Hao Wei (Howard) Tu
Hao Wei (Howard) Tu is a PhD candidate at Swinburne University of Technology, collaborating with Design Factory Melbourne and Australian Nuclear Science and Technology Organisation (ANSTO). As Senior Graphic Designer at D&D Creative, Hao Wei has created major rebrand projects across Melbourne’s CBD, including Midcity Centre and Downtown Grocery. 
Hao Wei made history as the first designer from Taiwan and East Asia to receive The One Club’s Young Ones Portfolio Award in New York. His work has earned six Red Dot Communication Design Awards, been featured four times in Communication Arts Magazine, and exhibited internationally in Taiwan, Macau, Germany, Japan and Poland. Hao Wei was the designer of the D&AD exhibition identity in Taiwan in 2021 and 2023. He specialises in brand strategy, visual storytelling, and identity systems, balancing aesthetics with strategic communication. His cross-cultural design perspective and award-winning portfolio bring a global sensibility to his projects.
Hao-Wei (Howard) Tu’s design practice has been honoured with a string of international distinctions that underscore both the creative depth and strategic impact of his work. In 2022 alone, his projects garnered a Gold Award at Design for Asia, Best of the Best at Red Dot, and top honours from The One Club ADC (including Silver, Bronze and Merit recognitions), alongside shortlist placements at D&AD and Communication Arts Design and Typography competitions. Across Asia, he claimed the Grand Prize at the AIGA 365 Design Awards and was named Winner of the Young Ones Portfolio Award in New York, the first designer from Taiwan and East Asia ever to do so. Building on this momentum, Hao Wei’s portfolio has continued to attract acclaim. In 2023, he received the Silver Award and a Judge Panel Special Award at the Taiwan International Graphic Design Awards. More recently, his work was shortlisted by Communication Arts Design (2025) and selected for the Golden Bee Global Biennale. These accolades reflect Howard’s commitment to visual storytelling with strategic brand thinking.
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