About me

 

Frank / Zhengfan Guan

   

EXPERIENCE

Work:

NISSAN STUDIO 6, LA, US - 09/2023 - Current

  • Trying to be creative :-)

GENESIS North America, Irvine, US - 05/2022 - 09/2023

  • Worked on different segment production projects and concept projects.

    - Proposal chosen for global review.

    - Multiple interior components selected internally with full-scale printed models

  • Released project: Designed the reconfigurable premium version of The Supernal interior cabin concept. ( Farnborough Airshow 2022 ) .

Internship:

Volkswagen IECC, Belmont, US / Fall 2021

  • Work closely with the design, engineering, and strategy team on various mobility concepts. Complete a full exterior/interior digital model for final review. The proposal was selected for further development. I cannot show any visuals due to NDA.

GENESIS North America, Irvine, US / Summer 2021

  • Work comprehensively on both exterior and interior design for future Genesis showcar. Developed a personal project for future Genesis mobility concept.

HONDA R&D, Torrance, US / Fall 2020

  • Work with the team on exploring and developing the next-gen design language for Honda/Acura vehicles. Also completed a bold and innovative personal project. (Honda New Anthem)

ICONA Design Group, Shanghai, China / Summer 2019

  • Worked with the design team on the exterior, interior, UI design, and storyboard telling for both production and concept car projects. Selected client proposals: BAOJUN 510 rear fascia. I cannot show any visuals due to NDA.

GAC Motor, Guangzhou, China / Summer 2018

  • Participated in the exterior design and storyboard drawing for the GAC 2+X concept car project with the team.

EDUCATION

09/2017 - 04/2022

Transportation Design

Art Center College of Design, Pasadena, CA

AWARDS

HONDA intern project was selected for the “Motion. Autos, Art, Architecture” exhibition and exhibited at Guggenheim Museum Bilbao

The Genesis Bio-Monument project was shown at the 2021 LA Autoshow by ArtCenter

ArtCenter’s Provost’s List SP 2022

ArtCenter entrance scholarship and departmental scholarship 2017 - Present

SKILLS

Manual & digital sketching/ clay modeling/ rendering/ Adobe Photoshop/ Adobe Illustrator/ Autodesk Alias/ Blender/ KeyShot/ Gravity sketch/ storyboard telling/ concept development/ environment illustration

LANGUAGES

English - advanced Chinese - native Cantonese - advanced

INTERESTS

Illustration/ concept art/ cooking/ swimming

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