hi i’m nicole zhu
a design thinker passionate about illustration, design, and language curation.
 

CURRENTLY @

The College Hill Independent (The Indy)
Staff Illustrator
Brown-RISD Game Developers
Executive Board + Game Producer x 5


PREV @

Moonton Games 
Merchandise Design (IP) Intern
Zenlayer
Freelance Graphic Designer
Product Design Intern
Design Assistant Intern


CONTACT @

Linkedin
Instagram
Email: nzhu@risd.edu


INSTALLATION(S)

01. ghost country +
a heartwarming letter will bring you news

02. To Love Is To Resist


ILLUSTRATION

01. Book Cover
A Field Guide to Getting Lost
by Rebecca Solnit

02. “Family Portrait”

04. Absolut Ad
“Absolut Zhu”

DESIGN

01. Moonton Games
Eruditio Rangers Merch

02. UAL BA (Hons) GD
“AAa!” Publication


EDITORIAL

The Indy Vol. 49, Vol. 50
BOOKS

01. Artist Statement

02. a letter to red and black

ARCHIVE ()

2-Legged Print T-Shirt Sale
2025collection









ghost country (bed sheet)
Inspired by Maxine Hong Kingston’s imagination of the USA “ghost country” in The Woman Warrior.

a heartfelt letter will bring you news (pillow)
My dad's letter saved as a dreamscape; your sacrifices and wisdom are what fuel my dreams.

2022-24

To Love Is to Resist

Why do we create? To memorialize, express, resist? “To Love Is to Resist” is a critique on the hypocrisy of the American flag as a symbol of courage (red), innocence (white), and justice (blue) as well as a questioning of the role of art students with politics.

2025
CONTACT @

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