A poster for “Thru the Moebius Strip”.
They frequently participate in both national and international competitions and exhibitions, often winning prizes. To name a few, they’ve beent to the Chaumont Poster Festival, Helsinki International Poster Biennial, Mexico International Biennial of the Poster, Warsaw International Poster Biennale, International Biennale of Graphic Design Brno, Sofia International Triennial of the Stage Poster, Japan International Poster Triennial in Toyama, and New York TDC Competition. They’ve won the ICOGRADA Excellence Award, Moscow Golden Bee Award, and Hong Kong Designers Association Awards.
The logo for the bidding of the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games was designed by a Shenzhen graphic designer.
There are many creative clusters in Shenzhen, housing a large number of professional designers and design firms. These creative parks include Tianmian Design City, OCT Loft, Luohu Creative Plaza, Nanshan Loft, Nanshan Digital Culture Industry Base, Shenzhen Creative Industry Park, Shenzhen Animation Town, Shenzhen-Hong Kong Animation & Game Fostering Base, Shenzhen Animation Street, Yijing Animation Park, Bao’an Arts Zone 22, and No. 8 Zhongkang Road. These are platforms of information, exhibition, education and communication.
Shenzhen has successfully held three China (Shenzhen) International Cultural Industry Fairs. So far, the fair has become a major platform for the exhibition and trade of products of the cultural industries in both Shenzhen and China.
Shenzhen’s design education system is well-rounded and covers a wide range of subjects, with both institutions of higher learning and training agencies offering courses.
The Art and Design School of Shenzhen Polytechnic offers such courses as fashion design, industrial design and environmental design.
Shenzhen University also has an art and design school, a communication school, an architecture and urban planning school and a software school.