Li Zhang
West Lafayette United States
https://web.ics.purdue.edu/~lzhang3/ https://www.cla.purdue.edu/directory/profiles/li-zhang.html
About me
Li Zhang, Professor of Visual Communication Design, former Chair of the Department of Art and Design at Purdue University, and Honorary Professor of multiple institutions.
Professor Zhang is a co-author of the book Social Poster Design: Visual Connections Between East and West. Zhang's designs have been recognized in two hundred and fifty exhibitions and publications in more than twenty-five countries, including Graphis - the International Journal of Visual Communication, Print, How, and the most competitive international design biennials in Poland, Mexico, Russia, and Czech Republic. More than sixty of her posters are in permanent collections of the Library of Congress in the
USA, Zürich Museum of Design in Switzerland, Victoria & Albert Museum and Imperial War Museum in the United Kingdom, Ogaki Poster Museum in Japan, and Lahti Poster Museum in Finland. Professor Zhang has also received numerous national and international design awards, including First Prize of Domtar Creative Awards, Gold Medal of Creativity, Silver Award of In-Print, Second Prize of Computer Space, American Graphic Design Award, Design One Award, and the Top One Selection in the USA in the 16th Annual World's Most Memorable Poster Competition.
In addition, Professor Zhang is an editor of Cross-Cultural Communication, Canada, and editorial review board member of Scientific Journals International- Creative Work, USA. Zhang also served as design research consultant at Art Research Centre for Olympic Games in Beijing and was invited to speak internationally at prestigious institutions.