姚瑪夏(Macha Yao) 是一位居住在台北的法國與英國混血插畫家與平面設計師。她的作品大膽、充滿色彩並富有動感，以強烈的形狀與富有表情的角色創造鮮明且充滿能量的視覺效果。
她的視覺語言來自童年時的無聊與做白日夢，例如九〇年代的霓虹招牌、被遺忘的海邊遊樂場上被太陽曬得褪色的顏色、雨天午後幻想外星飛碟飛過屋頂、和朋友在放學後騎腳踏車的小冒險、以及一疊又一疊借來的漫畫。這種躁動與想像力的混合至今仍驅動著她的創作。
Macha 以插畫與設計策略並行於出版與品牌視覺領域，與世界各地的客戶合作。她為多家知名出版社創作童書與雜誌插畫，包括 Bonnier Books、Oxford University Press 和 Auzou。
作為設計師，她為追求清晰個性與一眼就能辨識的品牌打造視覺識別系統，特別與獨立商家、咖啡館、兒童品牌與文化空間合作，塑造一致且鮮明的品牌形象。
除了數位作品外，她也將藝術帶入實體空間，創作壁畫與櫥窗彩繪。她與店家、學校與各類組織合作，將平凡的牆面轉變成明亮、有活力且令人印象深刻的視覺焦點。在臺北插畫藝術博覽會中，Macha 展出限量的 Risograph 印刷作品、貼紙、獨立 Zine、琺瑯徽章以及現場創作的小型原畫。
Macha 的作品激發自信、創意與行動力，邀請人們跟隨自己的節奏，探索讓自己心動的事物，勇敢地展現獨特的存在，毫不妥協。不在創作時，你常常可以看到她在台北街頭踩著長板跳舞，或和孩子一起分享一碗芒果剉冰。
Macha Yao is a French British illustrator and graphic designer based in Taipei. Her work is bold, colourful and full of movement. She uses strong shapes and expressive characters to create striking, high-energy visuals.
Her visual language was shaped by childhood boredom and daydreaming: 90s neon signs, forgotten seaside arcades with sun-faded colours, rainy winter afternoons imagining UFOs above the neighbourhood, after-school bike quests with friends and stacks of borrowed comics. That mix of restlessness and imagination still fuels her work today. Macha works internationally across publishing and visual branding, blending illustration with design strategy. She illustrates middle-grade books and magazines for recognised publishers including Bonnier Books, Oxford University Press and Auzou.
As a designer, she develops visual identities for brands that want clarity, personality and instant recognisability, building cohesive visual systems for indie businesses, cafés, kids’ brands and cultural spaces. Beyond digital work, she brings her art into physical environments through murals and window paintings. She collaborates with shops, schools and organisations to transform plain surfaces into bright, welcoming landmarks that people notice and remember.
At the Taipei Illustration Fair, Macha presents limited riso prints, stickers, zines, enamel pins and small original artworks created live at her booth. Macha makes images that spark confidence, creativity and motion. Her work invites people to follow their own momentum, explore what excites them and take up space exactly as they are, unapologetically unique.
When she’s not busy making art, she can usually be spotted dancing on her longboard somewhere in Taipei, or sharing a mango shaved ice with her kids.
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