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sophie zoe chu-o’neil 朱秀慧 (she/her) is a book jacket designer based in new york city. she also designs typefaces. she is currently reading Raise High the Roof Beam, Carpenters and Seymour: An Introduction by J. D. Salinger and In Love by Amy Bloom.

education

maine college of art & design
portland, maine

bfa in graphic design

experience

freelancing with

BoneHaus
David Yurman
Penguin Random House
Portland Design Co.
& more

DOYLE
Graphic Designer

Odgis + Co
Senior Graphic Designer

Paul Designs Project
Graphic Designer

Woods Creative
Graphic Design Intern

Branded Cities
Graphic Design Intern

references

kirk wallace
bonehaus
kirk@bone.haus

peter alfano
meca&d
palfano@meca.edu

mary-jo valentino
imaginary office

amy parker
woods creative

jacob green
paul designs project

jason booher
penguin random house

skills

adobe suite
figma
notion

final cut pro
davinci resolve

blender
maya
womp 3D

html / css
processing

textile + fashion design
woodworking

exhibitions

AIGA Maine Poster Show
Portland Media Center
2024

Maine College of Art & Design BFA Show
2023

MECA&D Holiday Pop Up Shop
49 Oak St
2023

UpCountry Artists Festival
2023

AIGA Maine Poster Show
SPACE Gallery
2023

Portland Symphony Orchestra Visual Sounds
Selected to produce artwork to pair with the 7th movement of Modest Mussorgsky’s Pictures at an Exhibition (arr. Maurice Ravel)
2023

Maine College of Art & Design Merit Show
for students with a GPA of 3.5 or higher
2023

Times Square Debut
Nasdaq & Reuters Feature
2021

awards

UpCountry Artists Scholarship
2022, 2023, & 2024

Maine College of Art & Design BFA Show
Honorable Mention
2023

Maine College of Art & Design Merit Show
Jury Select
2023

Maine Ad + Design
The Brodersons’ Award for Student Work
2023

Bernard Osher Foundation Scholarship
2022, 2023, & 2024

Rangeley Friends of the Arts “Happiness Project”
Best Overall
2020

press & features

The Lewiston Sun Journal Interview
by Donna J. Perry
2021

Hebron Review Magazine
2019

last updated
august 12 2026

sophie chu-o’neil designs jackets for books