Excellence is . . .
about doing remarkable things
in the most commonly way.
Welcome to my humble virtual work station
I specialize in web designs and web developments but I also have a strong passion for graphical arts hence Graphic Artist X Web Designer. Even though I'm often surrounded by rain in Vancouver, my designs and ideas are usually much more colorful so please rest assured. From my education at BCIT and SFU, where I studied New Media Designs at both schools, there are several services I can provide.
As a web designer I am well adept with:
- interactive website designs
- website re-branding
- SEO (search engine optimization)
- email distributed newsletters
As a graphic artist I am able to create:
- vibrant and memorable logos and designs
- inspirational posters
- icons for websites and applications
- illustrative art
Please feel free to contact me for any questions or inquiries for a quote.
I can be reached [at] akchiu@akchiu.com
Graphic Designs
Personal Logo
I wanted to fully express myself and my designs through my logo. After a bit of soul searching and looking at previous works, I realized how I like the freedom of designing. I used the shape of wind to represent the freedom. The outcome defines me perfectly.
Program used: Adobe Illustrator
UnfineCreative Business Card
UnifineCreative is a start up company which specalizes in graphic and web designs. I was recuited by my friend (the owner) to help him with the designs of the business card. I created trendy designs for UnifineCreative and used the negative space to divert audiences' attention to the information that is important.
Program used: Adobe Illustrator
Just a LilHype Logo Design
Just a LilHype is an online Vancouver magazine which targets the younger generations. Every month they will cover various topics on music, art, and fashion by interviewing people within their respective field. I was recruited to give that little extra hype to their logo.
Program used: Adobe Illustrator
Web Designs
Street Lab
Street Lab is a conceptual website design for a trendy e-commerce clothing website which specializes in Japanese street trends and fashion. The website is designed to be bold and uses the element of images to captivate the audiences' attention while providing focus to "new arrival" products.
Program used: Adobe Photoshop
Gacha Gacha Hobbies
Gacha Gacha Hobbies is a conceptual website design for an existing hobby store that specalizes in Japanese toys. The website was design to be product driven while having the ability to join the e-newsletter to keep in contact with potential customers.
Program used: Adobe Photoshop
WestCoast Bicycle
WestCoast Bicycle is a conceptual website design for a Vancouver based bicycle store that plays an active part in the community by arranging hiking and charity events that revolve around bicycles. I designed the website to be focused on their biking events by designing a blog and a section to join the newsletter.
Program used: Adobe Photoshop
BCIT Portfolio
In an attempt to stimulate an actual working environment, we were put into teams of four with a specific task to create a working BCIT student protfolio re-design website. I was the web designer of the website and I was in charged of all the XHTML and CSS.
Program used: XHTML and CSS
Spaz Clothing
Spaz is a clothing demo website developed for a school assignment with a working CMS. We were put into teams of four and I was the web developer for the team and was in charge of the PHP / MySQL. I created the CMS which allows the users to log in, generate an email form and dynamically display the products.
Program used: PHP, MySQL, CSS and XHTML
UnifineCreative Exploration
UnifineCreative wanted to have a sophiscated website. Therefore I created a conceptual website for them that would best suit their needs. UnifineCreative is a startup design firm that specializes on advertisements and graphic designs.
Program used: Adobe Photoshop
Illustrations
Self Promotional Postcard
As a way to promote my work and skills, I used three of my past pieces and merged them together into a brand new piece. This postcard is the result of it and shows my unique and colorful designs and my usage of space.
Program used: Adobe Illustrator
Kid Zone CD Cover
Kid Zone Museum is an online museum that targets children and educates them on various forms of art. The CD cover was made to house the teaching aid for teachers.
Program used: Adobe Illustrator
Kid Zone Postcard
Another work for Kid Zone Museum. These are promotional postcards targeted at children in hopes of attracting them to the Museum.
Program used: Adobe Illustrator
About
Currently a student of BCIT studying in the New Media Design & Web Development Program, Alan is expanding his knowledge on the current trends and technologies while improving his already established skills as a web designer. Graphic arts and web designing haven’t always been his main focus until Alan attended SFU, where he enrolled in the SIAT program. SFU is where Alan discovered his passion for art and the ever changing environment of new media. The four years on SFU awarded Alan with a Bachelor of Arts degree and a new sense of direction. However, Alan wished to gain more knowledge on web designing and development which lead him finally to BCIT.
In the future, Alan hopes to start a graphic design and communication company which specializes on graphic, and communication arts and web marketing. Alan is determined in making a name for himself both locally and internationally in the near future. With Alan’s born leadership qualities and business marketing knowledge, it is only a matter of time before his name would be known to the far corners of the Earth.
Alan is often seen with a book during his free time. Reading has always been one of the Alan’s many simple pleasures because he is constantly looking for new knowledge or a new perspective on his life and his designs. Aside from the occasional read, Alan could be found holed up in his room either thinking of his next big work or keeping up to date with the current trends.
Recent Works
