Bachelor degree from Fine Arts College Shanghai University in 1996
Master degree from the Musashino Art University in 2002
Co-founded Interdesign in 2017 as Creative Director,Associate Professor of Shanghai Institute of Visual Art. Mainly engaged in the typeface design as the core of design research and education.
Book design, poster design and package design were selected by the Yearbook of Tokyo Typography Associates 2010–2011 and Tokyo TDC Yearbook 2015. Works exhibited in: China Design Exhibition Shenzhen 2012; Shanghai Art and Design Exhibition 2013 & 2015; Asian Graphic Design Biennale Shanghai 2013 & 2015; Shenzhen GDC 2015.Works were collected by Korean Calligraphic Art Museum and Shenzhen Guan Shanyue Art Museum as permanent collections. Released the Typeface New Humanistic Song with Hanyi Fonts. Clients include: Suntory, Uni-President, RIO, Bright, Wang Laoji, Ajinomoto, House Food, Calpis, Inaba Food etc.
Produced and supervised to publish books of Western Typeface I & II, and Western Typography.
Member of Jury of Hanyi Font Start Type Design Competition, Hiiiitypography 2016, Platinum Originality International University Students Graphic Design Competition 2016.
Speakers
Rong Chen
Creative Director
The Interdesign Associates