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︎ ANNIE NG


Designer and illustrator passionate about visual storytelling. Based in New York
City. 


WORK



Current: Senior Digital/Editorial Designer, BET
Previous: Comedy Central, MINT Magazine
Education: Stanford University, B.A., B.S., M.A., 2016-2021


CONTACT


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︎︎︎ LinkedIn


EDITORIAL & ILLUSTRATION

KEY ART

ABOUT




︎ BLOOMBERG BUSINESSWEEK

Editorial Illustration

Illustration to accompany an article titled ‘The Sorry State of Search', on the
abysmal state of Google search results, which are now most often filled with
spam ads, false information, or scams.

This was a super-quick, 24-hour turnaround. The piece appeared in the July 31,
2023 print issue of Businessweek. 


Art Director: Lee Wilson
Special Thanks: Rich Tu

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︎︎︎ Swipe for process
Step 1: A super-quick sketch for the original idea.
Step 2: Refining the sketch and ghost shape.
Step 3: Bringing the piece to life in Photoshop. Background color was later
changed.
Step 4: Published!





︎ AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS FOR AAPI MONTH

Illustration, Video

To help the show celebrate AAPI Heritage Month 2022, I created an animated video
showing off the diverse Asian cast, and 5 illustrations to engage social media
users by asking them questions about common situations in Asian households. 

All design elements were chosen with consideration of Chinese and Korean
cultures i.e. traditional washi paper patterns, select flowers of cultural
significance. 


Art Direction & Design: Annie Ng
VP of Motion Design: Kazuomi Iwai
Animator: Yusef Najafi
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"You're visiting the fam. Which house slippers do you choose?"
"Your grandma texts you. What's her pet name for you?"
"Your mom brings over a plate of fruit. What's on there?"
"Someone comes over and doesn't take off their shoes. What're you saying?"
"It's family dinner night, but you order takeout. What does your mom say?"







︎ VOX.COM

Spec Editorial Illustration

I created editorial illustrations for several articles on Vox.com. 



‘Nobody knows what the point of homework is’
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‘Ron DeSantis is plotting revenge on Disney’

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‘Hollywood’s writers are on strike. Here’s why that matters.’ 

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‘R.I.P., BuzzFeed News. Who’s next?’





︎ AWKWAFINA IS NORA FROM QUEENS S2

Show Packaging Design / Comedy Central


I designed show packaging, promos, and stunts for season 2 of Awkwafina is Nora
From Queens, with the main goal of promoting the show to viewers from the same
cultures as Awkwafina: Korean, Chinese, and New York.

I chose mosaic tiles as a simple graphic device from these cultures’ urban
landscapes to connect these viewers, creating a show open design and a design
element for the key art.

The show also enjoys experiential stunts. Using real Korean and Chinese fruit
stickers as inspiration, I came up the idea of placing stickers of foods from
this season on those items in grocery stores. I read the scripts to find the
foods eaten each episode, then designed stickers with those items and the
episode numbers, and a unique sticker for each character.


Design & Art Direction: Annie Ng
Creative Direction: Paulina Niewinska & Ken Rosenkrantz
VP of Design: Angelina Battista
VP of Motion: Kazuomi Kwai 

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Mosaic-tiled show open design
Mosaic-tiled show open design
Mosaic-tiled show open design
Key art featuring mosaic tile border
References: Chinese fruit stickers
Stickers with foods from the season's episodes
Mockup of sticker stunt



︎ MINT MAGAZINE

Creative/Art Direction


MINT is the student-created style and culture magazine of Stanford University. I
served as Creative Director for both print and digital for 3 years. Since our
contributors were some of the most thoughtful young minds in the world, I made
it my mission to push our content towards the intersection of social/political
issues, culture, and style. I gave print space to minority voices in particular
and infused our elegant design style with new funk and grittiness.

In 1 year, I grew our online readership by 30,000+ and MINT developed
partnerships with Norma Kamali, VFILES, Bloomingdale’s, and Barbara Tfank.
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Fall 2019: ‘Trendlessness’ 

On the importance of individuality and experiences that cannot be categorized.
Our cover model, a 285-pound wrestler, showcases his tender relationship with
his emotional support rabbit and shatters stereotypes of Black men.
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Spring 2019: ‘Excess’ 

Inspired by a time when aesthetics seemed dominated by either extreme minimalism
or maximalism. Our content went overboard, as did our electrifying cover shoot,
with gluttony and oversaturation.

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Winter 2019: ‘Warmth’

Exploring the idea of 'warmth', both literally and as a representation of
security and home. Many of us spent the winter hiding away within the relentless
political climate. Our cocooned cover model reflects the vulnerability in
hibernation and the curiosity for re-emergence.

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Fall 2018: ‘Reversal’

This issue explored what happens when we reverse political dichotomies, coming
off the heels of an especially political time in the fashion industry. We
reversed current systems to imagine worlds radically opposite to ours.  

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Winter 2018: ‘Come As You Are’

An issue inviting readers to a quiet healing space within MINT's pages, for
introspection and sharing of our true selves, away from outside expectations.
Our cover model unabashedly explored beauty and fashion under this philosophy.





︎ SOLO OCCUPANCY

Digital Illustration Series

A deck of illustrations of strange people alone in strange places.

Inspired by my wild, sinister imagination while in isolation in the beginning of
the COVID-19 pandemic.

I invite you to imagine where this place exists and how we can access it.

'Piste' was exhibited at Gearbox Gallery (Oakland, CA) as part of 2020 show
'Sanctuary'.

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︎ PERSONAL WORK

Illustration, Collage

Personal pieces in three styles. 

Hand Illustration


Skaters wearing Nikes at the grill
Look!
Searching for a new world during the COVID-19 pandemic
Vector Illustration


Tommy searching for a ring he dropped in the water
Inspired by a developmental psychology study on parent responsiveness toward
children

Collage




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︎ BET.COM: CELEBRATING 50 YEARS OF HIP-HOP

Editorial Illustration

August 11, 2023 marked the 50-year anniversary of the birth of hip-hop. To
celebrate, BET.com ran 6 articles, featuring the most iconic hip-hop albums from
each decade of hip-hop thus far. 

I created hero illustrations for these articles in a rush project - all were
completed in two days.

Each piece was customized to the decade, with relevant patterns, typography, and
photo medium (e.g. old photographs, pop-up windows) to make each collage feel
of-the-era.


Designer: Annie Ng
Art Director: Anita Nixon

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︎ BET DIGITAL: ON THIS DAY IN BLACK HISTORY

Social Media Design 

I created and designed a new social media series for BET to tell the stories of
significant events in Black history that happened on certain dates.

The first installment was launched on August 28, the date of the March on
Washington, the murder of Emmett Till, and many more historical events. 


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