Ruirui (Candice) is a Graphic Designer living in Naarm/ Melbourne. Current Designer at WEAVE, and is one of the Co-Founders of SANDWICH PRESS ©, a small risograph publisher in Melbourne.

Ruirui’s work is centered around brand visual identity, packaging, typography and publication design with particular interest in experimentations of symbolism
and semiotics within the graphic design practices.

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Recognitions

The Design Kids

NewOne Awards
NewOne Awards
Tokyo TDC
Design 360
GDC Award
GDC Award
GDC Award
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
Hiiibrand Award
Hiiibrand Award
Design 360 Graduate 100
Design 360 Selected 211 Projects
Hiiiillustration Award
BICeBé Biennial Poster Award
Ca Award
Ca Award
Ca Award
The Adobe Best Award Australia
ABDA Australian Book Design Award
Young Ones ADC
Young Ones ADC
Young Ones TDC
Young Ones TDC

AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
AGDA Awards
Hiiiillustration Award
JAGDA Student Poster Award
JAGDA Student Poster Award
ABDA Australian Book Design Award

JAGDA Student Poster Award

JAGDA Student Poster Award

Top Design VCAA
ATLIER Award
Speech Night Award
High Achieving Student Award

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2018
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Top 30 Emerging Designer

M-E-SFF
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Season Type Calendar
Season Type Calendar
M-E-SFF
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Graduate Festival of Design RMIT 2022
Graduate Festival of Design RMIT 2022
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Petite Paws
M-E-SFF
Between Intersections: Box Hill
Hay Fever Season
Wahh
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Between Intersections: Box Hill
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Adobe Best Designed Student Book
Between Intersections: Box Hill
M-E-S-FF
Portfolio
Graduate Festival of Design RMIT 2022
Between intersections: Box Hill

Between Intersections: Box Hill
This is Me, I am Here
Petite Paws
Petite Paws
This is Me, I am Here
To Kill a Mockingbird
From Harriet
Hana and I
Obsolete Voice
Voice of Form
To Kill a Mockingbird

Moved

Money Bubblegum

Portfolio
Portfolio
High Achieving Student; Portfolio
Portfolio

Selected

Merit
Merit
Best 100
Selected
Bronze Award
Silver Award
Merit
Distinction
Distinction
Merit
FInalist
FInalist
Gold Award
Merit Award
Best 100
Selected Work
Nomination
Nomination
Finalist
Finalist
Finalist

Shortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist
Shortlist

Distinction Award
Distinction Award
Distinction Award
Merit Award
Merit Award
Merit Award
Merit Award
Nomination
Nomination
Nomination
Longlist

Nomination

Nomination

Portfolio

Brand Design
Information Graphics
Cultural Creative Designs
Small Graphics
Brand Identity Logo
Brand Identity
Information Graphics
Student Brand Identity
Student Brand Identity Logo
Student Print Posters
Student Brand Identity
Student Print Posters
Brand Identity
Packaging
Brand Identity
Publication
Illustration
Poster Design
Brand Identity
Publication
Print

Best Designed Publication
Branding System & Identities
Graphic Design Sector
Lettering: Logos Monograms
Typography: Book Editorial

Student Publication
Student Design Crafts
Student Brand Identity
Student Packaging Design
Student Brand Identity
Student Publication Cover
Student Print Miscellaneous
illustration
Poster Design
Poster Design
Best Designed Student Cover

Poster Design

Poster Design

Visual Communication Design
Visual Communication Design
Visual Communication Design
Visual Communication Design

EXHIBITION

GDC Awards 2023
BICeBé Biennial Poster Award
JISPA, National Art Center, Tokyo
Metrol Tunnel Wall
Flock off, School's out
JISPA, National Art Center, Tokyo
2020, but...
JISPA, National Art Center, Tokyo

2023
2023
2022
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2021
2020
2020

GDC Bi-Annual Deisgn Award
BICeBé Biennial Poster Award Exhibition
JAGDA International Student Poster Award
Flock off, School's out
Graduate RMIT
JAGDA International Student Poster Award
Virtual Art Exhibition HKART9
JAGDA International Student Poster Award

Shenzhen, China
Bolivia
Tokyo
Melbourne
Melbourne
Tokyo
HongKong
Tokyo

FEATURE

Cargo Site in Use Featured Website
TDC Type Annual 2024
GDC Awards Annual 2023
Design 360 Annual 2023
Design 360° Best 100 Graduate
RMIT Open Day Poster
YDA Young Designers Australia
YDA Young Designers Australia
Studio Course 2022 RMIT

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Cargo Site
TDC Awards
GDC Awards
Design 360
Annual Graduation Design Award
Course Informaiton Poster featured work
Bi-Annual Creative Magazine Vol.04
Special Feature & Designer Interview
RMIT Studio Information Page Feature

International
International
International
International
International
RMIT
Australia
Australia
Melbourne

PRACTICE

Designer at Weave
Co-Founder of SANDWICH PRESS ©
RMIT Graduate Festival of Design
Clemenger BBDO
Museums Victoria
Freelance Designer

2023 - ( )
2023 - 2024
2022
2022
2021
2019 - ( )

WORKED WITH

ACCA, Amarni Beauty, A personal Note 73 / JNBY, Cafe Full, Excel Education, Huaxia Bank, JOPO Tattoo, L’Oreal, NAB, NiALL Coffee, RMIT School of Design, Shuanggou x Nanjing Museum, TGM Luxury Hotel Nanjing, The Rusty Wok , Yimu Studio, YSL perfume, 30ING etc...

I acknowledge the Wurundjeri people both past and present of the Kulin Nations as the traditional owners of the land on which I live and work.