SHIQING CHEN
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New York – Shanghai
Design


Worked In
HUSH
American Museum of Natural History
karlssonwilker
Office of  Paul Sahre
Transwhite Studio
J.Walter Thompson Shanghai 

Worked With
Artist Chika Iijima, Qin Xu,
Jewlery Ancient Future
808: Studio


American Museum of Natural History  X  the Inside Out Project
    Team: AMNH Exhibition Team
    Client: AMNH, The Inside Out Project
    Year: 2024

    Developed and produced the archive projection installation for more than 650 portraits from the Inside Out Project ’s visit to American Museum of Natural History during the Climate Week NYC in September 2024.

    Climate Week NYC 2024
    Portraits on Climate and Health: Dreams We Carry
    Link 1    , Link 2

    For three days in September, the Inside Out Photobooth truck was stationed just outside of the Museum, inviting the public to have their portrait taken and share their response to this question in anticipation of Climate Week NYC. 

    During Climate Week NYC 2024, more than 650 of the portraits captured by the Photobooth truck was run as a rotating mosaic of projection installation in the Richard Gilder Center for Science, Education and Innovation. Through fall 2024, more than 150 of the large-scale portraits are also displayed as a physical installation in the Museum’s Ellen V. Futter Gallery. 


    the Richard Gilder Center


    Project Documentation Video Edited by Shiqing Chen
    Photo/Video Footage Credits to the Inside Out  Project, American Museum of Natural History, Hayley Hayeon Hwang, Shiqing Chen, Alvaro Keding






    Ellen V. Futter Gallery

    OKGO 2025 Website
      Team: Office of Paul Sahre
      Client: OKGO
      Year: 2025

      Developed and executed motion design direction for OKGO 2025 Website based on existing album artwork from new album LOVE.





      Stellix Aspire 2025
      Team: HUSH
      Client: Stellix
      Year: 2025

      Contributed to the design and production of immersive video content, UI, motion graphics, and wayfinding systems across 10+ screens and a large-scale panoramic projection for Stellix’s 2025 Aspire event, an exclusive, invitation-only gathering attended by 350 industry attendees.

      Please visit HUSH for full case study.



      KW The Ridgewood Jacket
        Team: karlssonwilker
        Year: 2022

        The Ridgewood Jacket project is intended to celebrate the faux wood-grained doors in the Ridgewood, NY community, primarily painted by 78-year-old local craftsman Ferdinand Tschinkel. 
         

        Ferdinand Tschinkel

         
        The Ridgewood Jacket falls under Karlssonwilker's label KWOTUS, collaborating with Ferdinand by utilizing the cut-out woodboard version of the jacket pattern as the canvas for painting.

        I worked throughout the entire production process under the direction of Jan Wilker and Conner Muething. The project was featured on NewYork CURBED Magazine, US.













        Temporary Space  Pt.2: Installation
        Temporary Spaces is a research project consisting of a video and an installation. It is an ongoing study centered around design systems, using urban systems as the entry point for the current research.

        As a designer, I prioritize creating structured and efficient environments. Yet, there's value in elements that transcend these boundaries. There is an urgent need for temporary spaces, bypassing the wait for revised design systems, and parallels patching designed systems. The allure of these spaces lies not only in their immediacy but also in their profound impact on the urban landscape(or any designed systems). They serve as unexpected interjections, challenging the established norms of systematic design. These spaces captivate me, prompting an exploration of them across locations.

        Through exploring and documenting different kinds of temporary and non-permanent spaces in urban construction, the project wants to arouse people's attention and curiosity about some seemingly permanent and inevitable things around our daily lives.

        The other parts of the research could be found here:
        Pt.1: Video

        Photo credit to Lingyi Li






        Installation was included in the group show “A Window at A Space”  in A Space Gallery






        They Might Be Giants BOOK Team: Office of Paul Sahre
        Client: TMBG
        Year: 2021

        Book and editorial design for They Might Be Giants' new album BOOK special packaging version, created with IBM Selectric III and 10 typeballs.

        Project featured on PRINT Magazine
        Steven Heller in THE DAILY HELLER 
        Bill McCool in TYPOGRAPHY

        Grammy 2023 Best Record Package nominated
        2023 GRAMMY Nominations
        Graphic Design Icon Paul Sahre









        Proun Society Team: 808:Studio
        Year: 2022

        Proun Society is a virtual haute couture based in the United States founded by Edwin Mohney. It breaks through limitations using virtual technology and reconstructs the history of fashion. 

        808: has created a set of virtual fonts and scenes for the brand, crafting a visual context for non-textual applications with familiar strokes.





         




        Brand Identity: Ancient Future
        Brand design for jewlery brand Ancient Future under creative direction from Qin Xu since 2022.

        Designed all kinds of graphic materials for seasonal campaign logo types, promotion lookbook, brandbook and webpages.

        Seasonal Campaign Logos







        Editorial Design for seasonal E-commerce on Wechat Platform





        Temporary Space  Pt.1: Video

        Temporary Spaces is a research project consisting of a video and an installation. It is an ongoing study centered around design systems, using urban systems as the entry point for the current research.

        As a designer, I prioritize creating structured and efficient environments. Yet, there's value in elements that transcend these boundaries. There is an urgent need for temporary spaces, bypassing the wait for revised design systems, and parallels patching designed systems. The allure of these spaces lies not only in their immediacy but also in their profound impact on the urban landscape(or any designed systems). They serve as unexpected interjections, challenging the established norms of systematic design. These spaces captivate me, prompting an exploration of them across locations.

        Through exploring and documenting different kinds of temporary and non-permanent spaces in urban construction, the project wants to arouse people's attention and curiosity about some seemingly permanent and inevitable things around our daily lives.

        The other parts of the research could be found here:
        Pt.2: Installation


        Pt.1: Video
        Pull Apart the Layers of 40°41'18"N 73°58'56"W

        Viewing the construction site as a series of layers, I perceive each as a stage in a theatre. The workers, like actors, perform scripted roles on these stages, albeit without the ability to see themselves from this perspective. The markings on each layer, intended for construction, also serve a dual purpose reminiscent of stage markers, guiding the workers to their next positions. The transformation of these "stages" over time, and the unfolding of this "show" over more than half a year, captivates my interest.












        Water A/V Performance
        Developed an audio visual performance for XProject at Gymnopedie Brooklyn with visual experiments in water using Unreal Engine.

        Performed on Nov 18th, 2023.

        VJ: Shiqing Chen
        DJ: Yuxuan Qi
        Host: X Project
        Space: Gymnopedie Brooklyn

        Photo:  Keer Zhao, Zeshu Zhu
        Video: Audrey Chou, Yi-Chun Lan, Sharan

        Full Project Documentation