Welcome
I’m a multidisciplinary brand designer with experience spanning typography, storytelling, motion graphics, environmental design, and UI/UX. With a background in both biology and art, he brings an experimental, cross-disciplinary mindset into his creative practice.
Ideas, ideas, and more ideas, that’s what I bring to the table.
Contactdericktseng.design@gmail.com
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EducationMaryland Institue College of Art - Graphic Design Major (Aug 2021 - 2025)
The University of Maryland - Biology Major, Art Major (Jan 2019 — May 2019)
Experience2025 - Present / Design Freelance at Massive Assembly (Remote) - Responsibilities included designing brand guidelines and visuals for an upcoming mobile game in the future.
2025 - Design Freelance at Peabody Institute (Remote) -
A soprano from the Peabody Institute at Johns Hopkins has commissioned a poster design for their upcoming concert, featuring Yingying Zong, Sherry Du, and Professor Elizabeth Futral.
2025 - Design Freelance at Phantom Analytics (Remote) -
redesigned the brand guidelines and social media banners for Phantom Analytics, including the development of a brand presentation template, the creation of a logotype and icon, and the design of social media banner templates.
2024 - Voluntary Work at Xiao Zhang Tailor Studio 小張縫製所 (Taiwan, Taichung) - collaborated closely with a fashion designer to rebrand “Xiao Zhang Tailor Studio.” Responsibilities included creating a diffusion line, logo design, web design, and establishing brand identity across clothing tags, packaging, social media, and publications.
2024 - Design Assistance at Zhi Fang知紡 (Taiwan, Tainan) - Zhi Fang is a fabric and printing store. The project involved redesigning their website, focusing on both UI/UX and overall website design.
2024 - Design Freelance at Susie Straubmueller (Dalles, TX) - Susie Straubmueller is a high-end fashion handbag designer. The role involved creating a FW24 fashion lookbook, linesheet, and website; requiring brand design skills to develop the color palette and typography for the FW24 fashion collection and the website.
2023 - Design Freelance at Phantom Analytics (Jersey City, NJ) - developed an overall brand identity for an AI digital commerce platform agency focused on tech enhancements for ecommerce brands. Additionally, worked closely with the company to create visual content posts for social medias.
2023 - Design Apprentice at Acadium (Remote) - worked closely with a designer to develop and enhance the fundamental principles of design in the marketing industry. The project focused on creating content posts and visual logos for e-commerce purposes.
2023 - Design Freelance at Gentlemen Cache (Remote) - designed an app, website, and admin panel for an online men's grooming store. This role involved collaborating closely with back-end developers on the website and app. It required brand design and UI/UX skills to establish the brand's visual identity and enhance accessibility for both businesses and consumers.
2019 - Voluntary Work (Kaohsiung, Taiwan) - involved assisting professors in designing and enhancing their lecture presentations.
2019 - Design Intern at Florāotu 凹凸植制所 (Taiwan, Tainan) - worked at the local floral shop; the work involved photography, website layout, and publication design. Contributed to crafting the visual aesthetics for their online store and in-store displays.
2018 - Voluntary Work at MUN (Taiwan, Kaohsiung) - a design director, worked closely with the MUN photographers to create the conference contents such as newspapers, brochures, country placards, logos, and MUN merchandises. These contents required marketing and brand design skills to help people to access MUN information.
RecognitionsGraphis New Talent Awards - BIODESIGN, Honorable Award 2025
Graphis New Talent Awards - No Boundary, Honorable Award 2025
World Brand Design Society Award - BIODESIGN 2025
Package Design Exhibit (GD), MICA 2025 *2
Nextup - SOOT 2025
“Odoriko” Project - Model Work for Motion Graphic, MICA 2024
AIGA Baltimore-Student Design Competition
Poster Design Exhibit (GD), MICA 2023
MICA Competitive Scholarships 2021 - 2025
Design Admin Directior - Southern Taiwan Model United Nation 2018
Certificates
Cousera - Google UX
Foundation of UX
UX Design Process
Build Wireframes and Low-Fidelity Prototypes
Create Hi-Fidelity Prototypes in Figma
Responsive Web Design
Design a User Experience for Social Good
ToolsIllustrator
InDesign
Audition
Photoshop
After Effects
Premiere
XD
Lightroom
Rhino Figma
Slack
CSP / Procreate
TouchDesigner
Frame.io
SkillsBrand Identity
Motion Graphic
Packaging Design
Publication Design
Editorial Design
Web Design
UI / UXArt Direction
p5.js (Familier with)
Signage Design
Illustration (Drawing and Painting)
Fashion Styling