Emily Kwan is a communication & food designer based in Hong Kong. Her main focus spans varies types of design including branding, visual identities, graphic prints, packaging and art direction on both digital and analogue platforms.
Majoring in communication design at the university, she loves drawing inspirations from daily life, exploring the small joys around her, and aspires to impact lives through design. Her greatest satisfaction comes from turning design challenges into impactful solutions, with the strong belief of the philosophy of converying message through simple and meticulous design.
She also holds a deep passion for food and hopes to blend food and communication design. After obtaining a Master degree in Food Design and Innovation in Italy, she hopes to work transdisciplinarily across different parties, with food as a common language to enhance and delight food experiences for everyone in a multi-sensorial way. Now she’s on her exploration in Studio Cibo.
Always open for opportunities, so please don't hesitate to say hello!
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Master in Food Design and Innovation | 2022 – 2023
→ Scuola Politecnica di Design, The International University of Languages and Media IULM, Milan, Italy
BA (Hons) in Communication Design | 2013 – 2017
→ The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
Food Design Intern → TourDeFork, Milan, Italy | 2023
Senior Communication Designer → Ron C Design, Hong Kong | 2021 – 2022
Graphic Designer → Ron C Design, Hong Kong | 2017 – 2021
Graphic Designer → Hotel ICON, Hong Kong | 2015 – 2017
Graphic Design Intern → O.OO Risograph & Design ROOM, Taiwan | 2016
Freelance Designer → Hong Kong | 2015 – Present
featured on → Favourite Design, CTA Creative Talks in Asia, Favourite Design 2017, Smashfreakz, SJ33, Design Ideas, Design Your Way, Packaging of the World, package inspiration
exhibition →
The 5th Chinese College Students Zodiac Pig Culture Design Competition Invitation Exhibition | 第五屆中國設計院校大學生生肖豬文化設計大賽大陸全國巡展（特邀作品）, 中國民間文藝家協會, China | 2019
Polyu School of Design Annual Show, The Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong | 2017
Exposure² Exhibition, Showa Film & Camera Store, Hong Kong | 2017
awards →
Indigo Design Award, Gold Award in Branding Design for Confectionary, The Netherlands | 2024
Indigo Design Award, Gold Award in Package Design, The Netherlands | 2020
Indigo Design Award, Bronze Award in Integrated Graphic Design, The Netherlands | 2020