Hello there.
I am Qin Yi, and I am a lettering and typography nerd.
I first learnt to write from my grandmother who does not know the first thing about writing. Together, we completed penmanship exercises by copying letters and characters to a T.
I worked as an art director at a design and publishing firm in Singapore for six years, and I am now pursuing my love for words as a designer and letterer. I have art directed and made books for clients such as Far East Organization, GIC, The Istana, Land Transport Authority, Mapletree, National Gallery Singapore, National Integration Council, Sembcorp and SMU School of Business.
I can be seen making puns and eating breakfast on Instagram stories every day, and my favorite milk is amen milk.
Shows and Exhibitions
Kali's Frog in the Throat and Tilly's Under the Weather
Singapore Children's Book Festival 2024
June 2024
Paws in Repose
Solo Exhibition, KINN Studios
Nov 2023
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Work history
Cheddar Media, 2024–present
Self-employed, 2019–2024
Epigram / Epigram Books, 2013–2019
Ideafarm Pte Ltd, 2010–2011
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Education
BA (Hons) Design Communication
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
(Pursued with a scholarship awarded by Lasalle)
2011–2013
Diploma in Visual Communication
Temasek Polytechnic Design School, Singapore
2007–2010
I first learnt to write from my grandmother who does not know the first thing about writing. Together, we completed penmanship exercises by copying letters and characters to a T.
I worked as an art director at a design and publishing firm in Singapore for six years, and I am now pursuing my love for words as a designer and letterer. I have art directed and made books for clients such as Far East Organization, GIC, The Istana, Land Transport Authority, Mapletree, National Gallery Singapore, National Integration Council, Sembcorp and SMU School of Business.
I can be seen making puns and eating breakfast on Instagram stories every day, and my favorite milk is amen milk.
Shows and Exhibitions
Kali's Frog in the Throat and Tilly's Under the Weather
Singapore Children's Book Festival 2024
June 2024
Paws in Repose
Solo Exhibition, KINN Studios
Nov 2023
—
Work history
Cheddar Media, 2024–present
Self-employed, 2019–2024
Epigram / Epigram Books, 2013–2019
Ideafarm Pte Ltd, 2010–2011
—
Education
BA (Hons) Design Communication
LASALLE College of the Arts, Singapore
(Pursued with a scholarship awarded by Lasalle)
2011–2013
Diploma in Visual Communication
Temasek Polytechnic Design School, Singapore
2007–2010