Photography & Art Direction: Rowkin Surge Charge

My favorite part was getting to play with a drone and shoot footage for our ad.

Photography, FilmSophia LiuApril 26, 2018commercial, rowkin, work, earphones, surge charge, outdoorComment

Prototyping in Origami: Shirley's Outfit Picker

I thought I'd learn to use Facebook's prototyping tool, Origami, to create a simple screen transition.

Animation, DesignSophia LiuApril 24, 2018shirley, outfit, origami, prototyping, after effects, learningComment

Illustration: The Lemonade Stand

I had the chance to create an illustration for e-commerce fashion company Louise and Eleanor.

IllustrationSophia LiuApril 23, 2018work, louise and eleanor, illustration, drawing, procreate, digital drawing, fashion drawing, lemonade standComment

From Architecture to Information Architecture: How Design is Design is Design

At the root of it all, you must use your disciplined training and wealth of knowledge to create something that serves more than yourself.

Words, Personal, DesignSophia LiuApril 10, 2018Comment

UI/UX Design: LinkedIn for Creatives

A redesign concept of the LinkedIn profile for creative professionals.

DesignSophia LiuApril 5, 2018linkedin, redesign, ui design, ux design, design, designer, personal projectComment

UI/UX Design: Award-Winning Public Safety App

We want to build an app that helps people with mobility disabilities increase their changes of survival during a fire incident.

Gin and Tonic Recipe Videos

I got the chance to create some fun videos for Ashley Chloe's Blog. I've always loved recipe videos; here's my take on three gin and tonic recipes just in time for National Gin and Tonic Day.

FilmSophia LiuApril 2, 2018ashley chloe, video, recipe video, recipe, drinks, gin, tonic, gin and tonic, fruit, workComment

Joshua Tree Photo Diary

We roadtripped into the desert heart of California, a biome so different from anything I'd ever seen.

San Francisco Cable Car Animation Process

I was inspired by San Francisco's famous cable cars for this animation. I thought the uphill climb would be the perfect looping route to illustrate this city of hills.

The Blogging Sponge Animation

A fun lip sync animation test.

Animation, IllustrationSophia LiuMarch 12, 2018animation, 2d animation, character, illustration, video, lip sync, talking, audio, after effects, shirleyComment

Highway 5, A Horizontal Journey

Recently I've been getting into 2D illustration and animation. Learning After Effects is a game changer. I've been intrigued by looping animations that tell short stories.

Illustration, AnimationSophia LiuMarch 8, 20182d animation, highway 5, illustration, after effects, dribbble, car, road, freeway, californiaComment

Pivot

In life we don't fail. We pivot.

PersonalSophia LiuFebruary 26, 2018me, career, pivot, diaryComment