Young Guns
Young Guns is a portfolio competition awarding creative professionals 30 years and under, including designers, illustrators, entrepreneurs, and more!
Category
YG21
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_0

Darius Ou is an art director and designer from Singapore. He operates an outfit that works on projects ranging from commercial projects utilizing typographic and motion-driven identities, to self-initiated projects like experimental fonts and 3D-printed books.
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ASSEMBLAGE 2023 — Identity
Sound Design Trailer: Offgrid
3D renders: Lukas Treibenreif













Title
ASSEMBLAGE 2023 — Identity
Agency
Darius Ou
Client
YG21 | Darius Ou
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_10
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
CLIENT
Offgrid & OBJ Studio
ROLE IN PROJECT
I was in charge of devising the creative and art direction from the brief, did the graphic design for print and digital collaterals, designed the identity in motion and developed the motion design further with Studio Lucas Hesse for Social Media.
PROJECT CREDITS
Motion Design: Lucas Hesse and Darius OuSound Design Trailer: Offgrid
3D renders: Lukas Treibenreif
Hong Kong Art Book Fair 2020 — Identity
Fair Architect: BEAU Architects














Title
Hong Kong Art Book Fair 2020 — Identity
Agency
Darius Ou
Client
YG21 | Darius Ou
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_20
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
CLIENT
Tai Kwun Contemporary
ROLE IN PROJECT
I was in charge of the Creative and Art direction, and executed the graphic design for print and digital materials, as well as motion design for the identity.
PROJECT CREDITS
Animation assistant: Izzul JumatFair Architect: BEAU Architects
CORPUS — 3D Printed Book
















Title
CORPUS — 3D Printed Book
Agency
Darius Ou
Client
YG21 | Darius Ou
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_30
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
CLIENT
Personal Project
ROLE IN PROJECT
I self-initiated this project due to my curiosity for emerging technologies and the subversion for them. I wrote, designed, produced and printed this book myself over 8 months.
DesignSingapore's Next Gen





Title
DesignSingapore's Next Gen
Agency
Darius Ou
Client
YG21 | Darius Ou
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_40
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
CLIENT
DesignSingapore Council
ROLE IN PROJECT
I designed the custom typeface/system and the animation for the project.
Laxis — Experimental Typeface
Site build: OKOK Services










Title
Laxis — Experimental Typeface
Agency
Darius Ou
Client
YG21 | Darius Ou
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_50
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
CLIENT
Elizabeth Lee
ROLE IN PROJECT
I devised the art direction, type system/logic, and designed the typeface based on the build logic. I then co-designed the website with OKOK Services to realise the vision using code.
PROJECT CREDITS
Site design: Darius Ou, OKOK ServicesSite build: OKOK Services
The Sea is a Blue Memory — Title design
Artwork Renders: Priyageetha Dia







Title
The Sea is a Blue Memory — Title design
Agency
Darius Ou
Client
YG21 | Darius Ou
Annual ID
YG21_Ou_60
Category
2023 YG Work: YG21
CLIENT
Priyageetha Dia
ROLE IN PROJECT
I worked closely with the artist to design a custom title design for her short film/artwork
PROJECT CREDITS
3D type animation: Nghia PhungArtwork Renders: Priyageetha Dia
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