Education
MFA Graphic Design, Boston University.
BFA Graphic Design, SUNY Buffalo
Bio and Affiliation
Jialun (Jaylen) Wang is a designer, multidisciplinary artist and educator. His design practices center around typography, emerging media, and social justice, and he has been the co-founder of Gallon Design since 2021. His creative endeavors revolve around typography and vernacular culture in both physical and digital spaces. His design practice fosters fresh connections between language and culture, the process of encoding and decoding, and the interplay of modality and semiosis.
Before Otis, he taught at Boston University in both the graphic design and media science programs. He has also lectured and been a guest critic at various institutions, including Tufts University, the Cooper Union, Harvard University, and New York University. His work and research have been recognized by the American Institute of Graphic Arts, Hanyi Fonts, and Young Ones TDC, and published in Communication Arts and Slanted Magazine. His works have been exhibited globally, including in China, Japan, the United States, Germany, and Egypt.
Publications
- 2023, Slanted Magazine, #40 Experimental Type 2.0 and #42 Books
- 2023, Communication Arts Magazine, March/April 2023
Professional Accomplishments and Exhibitions
Exhibitions
- 2024, TheWrong Biennial
- 2023, Zhi/至, 2023 London Design Festival
- 2022, Boston University MFA Poster Collection
- 2021, Seeking Plural Narratives
- 2021, Isolation Archive, University at Buffalo
Speaking Invitations
- 2024, Mid America Print Council Biennial Conference
- 2024, AIGA National Conference
- 2024, TypeCon, Portland, Oregon
- 2024, Future Art Book Fairs, Jersey Art Book Fair
- 2024, Publication as Containers, Bushu Art Book Fair, Changsha, China
- 2023, The “Deviant” Typeface Design, New One Talks 2023 Vol.10
- 2023, Moderator, Multiple Formats Contemporary Art Book Symposium
- 2022, Discover New Empathy in Death-care Design, AIGA 2022 National Design Conference
- 2021, “I Saw Your Voice”, Beijing Union University
Clients and Employment History
- Former Graphic Designer for Boston Center for the Arts,
- Exhibition Designer for Gallery 808 and Stone Lab Gallery
- UX Designer for Spark! Lab (all in Boston, MA).