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Hola! This is Cola :) 

Yan Zhang, nicknamed Cola, was born in Shanghai and moved to Rotterdam in 2010 for her Master program in Media Design and Communication. After graduation, she started her one-man-office olaCola. Cola has been working as a freelance allround graphic designer for over 10 years. The majority of her work is multimedia presentations for architecture and urban planning projects. Beside that she also makes promotional animations, graphic design and illustrations. Her regular clients come from China, the Netherlands, and Ireland. Building connections and managing Sino-Dutch artist collaboration is also part of her passion.

张艳,昵称可乐,出生于上海,于2010 年移居鹿特丹,攻读媒体设计和传播学硕士学位。毕业后,她创办了自己的个人工作室 olaCola。Cola从事自由平面设计师工作已有 十多年,她的主要工作是为建筑和城市规划项目制作多媒体汇报。除此之外,她还制作宣传动画、平面设计和插图。她的主要客户来自中国、荷兰和爱尔兰。建立联系和管理中荷艺术家合作也是她的热情所在。
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Selected Projects


Graphic Design for the Press Conference on the Global Cities 2024
Function: Event Key Visual Design, Presentation and Book Design
Client: CAUPD | China Academy of Urban Planning and Design
Year: 2024


Architectural Presentation Showreel 2021-2023
Function: Visual Design & Multimedia Production
Teamed up with: MLA+, Tekuma Frenchman, Urban Agency, Venhoeven CS
Year: 2021-2023

Graphic Design for Shenzhen Low Carbon City
Function: Environmental Graphic Design
Teamed up with: MLA+ Shenzhen
Year: 2023
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Architectural Presentation Showreel 2018-2020
Function: Visual Design & Multimedia Production
Teamed up with: MLA+ | Masterplan, Landscape, Architecture
Year: 2018-2020
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Graphic Design for Bainikeng TOD Project
Function: Graphic Design
Client: CAUPD | China Academy of Urban Planning and Design
Year: 2020-2021
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Leespods Promotional Animation
Function: Illustration and Animation Production 
Client: Probiblio | active and innovative partner for a public library
Year: 2020
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Goodbaby Artist Collaboration Series
Function: Creative Director, Coordinator, Supporting Designer
Teamed up with:  ChinaCalling | Creative Agency, Dutch Designers: Rick Berkelmans, Xaviera Altena and Jessica Niessen
Client: Goodbaby | a leading maternal and child product brand in China
Year: 2019
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Unbox and Reconnect Campaign Animation
Function: Graphic and Animation Designer
Teamed up with:  Lennart Wienecke (creative director), Rens Pluijm (sound designer)
Client: Architecture in Development
Year: 2019
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High-five in the Sky Presentation Film
Function: Animation and Multimedia Design
Teamed up with: DMAU | A studio for public space design and research. MLA+ | architecture . planning . consultancy
Client: Walk DVRC | for a more walkable and liveable CBD in Hong Kong
Year: 2018
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Camera Japan Festival Teasers
Function: Animator / Film Maker
Teamed up with:  Yuko Uesu, Nan Wang (sound designer), Kishibe Yasuo (creative director)
Year: 2013, 2014, 2015
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Persuasive Design Online Course Promotional Film
Function: Filmmaker and Multimedia Designer
Client: Buyerminds | Digital design agency with a 100% focus on conversion.
Year: 2018
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Outlook Magazine Dutch Edition
Function: Local coordinator, Interviewer, Translator
Teamed up with: Fei Yu (editor-in-chief), Dou Jing (photographer and filmmaker)
Clients: Outlook Magazine
Year: 2015
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Exhibition "City. Neighbourhood. Home" at Moscow State Museum of Architecture
Function: Graphic Designer, Multimedia Designer
Client: MLA+ | Masterplan, Landscape, Architecture
Year: 2016

Keen Insights International Academic Exchange
Function:
Project Manager
Teamed up with: ChinaCalling | Creative Agency, Dutch Designers: Frederike Top, Merel Karhof, Jetske Visser, Castor Bours, Trapped in Suburbia, Pink Pony Express, Roel Wolters, Jan Konings.
Client: Nanjing University of Arts
Year: 2015
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Dutchinese Cultural Exchange Project
Function: Project Manager, Communication Director, Film Producer
Teamed up with: DutChinese | Creative Agency. Dutch Designers: Frederike Top, Merel Karhof, Jetske Visser, Castor Bours, Wouter Widdershoven. Chinese Craftsmen: Yeliang Gu, Jun Guo, Shuxian Zhao, Yao Chen, Junhui Guo. Film maker and Editor: Daan Bunnik
Project Supported by: Stimuleringsfonds​
Year: 2013-2015
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