Hey! I'm Sierra.
I like making things and solving problems.
Right now I'm a student at Wellesley College, studying design and computer science, as well as philosophy.
This site showcases some stuff that I've worked on and am proud of!
Editorial Illustration
Illustrations and data-visualisations for SCMP's Editorial team.
iStaging Site Redesign
Creating solutions and wireframes to improve the site's usability and UI.
3D Modelling
Models created with Maya.
Building Home
Challenging myself to recreate an architectural model of my childhood home, from memory.
Mapping
Mapping out every crime that occurred on campus in 2019 in a bid for transparency and awareness.
Say Your Piece
A projected installation encouraging people to reflect critically about our news cycle, and provide them with anonymity.
UX Research
Exploring how to create AR-based tech that maximises idle drivers' productivity in self-driving cars.
Goldthread
Investigating Hong Kong through the lens of pop culture, via articles, videos and graphic design.
Animal!
A short, rotoscoped animation exploring animal migration and habitat destruction.
Organic Sculpture
Playing with transference of forms and the structural qualities of what it means to be 'organic'.
Figure Drawing
Charcoal drawings of the form, investigating light and shadow, playing with expressiveness and gesture.
Constructing Hong Kong
An exhibition I both created and curated, critiquing aspects of Hong Kong's architecture and dualities.
See my instagram for more illustrations! Feel free to email me at sierrachiao@gmail.com :)