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Things I've made

My case studies show how I research. This is everything else I make: graphic design, things I've built, drawings and paintings, and photographs.

Graphic design

Lighthouse Productions identity · 2026 · Canva

The club had never made merch, so I made some

I sketched seven logo directions and shared them in our members' group chat to see which one people reacted to most. #6 won: a simple tower with light breaking out on both sides. I redrew it in Canva, turned it into a sweatshirt, set up the order form, and handled sales and delivery myself. We sold 46, to members and to audience members.

1Seven directions
2The members’ pick, #6
3Redrawn in Canva
4The wordmark
5The sweatshirt
646 sold

Also for Lighthouse

Audition poster in pink neon lettering: Lighthouse Productions, Integrating Jesus and the Arts, with audition dates January 9 to 11 and 17 to 19 and a QR code. — Audition posterCanva

Jam session flyerCanva

A slate-blue design with white serif type: Set Apart, between the lines Chosen not because I am holy and But holy because I am chosen. — Set ApartHoodie design · Canva

Two square graphics in brick red and cream: a menu with onigiri flavors, prices and combo deals, and a poster for an Onigiri Fundraiser on Friday, April 12th, 12 to 4 PM. — Onigiri fundraiserMenu and poster · Canva

Black cover with a glowing frosted-glass window and the words Kindle, The Trilogy. — KindleCover art for my music

A film-strip styled slide with Kindle in bold white letters, a Scan Me button pointing to a QR code, and the name Tina Wu Chao. — KindlePromo slide for my music · 2026

A pale teal cassette tape illustration with the word Featuring and a Play button. — FeaturingTeam class presentation

Slate-blue graphic of 1 Peter 2:9 set in white capitals, with key words in bold and the rest in light type. — 1 Peter 2:9Type study

A black and white brochure layout titled And There Was Light, with sections for donations, tickets, contact and about us. — And There Was LightBrochure

A black and white layout titled The Living Jesus, with timeline cards and pencil drawings. — The Living JesusLayout

Making

A presentation slide titled Lamp of Dubai: photos of a curved paper lamp with slatted openings, and a row of four earlier paper iterations. — Lamp of DubaiA paper lamp I worked out over four iterations. Trying to rebuild my first one from a disconnected piece of paper led me to the final rounded form, which apparently looks like a tower in Dubai.

A hand holding a carved wooden piece, on the title slide Dinohold Final Documentation, by Tina Chao. — DinoholdCarved wood · final documentation

Coming soon: my wood burning, including a cowboy hat.

Artwork

A colored pencil and soft pastel drawing of a black and white duck floating on blue water under a soft purple and gold sky. — Duck on the waterColored pencil and soft pastel

An oil pastel of pink and white peonies in a dark vase on a draped white cloth, still on the easel. — PeoniesOil pastel

A pencil drawing of Chinese zodiac animals gathered inside a circle, each one standing for a member of my mentor's family. — A zodiac family portraitA birthday gift for my mentor: her family, each drawn as their zodiac animal · Pencil

A colored pencil and soft pastel drawing of a curling dark wave lit orange and gold by a setting sun, beside a box of pastels. — Sunset waveColored pencil and soft pastel

A colored pencil and soft pastel drawing of a squirrel on a green hill in front of snowy mountains. — Squirrel and mountainsColored pencil and soft pastel

A colored pencil drawing of a wolf in progress, with drawing pencils resting on the page. — WolfColored pencil

A pencil sketch of a smiling young woman with long hair, signed T.C. — Portrait sketchPencil

Photographs

Puffy clouds lit pink and gold against a blue sky. — Clouds

A picnic from above: a wicker basket with bread and a gingham-topped jar, a fruit and cheese board, and an open book. — Picnic

Brick university buildings at dusk behind tall golden prairie grass. — Campus at dusk

A sunset over the clouds through an airplane window, with sunglasses resting by the window. — Window seat

A sailboat on calm water under a pale evening sky. — Sailboat

The sun setting over the sea, with gentle waves on a white sand beach. — Beach sunset

A pink peony in full bloom among green leaves. — Peony

A glass vase of yellow garden roses and eucalyptus on a sidewalk in front of a sign. — Garden roses

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Email me at tiwuchao@umich.edu, find me on LinkedIn, or read my résumé.