ALEX WEI Portfolio
Experience
Social Media Manager | Christ Church Mayfair Students (Currently)
Product Graphic Designer | Two Tribes x Central Saint Martins (March 2023 – April 2023)
Graphic Illustrator | Alight (formerly American Refugee Commitee) (September 2022 – December 2023)
Specialist & Creative | Apple Inc. (August 2021 – August 2022)
Art Exhibition Invigilator | University of the Arts London (May 2021 – June 2021)
Events Coordinator | University of Sydney: French Society (January 2020 – September 2020)
Archaeology Cataloguer | University of Sydney (May 2019 – September 2020)
Promotional Model | Universities Admissions Centre (UAC) (February 2020)
Secondary School Tutor | Ninety Plus Education (February 2019 – April 2020)
Education
Bachelor of Arts in Design of Graphic & Communication
Central Saint Martins (2021 – Currently)
Foundation Diploma for Screen, Fashion and Communication
University of the Arts London: Camberwell (2020 – 2021)
Bachelor of Arts: Archaeology & Visual Arts University of Sydney (2019 – 2021)
Skills
Graphic Design Illustration
Storyboarding
Character Design
Background Design
3D Modelmaking
2D Animation
Visual Identity
Product Design
Moving Image
Image Retouch
Video Editing
Fine Arts
Adobe Creative Suite:
Photoshop Illustrator
Premiere Pro
InDesign
Procreate
Callipeg
Teamwork
Time Management
Service Orientation
Responsibility
Viciss titudes 1
A world where the night meets the day, inspired by East Asian cultures. A response to Studio Ghibli’s influence on my upbringing and imagination.
Modelmaking Illustration Prop Design
travel time map 2
Loosely based in a futuristic West Hampstead, the goal was to map the human history of the past. Inspired from shows such as Loki.
Animation Publication Product Design
https://youtu.be/rk_--ralLg4
Mapping Device
Each layer represents a physical map of the area every 500 years, reflecting continuous evolution and change of the local culture and society. Along the edges are attached with scented balm, which through extensive historical research, replicates the scents in their respective eras.
festival of the sun 3
Redesigning the world of the famous Inti Raymi festival based in Cusco. Taking inspiration from historical imagery and manuscript to attract newcomers.
Illustration
Packaging Poster Design
Guide to the Festival
This detachable sun shaped origami is made for a promotional purpose within the annual Peruvian sun festival. The objective is to inform older visitors through the text as well as engage the younger deomographic in the visual and hands-on aspect.
the garde ner 4
Art Direction Post Production Filmmaking https://youtu.be/UEQnUZlVUs8
A short film exploring a day in the life of a gardener, yet not everything is as it appears. Filmed using a Bolex camera.
Storyboard
Production
Colourgrading
https://youtu.be/UEQnUZlVUs8
miscellaneous 5
Various commissions, freelance and contractual work. Ranging from small-scale to corporate and non-profit organisations.
Bookbinding Branding ETC
Branding
Typography & Publication
Film Posters
In collaboration with short films UAL, these are posters showcasing retouched images that reflect the film’s mood and atmosphere.
Alight (American Refugee Commitee)
My work for this charity organisation was mainly based around brand and visual identity. This included creating graphics and avatars for members of the team as they interact in various countries of the Middle East.
Ready to Grow
Product and prop design for an experimental short film. The original story is set in a hyperconsumerist society with an utopian undertone, where children in the form fetuses can be sold and bought at supermarkets.
