About

Art Director & Senior Creative

Hi, I'm Shine Tu.

Over 8 years across brand identity, campaigns and digital design. The work moves from an initial idea into visual systems, illustration and individual applications, with recent projects centred on AI and SaaS.

Full details of my work history are in the CV.

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My story

Freelance projects in 2017 were the starting point for work in agencies and technology companies. Each setting brought a different way of seeing brands, campaigns and the process of giving an idea its form.

Most recently, I directed the visuals for two AI and SaaS products and their user community at a technology company. Shared visual foundations carried into brand identity, interfaces, campaigns, events and merchandise, with hands-on design remaining part of the work throughout.

Outside of work, I paint in watercolor. Sometimes it starts from nothing more than a patch of sky, a trace of sunlight, a few trees, or a landscape that stayed in my memory. I pay more attention to light than to detail, and I like leaving certain parts unfinished. A single brushstroke or a piece of untouched paper can be enough for the eye to imagine the rest.

Shine Tu trước bức Madame Monet in Japanese Costume
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Skills

Art DirectionBrand Identity & SystemsDigital & Product CreativeCampaign & Key VisualIllustration & Hand-drawingCreative ProductionAI-assisted PrototypingHTML/CSS & GitHub
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Experience

  1. 2024 - 2026

    Art Director — AI & SaaS

    Directed and produced the visuals for digital products and their user community, from brand identity and interfaces to event spaces, merchandise and post-production. Worked with Growth, Product and Engineering, and mentored a junior designer through task planning, design feedback and a growth path.

  2. 2024

    Senior Creative Contractor — Software & IT Services

    Delivered campaign-based creative work under contract — illustration, key visuals, digital assets and a career landing page, partnering with the internal design team on timeline and quality.

  3. 2023 — 2024

    Art Director / Design Team Lead · HR Tech Conference 2023

    Art direction and guidance of five designers on a fixed-term engagement for HR Tech Conference 2023. The visual direction selected by the CEO was refined through successive reviews with him, then extended from the final key visual into campaign, stage and venue applications at Landmark 81, for 800+ leaders and 16 speakers.

  4. 2022 — 2023

    Senior Creative (Art) — Digital Media & Advertising

    Developed visual concepts and art direction for brand and campaign work across many clients, including the winning Toshiba TV IMC pitch and campaign, from concept and illustration to finished designs ready for production.

  5. 2020 — 2022

    Earlier Roles — Creative Studios & Agencies

    Illustration, brand identity, digital content, presentation systems and event visuals.

  6. 2017 — Present

    Independent Creative Practice — Freelance

    Ongoing freelance identity, campaign, launch and retail work for BIDV, Shuyi, Acecook Zeppin, Abbott, EZVIZ and JOMOO.

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Education & Certificates

  1. 2017 — 2021

    Bachelor of Arts in Graphic Design — Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts

  2. 2016 — 2018

    Advanced Diploma in Multimedia, Distinction Grade — FPT Arena Multimedia

  3. 2023

    Advanced UI/UX — ColorME

    Completed with certificate: UX research, personas, customer journeys, wireframing, design systems, Figma prototyping.

  4. 2022 — 2024

    Art Direction (Domestika), Branding specialization (Coursera)

  5. 2025

    Modern Art & Ideas — The Museum of Modern Art (Coursera)

    Online course created by MoMA, reading modern art through place, identity, everyday objects and society.

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Awards & Languages

  • 2018Second Prize — "Redecorate Your Desktop" Desktop Wallpaper Design Contest
  • 2017Third Prize — Mobile Programming, University of Information Technology

Languages: Vietnamese, English (B2), Mandarin, Cantonese

Have a project in mind?

If you're looking for someone to develop a brand, a campaign or a visual direction with, I'd be glad to talk.


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