Pham Thuy Duong
School of Communications & Creative Industries

Pham Thuy Duong

Pham Thuy Duong

Born in Hanoi, Vietnam, raised and educated in sunny Singapore. Duong completed here Bachelor Degree in Multimedia Design at Raffles’ College of Higher Education, Singapore. Following her pursuit of becoming a Graphic Designer, she set out to test her skills working in advertising and marketing agency. Landing her first job at DSTNCT Singapore in 2016, where she had the opportunity to work with brands such as Grab and Shangri-la Hotel & Resort. In 2018, she completed a Master’s in Research in Communication Design and returned to Hanoi, Vietnam to continue her career as a creative. She joins Shopee Vietnam as a Multimedia Designer working on livestream production, and finally in 2022 she landed her biggest role yet with Vayner Media APAC, working with Disney Studios to create social content and experiences for their up-and-coming movies.

Yet her passion in research pulls her back into the stimulating world of academics, where she decided to take a huge leap and join British University Vietnam as a Teaching Practitioner, working to inspire and motivate student towards design and advertising.

 

ACADEMIC QUALIFICATIONS

  • Master’s in Research in Communication Design (2018 – 2019)

Royal College of Art, London, UK

Thesis: Silence in the Library: A Study of Censorship & Self-censorship Through Banned Books.

  • Bachelor of Design in Multimedia Design (2012 – 2015)

Raffles College of Higher Education, Singapore

 

PROFESSIONAL APPOINTMENTS

  • British University Vietnam (BUV)

Teaching Practitioner (2023 – Current)

  • Vayner Media APAC (Singapore)

Content Creator (2022 – 2023)

  • Shopee (Vietnam)

Multimedia Design (2021 – 2022)

  • DSTNCT Pte.Ltd (Singapore)

Junior Art Director (2016 – 2018)

RESEARCH AREAS / FIELDS

  • Graphic Design, Branding
  • Advertising, Marketing
  • Film Photography

 

RESEARCH & CONFERENCE PRESENTATIONS / EXHIBITIONS 

  • Archives of Curiosity (2018)

Group Exhibition

The Hockney Gallery, Royal College of Art, London, UK

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