Alex Li (Qiuyu Li), born in Beijing, China, holds a Ph.D. in Art. He pursued his academic career in Japan from undergraduate studies through to his doctoral degree. During his Ph.D., he served as a teaching assistant at Osaka University of Arts for two years. After graduation, he joined a design firm in Japan, contributing to various visual and brand design projects.

His works have received multiple international design awards, including the New York TDC Award, A’ Design Award, Paris DNA Design Award, Golden Bee Global Biennale of Graphic Design, among others. His work "Variations of Heart Whispers" has been permanently collected by the MA-g The Museum of Avant-garde in Switzerland.

He is a member of the New York Type Directors Club (TDC), the International Association of Designers (IAD), and the World Design Consortium (WDC).

Utopian City Poster by Qiuyu Li With the spread of digital information, the opportunities for writing and reading have become much less than before, instead visuals are important. Utopian City Planning is rethinks about modern typography, the motifs and letters found in architecture are fused to create a new order of typography and explores new visual possibilities for typography. At the same time, also emphasizes the relationship with the "clarity" of typography.

Hearing Extraordinary Dream Logo by Qiuyu Li Hearing Extraordinary Dream logo fully utilize the pictographic nature of Chinese characters. For the logo design of a music-related company, the central concept revolved around sound and audio sources. The textual elements were crafted using visual elements symbolizing ear and sound waves. By incorporating the characteristics of pictographic characters, the goal was to create a logo type resembling an emoji, allowing people to grasp the company's business to some extent even without reading Chinese characters.

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QiuYu Li is IAD member since 2022, with 4062 IAD rating.