studio M

I’m a graphic designer and visual artist with a passion for crafting visual stories; my Art Direction and Graphic Design practice focuses on shaping (typo)graphic narratives and forms.
I graduated with a BDes in Graphic Design from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in summer 2015, with a specialisation in balancing multiple things whilst riding a bicycle.
Since 2003, I’ve…[read more]

Currently staying home and practising mindfulness 😊

Recently contributed to #StaySaneStaySafe poster initiative. View posters →

Studio M is my design practice—M is an abbreviation of my name (Melissa Chan). It’s also a Manifesto of sorts:
Studio More or less is more;
Studio Maybe less;
Studio March or April;
Studio MMMmmmMMmMMmmM;
Studio Many things and shapes;
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Currently staying home and practising mindfulness 😊

Recently contributed to #StaySaneStaySafe poster initiative. View posters →

Unity Sans

graphic design
in collaboration with: Kyiv Type Foundry
year: 2023

Unity Sans was created to support Ukraine in rebuilding its economy and fostering new businesses. Designed specifically for the “We Build Ukraine” project, this typeface serves as a symbolic contribution to the nation’s reconstruction efforts.

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Hi! Melissa Chan is a human person/ graphic designer ☻

Working primarily on visual identities and typographic-led graphic communication.

Based in UA, by way of NL and MY.
Received her BDes from the Royal Academy of Art, The Hague in 2015.

Open to working together ↪ m[at]melissachan.nl
Connect ↪ linkedin, ig

Cycling With

How do we present and fit all the topics of the summit celebrating women from all walks of life? Initially I illustrated the literal nouns with pictograms but it didn’t feel right. It wasn’t connecting with the story of the summit. I was stuck, and went back to the drawing board. How do I approach this from a fun angle?

Well, I love illustrating objects. The target audience are cyclists. Illustrating the essentials cyclist bring on them on the road suddenly made a lot of sense. CW added to the idea: How about including items related to each speakers?

illustration
in collaboration with: Annalisa van den Bergh
year: 2025

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