SIYU MAN

Illustrator/Visual Designer



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Selected

  1. ALIENATED WATCHING

  2. I RUN THROUGH THE DREAM

  3. OBSCURA

  4. THE AESTHETICS OF SOLITUDE

  5. BITE THE BOUNDARIES

  6. PARROT DISAPPEARING

  7. DIE OF ANXIETY

  8. MY STRUGGLE HISTORY

  9. THE DATE I‘M GOING TONIGHT

  10. ALBUM COVER


My Struggle History



Handmade Book Display:

Medium / Materials: Paper, ink, Chinese Paint
Time: 2023
Individual Work


Pages Spreads:




This is a self-initiated series of ink-and-wash illustrations developed into an illustrated picture book. Using humour and gentle satire, the work responds to anxiety and productivity culture, proposing a slower and more compassionate rhythm through everyday scenes. Starting from my own daily life and the pressures I observed around me, I noticed how comparison and constant self-improvement quietly reshape ordinary routines. I therefore aimed to translate this shared experience into an accessible and calming narrative without becoming overly heavy. 

The outcomes include the completed picture book, a set of ink-and-wash illustrations, selected spreads, and a cover design. I led the full process, including concept and story development, ink illustration, layout and pacing, as well as making the artworks on paper, scanning and post-production, and photography.