Yanan Hou
Yanan is a graphic designer based in San Francisco. Her works acrossing print, typography, and visual identity.

She graduated with MFA in Design from the California College of the Arts.


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Playground
10'6'' × 9'9''
-PUBLICATION DESIGN
-THESIS PROJECT
-RISOGRAPH

I realized that perhaps the most appropriate story has always existed within my daily life. Instead of constantly looking outward for material, I decided to return to my personal territory—using my own space, body, and sensory experience as the starting point of narration.

A person’s life can be regarded as their largest territory, and the living space, as an external extension of the body, clearly marks the boundary of that territory. For one week, I recorded my room by randomly collecting some items that met at least one of the following rules:

  • Items used daily.
  • Items I saw every day that left an impression in my memory.
  • Items received within this week.

Then I categorized these items using the four types of containers I regularly use in daily life.

During the process of documenting and categorizing, I gradually realized that these items were actually placed exactly where they belonged. Everything radiated outward from the center of my daily activities, forming a cave precisely tailored to my needs.



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