PROJECTS


25’

Publication

73(2x11) (SOON)



24’

Branding
Branding
Packaging
Illustration

Poster

Branding

BUSANA STUDIOS 
NiALL COFFEE MERCH 
OCEAN GARDEN SALMON
NiALL COFFEE
LITERATURE COLLECTION

IMPERFECT NATURE,
NATURAL SETTINGS

YIMU STUDIO



23’

Print
Poster

Typography
Print

Typography
Branding
Poster

SEASON TYPE CALENDAR
ACCA BETWEEN WAVES
LANGUAGE TOUR

(MAREN) ORACLE TYPE

AUTUMN SPRING MUSIC ALBUM COVER
WOVEN SCRIPT
BOOK TURNER
WAHH



22’

Branding
Branding

Publication

Print/ Craft
Print
Packaging
Graphics
Illustration
Poster
Poster
Branding
Branding

M-E-SFF
RMIT GRADUATE
FESTIVAL OF DESIGN
BETWEEN INTERSECTIONS:
BOX HILL
THIS IS ME, I AM HERE
{HETEROMORPHOSIS}
PETITE PAWS
FLOCK OFF
HAY FEVER SEASON
VOICE OF FORM
OBSOLETE VOICE
KOMOREBI
SYRE WINE BAR



21’

Campaign
Publication
Illustration
Poster

A PERSONAL NOTE 73
GRAPHIC DIMENSIONS
HANA AND I
MOVED



20’

Poster
Print

Print

MONEY BUBBLEGUM
TO KILL A MOCKING BIRD BOOK COVER 
FROM HARRIET



Item
Collections

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LOGO & ICONS
POSTER
ILLUSTRATION
OTHER PRACTICES





👩🏻‍💻 Ruirui (Candice) Zeng is a Graphic Designer based in Naarm/Melbourne, currently working at WEAVE, where she supports clients and brands by delivering thoughtful and impactful creative design solutions while combining clarity with creativity in every project.

Specialising in branding, packaging, and publication design, Ruirui brings a strong interest in interdisciplinary approaches and cross-cultural narratives. Her practice investigates the integration of symbolic and semiotic contexts, using design as a lens to explore perception, meaning, and communication across diverse audiences.


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RECOGNITIONS

INTL International Poster Competition
Victorian Premier’s Design Award
AGDA Distinction Award, Publication
70th NY TDC, Typographic of Excellence
The Design Kids 30 Emerging Designer
Tokyo TDC Awards Excellent Work

Award 360° Best 100 Awards Shortlist
Award 360° Graduate 100 Awards
Award 360° Graduate Selected Project
13th HiiiBrand Student Gold Award
13th HiiiBrand Student Merit Award
10 HiiiIllustration Award, Selected
NewOne Awards, Merit Award
New One Awards, Merit Award
GDC Award Student Silver Award
GDC Awards Student Bronze Award
GDC Awards Student Merit Award
AGDA Awards Student Distinction
AGDA Awards Student Distinction
AGDA Awards Student Merit
AGDA Awards Student Finalist
AGDA Awards Student Finalist
BICEBé Biennial Poster Award
Communication Arts Shortlist
Communication Arts Shortlist
Communication Arts Shortlist
YoungOnes ADC Shortlist
YoungOnes ADC Shortlist
YoungOnes TDC Shortlist
YoungOnes TDC Shortlist
The Adobe Best Award Australia
ABDA Australian Book Design Award

AGDA Awards Student Distinction
AGDA Awards Student Distinction
AGDA Awards Student Distinction
AGDA Awards Student Merit
AGDA Awards Student Merit
AGDA Awards Student Merit
AGDA Awards Student Merit
9th HiiiIllustration Award Shortlist
JAGDA International Poster Award
JAGDA International Poster Award
ABDA Australian Book Design Award

JAGDA International Poster Award

JAGDA International Poster Award

Top Design VCAA Shortlist
ATLIER High Achieving Award
Speech Night Award


PRACTICE

WEAVE, Melbourne
SANDWICH PRESS ©, Melbourne
Eg+, Melbourne
Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne (Rotation with Eg+, Redhanded, Porter Novelli)
Museums Victoria, Melbourne
Freelance


EDUCATION

Distinction, Bachelor of Communication and Graphic Design


OTHER

JPLT Japanese Proficiency Language Test
JPLT Japanese Proficiency Language Test
PROJECT

Third round selected work
RMIT RISO Field Guide
RMIT RISO Field Guide
Season Type Calendar
Portfolio
Season Type Calendar

Season Type Calendar
M-E-SFF
Between Intersections: BH
M-E-SFF
Petite Paws
Hay Fever Season
M-E-SFF
{HETEROMORPHOSIS}
M-E-SFF BRAND
M-E-SFF LOGO
{HETEROMORPHOSIS}
M-E-SFF BRAND
M-E-SFF LOGO
M-E-SFF PRINT
RMIT GFD 2022 BRAND
RMIT GFD 2022 PRINT
WAHH
Between Intersections: BH
{HETEROMORPHOSIS}
M-E-SFF
Portfolio
M-E-SFF
RMIT GFD 2022
Between Intersections: BH
Best publication Design
Between Intersections: BH

Between Intersections: BH
This is Me, I am Here
Petite Paws
Petite Paws
This is Me, I am Here
To Kill a Mockingbird
From Harriet
Hanna and I
Obsolete Voice
Voice of Form
To Kill a Mockingbird

Moved

Money Bubblegum

Portfolio
Portfolio
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Co-Founder
Freelance Designer
Creative Internship

Digital Internship
Graphic Designer


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FEATURE

Studio Trikken, Banana Book, Featured Collab Poster

The Design Kids, Feature, YIMU STUDIO
Tokyo TDC, Type Annual
13th HiiiBrand, Gold Winner Special Interview, M-E-SFF
70th NY TDC World’s Best Typography Annual
Cargo, Site in Use, Featured Website
360° Design, Designer Calendars Feature
AnotherGraphics, Feature, Season Type Calendar
The Design Kids Emerging Designer, Portfolio
StopDesigning,  Feature, Season Type Calendar
Graphic.dept, Feature, Season Type Calendar
Award 360°,  Feature, Season Type Calendar
Circle Zine, Feature, M-E-SFF
bountyhunters, Feature, Season Type Calendar

Design 360°, Best 100 Graduation Project Annual
Design by Women, Feature, M-E-SFF
Contemporary Type, Feature, Season Type Calendar
NewOne Award, Feature, M-E-SFF

Flock off, School’s out, Featured Work
RMIT Open Day Poster, Featured Work
Studio Visual Voice 2022 RMIT, Featured Work
YDS Young Designers Australia, Featured interview
JAGDA JISPA Poster Award, Annual

JAGDA JISPA Poster Award, Annual

JAGDA JISPA Poster Award, Annual


EXHIBITION & EVENT

NGV Art Book Fair

GDC World Travelling Exhibition
13th HiiiBrand Awards Exhibition, HangZhou, China
70th NY TDC Winner World Travelling Exhibition
Tokyo TDC Exhibition, Ginza Graphic Gallery, Tokyo

Award 360° Best 100 Exhibition, HangZhou, China
GDC Awards 2023 Exhibition, ShenZhen, China
BICeBé Biennial Poster Award Exhibition, Bolivia

JAGDA JISPA, National Art Center, Tokyo
Metro Tunnel Wall, Street of Melbourne
Flock off, School’s out Exhibition, Melbourne

JAGDA JISPA, National Art Center, Tokyo

‘2020, but...’ Virtual Exhibition, HongKong
JAGDA JISPA, National Art Center, Tokyo


WORKED WITH...

ACCA, A Personal Note 73 | JNBY, Busana Studios, Excel Education, Fika, Gleetuki, Huaxia Bank, JOPO Tattoo, L’Oreal, Mr. Tanuki, NAB, NiALL Coffee, Ocean Garden, RMIT School of Design, Nanjing Museum, Yessing, YIMU Studio ...


TOOLS

Adobe Software (Illustrator, Photoshop, Indesign, AfterEffects), Glyphs, Blender, Figma






I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people both past and present of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the land on which I live and work.
All copyrights by ©Ruiying, 2024. All projects depicted on this website, unless otherwise stated, are the intellectual property of Ruiying Zeng.




©RUIYING 2024

DESIGNER @ WEAVE