Yiying Lu
Yiying has been named a “Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business”, Microsoft's “Top 10 Emerging Leader in Innovation”, and a “Shorty Awards” winner in Design.
Yiying Lu
Yiying has been named a “Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business”, Microsoft's “Top 10 Emerging Leader in Innovation”, and a “Shorty Awards” winner in Design.
About
Yiying Lu is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, global educator, and TEDx speaker.
Named “Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business”, Yiying has created iconic art and campaigns for corporations from Disney to Apple and built brands for hundreds of companies during her time as a creative director at 500 Startups. She is also the artist behind the Dumpling and Boba Tea Emoji, the “Twitter Fail Whale," and the Chinese paper-cut style Mickey Mouse for Disneyland Shanghai. She now runs her innovation studio in San Francisco and serves as a San Francisco Arts Commissioner. Her life purpose is to bridge the gap between Art & Tech, Business & Culture, Work & Life, and East & West.