Daocheng Lin

Daocheng Lin

daocheng(at)iastate.edu

Welcome to my portfolio website!

While pursuing a research-focused path on visual rhetoric (see my academic website), I am also an illustrator and graphic designer with five years of experience. My artistic style focuses on people's everyday life using ink and retro color palettes.

Various associations have awarded my artwork, including the Illustration and Binding Art Committee of the Chinese Artists Association and the China Children’s Book Expo.

I also do commissions individually or collaboratively for institutions and companies, including Huizhou University, Huizhou Social Sciences Association, Tencent, Exxon Mobiles, etc.

Project One

Walking on Beimen Street

Author: Daocheng Lin (Leading creator of illustration and typography), Dr. Ziyao Huang, Dr. Jiawei Xu, Yixuan Xie

Accosiattion: Humanities and Social Science Research Projects in Huizhou (Key Program), Huizhou, Guangdong.

Awarded: Exceptional.

This picture book is based on my research project, A Walking Ethnography of Everyday Strategy on Beimen Street, which was acknowledged by the Huizhou Social Sciences Association as the key program in 2023 and awarded as exceptional level. This project employs the illustration method to explore the details of the everyday lives of local residents. Using the sensory experience as a clue, I wrote field notes and drew the sketches to compose the foundation of the picturebook.

Collaboration is the key to success. While the group members mainly took charge of the other part of this research project, I was fully responsible for the picture book-making process. Still, collaboration between the team members is necessary for the success of the picturebook project.

2023/03

Project Two

The Mural at Huizhou University

Author: Daocheng Lin (The designer of the mural)

Accosiattion: Huizhou University

I created the mural using the campus map and took charge of the painting process. According to the client's demands, I drew the remarking architectures of the campus and designed the composition based on the travelers’ route. Since the wall is close to the College of Music, I used the musical notation of the college song to express the campus culture.

2022/02

Project Three

A Manual to Avoid Infectious Disease on Campus

Author: Daocheng Lin (Creator of illustration and book design), Dr. Lin Song (Compose the content of the manual)

Accosiattion: Huizhou University

Commissioned by Huizhou University, I created the illustration and did the book design for the Manual to Avoid Infectious Disease on Campus during COVID-19. While COVID-19 impacted people’s lives heavily, the question of how to improve hygiene consciousness became exigent. Provided knowledge about infectious diseases by Dr. Lin Song in Life Science College at Huizhou University, I created scientific illustrations to make the professional knowledge easier to access. Finally, the project was changed and was printed out as bulletin boards instead of manuals, and I also took charge of the design changes.

2022/08

Ink