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Yiying Lu

Yiying Lu

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Aug 18, 2021

Remembering Irene Cho, the Woman behind the Peacock 🦚 Emoji

Today, August 17, 2021 is the fourth anniversary of Irene Cho’s passing. Irene is the woman behind the peacock 🦚 emoji that we all have on…

Remembering Irene Cho, the Woman behind the Peacock 🦚 Emoji

Yiying Lu

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Nov 21, 2020

Homecoming: When the Flatbread 🫓 meets the Dumpling 🥟

This morning, the designer behind the brand new 🫓 ‘flatbread emoji’ (arepas), Lumen Bigott and I connected over Twitter, after hearing…

Homecoming: When the Flatbread 🫓 meets the Dumpling 🥟

Yiying Lu

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Nov 9, 2020

Story of the “Conan O’Brien Pale Whale”

10 years today, Conan O’Brien premiered his new show CONAN on TBS, and debuted this art piece “Conan O’Brien Pale Whale” I created for the…

Story of the “Conan O’Brien Pale Whale”

Yiying Lu

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Sep 25, 2020

Celebrating World Gorilla Day with Robin Williams & Gorilla Koko

Today is 24 September, the World Gorilla Day 🦍🎉. It is a day to take action in the conservation efforts to protect gorillas in the wild.

Celebrating World Gorilla Day with Robin Williams & Gorilla Koko

Yiying Lu

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Aug 18, 2020

A Tale of two cities: In memory of Mr.

Yesterday morning, I was saddened and shocked to learn that Jame Fang, Chair of the San Francisco-Shanghai Sister City Committee, passed…

A Tale of two cities: In memory of Mr.

Yiying Lu

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Aug 4, 2020

Celebrating International Clouded Leopard Day, Biological Diversity, and My Upcoming Children’s…

Today is August 4, the annual International Clouded Leopard Day! The purpose of this day is to raise awareness of clouded leopards and…

Celebrating International Clouded Leopard Day, Biological Diversity, and My Upcoming Children’s…

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Jun 28, 2020

Things that matter in life: In loving memory of Milton Glaser (1929–2020)

Milton Glaser, the legendary graphic designer who co-founded New York Magazine, created the iconic ‘I ❤ NY’ logo, the psychedelic Bob…

Things that matter in life: In loving memory of Milton Glaser (1929–2020)

Yiying Lu

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Sep 5, 2019

How I became an Artrepreneur

Back in the days when I was studying at the University of Technology Sydney as an international student, my school tuition fee was a lot…

How I became an Artrepreneur

Yiying Lu

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Apr 6, 2019

An Easy Lesson in Chinese Characters

We all experience obstacles and challenges in our lives. And we are always trying to find solutions to get unstuck. What’s fascinating is…

An Easy Lesson in Chinese Characters

Yiying Lu

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Feb 14, 2019

Love in the Year of the Pig: Go Big and Go Home!

A Chinese New Year + Valentine’s Day Epiphany with the Dumpling 🥟 Emoji

Love in the Year of the Pig: Go Big and Go Home!

Yiying Lu

Yiying Lu

Artist of @Twitter 🐳 | Designer of 🥟🥡🥠🥢🦚 emojis • @Adobe Creative Ambassador | Cross-Cultural Brand Design | Bilingual @TEDx Speaker | @IDEO @Disney Alum

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