Chinese Element

Today I am arriving in Shanghai to judge a new design competition called Chinese Element. The competition covers advertining and design that includes, as the name says, Chinese cultural imagery. This is the second year of the competition. I was invited to be a judge last year as well, but because of last minute schedule changes for the judging, I was unable to attend. The included me in the book as a judge anyway. I presume this is because They had already inclued me in the publicity. Last year this book was produced. I'll see what I can do to learn how people outside of China can order the book.

The competiton is organized by Kao Jun of Meikao Co., an advertising and design firm in Shanghai, Beijing, and Guiling. They are one of five design firms doing work for the olympics. If you visit their website, you can see their work and read their famous toilet intro page. Kao Jun firmly defends this toilet philosophy as the basis of their success. Check it out for yourself.
http://www.meikao.com

Visit the Chinese Element site (English)