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Yukai Du
Illustrator & animation director
Illustration and animation projects published by Yukai Du. Editorial references identify commissions and clients, then link to the complete series.
5 works documenteds · sources verified on 14/10/2026
Works & projects
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Solver Stories — l’apprentissage en image
Illustration · Yukai Du · The New York Times
A crossword grid becomes a space to explore, surrounded by signs and colorful shapes. Yukai Du’s illustration for Samantha Facciolo’s New York Times story about crosswords shared with her grandfather.
Summer Air Travel Survival Guide
Illustration · Yukai Du · The New York Times
Signs, travelers and routes intersect in a vertical composition. Yukai Du created this series for the New York Times air travel survival guide; the source gathers the commissioned images.
The Guardian University Guide 2023
Illustration · Yukai Du · The Guardian
Screens, scissors, brushes and figures interact in a pink-and-green palette. Yukai Du’s illustrations for the Guardian University Guide 2023, presented in her portfolio.
Sunset
Yukai Du
A small figure stands before a red disc above a landscape of pink, green and blue geometric shapes. Yukai Du presents Sunset as a personal illustration project. Textured blocks of colour and curved patterns structure the image’s depth.
Night
Yukai Du
Two people and a dog look up at a sky of planets, dots and curved bands around a pink disc. Yukai Du presents Night as an exploration of space, planets and stars. The contrast between the small figures and the large coloured arcs establishes the scene’s scale.
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