Publication,
2024 (Coming soon)

Typography 44: The World's Best Typography,
Publication,
2024

Asia-Pacific Design 亚太设计年鉴 No.19 [x3],
Publication,
2023


Cargo, Sites in Use,
Online Publication,
2022


Cargo Graphic Design [x5],
(1)
(2) (3) (4) (5),
Online Newsletter
2022-2023

NewOne Talks 青论社,
Online talk,
2022


Graduate360° 100 Graduation of the Year, Publication,
2022


RISD 2022 Yearbook,
Typeface in use,
2022


RISD Graphic Design Department website,
Typeface in use,
2021–2022


RISD Design Guild,
Typeface in use,
2022–2024
EXHIBITION
70th Annual Type Directors Club Exhibition,
Type Directors Club,
2024


RISD Invitational Show
Woods-Gerry Gallery,
2022

Unbound RISD Art Book Fair
RISD,
2021

RISD Triennial Show
Woods-Gerry Gallery,
2022

Ambiguous Comedy Pop-up Show
Shanghai Box Space,
2020

RISD EFS Show (selected works)
RISD Waterman Building,
2019

Odds and Ends Art Book Fair
Yale University, 2019