Weng Nam is a graphic designer with multicultural and lingual background from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. He has previously worked as a graphic designer in Kuala Lumpur and further studies in the Netherlands. He also worked as an intern at Barcelona and Prague, afterwards he finished his B.A. degree in Graphic Design at Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in 2012. Currently he is residing and working in the Netherlands. Feel free to contact for project collaborations.
EXPERIENCE:
– Silo Design / Nov 2012 – June 2013 / Graphic designer at Den Haag, NL
– Studio Najbrt / Jul – Aug 2011 / 2-month internship at Prague, CZ
– TwoPoints.net / May – Jun 2011 / 2-month internship at Barcelona, ESP
– 3nity Visual Communications/ Jun 08 / Mar 2010 / Graphic designer at Kuala Lumpur, MY
– CUE Visual Arts Co. / Apr – May 2008, Freelancer at Kuala Lumpur, MY
EDUCATION:
– The Royal Academy of Art (KABK), 2010 — 2012 / Degree in Graphic Design (The Hague, NL)
– Dasein Academy of Art, 2005 — 2008 / Diploma in Graphic Design (Kuala Lumpur, MY)
HONORS:
– Fontanel Final Young Talent, Graphics Speak, 2012
– Gogbot Festival Youngblood Award, Graphics Speak, 2012
– D&AD Global Student Awards, 2007, Commendation prize — Open brief category, MTV Morphs! (Work was featured in D&AD Student Awards Annual Book 2007)
PUBLICATIONS:
– IDPURE, issue 31, 2013
– Etapes, Graphics Speak, Oct 2012
– Designboom, Graphics Speak, Sep 2012
– It's Nice That, Seven Days Trivial Matters, Sep 2012
EXHIBITIONS:
– Mapping Festival, Geneva, CH, Graphics Speak, Apr 2013
– Toolkit Festival and A+A Slovenian Exhibition Centre, Venice, ITA, Graphics Speak, Nov 2012
– Spike Island Book and Zine Fair, Bristol, UK, Seven Days Trivial Matters, Oct 2012
– Filmhuis Uitgelicht 24, Den Haag, NL, Graphics Speak, May 2012
– Filmhuis Uitgelicht 22, Den Haag, NL, Routine, Oct 2010
LANGUAGES:
– English
– Chinese
– Malay
– Cantonese
– Hakka
SOFTWARES:
– Adobe Creative Suite
– Final Cut Pro
– Keynote
– Microsoft Office
– Processing(basic).
HOBBIES:
Music, sound, percussion, movie, photography, travelling and reading.
