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I feel that art and design are more than making beautiful things or solving problems. Art and design are reminders of civilization and hence have a role in maintaining and building civilizations.
ORGANIZATION:
mad studios
EDUCATION:
1998, MA(Design), Hong Kong Polytechnic University, Hong Kong
1994, BA(Visual Arts), University of Toronto, Canada
EXPERIENCE:
2000 - present, Founder, Principal Designer, mad studios, HONG KONG, TORONTO
MIXED EXHIBITIONS:
2010, OPEN ACADEMY EXHIBITION, HONG KONG
2008, ‘JIUU’ ARTISTS ‘CHINESENESS’ EXHIBITION, HONG KONG
2007, THE HKDA MEMBERS EXHIBITION
2007, DIMENSIONS 07 DESIGN + ILLUSTRATION EXHIBITION
2005, THE HKDA MEMBERS EXHIBITION
2004, THE ART SCHOOL LECTURER EXHIBITION, HONG KONG
2004, THE CO1 ANNUAL POSTER EXHIBITION, HONG KONG
2003, THE CO1 INAUGURAL POSTER EXHIBITION, HONG KONG
2003, CHOUINARD GALLERY, HONG KONG
2002, ‘GREYSCAPES’ THE ARTLAND GALLERIES, HONG KONG
2002, FIRST RUNNER UP, YAMAHA ASIABEAT BAND COMPETITION
2001, FINALIST, YAMAHA ASIABEAT BAND COMPETITION 2001
2001, FINALIST, YAMAHA ‘UNPLUGGED’ BAND COMPETITION 2001
EVENTS:
2007, FOUNDED, JIUU GROUP OF CREATIVES, HONG KONG
I founded JIUU, a group of artists who produce socially and politically oriented creative works. I was the director of the group from 2007 – 2009 and am still a participating member.
1992, FOUNDED ‘13’ STUDENT ART GROUP, TORONTO, CANADA 1992-1993 While studying at the OCAD, I founded 13, a group of 13 Chinese art students for the purpose of demonstrating the talent and abilities of Chinese art students in Canada.
1996, FOUNDED, ROCK BAND ‘THE ARTIST’ 1996 - 2002, HONG KONG
DISCOGRAPHY: TA00
2002, FOUNDED, ROCK BAND ‘TYST’ 2002 - 2005, HONG KONG
DISCOGRAPHY: Digitalia, Island In The Sun
AWARDS:
Gold Award, GRAPHIS Logo Design 8 (USA)
Bronze Award, HKDA Global Design Awards 2012 (Hong Kong)
Finalist, ZGRAF 11 (Croatia)
Gold Award, GRAPHIS Poster Annual 2010 (USA)
Gold Award, Creativity Annual 39 (USA)
First Prize, CreateHK Logo Design Competition (Hong Kong)
Finalist, The Open Academy Design Competition 2010 (Hong Kong)
2nd Prize, American Design Awards 2009
3rd Prize, American Design Awards 2009 (Logo category)
3rd Prize, American Design Awards 2009 (Promotional Design category)
Shortlisted, London International Creative Competition 2009
Finalist, Cut + Paste Hong Kong 2009
Merit Award, HOW International Design Awards 2009 (USA)
Merit Award, HKDA Asia Design Awards 2009
Best of Nation, WOLDA 2008 (EUR)
Finalists, SPARK Design Awards 2008 (USA)
First Prize, 5th Altpick Awards (USA)
Third Prize, 5th Altpick Awards (USA)
Honorable Mention, Creativity Awards 38 (USA)
PRINT, Creativity + Commerce Review 2008 (USA)
Best of Category, China Star Design Awards 2008
Merit Awards, China Star Design Awards 2008
Merit Awards, International Portfolio Awards 2008 (Canada)
International Design Annual 2008 (China)
Gold Award, Creativity Awards 37 (USA)
Silver Award, International Portfolio Awards 2007 (Canada)
Merit Award, HOW 20th Promotion Design Awards (USA)
Merit Award, Hong Kong Design Awards 2007
Finalist, Logo Design Competition for the East Asia Games 2009 (Hong Kong)
Logolounge 4 (USA)
The Almanac of Asia-Pacific Design 07 (China)
Honorary Mention, American Design Awards 2007
Debut Design Annual 2007 (United Kingdom)
Gold Award, International Portfolio Awards 2006 (Canada)
Silver Award, International Portfolio Awards 2006 (Canada)
Chinese Design Classics 2006 (China)
Honorary Mention, Creativity Awards 36. (USA)
Winner, 14th Applied Arts Design and Advertising Annual (Canada)
Bronze Award, China-Star Design Awards 2005
Best-of-Category Awards, China-Star Design Awards 2005
Merit Awards, Hong Kong Design Awards 05
Finalist Award, 6th Macau Design Biennial
Silver Award, American Design Awards 2005
Silver Award, American Design Awards 2004
Bronze Award, American Design Awards 2004
Honorary Mention, The Drench Award for Design Excellence (USA)
The American Corporate Identity Annual 21
The China Design Yearbook 2002-2004
The Asia-Pacific Design Almanac 06
Bronze Award ICAD Awards 2004 (China)
Merit Awards, ICAD Awards 2004 (China)
Finalist Awards, ICAD Awards 2004 (China)
Merit Award Shenzhen Design Show 2003 (China)
Merit Award, 2004 ARTROM ‘BEYOND BOUNDARIES’ INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION (ITALY)
Finalist, 2004 ARTROM ‘NO LIMITS’ INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION (ITALY)
Finalist, 2004 EMERGING ARTISTS INTERNATIONAL JURIED ART COMPETITION (USA)
PRESS APPEARANCES:
2005, DO magazine, Israel
2008, DPI Design Stars Boulevard Vol. 3, Taiwan
2009, Milk Magazine Issue 440, Hong Kong
2009, Various Local Newspapers, Hong Kong
2009, Radio Interview, Commercial Radio FM881, Hong Kong
2010, Radio Interview, RTHK RADIO 2, Hong Kong
LANGUAGE SKILLS:
ENGLISH (native), CANTONESE (native), MANDARIN (Pre-intermediate)
COMPUTER LITERACY:
Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop
COURSES, SEMINARS AND WORKSHOPS::
2011, Guest Lecturer, Design Thinking Seminar, University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
2012, Guest Lecturer, Design Thinking Seminar, University of Science and Technology, Hong Kong
2003-present, Lecturer, Top-Up degree program, Birmingham City University + Hong Kong Design Institute, Hong Kong
2007-present, Lecturer, Top-Up degree program, Huddersfield University + Caritas Bianchi College of Careers
MEMBERSHIPS & ASSOCIATIONS:
FELLOW, ROYAL SOCIETY OF THE ARTS, UNITED KINGDOM
CERTIFIED DESIGNER, SOCIETY OF GRAPHIC DESIGNERS OF CANADA, CANADA
MEMBER, HONG KONG DESIGNERS ASSOCIATION, HONG KONG
MEMBER, COMPOSERS AND AUTHORS SOCIETY OF HONG KONG, HONG KONG
HOBBIES:
MUAY THAI (amateur)
WEB SITE:
www.mad-studios.com
PORTFOLIO URL:
www.mad-studios.com
RSS URL:
www.mad-studios.com
REGISTRATION DATE:
2012-01-04 19:08:18
COUNTRY/REGION:
Canada
ACCOUNT TYPE:
New
Awards received by brian LAU lilian CHAN
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