Jill Chaosheng McLean

You've probably already tried fixing it.
And it still feels off.

A new website. A rebrand. Better copy. The problem followed you into each new version, because the problem was never the execution. It was the story underneath it.

The stagnation usually shows up like this: the same clients/customers, the same plateau, a brand that works but never quite takes off. Sometimes it shows up at a crossroads: you are considering a new market, a repositioning, a direction that feels right but hasn't found its words yet. Before a brand about to spend serious money, ask yourself: is this new story actually ours, or are we just borrowing someone else's?

Either way, the question is the same: is the story you're telling publicly the one you actually believe, and is it the truest thing you could say about who you are?

The story you need already exists inside your business. My job is to excavate it, name it precisely, and help you build everything outward from something true.

I came to this through years of designing for brands, and through noticing, early on, that the brands that connected with their audience weren't the best-looking ones. They were the ones that knew exactly who they were.


Selected Clients

TELUS
Yeti Software logo with a stylized Yeti face in blue and green shades and black text reading 'Yeti software'.
Logo of Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada with stylized red and orange berries and green leaves.
Logo with the word 'Collectively' in black font, featuring a stylized 'C' and 'V' design.
Silhouette of a child climbing a ladder with the text 'Because ALL Children Matter'
A watermark of the text '500px' in black and gray.
Logo for Davis Hicks featuring a red letter 'D' with
Green background with white text that reads 'SAGE FOUNDATION'
LOGO for Intrinsik, featuring a circular symbol with green and blue sections, and the words 'intrinsik' with 'SCIENCE. INTEGRITY. KNOWLEDGE.' underneath.
Logo with purple abstract shapes and the word 'keela' in purple lowercase letters.
The image contains the text 'Information' in large font, with a red dot above the 'I'.
Yellow circle with black text that says UX RESCUE

Judge and panelist

Guest Judge for Graduation Identity Design Competition
InFocus Film School · Mar 2024

Guest Panellist for Graduation Identity Design Competition
InFocus Film School · Aug 2023

Guest Panellist for Graphic + Digital Design Panel Discussion
InFocus Film School · Apr 2022


Awards

New Talent Annual 2022 - Honorable Mention
Issued by Graphis · 2022

Indigo Design Award - 2021 Bronze Winner
Issued by Indigo Design Award · Apr 2021

Student Award of Distinction
Issued by InFocus Film School · Apr 2021