FASHION INSTITUTE OF DESIGN AND MERCHANDISING (FIDM)
As a graphic designer, Conger He always put her passion into every design she makes. Through her educational background at the Fashion Institute of Design and Merchandising (FIDM), she has developed multiple skills in her major field. She brings her illustration skills to create attractive, strong designs, and she communicates well with clients to develop effective branding ideas based on information. She combines typography and visual arts to create clean, dramatic layouts. Conger would like to pursue a career as a creative director in the magazine design industry.
WHERE WERE YOU BORN AND WHERE DO YOU LIVE NOW?
I was born in China and live in Los Angeles
LEFTY OR RIGHTY?
Righty
MORNING PERSON OR NIGHT OWL?
Night owl
FICTIONAL OR HISTORICAL CHARACTER YOU’VE ALWAYS IDENTIFIED WITH?
Edward Elric
ARE YOU MUSICAL AND/OR DO YOU PLAY AN INSTRUMENT?
Yangqin, a Chinese hammered dulcimer
FAVORITE CHILDHOOD TV SHOW?
Supernatural
LAST BOOK YOU READ?
“Lolita” by Vladimir Nabokov
ANY PETS?
No. But really want a cat.
WHAT LANGUAGES ARE YOU FLUENT IN?
Mandarin and English
FAVORITE MOVIE?
Harry Potter Series
FAVORITE FINE ARTIST?
Bashi Qi
FAVORITE CHARITY?
International Committee of the Red Cross
FAVORITE FREE TIME ACTIVITY?
Computer illustration
LAST COMPLIMENT YOU GOT?
“It looks professional”
DO YOU COLLECT ANYTHING?
Art books of movies and magazines
COLOR USED MOST OFTEN IN YOUR DESIGN?
Black, White, Red and Purple
TYPEFACE USED MOST OFTEN?
Arial, Edward Script
GREATEST STRENGTH/WEAKNESS AS A DESIGNER?
The ability to find creative inspirations/I’m a workaholic
IF YOU WERE NOT A DESIGNER, WHAT WOULD YOU BE?
Musician
A MANTRA OR SAYING YOU LIVE BY?
Be yourself. Everyone else is already taken. ‑ Oscar Wilde
