Chinese Logograms by More Tong

You don't have to be Chinese to appreciate the talent of More Tong from this set of "24 Solar Terms of China-Qingming".  These kinds of aesthetics are hard to come by these days in the real world--perfect blending, texuring, and shading.  Very rustic and somewhat contemporary at the same time.  

20th Century Chinese Graphic Design

Came across some uncommon visuals of Chinese graphic design from the book Chinese Graphic Design of the Twentieth Century by Scott Minick and Jiao Ping.  Really liking the abstractness and Chinese character type work.  Very original pieces, if you ask me.

via Maryellen McFadden

Shanghai Gig Posters by Nini Sum & Gregor Koerting

If there was any proof or hope for the growth of music and art culture in China, its in Shanghai.  And Idlebeats is a glimmering beacon of hope for bands and artists -- both Shanghai locals and talent from the other side of the world.  Artists Nini Sum & Gregor Koerting have been designing a bunch of great gig posters and art prints, even bringing screen printing lessons and shows to Shanghai.

Having been to Yu Yin Tang, the venue featured in The Handsome Furs poster at the top, I can personally confirm that there is an arts and indie scene in Shanghai, and its definitely growing.

View more of the silkscreen process photos of the Handsome Furs Shanghai gig poster here.

Handsome Furs -- Shanghai gig poster by Gregor Koerting available here.

"A Masterpiece" by Shanghai artist Nini Sum available here.

"Smooth Ride" art print by Nini Sum, available here.

David Lynch screenprint available here.  Edition of 100.

Gig poster by Nini Sum, available here.

Gig poster by Gregor Koerting, available here.

Gallants - Awesome poster for a new Hong Kong film

This a pretty cool poster for a new Hong Kong movie called Gallants, starring Jin Au-Yeung, or better known as Jin the Emcee, who has been off the American radar for almost a decade now.  The design credits are currently unknown for this poster, but there's some beautiful simplicity to its Chinese calligraphy, as the eyes focus on the centered title and the ornamental elements around it.

Here's the trailer, which along with the credits, takes a lot of design cues from the art direction of classic Hong Kong films.