Catherine Tai

To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong

Work Experience

Swing A Cat

Founder and Co-owner

Swing a Cat is a studio/gallery/workshop run by my husband and I. We offer life drawing sessions, caricature classes and different workshops hosted by different talents. We also provide venue rental for different events such as exhibitions, book launches, talks, etc. We'd like to share our passion – art and design, in the most approachable way.
February 2017 - Present To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong

Freelance Art Director and Illustrator

Clients includes Thomson Reuters, South China Morning Post, Blacksmith Publishing, MCCM Publishing, etc.
July 2012 - Present To Kwa Wan, Hong Kong

South China Morning Post

Magazine Art Director

July 2011 - June 2012 Hong Kong

South China Morning Post

Art Director, Layout and Design

July 2010 - June 2011 Hong Kong

Education

Swinburne University Of Technology

Bachelor of Design, Graphic Design

Melbourne, Australia

Languages

Cantonese (Native),
English (Fluent),
Mandarin (Conversational),

Awards

SOPA

Execellence in Magazine Design, Honorable Mention

2012

WAN-IFRA

Best in Design, Overall Magazine Design, Gold Award

2012

Society For News Design

Bronze: Story page design — Health/Coronavirus (team)

2020

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence: Format: Use of Original/Commissioned Illustrations (Multiple) (solo)

2020

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence: Format: Use of Animation (team)

2020

Society For News Design

Bronze: Information Graphics — Gender/Identity & Social Issues (team)

2020

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence: Story Page Design: Gender/Identity & Social Issues (team)

2020

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence: Format: Social Media Design (team)

2020

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence: Format: Use of Original/Commissioned Illustrations (Multiple) (solo)

2020

Society For News Design

Award of Excellence: Format: Use of Original/Commissioned Illustrations (Single) (solo)

2020

Skills

Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Indesign, Adobe Photoshop, Art Direction, Bilingual, Chinese Tradition, Concept Art, Editorial Design, Graphic Design, Hong Kong Culture, Illustration, Layout Design, Multicultural Perspective,