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Welcome to Ha Ha Haaan Land*

Ly Du Khanh Han’s colourful success land has been animated not only by her outstanding creativity but more importantly by her strong leadership throughout the journey at RMIT.

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Ly Du Khanh Han, the outstanding graduate of RMIT Bachelor of Design (Digital Media) in 2023

“From the beginning, it was very clear that Han is a good observer and highly creative person”, said Mr Ricardo Arce-López, RMIT Program Manager for Digital Media and Associate Lecturer of Animation, and Han’s lecturer.

“I was lucky enough to have Han as my student in two different courses, and her performance was flawless”, Mr Arce-López said.

Having completed the RMIT Bachelor of Design (Digital Media) program with a GPA of 3.9/4.0, the outstanding graduate has always been passionate about animation and indie game design since she was a kid.

“I love creating stories and characters that can inspire and entertain people,” Han recalled.

RMIT Vietnam was not her first choice, but Han is grateful for the decision she made as her passion and aspirations have been empowered by the knowledge and skills she acquired from RMIT.

“I learnt how to use various tools and techniques to produce works in different media formats, and more importantly, I had opportunities to demonstrate my leadership skills while working on many exciting projects with industry partners,” Han said.

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Han and her lecturers (pictured, from left to right) Mr Ricardo Arce-López, Mr Martin Constable, and Dr Hellmut Monz

One of the projects that Han was most proud of was the ‘Tales of The Witnesses’, an animated short film that tells a story of four witnesses who experienced different aspects of a murder.

“I was the co-director, concept artist and animator of the project,” Han said.

“The animation was screened at a University event - 'The Ticket' - in 2022 and received positive feedback from the audience and the judges, who praised its originality, creativity, and emotional impact.”

Two of Han’s other projects – ‘To Exist Eternally’, a visual novel game that explores the concept of immortality and its consequences, and ‘10 Schools of Philosophy’, a series of posters that illustrate the main ideas and thinkers of different philosophical schools – were also exhibited at the University’s showcases in 2020 and 2019, respectively.

And most recently, Han and her team of five members won a Wood Pencil at the prestigious D&AD New Blood Awards 2023 for their project 'Oopsie!', a mobile collection of gamified short comics about funny ups and downs moments in parenthood. The project aims to reassure mothers and fathers who are affected by self-blame that making mistakes is okay by providing positivity and connectedness through similar experiences. The playing experience is designed to fit into parents’ busy daily routines – bite-sized chapters, playable with one hand, and convenient to pause anytime.

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Han was RMIT Student’s Leader of the Month in 2019.

The classroom was not the only place where her leadership was put on a show.

Han went further by being the President of RMIT Saigon South Visual Art Club from 2019 to 2021, during which she successfully organised more than 20 club events in collaboration with other departments and clubs within the University, and with external brands. Han was involved in producing multimedia materials for the well-established Vietnam Festival of Creativity & Design (VFCD) organised by RMIT University Vietnam in partnership with the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), the Vietnam National Institute of Culture and Arts Studies (VICAS) and COLAB Vietnam for three seasons from 2020 to 2022. And in the latest festival, Han led her own team to adapt the key visual to the event’s materials.

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Han (pictured, front row, second from left) and her team members at RMIT Saigon South Visual Art Club.

Han’s strong commitment, impressive leadership and proactivity were also praised by her lecturers.

“During one of my courses on graphic animation, which is quite complex and challenging, Han went out of her way and took her time to support other students in mastering required skills,” Mr Arce-López said.

That has led her to the current employment as RMIT School of Communication & Design’s pilot Senior Student Leader (SSL) as a result of her outstanding proactive facilitation to the school’s Work Integrated Learning (WIL) initiatives.

“Han even contributed to the development of the position’s description to best leverage the course’s outcomes,” said Mr Arce-López who supervised Han on her first employment where she supported the Digital Media students to produce animations in collaboration with the NGO Alliance Anti-Trafic (AAT) to educate and raise awareness among the public about topics such as prevention of sexual exploitation and sexual abuse, preventing and combating school violence, and reproductive health and education.

“People said that academia and teaching suit me well and when I did it for real, I saw first-hand how rewarding the job was,” Han proudly shared.

“As a Digital Media graduate, I really understand students’ needs and how to generate ideas that benefit them most. While doing my job, I have a chance to self-learn again and to practice tutoring and mentoring.

“And more importantly, it opens the door for me to do research in the creative industries which I believe still have room for me to explore creatively and socially.”

“The whole journey has taught me that whenever there is a will, there is a way, and paving my own path will lead me to rewarding outcomes,” the young animator excitingly concluded.

* Named after Han’s creative digital portfolio

Story: Ha Hoang

Communication and design

20 July 2023

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