hey! i’m Yixuan Zhu.
I’m a digital illustrator and motion designer based in Auckland, New Zealand. Before moving to New Zealand in 2016, I was a children's programme TV director in China, which taught me skills in storytelling in and team communication.
As a designer, I’m interested in combining the narrative and visual aspects in illustration and animation. Together, they can make a lot of impossibilities in real life possible and empower us with an alternative way to talk about the topics we fear, we hide, or we can hardly put into words. I hope we can connect through this amazing world of motion.
Feel free to say hello at zyx1019@gmail.com
Testimonial
" Yixuan did a fantastic job on an animation we needed for a new product launch. She provided lots of ideas that added clarity to our messaging, and fun touches that brought our characters to life. Yixuan was so easy to work with, delivered everything on time and took our feedback and changes like a champ :) We’d definitely work with Yixuan again."
---- The Mind Lab
Experience/Awards
2023 Media Design School - Judging panel
2023 Ōtautahi Zinefest - Best Mini Zine Winner
2023 Auckland Zinefest - Best Mini Zine Winner
2022 Best Award Moving Image Student Category - Silver
2022 Media Design School - Guest Speaker
2022 Art Asia Foundation In Touch Art Commission - Finalist