Graphic Designer
Ruiying (Candice) Zeng
25’
Product
Publication
Branding
NIDEA•NLIGHT x RUIRUIDOTCOM Collab. Fish Tank
7³(2x11): Unspoken Syntax
FLEURE
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
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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
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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
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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
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Ruirui | Ruiying (Candice) Zeng is a Naarm / Melbourne based graphic designer, currently working at WEAVE, specialising in branding, packaging, and publication design; delivering thoughtful and impactful creative design solutions while combining clarity with creativity in every project.
She 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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Inward Xiaohongshu Design Week
Communication Arts Shortlist
INTL International Poster Competition
Victorian Premier’s Design Award
AGDA Distinction Award, Publication
70th NY TDC, Typographic of Excellence
The Design Kids 23’ 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, Brand
GDC Awards Student Bronze Award, Logo
GDC Awards Student Merit Award
AGDA Awards Student Distinction, Brand
AGDA Awards Student Distinction, Logo
AGDA Awards Student Merit, Print
AGDA Awards Student Finalist, Brand
AGDA Awards Student Finalist, Print
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
WEAVE, Melbourne
SANDWICH PRESS ©, Melbourne
Eg+, Melbourne
Clemenger BBDO, Melbourne (Rotation with Eg+, Redhanded, Porter Novelli)
Museums Victoria, Melbourne
Freelance
Bachelor of Communication and Graphic Design, Graduated with Distinction
JPLT Japanese Proficiency Language Test
JPLT Japanese Proficiency Language Test
73(2x11) :Unspoken Syntax
73(2x11) :Unspoken Syntax
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
M-E-SFF
{HETEROMORPHOSIS}
M-E-SFF
M-E-SFF
M-E-SFF
RMIT GFD 2022
RMIT GFD 2022
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
Portfolio
Graphic Designer
Co-Founder
Freelance Designer
Creative Internship
Digital Internship
Graphic Designer
RMIT, School of Design
N2 Level
N3 Level
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Nidea•Nlight Collaboration Fish Tank featured designer
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
InAward, Xiaohongshu Design Week, Shanghai
‘Trust the Process’ Guest Speaker, Hopes Dreams Club
RedDot Design museum, Contemporary Crafting: A Retelling
of Tradition, Xiamen
NGV Art Book Fair, 73(2x11) :Unspoken Syntax x SANDWICH PRESS ©, publication debut
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
ACCA, A Personal Note 73 | JNBY, Busana Studios,
Excel Education, Fika, Gleetuki, Huaxia Bank, L’Oreal,
Mr. Tanuki, NAB, NiALL Coffee, Ocean Garden, RMIT
School of Design, Nanjing Museum, Yessing, YIMU Studio ...
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, 2025. All projects depicted on this website, unless otherwise stated, are the intellectual property of Ruiying Zeng.