Haoqi Hao

I'm Haoqi Hao, a Communication Designer from China. I am currently studying at Swinburne University of Technology in Melbourne. With a strong sense of responsibility and a client-first mindset, I strive to create aesthetically pleasing, purposeful, and strategic designs.

Having received professional fine arts training since elementary school, I've built a solid foundation in composition, color theory, and visual expression. My university studies have further equipped me with a deep understanding of design thinking, branding systems, user-centered communication, and digital storytelling.

Beyond the classroom, I constantly explore new creative tools and techniques, particularly illustration, motion graphics, and layout design. I am proficient in Adobe Creative Suite, including Photoshop, Illustrator, InDesign, After Effects, and XD, as well as digital drawing platforms like Procreate.

As a designer, I value precision, emotional clarity, and meaningful visual impact. I enjoy working independently but thrive just as well in collaborative team environments. My attention to detail, adaptability, and visual intuition allow me to bring a unique perspective to every project I take on.

Whether designing for social good, branding a startup, or crafting a digital experience, thoughtful design can connect people and spark positive change.

Monika's Doggie Rescues

Monika’s Doggie Rescues is a non-profit, no-kill animal rescue organization based in Sydney, dedicated to rescuing, rehabilitating, and rehoming stray dogs and cats.
The project aims to address the outdated brand identity, scattered social media presence, and lack of emotional engagement to help the organization attract more adopters and volunteers.

Duskwisper

Duskwisper is a packaging design project for various scented candles that feature three distinct fragrance effects.
The goal was to create eco-friendly, hand-illustrated packaging that highlights plant-based ingredients, enhances product storytelling, and aligns with sustainable brand values.

Have Your Say

ABC Friends is a non-profit organization that has advocated for the importance of public media since 1976. This project aims to increase ABC's recognition and influence as a reliable source of information through design strategies and promotional campaigns.

Women's Identity Confusion

This publication examines the blurred lines between life and work, particularly the dilemma faced by middle-class young women in Shanghai. It addresses the pressures urban women encounter as they seek to balance career ambitions with family responsibilities in a fast-paced city, highlighting their struggles with identity confusion and emotional stress.

Go Go Green

"Go Go Green" is an environmental awareness campaign supported by the World Wildlife Fund (WWF).
Through education and community engagement, it advocates for green maintenance practices, fosters environmental responsibility among young people, promotes biodiversity conservation, and contributes to achieving global sustainable development goals.

Acknowledgement of Country

The School of Design and Architecture respectfully acknowledges the Wurundjeri peoples of the Kulin Nation as the Traditional Owners and knowledge-keepers of the lands, waters and sky that surround us, where we work, learn, create, communicate and make place. We recognise that sovereignty has never been ceded and this always was and will always be Wurundjeri Country. We pay our respects to Elders past, present and to all Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people who continue to make a better world through design.

We extend our acknowledgement to the Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander staff, students, alumni, real-life clients, and knowledge keepers, who have contributed to our own education diversity and growth. We will continue to ensure that staff and students respectfully honour ancestral connection to Country and Place in everything that they do.

We are dedicated to the notion of design to make a better world and we acknowledge that making tools, shaping place, sharing stories, making meaning, wayfinding and collaborating have long been and continue to be both central and integral to First Peoples' cultures. We recognize that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Peoples’ cultural contributions have continued relevance to design practice and commit to: reconciling ancestries of design and contemporary practice as well as pursuing culturally and professionally appropriate ways to engage with a diverse population of colleagues, industries and clients. In a time of treaty-making and voice we understand that there are overlaps between caring for Country and the sustainable production of goods, services, experiences, products and buildings.

Guided by the principles of respect, reconciliation, and reciprocity we undertake to indigenising and decolonising design practice by dismantling colonial structures and challenging biases that have marginalised Indigenous voices and design.

As students of SoDA you will be given opportunities to both engage with and educate yourself in Indigenous creative practices and cultural protocols through a lens of inclusivity, diversity, respect, mutual understanding, inter-cultural dialogue in all aspects of design practice. Indigenous people have been telling stories, making tools, and connecting to Country through visual media, placemaking and place marking for more than 60,000 years and these practices are part of an ongoing, evolving and live tradition.