Portfolio
HAO WEI TU
Hao Wei (Howard) Tu is a PhD candidate in Design at Swinburne University of Technology, working in collaboration with Design Factory Melbourne and the Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). In parallel, he is a Senior Graphic Designer at Melbourne studio D&D Creative, where he has led major rebrand projects across the CBD, including Midcity Centre and Downtown Grocer. His practice sits at the intersection of research and industry, using design to connect scientific innovation, culture and everyday life.
In 2025, Hao Wei served as a mentor for the Australian Graphic Design Association (AGDA) Professional Mentorship Program, a juror for the Design Institute of Australia's Graduate of the Year Awards, and a finalist for Emerging Designer of the Year at the AGDA Awards. In 2026, he was invited to mentor Master's students through the Sint Lucas Antwerp – Karel de Grote-Hogeschool Internship Program. He specialises in brand strategy, visual storytelling and identity systems for both commercial and cultural clients, balancing aesthetics with strategic communication. His cross-cultural design perspective, shaped between Taiwan and Australia, brings a distinctive global sensibility to his projects.
Hao Wei made history as the first designer from Taiwan and East Asia to receive The One Club's Young Ones Portfolio Award in New York. His work has earned multiple international honours, including five Red Dot Communication Design Awards, a Gold Award at Design for Asia, Silver, Bronze and Merit awards from The One Club ADC, the AIGA 365 Design Awards, shortlist recognition at D&AD, and Excellent Awards across Communication Arts design and typography competitions. His work has been featured multiple times in Communication Arts Magazine and has been exhibited internationally in Taiwan, Macau, Germany, Japan, and Poland. He was also responsible for the exhibition identity for D&AD in Taiwan in both 2021 and 2023.
More recently, his portfolio has been recognised as a Winner at the New York Type Directors Club's TDC 72 (2026), at the Taiwan International Graphic Design Awards (TiGDA), shortlisted in Communication Arts Design (2025), and selected for the Golden Bee Global Biennale. Together, these achievements reflect his ongoing commitment to visual storytelling grounded in rigorous, strategic brand thinking.
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Meblourne, Australia
Awards
2026, NY TDC, Winner
2025, Australian Graphic Design Association Award- Emerging designer of the year, finalist
2025, Taiwan International Graphic Design Award, Youth Award
2025, Communication Art, Design, Shortlist
2023, Graphis, Poster Annual Awards & Advertising Awards, Platinum
2023, Taiwan International Graphic Design Award, Silver & Judge Panel Special Award
2023, Taiwan International Student Design Competition, Finalist
2022, The One Club, Young Ones Portfolio, Winner
2022, Communication Art, Typography, Excellence Award & Shortlist
2022, Golden Bee Global Biennale, Selected
2022, Communication Art, Student Showcase
2022, Taiwan 4A Creative Award, Best Poster Gold & Best Branding Silver
2022, Red Dot Design Award, Best of the Best
2022, D&AD Award, Shortlist
2022, Design Week Awards, Highly Commended
2022, AIGA 365 Design Award, Winner
2022, Taipei Design Award, Bronze
2022, Design for Asia Awards, Gold Award
2022, Longxi Awards, Design, Bronze
2022, The One Club ADC, Silver, 2 Bronze, Merit & 5 Shortlist
2022, Red Dot Concept Award, Red Dot Award
2022, Drum Design Awards, Winner
2022, The One Show, Creative Effectiveness Design, Shortlist
2022, SEGD Global Design Awards, Finalist
2022, Korea MAD Award, 3 Bronze & 1 Crystal Award
2022, Graphis Magazine, Platinum Award
2022, Taiwan International Student Design Competition, Finalist
2021, Communication Art Design, Excellence Award
2021, London International Awards, Chinese Creativity Show, Bronze
2021, Red Dot Award, Packaging Design, Red Dot Award
2021, The Young Ones ADC Annual Awards, Merit
2021, Lahti International Poster Triennial, Two Selected
2021, Red Dot Award, Poster Design, Red Dot Award
2021, JAGDA International Student Poster Award, Selected
2021, Taiwan International Graphic Design Award, Branding, Distinction
2021, Taiwan International Graphic Design Award, Poster, Distinction
2021, Taiwan 4A Creative Award, Silver, Bronze & Excellent Work
2021, 4A Golden Seal Award, Creative Integration Communication, Silver
2021, HKDA Global Design Awards, Judges Choice Award & Excellence (Experience, Impact Award)
2021, iF Social Impact Prize, Shortlist
2021, Longxi Awards, Public Welfare Gold, Outdoor Silver & Design Silver
2021, Taiwan International Student Design Competition, Finalist
2020, TCIYDC, Confederation of Indian Industry Special Award
2020, Golden Pin Concept Design Award, Golden Pin Award
2020, Taiwan International Student Design Competition, Honourable Mention
2020, Taiwan Ministry of Culture Design Exhibition, Visual Communication Gold & Culture Innovation Nomination
2019, Adobe Award, Top Talent
2019, Red Dot Design Award, Red Dot Award
2019, Communication Art Typography, Finalist
2018, Red Dot Design Award, Red Dot Award
2018, Communication Art Design, Excellence Award
