An award-winning poster,part of the “Tianya” series, by acclaiimed Shenzhen graphic design Han Jiaying.
In Shenzhen University Town, Qinghua University Shenzhen Graduate School has set up an art and design center to offer research courses for students seeking a master’s degree or doctorate .
In 2006, the Central Academy of Fine Arts established a teaching base at Guan Shanyue Art Museum to offer master’s degree courses in arts.
Shenzhen has established extensive contacts with foreign designers and design agencies over the past few decades. The annual Fiyta Cup Watch Design Competition has been held for four consecutive years, the judges of which were all world-renowned designers, including German master designer Luigi Colani, DaimlerChrysler’s chief designer of Benz Motors Harald Leschke, and Swiss wristwatch designer Jorg Hysek.
The Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA) holds the Graphic Design in China competitions and exhibitions in Shenzhen every two years, inviting an international jury panel. The biennial of 2007 heralded a grand cultural event in the city, Creative December, which attracted designers from all over the world.
Now a large number of foreign designers have set up design workshops in Shenzhen and are cooperating fully with local designers. They have also widened their cultural and creative horizons by brainstorming with each other.
(SD News)