YU-TZU HUANG
a.k.a. PHOENIX
Born in Taiwan. Schiedam-based Graphic designer with 10+ years of experience in brand system/identity, package design, web design and key visual projects from concept to visualization and production. Her work is made by various transmedia, such as books, key visual, motion graphic, web design, working closely on digital design at the moment.
During the studying in master MA Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven(DAE), she experimented and discovered her projects by her personal design methodologies. After graduation from DAE, she won the Dutch Design Talents 2017 and
The book Perverted Norm, Normal Pervert, designed by her, was selected for Tokyo TDC 2022, awarded
The Best Dutch Book Design 2023, and exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2024/2025.
As an artist, she is working with topics such as cultural identity, language, modern mythologies, political issue. Many of her works talk about symbolism and attempt to observe the movement of intention. Her work Taiwanese Portrait was exhibited at De Aanschouw in Rotterdam in 2024.
She led the public program under X-site 2024 Analogue Forest and hosted multiple Sketch from Forest – Place of Reflection workshops. She also collaborated with a sound artist and performed in the opening event during the summer of 2024.
Commission Collaborators
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Human Rights Museum, National Taiwan Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), Hide & Seek Audiovisual Art, National Center of Photography and Images, Cizoo&co., Foppen Seafood, CinemAsia, many artists, etc.
contact
xyutzuhuang@gmail.com
a.k.a. PHOENIX
Born in Taiwan. Schiedam-based Graphic designer with 10+ years of experience in brand system/identity, package design, web design and key visual projects from concept to visualization and production. Her work is made by various transmedia, such as books, key visual, motion graphic, web design, working closely on digital design at the moment.
During the studying in master MA Information Design at Design Academy Eindhoven(DAE), she experimented and discovered her projects by her personal design methodologies. After graduation from DAE, she won the Dutch Design Talents 2017 and
Passport Design Award Jury Prize with her master graduation project Burning and Rebirth(passport project).
The book Perverted Norm, Normal Pervert, designed by her, was selected for Tokyo TDC 2022, awarded
The Best Dutch Book Design 2023, and exhibited at the Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam in 2024/2025.
As an artist, she is working with topics such as cultural identity, language, modern mythologies, political issue. Many of her works talk about symbolism and attempt to observe the movement of intention. Her work Taiwanese Portrait was exhibited at De Aanschouw in Rotterdam in 2024.
She led the public program under X-site 2024 Analogue Forest and hosted multiple Sketch from Forest – Place of Reflection workshops. She also collaborated with a sound artist and performed in the opening event during the summer of 2024.
Commission Collaborators
Taipei Fine Arts Museum, National Human Rights Museum, National Taiwan Museum, National Taiwan Museum of Fine Arts, National Dr.Sun Yat-sen Memorial Hall, Industrial Technology Research Institute (ITRI), European Economic and Trade Office (EETO), Hide & Seek Audiovisual Art, National Center of Photography and Images, Cizoo&co., Foppen Seafood, CinemAsia, many artists, etc.
contact
xyutzuhuang@gmail.com
@yuzuhuang
EDUCATION
2015-2017MA_Information Design
2005-2009
BA_Commercial Design
EXPERIENCE
2022-Present
EXHIBITIONS
2024
2015-2017
MA_Information Design
Design Academy Eindhoven / NL
2005-2009
BA_Commercial Design
Chung Yuan Christian University / TW
EXPERIENCE
2022-Present
Graphic designer & Brand Materials designer / Vlisco Netherlands/ NL
2017-PresentFreelance graphic designer, artist / TW & NL
2018-PresentFounder of Black in Material
2009-2015Senior brand designer / Cizoo & Co. / TW
EXHIBITIONS
2024
De Aanschouw/ De Schouw Rotterdam / NL
2024De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2023 (The Best Dutch Book Design 2023) / Stedelijk Museum Amsterdam / NL
2024X-site 2024 Analogue Forest / Taipei Fine Arts Museum / TW
2023NON NATIVE NATIVE FAIR / Framer Framed Amsterdam / NL
2019Exhibition Tour—Designate Injustice, proposal for visual identity and memorial object of Monument of Injustice, Taichung & Tainan / TW
2019Tracing Borders—A collective journey of works in progress Temporary Art Center Eindhoven (TAC) / NL
2018Designate Injustice, proposal for visual identity and memorial object of Monument of Injustice Jing-Mei White Terror Memorial Park of National Human Right Museum / TW
2018Totally Tactility De Bank /Dutch Design Week (DDW18) / NL
2018Trajectories Temporary Art Center Eindhoven /Dutch Design Week (DDW18) / NL
2018CinemAsia on Tour TAIWAN FOCUS Natlab door Plaza Futura / NL
2017MINED Graduation Show Design Academy Eindhoven /Dutch Design Week (DDW17) / NL
HONORS & AWARDS
2024
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
2022
TALK
2024
WORKSHOP
2024
X-site 2024 Sublime
Project Sketch from Forest – Place of Reflection Workshop / TW
2019
2024
De Best Verzorgde Boeken 2023 (The Best Dutch Book Design 2023) / Selected Work / NL
2024X-site 2024 Analogue Forest / member of office one sense (OOS)/ First Prize / TW
2022Tokyo TDC Annual Awards / Selected Work / JP
2020We are Taiwan Passport Design Award Jury Prize / TW
2018Golden Pin Design Award / TW
2018Golden Pin Design Award Nominate / TW
2017Fontanel Dutch Design Talents / NL
2017IF Design Award / DE
2014HOW International Design Awards / US
PRESS / PUBLICATIONS
2022
Tokyo TDC 2022 Annual catalogue / JP
2019
Uit In Eindhoven Maart 2019 / NL
2018CinemAsia on Tour TAIWAN FOCUS / NL
2017Cover page of The Liberty Times / TW
2017CNA(Central News Agency) / TW
2017Fontanel Dutch Design Talents / NL
TALK
2024
X-site 2024 Analogue Forest / Artist Talk / TW
2020Black List－Passport Project / TW
2019Philosophy on Friday Rotterdam / NL
2019Me, Asian?!?! Alien Creatives!? of NON NATIVE NATIVE Leiden University College / NL
WORKSHOP
2024
X-site 2024 Sublime
Project Sketch from Forest – Place of Reflection Workshop / TW
2019