When we were coming up with our live jury, we sent out a message to Xiao Yong, a Beijing based graphic designer that we greatly admire for his dedication in the design education and design awareness fields.

 

As we didn't hear back from him, we supposed he wasn't interested. But the delay in his reply was only accidental - blame tight working schedules for that.

So even if we already announced our live jury members, please let us make an exception for such a praiseworthy designer. Let's welcome Xiao in our live jury.

 

Xiao Yong is currently serving as a Icograda board member. He's a professor at CAFA, Central Academy of Fine Arts in Beijing, China and a visiting professor at University of Arts London. 

 

He has worked extensively for Chinese government institutions and designed the medals for the 2008 Beijing Olympic Games. Xiao Yong was recognized as of the “Top 10 Chinese designers” in 2007 and his firm, XiaoYong Design, is one of the most influentials in China.

 

You can read more about him and see his works at: www.xiaoyong.com