2026

Yining Zhang

Hello! I’m a London and Beijing based graphic designer working primarily within image making, print, illustration and editorial design.

Contemporary Eye Exercises

This project looks at a routine that most Chinese students grow up with, reworking it in a way that is both playful and slightly critical. As viewers watch and follow the instructions, they are invited to participate. In doing so, the work asks a question: are these exercises really a form of vision care, or more of a collective performance?

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Exercise One

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Exercise Five

The Oysters

This is an image-led book about oysters, with different elements of editorial design woven throughout. It explores oysters from a range of perspectives, including biographies, literature, art, and cultural history. Some chapters take a more direct approach, while others are more abstract and poetic.

Ez Minzoku Album Redesign

This album was released by Foodman in 2016, it challenges conventional listening habits through chaotic rhythms, glitch aesthetics, and playful absurdity.

When I’m listening to the Ez Minzoku music, I feel I’m not just listening to an album, but a fragmented world of sound. This music has the magic to instantly open my imagination, leading me into a richly varied fantasy world that feels both real and dreamlike, at times peaceful and at others lively. For me, this album offers a brief escape from reality, transporting both my ears and mind to a utopian realm.

This project presents an alternative visual proposal as an experimental extension of the album’s existing identity, as a personal visual translation of sound into form.

The project includes a complete visual system for Ez Minzoku, translating sound into form, rhythm into layout, and glitch into image language.

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