Meet Tengmo Han | Graphic Designer & visual artist

We had the good fortune of connecting with Tengmo Han and we’ve shared our conversation below.

Hi Tengmo, why did you decide to pursue a creative path?
Before embarking on a career in graphic design, my artistic inclinations were deeply rooted in painting and public art. These early interests fostered my enjoyment of finding inspiration and expressing my creativity through a variety of mediums, and at the age of 19, I became interested in graphic design after a trip to Paris, where I was attracted to the dynamic interaction of graphics and composition in the graffiti and posters on the streets of the city. At the same time, my collection of exhibition catalogs and art books from museums turned my attention to the subtle art of typography and book design. Graphic design made me pay more attention to the details of life and provided me with the tools I needed to delve deeper into different cultures, themes, and aesthetics. With my control of abstract graphics, text, and color, each creative project is an exciting exploration. This constant adventure sustains my professional passion and provides me with a platform to explore the world, digitally or on paper.

Alright, so let’s move onto what keeps you busy professionally?
As a Chinese graphic designer living in the United States, my cross-cultural background has given me a rich creative perspective. I try to publicize my own cultural perspective through design, which is worthy of taking on more cultural values. In my branding project Corpora Museum of Asian Photography, I focus on the voices of pioneering Asian photographers to the world, exploring human diversity, social change, and ethnicity. the human diversity, social change, and ethnic culture of Asian societies through the lenses of the camera. For the book design project Ages of Ashes, I conduct a multifaceted visual study of major human-induced explosions throughout history, assessing the transformative impact of these major historical explosions on society through social ethics, political controversies, and cultural artifacts such as art and literature.
I believe that as a designer and visual artist exploration never stops, learning never stops, understanding and embracing one’s own identity, and continuing to give voice to one’s own cultural identity.

Any places to eat or things to do that you can share with our readers? If they have a friend visiting town, what are some spots they could take them to?
Take a look around the streets, check out the roadside stalls restaurants, and small stores, chat with the locals, look at the streets, and look at the high rises, you will have a new experience!

Who else deserves some credit and recognition?
In my design career, there are many former designers who have given me the enthusiasm and motivation to continue to work in this industry, and the one who has inspired me the most is Koichi Sato. In his book “Words to Students”, there is a paragraph that has given me great encouragement, which reads: “Hope is an alias for life. Design and art are natural expressions of life that visualize hope. For humans, who stimulated the evolution of life on earth, design is the expression of hope.“

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