Celebrating Design Excellence
Discover the world's most creative and influential designers from various disciplines. Our extensive directory showcases designers who have made significant contributions to fields such as fashion, graphic design, interior design, and more.
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Doug Garven
United States of America (US)
Doug Garven is a product designer with over thirty years of experience in the Durable Medical Equipment industry, both using and designing manual wheelchairs. An Industrial Design graduate from Kent State University, an automotive accident left him a T6 paraplegic. As an avid motorsports and yacht racing enthusiast, Garven uses his passions to inspire his four-wheeled creations and is always looking to push the boundaries of convention and think of new ways to solve and improve the mobility for those in need.
View ProfileYamin Zhu
China (CN)
Yamin Zhu is a distinguished graphic designer and vice chairman of Shanxi Graphic Design Association. He founded Sinan Design Agency in 1998, and in 2002, he was awarded the qualification of Chinese Graphic Designer by the Design Committee of the China Packaging Design Association. Zhu has also served as a visiting professor at several institutions, including Shanxi University, Shanxi Media College, and Taiyuan University of Science and Technology. In 2015, he co-founded the mid-tier internet brand Forth-nine Union with elite professionals from various industries and currently serves as the General Manager of the Design Department. Zhu advocates that beauty in form can only please the eye, while beauty in spirit can delight the heart. He has participated in and organized numerous large-scale design exhibitions and government project image promotions. His work includes visual identity and commercial design for dozens of enterprises in Shanxi and across China. Notably, in 2010, he designed the new visual identity for the renowned Chinese automotive company, China Changan Automobile Group, and in 2011, he crafted the "Jinshan Jinmei" visual promotion image for the Shanxi Tourism Bureau. Since 1996, his designs have won numerous awards both domestically and internationally. In June 2016, the logo and packaging design for Forth-nine Union won the "Most Popular Award" and "Best Packaging Design Excellence Award" at the Hiiibrand Awards 2015, the sixth Hiiibrand International Brand Logo Design Competition. His work has been featured in professional design publications such as "Packaging and Design," "Art and Design," "New Graphic," "China Design Yearbook," "China Advertising Yearbook," and "BESTLOGO."
View ProfileYALIN TAN + PARTNERS
Turkey (TR)
Yalın Tan + Partners is a multidisciplinary team that approaches design in a contemporary and unique perspective, managing the design process by regarding cause and effect relationships and turning them into modern creations. Team is main philosophy is to complete a design in a goal oriented manner without falling away from the facts and figures of the project. Multidisciplinary structure allows the team to achieve an integral result by approaching the subject from varying perspectives and manners. Prospective and unique perspective of the team allows them to look into every new project with the same spirit and enthusiasm.
View ProfileZhike Yang
China (CN)
Boxon Media, led by visionary narrative visual artist Zhike Yang, and technical artist Wenjie Wu, revolutionizes storytelling by blending emotional experiences with cutting-edge techniques. Their narratives navigate human experiences from ancient myths to future visions, serving as beacons of inspiration, courage, and resilience. Zhike's dedication to narrative innovation, delving into human vulnerability and societal pain points, sets their work apart. Their pioneering approach in animation and content creation challenges traditional storytelling boundaries, contributing significantly to the arts and society with stories that resonate globally.
View ProfileJing Chen
China (CN)
Our main character is a talented packaging designer based in China's picturesque Hunan Province. Hunan is not only known for its rich cultural heritage and beautiful natural scenery, but also has nurtured many outstanding artists and creative talents. The designer's experience growing up in Hunan has infused his design work with unique cultural elements and aesthetic concepts. As a freelance designer, he is not bound by the traditional employment relationship, but chooses to work as an independent contractor for different clients and projects. This career orientation gives him more creative freedom and flexibility, allowing him to choose projects based on his personal interests and expertise, while also requiring him to have good time management and self-promotion skills. After more than ten years of unremitting efforts and practice, the designer has accumulated a wealth of design experience. From the initial exploration and learning to the current skillful application, his design skills and concepts have been significantly improved and improved. The experience of more than 10 years is not only the accumulation of time, but also the witness of his continuous growth and maturity in the field of design. The designer's love of design work stems from his relentless pursuit of beauty and his desire for innovation. Every day, he spends a lot of time researching and analyzing the latest design trends and how to incorporate them into his work. His workbench is always filled with design magazines, hand-drawn sketches and color samples, which are tools for his exploration and experimentation. According to his peers, he once worked for 48 hours straight on a packaging design project to find the most suitable color mix and pattern layout, and this dedication to perfection reflects his passion for design. His design works often have a distinct personal character, thanks to his unique views on design. He believes that packaging design is not only a means to protect products, but also an important medium to convey brand stories and cultural values. In one of his famous projects, he designed the packaging for a traditional tea, which not only cleverly integrated the local characteristics of Hunan, but also enhanced the market competitiveness of the product through modern design techniques, and achieved great success in the market, with sales increasing by 150% within six months of its launch. The designer's talent and efforts have been widely recognized by the industry. Several of his design projects have won awards in international and national design competitions, for example, one of his innovative food packaging designs has won gold MEDALS in national and international packaging design competitions. In addition, he has been invited many times to design exhibitions to present his work and to communicate with designers around the world. These honors not only proved his design prowess, but also earned him more career opportunities and client trust. The designer has not only achieved commercial success, but is also actively involved in industry activities and is committed to raising the standards of the entire design industry. He has been involved in the development of a series of industry standards and guidelines for packaging design, which aim to improve the sustainability and environmental protection of products. For example, he promotes the design principles of using recyclable materials and reducing packaging waste, which are widely used in product packaging for multiple brands and effectively reduce the environmental burden. The designer's personal appeal is first and foremost reflected in his unparalleled creativity and imagination. He is able to transform mundane objects into works of art with story and emotional value. In a famous project, he combined traditional cultural elements with modern design concepts to create a series of packaging designs that both have national characteristics and conform to modern aesthetics, which not only won the hearts of consumers, but also brought great market influence to the brand. With years of experience and excellent design work, the designer has established a strong influence within the packaging design industry. His design concepts and methods have become a model for many young designers to learn from.
View ProfileShelley Mock
China (CN)
Through a series of big life decisions, Shelley has found herself living and working in Shanghai, for well over a decade now. After completing her Master's degree in Architecture in Australia (including a 2 year stint in Mexico on student exchange) she headed for the bright lights and noodles of Shanghai, looking for a new challenge. Through her work experience there, she was eventually led towards Interior Architecture, preferring to work within the more intimate connection people have with their immediate surroundings. She has since completed numerous projects, both built and unbuilt, ranging from residential, through commercial, to the experimental.
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