Becky Lu

Becky Lu

Associate Lecturer, Design Studies
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Details

  • College: School of Communication & Design
  • Department: School of Communication & Design
  • Campus: Saigon South Campus Vietnam
  • becky.lu@rmit.edu.vn

About

Becky Lu is a multidisciplinary artist and educator from Brighton, UK with a background in printed textiles, silk-screen printing and illustration. Working in higher education since 2012 and graduating with an MA in Digital Media Arts in 2018, she has experience in immersive art, technology and storytelling using design for interaction.

Awards & recognition
University of Brighton UK:
2017 - Nominated for the Excellence in Facilitating and Empowering Learning (EFEL) Award
2014 - Winner of the Crampton Remarkable Colleague Award
2014 – 2016: Nominated for the Excellence in Facilitating and Empowering Learning (EFEL) Award
2010 - Winner of the Texprint Print Prize

Industry experience
Art, Illustration, Immersive Design, Installation Art, Emerging Technologies (AR, VR, MR)

Employment History
2015 – 2018:
Visiting Lecturer for Printed Textiles - University of Brighton, UK

Academic positions

  • Associate Lecturer for Design studies
  • RMIT Vietnam
  • Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
  • 2021 – Present
  • Visiting Lecturer for Printed Textiles
  • University of Brighton
  • Brighton, United Kingdom
  • 2015 – 2018
  • Technical Demonstrator for Printed Textiles
  • University of Brighton, UK
  • , UK
  • 2012 – 2018

Teaching interests

Design Studies:

Illustration, Motion Graphics, Interactive Design (UI/UX), Drawing & Model Making, Capstone Studio 1, Capstone Studio 2 - Final Major Project Supervision

Cross-disciplinary Design:

Design for Interaction, Immersive Experience, Visual Storytelling, Installation Art

Printed Textiles Design for Fashion:

Traditional Silk-Screen Printing, Fabric Identification & Dyeing for Textiles, Digital & Sublimation Printing for Textiles, Surface Pattern Design

CST: Creative Short Talks:

Highlighting different creative fields, possible career paths and providing inspiration for the students, through creative short talks with designers and makers from industry.

Research interests

Culture and Heritage
Hybrid Culture / Identity / Vietnamese Diaspora
Future of the Heritage Past
Saigon Creativity and Design
Visual Storytelling and Narrative
Interaction and Relational Experience
Cross–Disciplinary Design and Collaboration
Immersive / Experiential / Experimental Art, Design and Tech
Emerging Technology Practices (AR, VR, MR)
Installation Art
Textiles: Traditional Craft Practices / Smart Textiles
Silk-Screen Printing & Dyeing for Textiles