I am an observer. I pay attention to unseen issues, including cultural divides, gaps in experience, and people marginalized within complex systems. To me, these are not flaws, but fragments that can be reorganized through color, structure, and responsive experiences. By reassembling these fragments, the unseen is made visible and understandable.
I am Sijia (April) Liu, a multidisciplinary designer working across graphic design, interaction design, and creative technologies.
Teaching Assistant
ArtCenter College of Design
Assisted professor Allison Goodman in ID Graphics by conducting class critiques, providing product design students with guidance on graphic design principles such as logo development, text composition, and presentation deck building.
01.2025–04.2025
Pasadena, CA
Motion Design Intern
Imagination At Play
Designed and prototyped business-web interfaces for A/B Consulting (engineering-consultant firm), ensuring seamless alignment with scientific workflows and data flows. Created motion graphics and brand assets for multiple clients, including social-media videos, new logos, and commercial advertisements, helping to enhance their online presence and engagement.
07.2024–04.2025
Los Angeles, CA
Teaching Assistant
ArtCenter College of Design
Assisted professor Miles Mazzie in Intro to Transmedia 1 by reviewing student work and teaching MadMapper to class. Shared examples and insights to help students enhance narrative ability and understand the conversion from 2D to 3D modeling.
09.2023–04.2024
Pasadena, CA
Graphic Design Intern
Dentsu Advertising
Worked and communicated with the Intel Project team to implement design projects using Photoshop, Illustrator, and Procreate. Responsibilities included: creating key visuals for the newly developed smart chip, poster series and illustration for global campaigns, television commercial content research and sketches, and script investigation for external events. Design results were reflected in Intel product commercials.
06.2023–07.2023
Beijing, China
Freelance Graphic Designer
David Soccer
Designed the logo for a youth soccer team’s jerseys to support the Pink Shirt Day event. Enhanced the recognition of antibullying by implementing the theme “Be Kind” into the logo design.
03.2023–04.2023
Ontario, Canada
Proficient in
Illustrator, InDesign, Photoshop, Figma, Cinema 4D, After Effects, Blender, KeyShot, SolidWorks, MadMapper, TouchOSC, p5.js, Procreate, Acrobat, Google Slides, Google Workspace, Keynote, PowerPoint, Pages, Canvas, and Miro.
Familiar with
HTML/CSS, Webflow, TouchDesigner, Unity, Premiere, Redshift, Office, Excel, and Slack.
Skills
Circuit building, creative coding, generative design, photography, hand drawing, letterpress, laser cutting, and woodworking.
Languages
Native in Mandarin and Fluent in English.
ArtCenter Undergraduate Scholarship
09.2021–04.2026
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
Provost's List
09.2021–04.2026
ArtCenter College of Design, Pasadena, CA
GPA of 3.9 or higher
ArtCenter Student Gallery
Xi_Spiced Sichuan Baijiu (Packaging)
VIBE_Health Care Product Kit (Packaging)
Starry Sky and Sea (Woodworking)
Olympic Metro A Line Map (Information Design)
ArtCenter College of Design
Bachelor of Fine Arts in Graphic
Design Designmatters Minor in Social Innovation
Graduated with Distinction
09.2021–04.2026
Pasadena, CA
Independent Study: Aquaponics
Collaborated with professor Jennifer May and product design teammate to design a community based aquaponics garden kit, along with the renovation of a mobile truck to introduce a more accessible and sustainable agricultural model.
09.2025–12.2025
Pasadena, CA
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