MAGGIE XIAN

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Maggie Meitong Xian is a designer interested in systems of all sorts, with experiences spanning identity, editorial, and web. She will receive her BFA in Graphic Design from Rhode Island School of Design in Spring 2026, with minors in Computation and Sustainability. You’ll most likely find her near a body of water, but home will always be under the long white clouds of Aotearoa New Zealand.

Resume and PDF portfolio available upon request, reach out at maggiemxian@gmail.com.

© Last updated January 2026. Coded by hand, slowly...

CURRENTLY
Studio Lead
@ RISD Design Guild

PREVIOUSLY
Interactive Design Intern
@ Apple

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@ Albert Park, Tāmaki Makaurau

BETTER WORLD BY DESIGN: “KNOTS”

Identity
Fall 2024

With Hannah Jeong, Neat Rodanant, & William He @ Better World by Design.

Better World by Design is a student-led initiative at Brown University & Rhode Island School of Design that hosts an annual design conference, bringing in speakers across all disciplines of design to speak about their work.

As Design Lead, I led a team of four to visualise the 2024 theme of “Knots”. This involved project management, art direction, as well as producing deliverables across print and digital. Taking inspiration from textile patterning and the mix of bright and neutral colours found in paracord designs, we crafted an identity that was applied to posters, social media graphics, signage, merch, and a website.

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Web development by Fern Tantivess and Fiona Liu. Special thanks to Co-Chairs Henry Ding, Naemi Ditiatkovsky, Nicole Nedeff, and the rest of the 2024 committee. Conference photography by Charles Jang and Wilson Vo.