Kelly Guo is recent graduate from Boston University, earning a BFA in graphic design with a minors in business and innovation & entrepreneurship. Originally from Brooklyn, NYC, and graduated from Stuyvesant High School in 2021. Her work explores the interplay between experiences and joy. Drawing inspiration from cultural traditions and childhood nostalgia, she invite viewers a moment to pause, reflect, and celebrate the beautiful messiness of simply being human. Through a practice of designing interactive components her work encourages audience participation and fosters a sense resonance amongst people.
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Selected Works
Adumbrate
Unburrowing Time Capsules
Po Sum On
Thesis
Light as Air, Heavy as Time
2025 BFA Thesis Branding
Client Work
Gelly (MIT)
Spheric Bio (MIT)
Exhibition / Installation
Sown Together
BU Beach Wishing
Tree
Modular Alphabet
Community Installation
Branding / Campaign
Security Magnet
GovBall
Multiple Formats
Posters
I Love / I Hate
Boston Out Loud
Alphabet Posters
Publications
Order In Chaos
Kelly’s Animated Personas
Studio Ghibli Cookbook
On This Day
Event Planning
Catch it While You Can
Untangle Launch Parties
Untangle Workshops
Untangle Photoshoot
Archive
Catch it While You Can
Thesis Workshop
2025
Catch it While You Can is a hands-on design workshop exploring the relationship between joy and temporality through water, time, and touch. Using Orbeez (water beads), participants will engage in a process of growth, transformation, and arrangement, reflecting on how this experience shapes our understanding of memory and play.
Through slow observation and composition, we’ll consider:
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How does joy expand and fade?
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What does it mean to hold something that won’t last?
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How can materials tell stories about time?
Participants will create their own evolving arrangements in clear containers, experimenting with form, color, and impermanence.