A young woman with shoulder-length dark hair smiling, wearing a black sweater, earrings, and a green stone necklace, standing against a plain white wall.

Meet Christina!

Christina Tran is a graphic designer and illustrator dedicated to helping non-profit organizations and purpose-driven businesses stand out with bold imagery and conceptual thinking.

She has worked as both a solo freelancer and as a collaborator in small (yet mighty!) creative teams.

Are you a purpose-driven business or non-profit organization that needs to make a statement? Reach out via email to christinakouchtran@gmail.com.

Work Experience

RUNVAN®
Forge and Spark Media
Polytechnic Ink Publishing Society
Kwantlen Polytechnic University
Burst! Creative Group
Flavours of Hope
Asian Canadian Writers’ Workshop
SAD Magazine

Awards & Honours

Canadian University Press 2025 John H. McDonald Awards, Visual of the Year, Winner

Canadian University Press 2025 John H. McDonald Awards, Cover of the Year, Shortlist

Communication Arts 2023 Design Competition, Shortlist (x2)

#heyRGD DesignThinkers Vancouver 2023 Scholarship, Winner

Jim Rimmer Scholarships 2022, Honourable Mention

The Works Design Award for Web Design 2022, Honourable Mention

Things You Might Be Wondering!

  • I’m a jack of all trades, but I specialize in branding and digital illustration. I am thankful for my awards in web design, social good, and editorial illustration. I am always open to working on projects focused on positive community impact.

  • I am currently open to freelance work! Send an email to christinakouchtran@gmail.com!

  • My design process is human-centred. I approach every project with research, ideation, and iteration. Whether collaborating with other designers within a team or integrating client feedback, I aim to create solutions that everyone can be proud of.

  • I work primarily in Adobe Creative Cloud and Figma. I am highly proficient in Canva and Instagram in-app tools for social media content. I have worked with Google Slides & Docs for presentation and document design.

    For collaboration and communication, I am confident navigating in Asana, Google Workspace, Microsoft Office (Teams), Zoom, Notion and Slack.