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

EMAIL, LINKEDIN

@ Albert Park, Tāmaki Makaurau

VARIABLE FONTS WORKSHOP

Type, Code
Spring 2024

Advised by Gabriel Drozdov for Variable Fonts Workshop @ RISD.

Two loosely-related variable display scripts made over the course of four weeks. Adjust the axes / type to test! Made using Glyphs.

TWINKLE SCRIPT

A variable pixel display script.

Star:

Rotation:

Pixel Size:

TYPE HERE
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789
!?()*,.-–—

SPRING SCRIPT

A variable spline display script that stretches like a spring.

Stretch:

TYPE HERE
ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ
0123456789