CHIAKI CHNG
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working on unceded Wurundjeri land/Melbourne





A____ DESIGN PORTFOLIO
1 Farrago Magazine /  Print Publication Design; Brand Identity; Creative Direction: Video/Photography; User-Generated Content; Social Media Management
2 Independent Media / Brand Identity; Campaign Design
3 Changeling / Brand Identity; Illustration
4 Ascent Academia / Brand Identity
5 Dreaming Blooms Floristry / Brand Identity; Product Design; User-Generated Content; Campaign Design; Creative Direction and Content Production; Social media Management


B____ INFO
1 Bio
2  CV

C____SOMETHING ELSE
1 Go on, then!

Farrago Magazine



As social media manager and designer of the University of Melbourne’s campus magazine Farrago,  I oversaw, commissioned and produced digital content projects, as well as designing magazine spreads and promotional material for print.  

In 2025 Farrago celebrated its centenary anniversary, and this archival legacy is honoured through the sampling of design languages from bygone times. I redesigned the 2025 masthead in a blackletter typeface to pay homage to the publication’s long and varied history.

I also had the opportunity to lead a debut book launch project for a local author: this involved contacting venues and partnering organisations, producing and directing promotional features including interviews and commissioning a review, as well as designing publication assets. 


PRINT PUBLICATION 
BRAND IDENTITY
CREATIVE DIRECTION: VIDEO/PHOTOGRAPHY
USER-GENERATED CONTENT
SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
EVENT TEAM MANAGEMENT






Pssst... In 2026 I’ll also be Editor-in-Chief!




Edition Two cover design (in collaboration with Maria Quartel, Ibrahim Muan Abdulla and Tom Weir-Alarcon)

Edition Four cover design (in collaboration with Nathan Pham)
Edition Four cover shoot direction (photography by Nathan Pham)

Poster designs for Instagram
Gossip column posters
Interview, filming, video edit direction (edited by Felicity Bayne)
End-to-end video production

Independent Media


Independent Media is the student council party of which Farrago Magazine and Radio Fodder are a part, as a part of the University of Melbourne’s Student Union (UMSU).

Our 2025 campaign championed student voice, accessible creativity and a light-hearted, whimsical approach to student politics.  

Check out the website I designed here!



BRAND IDENTITY
CAMPAIGN DESIGN
WEB DESIGN /  UI/UX

Changeling

The original stage-play Changeling was performed at the 2025 Melbourne Fringe Festival, exploring topics such as disability, marginalisation and belonging. I was commissioned to design branding assets and illustrate hero imagery for the production.




BRAND IDENTITY
ILLUSTRATION


Ascent Academia


 Ascent Academia is a tuition centre located in Melbourne’s Eastern suburbs. I was commissioned by their executives to create a logo that was minimalistic, unique and true to their brand identity of success-oriented, reliable service. I constructed the logo using the angles of the letter 'A', staggering the figures to reflect the double-A in the company name, and take the shape of an upwards ascent.



BRAND IDENTITY


Dreaming Blooms 


 Dreaming Blooms is an independent floral bouquet business based in Melbourne's West. I was commissioned to redesign their logos and create new material for Instagram marketing. The visual rebranding accommodates shifts in the company's ethos and demographic targets, with a focus on feminine charm and thematic cohesion.




BRAND IDENTITY 
USER-GENERATED CONTENT/SOCIAL MEDIA MANAGEMENT
PRODUCT DESIGN









Hi, I’m Chiaki (Chee-ah-kee). I’m a final year B-Arts student at the University of Melbourne, majoring in English Literature and Creative Writing. My design practice began at a young age, as did my love for words and community, and I have since been enamoured with pragmatic, provocative and memorable communications that serve real purposes and meet people where they are.  My interests lie with mindful, empathetic designs, commitment to concept, embodying ethos and context-focused thinking.

                   



                                                         
I’m also a big fan of talking.                
Send me an email or reach out on LinkedIn.











CV


WORK EXPERIENCE
Farrago MagazineEditor-in-Chief 2026Leading a 300-person cohort of writers, subeditors, artists, photographers, videographers; creative direction for a six-edition publication year; curating talent and topics for print and digital publication
Field NotesCommunications Advisor Intern2025 Copywriting; interview scripting; content planning
Changeling
Graphic Designer 2025 Visuals for Melbourne Fringe Festival stageplay
Farrago MagazineDesigner 2025Designing for print, digital and marketing; directing photoshoots and video content
Farrago MagazineSocial Media Manager2025Pitching and commissioning socials content; publishing 
VCE Summer TutoringSubject Coordinator 2025 Coordinating the subjects Art: Making and Exhibiting and Art: Creative Practice
Fraser’s MedicalGraphic Designer 2024Print and social media: textbooks, pamhplets, material for Instagram and Tiktok
Dreaming Blooms FloristrySocial Media Marketing Intern and Graphic Designer2024Copywriting; product posts; ideating marketing campaigns and themes; brand design
DecidEdGraphic Designer 2024 Print and social media: textbooks, pamhplets, material for Instagram and Tiktok
Corpus Machina Collective
Featured Artist  2024 ‘Trance’ at the Motley Bauhaus’s Changing Room Gallery
Corpus Machina CollectiveCostume Designer, Front of House2024 ‘Icarus’ stage-play for Adelaide Fringe Festival
Farrago MagazineStaff Writer - Nonfiction, Reviews2024Sourcing and conducting interviews; writing culture articles and personal essays 
FreelanceVCE English Tutor2023 Working With Children’s Check





EDUCATION
University of Melbourne Bachelor of Arts (English & Theatre Studies/Creative Writing)2026






































THINGS THAT I THINK ARE TOTALLY FAB:
- the scary lift in the nicholas building
- shanghai 
- books that have differently-sized pages 
- sticky institute on elizabeth street
- my devastatingly chic eco-critical literature teacher at uni
- library labels with stamps on them
- james baldwin
- juergen teller
- the word ‘trite’
- lists!
- old packaging labels 
- kpop album ephemera
- my deeply unoriginal pinterest feed
- the colours of flowers on the sides of the road
- the shapes of leaves and vines and branches
- colours fading with age and sun exposure
- sitting in the melbourne central-emporium overpass connector and people-watching like it’s a fashion runway
- clairo’s valentino styling
-  puddles that form in serendipitous shapes 
- shaun tan’s pitcture books 
- mindy seu’s CV (an entire spreadsheet!) - jumaana abdu
- are.na: don’t actually know how it works yet but i’m very keen to learn


MY FAVOURITE PUBLICATIONS:
- DAZED&CONFUSED - the perfect balance of beauty and bite. great journalism that’s delivered through really effectively organised channels and formats
- DREAM BABY PRESS (warning: sexual content) - has such a fun, compelling concept and content strategy. love the list-style interviews and archival features
- 1GRANARY - i always learn something new!
- LOOM LITERARY MAGAZINE - a just-launched journal star-studded with local legends. i love the curation of writing and i love the front cover
- PULP - usyd’s student magazine (met them at the student journalism conference!) such an edgy and experimental publication and such good design inspo 
- POLYESTER ZINE and JORDAN THERESA - really accessible critical lenses into pop culture. jordan theresa’s analysis of reality tv in particular is super interesting
- FASHION NEUROSIS with Bella Freud - my favourite youtube series of all time. such a novel format and yet such thoughtful, meaningful videos. bella freud’a  interview style is so gentle but so incisive
- TERRAIN - devastatingly cool eco-literature intitiative. i love their bookstore in fitzroy and their crazy website 
- FUNKY BUT FRAGILE substack by Tori Bravo (specifically her “cool things to do in melbourne”) - for when i get bored of Broadsheet
- OUR GRANDFATHER STORY - keeps me in touch with my hometown :) i love how intentional and meaningful all their short- and long-form content is





© Chiaki Chng