Selina kehuan Wu
Contact
︎ selinakhwu@gmail.com
Socials
︎ chaos and bonus work
︎ Are.na abode
︎ professional persona
︎ guestbook
Please find my resume here.
Let’s talk freelance, grab a (digital) coffee, or just be friends.
Selina is a graphic designer born and raised in Nanjing, China. Currently living in Providence and just received her MFA in Graphic Design at Rhode Island School of Design. She received her BFA in Communication Design from Washington University in St. Louis. Previously at FCB Chicago.
She takes pride in her one-of-a-kind Chinese name, Kehuan (可幻). It means being capable of imagination, which she tries to manifest in every work with her attention to research and craft. Whether poetic or practical, she aspires to tell stories to elicit the deep emotions that define the human experience.
She takes pride in her one-of-a-kind Chinese name, Kehuan (可幻). It means being capable of imagination, which she tries to manifest in every work with her attention to research and craft. Whether poetic or practical, she aspires to tell stories to elicit the deep emotions that define the human experience.
Selina loves to spontaneously hop on random buses to get lost, chase sunsets along the water's edge on foot, or immerse herself in existential crisis. As a child, her dream superpower was the ability to fly, but as she ventured from home, she now dreams of teleportation.
Recognition
Recognition
Type Directors Club, TDC69
Winner in Typography
Young Ones ADC (The One Club for Creativity)
Merit in Publication Design
Merit in Capstone
Shortlist in Type Design
Young Ones Portfolio (The One Club for Creativity)
Winner in Graphic Design
Graphis New Talent
Silver Award in Books
Honorable Mention in Type Design
Communication Arts Typography 23
Winner
Communication Arts Student Showcase
Winner, March/April 2023 Issue
Creative Hotlist Editor’s Pick
Radio Mercury Award
Winner in Branded Podcast (with FCB Chicago)
Core77 Design Awards
Student Notable in Visual Communication
Graphic Design USA 59th
Winner
Graduate360° (Award360°)
Winner (Top 100)
New One Awards
Winner of New Talent
Shortlist in Editorial Design
Shortlist in Editorial Design
Applied Arts Award
Winner in Young Blood (Graphic Design)
Creative Quarterly
100 Best Annual, Top 25 (Graphic Design)
CQ70 Winner
︎Recent song on repeat ︎︎︎ Bawuypawuy — Drifting Clouds︎ Recent read/screen ︎︎︎ Tampopo — Juzo Itami (1985)
︎ Recent typeface personality ︎︎︎ Timez Readable — La Bolde Vita
Press
Exhibition
Teaching & Speaking
One Club for Creativity: Designer Interview
Graphic Design USA: December 2022
Communication Arts Typography Annual 13
Exhibition
Surface Anomaly: New Explorations in Poster Design
Seoul, South Korea (Dec 2024 – Jan 2025)
TDC 69 World-traveling Exhibition
Global, 2022 – 2023
Graphic Design Triennial/Biennial, RISD
Providence, RI (Oct 2024, Apr 2025)
Teaching & Speaking
Commencement Speaker
Rhode Island School of Design, Class of 2025
Typography: From Micro to Macro
RISD, Graphic Design, Winter 2025
Guest Critic