Ruirui (Candice) Zeng is a graphic designer residing in Naarm/ Melbourne. Currently working as a Graphic Designer at WEAVE supporting clients and brands through creative design solutions.    

      Ruirui's work primarily focuses on brand and visual identity, packaging, typography, and publication design, with a keen interest in exploring semiotics and symbolism within graphic design.







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RECOGNITIONS

2024

  1. Intl International Poster Competition/ Third round selected poster work
  2. 70th NY TDC Award/ Typographic of Excellence/  Season Type Calendar
  3. The Design Kids/ Selected World 
    Top 30 Emerging Young Designer
  4. Tokyo TDC Awards Excellent Work/ 
    Season Type Calendar


2023

  1. Award 360° Best 100 Awards Shortlist/ 
    Season Type Calendar
  2. Award 360° Graduate 100 Awards/ M-E-SFF
  3. Award 360° Graduate Selected Project/ 
    Between Intersections: BH
  4. 13th Hiiibrand Award Gold Award/ M-E-SFF
  5. 13th Hiiibrand Award Merit Award/ Petite Paws
  6. 10th Hiiiillustration Award/ Hay Feaver Season
  7. NewOne Awards Merit Award/ M-E-SFF
  8. NewOne Awards Merit Award/  {HETEROMORPHOSIS}
  9. GDC Award Silver Award/ M-E-SFF Brand
  10. GDC Award Bronze Award/ M-E-SFF Logo
  11. GDC Award Merit Award/ {HETEROMORPHOSIS}
  12. AGDA Awards Distinction/ M-E-SFF/ Brand
  13. AGDA Awards Distinction Award/ M-E-SFF/ Logo
  14. AGDA Awards Merit/ M-E-SFF/ Print/Poster
  15. AGDA Awards Finalist/ RMIT GFD 2022/ Brand 
  16. AGDA Awards Finalist/ RMIT GFD 2022/ Print
  17. BICeBé Biennial Poster Award/ ‘WAHH’
  18. COMMUNICATION ARTS Award/ Between Intersections: BH
  19. COMMUNICATION ARTS Award/   {HETEROMORPHOSIS}
  20. COMMUNICATION ARTS Award/ M-E-SFF
  21. Young Ones ADC Shortlisted/ Portfolio
  22. Young Ones ADC Shortlisited/ M-E-SFF
  23. Young Ones TDC Shortlisted/ RMIT GFD 2022
  24. Young Ones TDC Shortlisted/ Between Intersections: BH
  25. The Adobe Best Award Australia/ 
    Best Publicaion Design/ Student Category
  26. ABDA Australian Book Design Award 
    Shortlist/ Between Intersections: BH


2022

  1. AGDA Awards Distinction/ Between Intersections: Box Hill
  2. AGDA Awards Distinction/  
    This is Me, I am Here
  3. AGDA Awards Distinction/ Petite Paws
  4. AGDA Awards Merit/ Petite Paws
  5. AGDA Awards Merit/ This is Me, I am Here
  6. AGDA Awards Merit/ To Kill a Mockingbird
  7. AGDA Awards Merit/ From Harriet
  8. 9th Hiiiillustration Award/ Hana and I
  9. JAGDA Student Poster Award/ Selected Work/ Obsolete Voice
  10. JAGDA Student Poster Award/ Selected Work/ Voice of Form
  11. ABDA Australian Book Design Award/ Longlist/ To Kill a Mockingbird


2021

  1. JAGDA Student Poster Award / Selected Work/ Moved


2020

  1. JAGDA Student Poster Award/ Selected Work/ Money Bubblegum



FEATURE

2024

  1. Tokyo TDC/ Type Annual
  2. 13th HiiiBrand/ Gold Winner Special Interview, M-E-SFF
  3. 70th New York TDC/ World’s Best Typography/ Type Annual
  4. Cargo Site in Use Featured Website
  5. 360° Design/ Designer 2024 Calendars Design Feature
  6. AnotherGraphics/ Project Feature/ Season Type Calendar
  7. The Design Kids/ Emerging Designer/ Portfolio/ Platform Features
  8. StopDesigning/ Project Feature/ Season Type Calendar
  9. Graphic.dept/ Project Feature/ Season Type Calendar
  10. Award 360°/ Project Feature/ Season Type Calendar
  11. Circle Zine/ Project Feature/ M-E-SFF
  12. bountyhunters, Project Feature/ Season Type Calendar

2023


  1. Design 360°/ Best 100 Graduation Annual
  2. Design by Women/ Project Feature/ M-E-SFF
  3. Contemporary Type Project Feature/ Season Type Calendar
  4. NewOne Award/ Project Feature/ M-E-SFF
  5. AGDA Design Awards Distinction & Merit Winner/ Website Feature
  6. AGDA Design Awards Finalist/ Website Feature


2022

  1. Flock off, School’s out/ Featured Work
  2. RMIT Open Day Poster/ Featured Work
  3. Studio Course 2022 RMIT/ Visual Voice/
    Featured Work
  4. YDA Young Designers Australia/ Special Feature
  5. AGDA Design Awards Distinction & Merit Winner/ Website Feature
  6. AGDA Design Awards Finalist/ Website Feature
  7. JAGDA International Student Poster/ 
    Award Annual


2021

  1. JAGDA International Student Poster/ Award Annual


2020

  1. JAGDA International Student Poster/ Award Annual
  2. ‘2020, but...’/ Virtual Exhibition/ HongKong

2019

  1. Top Design VCAA Shortlisted/ Portfolio
  2. ATLIER High Achieving Award/ Portfolio
  3. Speech Night Award/ Portfolio



EXHIBITION

2024

  1. GDC World Traveling Exhibition
  2. 13th HiiiBrand Awards Exhibition/ HangZhou/ China
  3. 70th New York TDC Winner/ World Traveling Exhibition
  4. Tokyo TDC Exhibition/ Ginza Graphic Gallery/ Tokyo


2023

  1. Award 360° Best 100 Exhibition/ Hangzhou/ China
  2. GDC Awards 2023 Exhibition/ Shenzhen/ China
  3. BICeBé Biennial Poster Award Exhibition/ Bolivia


2022

      1. JAGDA JISPA Exhibition/ National Art Center/ Tokyo
      2. Metrol Tunnel Wall/ Street of Melbourne
      3. Flock off, School's out Graduation Exhibition/ Melbourne


      2021

        1. JAGDA JISPA Exhibition/ National Art Center/ Tokyo


        2020

          1. ‘2020, but...’/  Virtual Exhibition/ HongKong
          2. JAGDA JISPA Exhibition/ National Art Center/ Tokyo



          PRACTICE

          2023 - now
          2023 
          2022
          2022



          2021

          2019 - now
          Graphic Designer/ Weave/ Melbourne
          Co-Founder, SANDWICH PRESS ©/ Riso Studio + Workshop/ Melbourne
          Freelance Graphic Designer/ Eg+/ Melbourne
          Creative Internship/ Clemenger BBDO/ Melbourne (Rotation between: Eg+, Redhanded, Porter Novelli)
          Graphic Design + Digital Internship/ Museums Victoria/ Melbourne
          Freelance Graphic Designer



          WORKED WITH...

          ACCA, Ahahahah, A personal Note 73/ JNBY, Busana Studios, Excel Education, Gleetuki, Huaxia Bank, JOPO Tattoo, Kehils, L’Oreal, Mr. Tanuki, NAB, NiALL Coffee, Ocean Garden, RMIT School of Design, Nanjing Museum, Yimu Studio etc...


          EDUCATION

          2019-2022
          RMIT, School of Design, Bachelor of Communication and Graphic Design,
          Graduated with Distinction










          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.
              All copyrights by ©Ruiying, 2023. All projects depicted on this website, unless otherwise stated, are the intellectual property of Ruiying Zeng.