Beijing Design Week
106 days to go. With a link with London too, it promises to be a good one. The website is bold, with a limited colour scheme, designed by 2×4. The event is supposed to be a ‘catalyst’ for ‘raising the level of design and design awareness in China’. We shall see. Watch this space. http://www.bjdw.org/en/...
Retro Chinese logos still in use today
If theres one thing I love seeing in China, its the retro logos on state owned buildings and public works projects. They remain distinctly old-school and refuse to change for the 21st century – which is brilliant. Most of these are state owned companies, in charge of railways, land, travel groups and so on. They...
Graphic | Nike Basketball | Wieden+Kennedy
UPDATE: The work is by W+K More impressive work from Nike – I wonder who does their design work, is it a big company like Saatchi based in Beijing, or elsewhere? Strong typography and impressive visuals. A limited colour palette adds to the appeal here. It does beg the question – is this a good...
Graphic | CMV Festival | SHOWHY
Its music season here in Beijing, whereby all of our Festivals happen within a week of one another – making you choose between your favorites genre of music. This one is the China Music Valley Festival, which is run by a State run company, Gehua and American Entertainment company, Live Nation. Irrespective of how well...
