Website: Jonathan Yuen
Activity: Graphic Designer
Address: www.jonathanyuen.com
Purpose: Experimental Portfolio

Take a look at this personal project by Singapore-based graphic designer Jonathan Yuen. It consists of what he calls "design narratives" -- simple but powerful animated vignettes inspired by East Asian ink and wash painting.

Through these narratives, he poetically contemplates his role as a graphic designer, focusing on the act of quiet and intent observation. It's well-suited because it's the kind of activity familiar to graphic designers. With each new project comes a process of observing, researching, and reflecting on the client and message.

Embracing this early part of the project is invaluable to an inspired finished product. Yuen uses frogs, birds and fish to make his point: even the most common subjects eventually reveal their unique qualities and eccentricities. This is where the possibilities of visual communication come to light.

It's wonderful to see someone celebrate the early stages of the design process in such a thoughtful way.