Brand
Graphic
Turning the spoken stories into your close friend
Working closely with Shawn, the founder of this startup sound media, I created a inclusive, intimate kind a brand visual experience.
Role: Main designer
Client: Happenus Podcast
Year: 2024
Brand Introduction
Happenus with Shawn Hung is a series of in-depth conversations with people from all walks of life, bridging personal narratives with the emerging societal and environmental happenings we collectively share. The goal being to create a program that unravels fresh perspectives on how we view the world and, in turn, our place within it.
How to turn these ideas and conceptual content into something visible in a cohesive layout was my main focus on this project.
The logo was developed by another party.
Visual Elements
As Shawn written in the brand introduction, “intimate talks with people from all walks of life,” this podcast aims to become like a chat with a long-lost friend and both of you have a lot to share with each other about all you have experienced and learned along the life journey.
Unlike most of the clients, Shawn already has a fairly clear picture of how the brand should look like. He has created a mood board to better communicate his ideas with me. My job was to connect the dots and use design language to show a “feeling” he wants to show with Happenus.
Aligning listening experience with perceptible appearance
Listening to Happenus feels like you’re having an intimate talk with a close friend in a coffee shop, exchanging both of your insights and learnings along the life journey. Happenus features a lot of people across the world and different field.
Unlike most of the clients, Shawn already has a fairly clear picture of how the brand should look like. He has created a mood board to better communicate his ideas with me. My job was to connect the dots and use design language to show a “feeling” he wants to show with Happenus.
What sets this podcast apart is its diverse roster of guests, drawn from the humanities, social sciences, and arts, and spanning various generations and genders. While much of today's content prioritizes the latest skills and technical knowledge, this podcast offers a unique and valuable counterpoint, providing authentic insights and a deep appreciation for the intangible, yet essential, elements of our lives.
Thinking further, it is a conversation-based podcast. It created a lot of audio and spoken content as well as so many great ideas that doesn’t have a shape to show. How to turn these ideas and conceptual content into something visible in a cohesive layout is my main focus on this project.
About
Sylvia Chen
2022-present
Communication Designer
Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI)
- The first in-house designer of the think tank
- Built the think tank’s official website
- Manage the think tank’s brand visual identity
2019-2022
Public Affairs Assistant
Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (Fulbright Taiwan)
- Participated in the brand’s global rebranding efforts by updating the logo, the souvenirs, and the website
- Managed the foundation’s official website as the singular in-house designer
Contact
sylviafnchen@gmail.com
Schedule an Online Call
© 2025 Sylvia Chen. All Rights Reserved.
Brand
Graphic
Turning the spoken stories into your close friend
Working closely with Shawn, the founder of this startup sound media, I created a inclusive, intimate kind a brand visual experience.
Role: Main designer
Client: Happenus Podcast
Year: 2024
Brand Introduction
Happenus with Shawn Hung is a series of in-depth conversations with people from all walks of life, bridging personal narratives with the emerging societal and environmental happenings we collectively share. The goal being to create a program that unravels fresh perspectives on how we view the world and, in turn, our place within it.
How to turn these ideas and conceptual content into something visible in a cohesive layout was my main focus on this project.
The logo was developed by another party.
Visual Elements
As Shawn written in the brand introduction, “intimate talks with people from all walks of life,” this podcast aims to become like a chat with a long-lost friend and both of you have a lot to share with each other about all you have experienced and learned along the life journey.
Unlike most of the clients, Shawn already has a fairly clear picture of how the brand should look like. He has created a mood board to better communicate his ideas with me. My job was to connect the dots and use design language to show a “feeling” he wants to show with Happenus.
Aligning listening experience with perceptible appearance
Listening to Happenus feels like you’re having an intimate talk with a close friend in a coffee shop, exchanging both of your insights and learnings along the life journey. Happenus features a lot of people across the world and different field.
Unlike most of the clients, Shawn already has a fairly clear picture of how the brand should look like. He has created a mood board to better communicate his ideas with me. My job was to connect the dots and use design language to show a “feeling” he wants to show with Happenus.
What sets this podcast apart is its diverse roster of guests, drawn from the humanities, social sciences, and arts, and spanning various generations and genders. While much of today's content prioritizes the latest skills and technical knowledge, this podcast offers a unique and valuable counterpoint, providing authentic insights and a deep appreciation for the intangible, yet essential, elements of our lives.
Thinking further, it is a conversation-based podcast. It created a lot of audio and spoken content as well as so many great ideas that doesn’t have a shape to show. How to turn these ideas and conceptual content into something visible in a cohesive layout is my main focus on this project.
About
Sylvia Chen
2022-present
Communication Designer
Center for Asia-Pacific Resilience and Innovation (CAPRI)
- The first in-house designer of the think tank
- Built the think tank’s official website
- Manage the think tank’s brand visual identity
2019-2022
Public Affairs Assistant
Foundation for Scholarly Exchange (Fulbright Taiwan)
- Participated in the brand’s global rebranding efforts by updating the logo, the souvenirs, and the website
- Managed the foundation’s official website as the singular in-house designer
Contact
sylviafnchen@gmail.com
Schedule an Online Call
© 2025 Sylvia Chen. All Rights Reserved.