IT’S YAU NOT YAO

Yau
Kuala Lumpur - Shanghai

Hello! I’m a creative who enjoys creating work through the playful use of art and craft.

Over the course of a decade, I made a lot of pretty decks, used nice imagery, and fancy big words to sell stuff to clients so I could buy nice things.

Right now, I am still doing a bit of everything, making more pretty decks, using more nice imagery, and more fancy big words so I could convince myself that I’m actually good at my job to buy hope for myself.

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Recognition:

2022
NYF Advertising Awards - 1x Shortlist
ADC 101st Annual Awards - 4x Shortlist
The One Show - 1x Shortlist

2021
The One Show Asia - Winner
Official Selection - LIFT-OFF Film Festival
Official Selection - Make Art Not War Film Festival
Official Selection - The Monkey Bread Tree Film Festival

2019
Fast Company World Changing Idea 2019

2018
D&AD Impact Wood Pencil

2014
Kancil Award 2014 - 1x Bronze 3x Merit
AD STARS 2014 - 3x Merit

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2019-2020
Freelance Senior Creative
Freelance

2018 - 2019
Senior Art Director
Anomaly Shanghai

2016 - 2018
Art Director - Senior Art Director
Fred & Farid, Shanghai

2016 - 2016
Freelance Art Director
Publicis, Shanghai / Publicis, Sapient

2015 - 2016
Art Director
Leagas Delaney, Shanghai

2014 - 2015
Designer
Lunch Communications (Hakuhodo), Malaysia

2013 - 2014
Designer
MullenLowe, Malaysia

2012 - 2013
Freelance Designer
Various Agencies, Malaysia