INTRoduction

I was born in Kuching, Malaysia in 1971. studied at Curtin University of Western Australia, and graduated in Honors with the thesis on the subject New Wave Design and Typography. After working for a short period in Perth, I moved to Melbourne to work at Emery Vincent Design.

For five years, I produced work in the field of cultural and corporate projectS specifically in identity and environmental graphics. Some of my highlights include design and identity for Gallery Funaki which was awarded in the Tokyo Type Directors Club; and working on large and complex signage projects such as the Petronas TWIn Towers, in KuAla Lumpur, Malaysia. 

SEEKING AN ALTERNATIVE DESIGN STIMULANT, I TRAVELLED TO STUDIO DUMBAR, THE NETHERLANDS. THIS EXPERIENCE PROVED TO BE CRUCIAL IN MY DEVELOPMENT AS MY DESIGN BECAME MORE EXPRESSIVE AND EXPERIMENTAL.

AFTER A YEAR AT STUDIO DUMBAR, I DECIDED TO EXPLORE

BRANDING AND WORKED AT BROWN KSDP, AMSTERDAM. SHORTLY 

AFTER THAT, I JOINED INTERNATIONALLY ACCLAIMED DESIGN

STUDIO KOEWEIDEN POSTMA. AFTER WORKING THERE FOR SEVERAL YEARS, I BECAME CO-CREATIVE DIRECTOR WITH JACQUES KOEWEIDEN.

CURRENTLY, I am WORKING AS DESIGN DIRECTOR AT NIKE EUROPE

IN THE NETHERLANDS.  

my UNIQUE CULTURAL AND LINGUAL BACKGROUND PLAYS AN IMPORTANT ROLE IN my DESIGN PROCESS. my WORK  HAS WON NUMEROUS AWARDS INCLUDING ART DIRECTORS CLUB THE NETHERLANDS, MERIT AT THE NEW

YORK ART DIRECTORS CLUB AND DUTCH DESIGN PRIZE. It HAS ALSO BEEN PUBLISHED IN D&AD, CREATIVE REVIEW AND GRAPHIS. i am ALSO ACTIVE IN PARTICIPATING IN DESIGN JURIES AND LECTURING IN AUSTRALIA, LONDON and recently in taiwan. In 2007, I have been accepted as

A MEMBER OF THE ALLIANCE GRAPHIQUE INTERNATIONALE, representing the netherlanDs

1995 to 1998 

Emery Vincent Design

Melbourne, Australia.

1999 TO 2000 

STUDIO DUMBAR

DEN HAAG, THE NETHERLANDS. 

2000

emery vincent design

sydney, australia

2000 to 2001

brown ksdp

amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS. 

2001 TO 2005

koeweiden postma

amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS.  

2006 onwards

nike HQ europe, middle east, africa

AMSTERDAM, THE NETHERLANDS.   

LECTURES

DESIGN ASSOCIATION TAIWAN KDF DESIGN FESTIVAL

NEW DESIGNER EVENT, LONDON 

AGDA INTERNATIONAL SPEAKER TOUR SYDNEY, CANBERRA,

HOBART, BRISBANE, ADELAIDE, PERTH 

DESIGN INSTITUTE OF AUSTRALIA FORUM, WESTERN AUSTRALIA

AWARDS JURY

DUTCH DESIGN PRIZE 2006, 2008

AUSTRALIAN GRAPHIC DESIGN AWARDS 2005 

ART DIRECTORS CLUB NETHERLANDS 2004, 2007 

Awards

2005 Two Silver Art Director Club Netherlands Awards
2004 Pinnacle Gold Prize Australian Graphic Design Awards
2003 Nomination Dutch Design Prize
1996 Award of Excellence Tokyo Type Directors Club
1997 Good Design Award, Chicago Anthanaeum
1998 Design Distinction Award, ID mag annual New York
1999 Cert of Excellence New York Type Directors Club
1999 Award from the Tokyo Type Directors

membership

2007 alliance graphique internationale

representing the netherlands 

Publications

2006 Identity Matters
2005 ITEMS
2004 Monument magazine
2002-2004 Creative Review magazine
2003 Dutch Design Prize
2001 British Design and Art Direction annual
2000 Graphis Design Annual, Graphis Poster Annual
1999/2000 International Communications, Germany
1997 Tokyo Typo Directors Club Annual
1998 ID magazine
1999 New York Type Directors Club Annual
1999 Communications Arts Design Annual
1999 ZOo Issue 3

Exhibition

Museum of Architecture and Design, Chicago
Potter Gallery, Melbourne Australia

Address

PIET HEINSTRAAT 104A

2518 CM den haag

netherlands 

alvin@alvinchan.nl

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