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Ryan holds a BFA in Graphic Design from the Rhode Island School of Design (RISD).
Originally from Zhubei City, Taiwan.
Currently based in Brooklyn, NY.
He is enthusiastic about finding significance and humor in usually mundane things; creating and capturing beautiful and fleeting moments; embracing clutter and natural imperfections; and creating the new while honoring the old.
Other facts:
- In Zhubei City, his mother owns and runs the independent Star Castle Bookstore
- He has one Moomin mug and many Moomin coasters
- Ask him about his favorite jazz fusion, Shibuya-kei, and bossa nova albums
Currently
Once–Future OfficePreviously
RISD Design GuildFind me here
Em ryanbrandonhsiao@gmail.com
Ig rbhlizard
Li LinkedIn
An Are.na
Sp Spotify
Capabilities
Branding + Visual Identity
Exhibit + Experiential Design
Art Direction
Book, Publication, Editorial Design
Poster + Print Design
Packaging Design
Signage + Wayfinding
Typeface Design
Website Design
Analog + Digital Photography
Recognition
Updike Prize, First Prize, 2025
Featured in
Baseline: Type Exhibit,
RISD Graphic Design, 2025
(Curated by Clara Cayosa & Nancy Skolos)
Fonts In Use, Grilli Type, 2024
Expiration Date
RISD Graphic Design Triennial, 2024
Unbound Art Book Fair, 2024
Colophon
Website set in:
Roboto Serif by Greg Gazdowicz of Commercial Type
Work Sans by Wei Huang
© Ryan Brandon Hsiao 2025