Hello there!
It’s Ying 瑩*,
a smily letter-drawing
primate.

Made in Taiwan.
Currently drifting between
New York ↔ Amsterdam ↔ Svalbard

*Luster is the literal meaning of the character 瑩.
It refers to the shining, sparkling quality of a stone.

COOL THINGS I’VE
BEEN BLESSED WITH

  • Ambassador Interview forYearbook of Lettering#2
    Slanted / 2025 December

  • Lettering work published in and cover for Yearbook of Lettering#1
    Slanted / 2023 October

  • Lettering work published in book Typism 9
    Typism / 2023 October

  • ADC 101st Annual Awards - Merit in Typography
    Art Director Club / 2022 April

  • Lettering work published in book Typism 8
    Typism / 2022 April

  • "2021 Lettering Leader"
    Typefolk / 2022 Feb

  • Interview with Femme Type
    ”Yinglish’s Lettering Workshops Equip Budding Designers with the Fundamentals to Shine”
    Femme Type / 2021 Oct

  • 2 lettering pieces published in book Typism 7
    Typism / 2021 April

  • "2020 Lettering Legend Runner Up"
    Typefolk / 2021 Feb

  • "Lettering Leader" Award
    Typefolk / 2020 September

  • "Design Star" Interview 設計之星訪談
    Transform Design 愉悅設計 / 2020 September

  • Lettering work published in book Typism 6
    2020 April

  • Featured Artist
    2019 Goodtype Follow Friday

  • The Best Illustration - Self Initiation & For Sale
    Greater China Illustration Awards / 2012

  • Illustration Exhibition
    New York City Fusion Arts Museum / 2011

  • Featured Artist of July
    Taipei Artist Collective / 2011

  • Winner in Illustration
    Annobooks International Student Design Competition / 2010

  • Government-sponsored art exhibition
    60-year Collection : 4 Generations Exhibition / 2009

  • Silver Award
    MSN X Gigabyte Laptop Graffiti Competition / 2009

  • Nominated in Digital Media
    Taiwan Young Designers' Exhibition / 2006 May ​​​

𓃰

𓃰

RESUMED
DOWNLOAD
⬇

𓃴

𓃚

𓃔

TALKS/WORKSHOPS
I’VE SHARED

UPCOMING EVENTS➜

2026

  • Letrástica Type Festival
    [TALK] TBD / 2026, Oct, Guadalajara, Mexico

  • Cooper Union - Type@Cooper
    [WORKSHOP] Intro to Blackletter - From Calligraphy to Lettering / 2026, Oct, New York

  • Type Lab - Typographics 2026 / Cooper Union - Type@Cooper
    [TALK] From mouse clicking in a New York City cubicle to hands-on practice at the Northernmost Letter Studio / 2026 June, New York

2025

2024

2023

2022

  • Design Thinkers Conference by RGD
    Lettering Solitaire / 2022 October, Toronto

2021

  • Design Thinkers Conference by RGD
    Lettering Solitaire / 2021 November, Toronto

  • Cooper Union - Type@Cooper
    Ease into Script Lettering / 2021 November, New York (online)

  • Letterform Archive
    Lettering Fundamentals / 2021 November, San Francisco (online)

  • Cooper Union - Type@Cooper / Typographics 2021
    Lettering for Graphic Designers / 2021 June, New York (online)

  • Cooper Union - Type@Cooper / Typographics 2021
    Ease into Script Lettering / 2021 June, New York (online)

  • Type Lab - Typographic 2021
    Lettering Solitaire / 2021 June, New York (online)

  • Letterform Archive
    Lettering Fundamentals / 2021 May, New York (online)

  • Script Lettering Bootcamp
    2021 April. New York (online)

2020

  • Letterform Archive
    Lettering Fundamentals / 2020 Sep, San Francisco (online)

  • Society of Scribes
    Lettering with Calligraphy Secrets / 2020 June, New York online)(

  • Type Lab - Typographic 2020
    Lettering - A process of finding consistency in space / 2020 June,

2019

  • SVA - School of Visual Art
    Guest speak - Introductory Hand Lettering / 2019 Nov, New York

  • Type Lab - Typographic 2019
    Flourish Lettering Demonstration / 2019 June, New York

𓃟

TUITION I’VE PAID FOR

Cooper Union
Certificate in Typeface Design / New York , USA /2015

Pratt Institute
Master in Communication Design / New York, USA / 2010

Taiwan University of Arts
Bachelor in Visual Communication Design / Taipei, Taiwan / 2006

𓃱

𓃱

𓃱