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Ryan Yan is a graphic / motion designer based in Brooklyn ⇆ Toronto. currently →→→ 𖤐Pentagram. He studied Graphic Design and Computation at the ⊙Rhode Island School of Design. Previously ↩ at Apple, RISD Design Guild.

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① Chiba Tech

2025

I worked with designer Yoshi Torralva to bring the Chiba Tech's identity to life. My favourite part of this project was rigging the 'chibuggy' in a way that allowed it to move dynamically across different contexts—as the underlying structure of complex layouts, the precise movement of a pen plotter, or the animated liveliness of a mascot. Case study ↗

② Climate Tech Map

2025

Our main visual and interaction of this website for exploring climate technologies is the 'wheel,' inspired by sun rays and star charts. Since the beginning of the project, I treated motion behaviors as a key parallel track of development—one that ultimately informed the main visual direction. From the early kinetic tests of the circular atlas to the rippling movement of the color wheel, motion shaped the overall interactivity of the web-based experience. +++ Bonus I animated a custom video for the coalition at Times Square during New York Climate Week 2025. Case study ↗

Project Team: Giorgiga Lupi, Rachel Crawford, Zach Scheinfeld, Ryan Yan, Ed Ryan
Collaborators: Liz Ryan, Chelsea Herman, Chris Vela, Accurat

③ MTA Arts & Design 40th

2026

With designer Ed Ryan, I developed the motion system for the MTA Arts and Design 40th Anniversary campaign.

④ OWIS Trailer

2026

I created type animations for OWIS's debut trailer film ↗. Magical, ornamental, and made of light!!!!

Client: RIGIEND