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Photo: Ray Ally GQ the quintessential men’s lifestyle magazine, has just launched its Chinese language edition on the mainland. The China edition is called Zhi Zu (智族), a phonetic and meaningful translation that sounds like GQ. The acronym GQ stands for Gentlemen’s Quarterly, as the magazine was originally conceived in 1958 as a quarterly men’s [...]
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I received my invitation for the Icograda World Design Congress 2009, happening in Beijing next week. The bi-annual event brings together many organisations, including designers, educators and other creative professionals to discuss the future of communication design. It’s the first time the event has been held in China and the theme for this year is [...]
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China Central Television’s (CCTV) new advertising ident is inspired by traditional Chinese ink and wash painting. However, the concept is rendered by state-of-the art computer graphics to create an atmospheric modern masterpiece. It starts with a droplet of ink in water, which transforms into mountains, a fish, a bird and then a dragon. These are [...]
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Photo: Ray Ally BMW has announced it is launching a new 760Li China 60 Years Special Edition, to commemorate the 60th anniversary of the People’s Republic of China. The top of the range 760Li had its global launch earlier this year, at the Shanghai motor show. Its world premier at this event, underscored the importance [...]
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There can’t be many people in China who didn’t watch the parade, to celebrate the 60th anniversary of the founding of the People’s Republic of China. It lasted over two hours and was a two-mile procession of troops, tanks, floats and thousands of costumed performers. Outside of China you might of seen snippets in the [...]
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Photos: Ray Ally The 60th anniversary of the Founding of The People’s Republic of China celebration began with a huge military parade. Despite living in Beijing, the event was closed off to the general public. The government authorities had earlier advised people, not to go out and to stay at home. So, like billions of [...]
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