Kelly Guo




Kelly Guo is recent graduate from Boston University from earning a BFA in graphic design with a minors in business and innovation & entrepreneurship. She grew up in Brooklyn, NYC and is currently located there. 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
guts.
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

GovBall



Visual Identity, Kinetic Typography
2024
The Governors Ball Music Festival (commonly known as Governors Ball or Gov Ball) is a multi-day music festival held in New York City. Launched in 2011 by original founders Jordan Wolowitz, Tom Russell, Yoni Reisman, the festival features an array of genres and styles of music, including rock, electronic, hip-hop, indie, Americana, pop, folk, and more.