WASHINGTON UNIVERSITY IN ST. LOUIS
Jane Zhang is pursuing a BFA in Communication Design and a minor in Human-Computer Interaction at the Sam Fox School of Design & Visual Arts at Washington University in St. Louis. In her work, she strives to explore a diverse range of perspectives, narratives, and approaches to create a wide variety of work in both form and content. Zhang is particularly invested in abstracting, translating, and visualizing experiences and concepts, as well as themes of identity and agency. Lately, she has been especially interested in brand identity design, motion graphics, and interaction design due to how responsive and malleable those systems can be, and enjoys exploring multilingual typography and writing in her spare time. Ultimately, she loves stories in any form — whether that means books, movies, or music — and always strives to imbue her work with a sense of narrative and purpose.
WHAT ARE YOU READING, LISTENING TO, WATCHING?
Lately I’ve been watching Season 2 of Arcane and listening to the band Heilung.
DO YOU CURRENTLY, OR DO YOU PLAN TO, DESIGN FOR ANY CAUSES OR CHARITIES?
While I don’t have any concrete plans but I’m definitely open to the possibility! I have done some work for AAPI non-profits and philanthropies in the past, and I would love to do it again!
DO YOU FEEL THAT DESIGN SCHOOL HAS PREPARED YOU TO SEARCH FOR AND FIND A JOB?
I definitely think so! Beyond just the work I’ve made throughout my studies, design school has taught me how to clearly articulate my process and concepts, which I feel is just as important as the quality of my work in such a collaborative industry.
