GDC is the first large-scale comprehensive design campaign in China towards the globe since year 1992， held every two years. It was founded by Shenzhen Graphic Design Association (SGDA) as a predecessor as Graphic Design in China. This campaign has become the most influential with highest quality and the most authoritative and impartial design festival in Chinese region.
GDC Award 2021 jury panel will consist of 33 professionals with global influences. They will evaluate all eligible works on-site and select award-winning ones. The selection process will be fully subject to the jury panel to reach the most authoritative judgment.
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Japan · Tokyo｜Monotype｜www.monotype.com
Akira Kobayashi graduated from the Musashino Art University in Tokyo. He became a freelance type designer since 1997 and has released several western fonts in Adobe System (US), Fontshop International (Germany), ITC(US) and etc. In 1998, he won “Best of Category and Best of Show” award in the U&Ic type design competition for font Clifford. In 2000, he won the 1st Prize of text category in Linotype’s 3rd International Digital Type Design Contest for font Conrad. He has won numerous international awards for his typefaces, mainly text category.
Kobayashi is more than a well-known Japanese typeface designer, but a legend in the field of design. He began his career at Sha-Ken, one big phototypesetting company in Japan. Later, he was known for designing the western alphabet for Japanese fonts Hiragino Mincho and AXIS. Since then, he is often referred to as the No.1 Western-typeface designer in Japan.
From 2001, he worked as the Type Director at Monotype Fonts. He has also collaborated with the two world-renowned masters, Adrian Frutiger and Hermann Zapf to modernize their earlier type designs. Together, they have completed the redesign of classic fonts including Optima nova®, Palatino nova®, Avenir Next® and Neue Frutiger®, and have created a new font Palatino Sans®. Moreover, he is also an author for several professional and best-selling books, such as Western Fonts series and The Unthinkable Typeface, which systematically introduce the world of font design to the public in a relaxing and interesting way. Many of his books are a must-read to many graphic designers.
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1.Register for a GDC Account
2.Create Entry Category Online
3.Payment and Print List of Entries and Labels
4.Entry Delivery
