SendPoints Books
SendPoints Books based in Guangzhou publish English language coffee table books on branding, logos and graphic design. What is unique about SendPoints is that they are one of very few publishing houses born in China. To see more of what they publish, visit their site here.
Veiray Zhang | Illustration
More illustration, this time from Chinese designer Veiray Zhang from Shanghai. He uses manga style elements in his drawings (large eyes, smaller features) and frequently features illustrations of children. More can be seen on his website here.
Qin Xiao Tong | Illustration
Qin Xiao Tong is a Chinese designer from Beijing. He creates very bizarre and surreal images but which are full of character and colour. Fantastic work.
Radio Woon | Typography & Illustration
Radio Woon is based in Shanghai and works for W+K, whilst also running Lala Company for his more personal projects. Radio designed the typography for a recent Nike Campaign, featured below. He has also art directed the type for a range of Levis commercials in China and for Luan Dun digital magazine (an internal publication...
Zhu Baixuan | Product Design
Taking references from the classic postmaster Flying Pigeon bicycles seen all around China, Zhu Baixuan from Shanghai has reinterpreted what the postal bike is all about. Good design, and a strong, quality product with a lot of hand-made elements. There is even room for your umbrella, Starbucks and a newspaper! There is no website for...
Yaonian | Graphic
Yaonian are a very large design company based in Shenzhen. This is one of the first large commercial studios to feature on EIGHTSIX, but they have a solid portfolio of work. Some of their English language titles could do with proofing but other than that it is some interesting work coming from a larger commercial...
Xiao Ma | Typography
Xiao Ma has been experimenting with type and characters since graduating from University. Xiao Ma is a great example of some of the advancements in graphic design from Shenzhen. Go to his website to see a lot more typography.
Super Mary | Typography
Some typography from Shenzhen this time from the design studio of Xia XiaoJing. Xia runs Super Mary design studio with Wang Yue and Yang Tao. Their studio outputs everything from album cover designs to print designs. Some of their typography is below.
YAANG | Product Design
YAANG is an independent boutique based in Shanghai and run by designer Wang Yang. She tries to combine the visual impact of Western design with a modern Chinese aesthetic. Wang Yang has previously spent time in Europe, before moving back to China to set up a store in Xintiandi, Shanghai. Below is her range of...
INNHOUSE | Oval Partnership | Architecture
Architecture for China from Hong Kong & China based Oval Partnership who have completed many large scale projects such as the world famous Sanlitun Village in Beijing.
The building is a winner of the RIBA International Award in 2012 and is a 17 bed hotel set in dense woodland outside Kunming.
Yue Ton | Typography
Maning from Taizhou in Shanghai has been experimenting with typography and logos for the past few years. I love the endless variations in type design mixed with imagery.
Wang Xiao | Sculpture & Illustration
Wang Xiao is from the famous pottery town of Jingdezhen in China. It is his re-imagining of classic pottery with his surreal illustrations which makes Wang Xiao a talent to look out for in the future.
