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CHEN LUO                

Chen Luo is a graphic designer and educator based in Maryland. In 2026, she will join Howard University as an Assistant Professor of Graphic Design. She has previously taught at MICA, the SMFA at Tufts University, Boston University, and UMass. Chen maintains an independent design practice, collaborating primarily with artists, galleries, and cultural institutions. She is also the co-founder of Body&Forma, a collective design practice that bridges linguistic and cultural barriers through publishing and performative workshops. Her work reconfigures reading and writing gestures as bodily acts, transforming static materials into participatory, communal, and kinetic forms of publishing. She currently explores how embodied publishing can engage diverse readerships and foster communal experiences. Her work has been recognized by Communication Arts, NewOne Awards, Design 360°, Boston Art Review, and The Young Ones TDC, and exhibited in Canada, Italy, Japan, China, Korea, and the United States.
BU MFA 2022 Exhibition

Identity, web, publication, title wall, media campaign
2022

The inspiration of the identity was drawn from the increased normalcy and daily usage of QR codes during to the COVID-19 pandemic. QR codes have become a new language that can express almost anything—from the transactional to the more mundane, from weekly covid testing to ordering food at a restaurant. In this way, they serve as a visual cue for connection. Like any real-life interaction, each QR code
that is created is unique to itself. The visual system was applied on medium such as poster, title wall, website, digital assets, and catalog. The exhibition took place from March 18 to April 3 at Stone Gallery.
Graphic identity by Chen Luo and Chuck Gonzales. Stone Gallery, March 18–April 3, 2022
Late update in 2025