WeiJie April Zhu

Senior UI/UX Designer at FutureMap
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Contact Information
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(386) 825-5501
Location
Singapore, SG
Languages
  • English Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Chinese Native or bilingual proficiency
  • Japanese Limited working proficiency
  • French Elementary proficiency

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Experience

    • Singapore
    • Business Consulting and Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Senior UI/UX Designer
      • Jun 2020 - Present

      -Designed and produced logos, websites, presentation slides, promotional videos for multipleventures under Futuremap which played a crucial part in setting up a corporate brand image.-Designed the UI and UX for various web applications under Futuremap.e.g. A data-driven land value forecasting platform, a compendium of Belt-and-Road datavisualization and the Octa chatbot.-Managed and coordinated with a front-end development team of 3 in delivering the desiredvisual effects and interface in the above web apps.-Supervised the production of various publications under Futuremap. Produced illustrations,diagrams and presentation templates for government reports, bestselling books, and conferenceslidedecks. The publications are featured in multiple high-impact channels such as the WorldEconomic Forum, Government of the UAE and Chille, and the latest book ‘MOVE’ from thebest-selling author Parag Khanna.

    • Founder, chief-designer
      • Jan 2018 - Present

      -Founded a design agency that served a total of 22 clients over the span pf 4 years. Clientprofiles vary from wine business to tech startups.-Originally focused on providing logo design, visual identity design and branding solutionsSuccessfully expanded the scope of services into website building (including e-commercewebsites), app interface design and gift & packaging design.-Managed studio publicity, client communication and nance of the consultancy.Volume of business and revenue increased 5-6 fold over the span of four years

    • Singapore
    • Research Services
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Contract Designer
      • Aug 2020 - Mar 2021

      -Designed and produced the logo, visual identity and presentation deck for Urban Analytics Lab.-Designed various banner, greeting cards and posters that are essential promotional materialsfor Urban Analytics Lab’s publicity.-Produced illustrations and infograpghic diagrams for journal publication

    • Architecture and Planning
    • 100 - 200 Employee
    • Internship Program
      • Jun 2019 - Jul 2019

      -Worked with the team on designing the new headquarter for Itochu Cooperation. Crafteddesign narratives and explore massing iterations for the new headquarter of Itochu Cooperationin Shibuya, Tokyo.-Prepared a variety of materials for client presentation in Japanese including slide-shows, photocollage and physical models.-Communicated with co-workers primarily in Japanese.

    • Singapore
    • Architecture and Planning
    • 1 - 100 Employee
    • Internship Program
      • Jun 2018 - Jul 2018

      -Worked with the project team on the early phase of a resort design. My team focused on analyzing client problems and developing spatial solutions. I contributed to generating design ideas and preparing visual narratives for project presentation.-Designed and constructed physical massing models with 3D printing techniques as well as laser cutting machines. 

    • Design Internship
      • Jun 2017 - Aug 2017

      -Designed the company’s website and its subsidiary logo. The website has received good response from professionals, and the logo has been used extensively, successfully representing the subsidiary company.-Designed over 50 weekly posters, that promote weekly events. The posters have received positive feedback on their effectiveness in communicating the events.

Education

  • National University of Singapore
    Master of Architecture - MArch, Architecture
    2020 - 2021
  • National University of Singapore
    Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture
    2016 - 2020
  • University of California, Berkeley
    Bachelor of Architecture - BArch, Architecture
    2018 - 2018
  • Raffles Institution
    Junior college, General
    2014 - 2015

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