Yixuan Cao is a Ürümqi born, New York based graphic designer. She holds a BFA degree from the School of Visual Arts.
Previously, she worked at The Working Assembly, Gretel, Instrument, PepsiCo and School of Visual Arts. She is a part of Studio YSFT. She also freelance alongside.
Yixuan believes that design can be more inclusive than it is now. Getting out of the collective practice of western design education, she acknowledges that assumption was made and bias was formed, and there is no such thing as “universal communication.”
She is still seeking her own voice out of all the experience that shaped her. With that said, she is excited about different culture around the globe.![]()
Feel free to grab coffee with her (in real life or virtually.)
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Previously, she worked at The Working Assembly, Gretel, Instrument, PepsiCo and School of Visual Arts. She is a part of Studio YSFT. She also freelance alongside.
Yixuan believes that design can be more inclusive than it is now. Getting out of the collective practice of western design education, she acknowledges that assumption was made and bias was formed, and there is no such thing as “universal communication.”
She is still seeking her own voice out of all the experience that shaped her. With that said, she is excited about different culture around the globe.
Feel free to grab coffee with her (in real life or virtually.)
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EDUCATION
School of Visual Arts
BFA Design
Parsons the New School for Design
Summer Intensive program
EXPERIENCE
Designer, BUCK
2024—present
Designer, DarkMatter Agency
2023—present
Designer, Studio YSFT
2022—present
Design Intern, The Working Assembly
New York, 2023
Design Intern, Gretel
New York, 2022
Design Intern, Instrument
New York/Remote, 2022
Design Intern, PepsiCo Design Innovation Team
Shanghai, 2020–2021
Designer, Masks For Unity
Social Movement, 2020
Teaching Assistant, School of Visual Arts
New York, Summer 2019
Orientation Leader, School of Visual Arts
New York, Summer 2019
TEACHING/GUEST CRITIC
Guest Lecturer, Interaction Portfolio I
School of Visual Arts, 2024
Guest Critic, Interaction I
School of Visual Arts, 2023
Guest Critic, Interaction II
School of Visual Arts, 2023
Guest Critic, Basic Graphic Design II
School of Visual Arts, 2021
Guest Critic, Basic Graphic Design I
School of Visual Arts, 2019
Teaching Assistant
School of Visual Arts, 2018
School of Visual Arts
BFA Design
Parsons the New School for Design
Summer Intensive program
EXPERIENCE
Designer, BUCK
2024—present
Designer, DarkMatter Agency
2023—present
Designer, Studio YSFT
2022—present
Design Intern, The Working Assembly
New York, 2023
Design Intern, Gretel
New York, 2022
Design Intern, Instrument
New York/Remote, 2022
Design Intern, PepsiCo Design Innovation Team
Shanghai, 2020–2021
Designer, Masks For Unity
Social Movement, 2020
Teaching Assistant, School of Visual Arts
New York, Summer 2019
Orientation Leader, School of Visual Arts
New York, Summer 2019
TEACHING/GUEST CRITIC
Guest Lecturer, Interaction Portfolio I
School of Visual Arts, 2024
Guest Critic, Interaction I
School of Visual Arts, 2023
Guest Critic, Interaction II
School of Visual Arts, 2023
Guest Critic, Basic Graphic Design II
School of Visual Arts, 2021
Guest Critic, Basic Graphic Design I
School of Visual Arts, 2019
Teaching Assistant
School of Visual Arts, 2018
PRO-BONO
Volunteer
Billion Oysters Project, 2018
Volunteer
New York Fashion Week, 2018
CONTACT
yixuancao1412@gmail.com
When she is not designing, she is knitting while watching poorly made clickbait true crime videos on Youtube. While she is designing, she is watching poorly made clickbait true crime videos on Youtube.
Volunteer
Billion Oysters Project, 2018
Volunteer
New York Fashion Week, 2018
CONTACT
yixuancao1412@gmail.com
When she is not designing, she is knitting while watching poorly made clickbait true crime videos on Youtube. While she is designing, she is watching poorly made clickbait true crime videos on Youtube.