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Autumn Leaf秋叶
Digital design studio Johannesburg

AutumnLeaf

Digital design studio
by Andy Ou, Johannesburg
Brand · Packaging · Web · Motion Scroll
(秋叶) Autumn Leaf

Designing calm in a chaotic world.

(00) Hello

I’m Andy Ou. Through Autumn Leaf 秋叶 I design brands, packaging, websites and motion with the quiet restraint of blue-and-white porcelain. Simple, intentional, made to last.

Inspired by the timeless elegance of Chinese vases and pottery, every project starts from one belief: true beauty is simple, yet profound.

● Available for freelance
(02) Principles 和 · 静 · 永 · 宁

Designing calm in a chaotic world 。

What the work does, and what it refuses to do. No noise, no excess, nothing trendy for its own sake.

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Harmony

Balanced design, where form follows function in quiet agreement.

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Tranquil

Calm that doesn’t need to be loud to be felt.

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Timeless

Rooted in enduring values, not fleeting trends.

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Serene

Simple beauty that leaves room for reflection.

(03) Index

Every project, in one place.

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(04) About

Rooted in porcelain 瓷

Andy Ou holding a camera, with 秋叶 brushed in blue beside him
Andy Ou, founder of Autumn Leaf

I’m Andy Ou, a digital designer of Chinese heritage based in Johannesburg. Autumn Leaf is my studio, a place where tradition shapes modern living.

Years ago my father walked me through a museum of porcelain. The blue-and-white glaze, the calm confidence of a vase that needs no ornament. It never left me.

Today that feeling guides every brief: muted tones, organic forms and refined craft, applied to identities, packaging, interfaces and motion that stay calm while the world gets louder.

  • 01Brand identityLogo · System · Guidelines
  • 02PackagingProduct · Print
  • 03Web & UX/UISites · Interfaces
  • 04Motion & animationAds · Characters
  • 053D & ARModelling · Experiences
  • 06Photography & illustrationEditorial · Art
“To create timeless elegance with modern simplicity.”The Autumn Leaf promise