My Hanh
Nguyen
My name is My Hanh Nguyen. I was born in Viet Nam and moved to Canada when I was 9. I had a passion for art very early and discovered design studies after high school. This career choice allowed me to use my creative and problem-solving skills. I often find inspiration through my peers and day-to-day experiences. My goals are to become more self-reliant and believe in my design decisions. Over the pandemic, I've kept busy with a part-time job for a family business while building my communication and time-management skills.
Sour - Illustrative Album Cover
This Project consisted of studio photography and conceptual illustration to create a new representation of a music album.
The photograph was edited in Lightroom and brought into photoshop to add textural elements. The illustrative components are done within procreate to create a fun, reckless, and punk-rock feel to the album. The colours chosen for this album cover illustrate the sad lyrics behind the song and contrast the singer's energy.
The photograph was edited in Lightroom and brought into photoshop to add textural elements. The illustrative components are done within procreate to create a fun, reckless, and punk-rock feel to the album. The colours chosen for this album cover illustrate the sad lyrics behind the song and contrast the singer's energy.
Album Cover Mockup
Little Women - Book Design
This publication project consisted of designing an entire book from interior to exterior. The focus was to bring a new perspective to an old-time favourite book.
The book was hand-illustrated from cover to interior. The typographic system for the interior and exterior creates a cohesive and scannable for readers. The colours palette picked for this project makes a playful and delightful read with a twist of foreshadowing on the cover.
The book was hand-illustrated from cover to interior. The typographic system for the interior and exterior creates a cohesive and scannable for readers. The colours palette picked for this project makes a playful and delightful read with a twist of foreshadowing on the cover.
Book Cover
Book Interior
Stop AAPI Hate - Social Justice Campaign
The main goal of this project was to create a cohesive campaign to bring awareness to a social issue. During the pandemic, Asian hate crimes have increased dramatically, creating an unsafe environment for Asians worldwide.
The campaign incorporates photographs and typography techniques that enable readers to understand the struggles and offer them instructions on how to help when they experience or witness hate crimes.
The campaign incorporates photographs and typography techniques that enable readers to understand the struggles and offer them instructions on how to help when they experience or witness hate crimes.
Social posts
Poster Series
Billboard Ad
Bus shelter ad
Album Design
This project consists of designing a vinyl album for Bent River Records. The goal was to create an entire record to fit the band's character and an expression of their music.
The illustration was hand-drawn by me to create a metaphoric demonstration of the idea of a salmon's dance. The style represents the night scene of the Jazz songs within the album. The typographic and illustrative reversing colours system creates this cohesive yet unique design.
The illustration was hand-drawn by me to create a metaphoric demonstration of the idea of a salmon's dance. The style represents the night scene of the Jazz songs within the album. The typographic and illustrative reversing colours system creates this cohesive yet unique design.
Album Cover
Album Design System
Virtuwell Branding and App
In this project, we studied the issue of bad sleep quality in post-secondary students. While many factors contribute to the unrestful state of most students, the primary cause is lousy sleep hygiene, which is caused by several habits and behaviours on the part of the students. As a group, MyHanh Nguyen, Tinu Olabimtan and Sabrine Hachi challenged themselves to find a design solution to the observed problem.
In DESN410, a better understanding of students’ lifestyles concerning sleep quality has been acquired. Further in-depth knowledge of the cyclical relationship between sleep and productivity and their codependent nature resulted in an app that addressed holistic well-being, as opposed to sleep strictly. In DESN415, the team has addressed the user experiential and interactive aspect by creating an application that compels its users to develop good habits that are beneficial to their daily rest.
The branding represents the organized, polished feeling that Virtuwell hopes to bring to its users’ lives. Research shows that aesthetics and functionality drive younger audiences. The logo consists of well-rounded edges and curves that represent ease and fluidity while also keeping the viewer grounded with the presence of the circle. The logo (Wink) represents how the app intends to help its users- with better sleeping habits (the closed eye) and improved daily routines (the open eye).
The app provides a feature to let students maintain proper sleep hygiene and provide tools for optimizing a healthier lifestyle and well-being. It offers a new virtual assistant to help individuals who require emotional support. Virtuwell also has a customizable feature for users to input their own goals, providing a more personal experience. This idea was drawn from research, where participants voiced the importance of a personalized experience in a self-care app.
