- Guo Chunning
Guo Chunning (郭春宁, 1958~ ) is a Chinese
graphic designer and the vice president of the Beijing Armstrong International Corporate Identity (AICI). He is internationally known for designingDancing Beijing , the official emblem of the2008 Summer Olympics , held inBeijing in thePeople's Republic of China .cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/en/doc/2003-08/08/content_253127.htm |title='Dancing Beijing' |publisher=China Daily |date=2003-08-08 |accessdate=2008-07-11]Guo was born in 1958 in the city of
Shenyang inLiaoning province inNortheast China . Since 1975, he studiedart design at Tianjin Arts and Crafts School (天津工艺美术学校). In 1980, he was accepted to studycommercial art at Decoration Department of Central Academy of Arts and Crafts (中央工艺美术学院) which is now Academy of Arts & Design ofTsinghua University . Upon his graduation from the school in 1984, Guo worked at advertisement department ofChina Daily until 1988 to establish Beijing Shichuang International Design Co., Ltd (北京始创国际企划有限公司) [cite web|url=http://en.visionunion.com/2008/06/27/interviews-guochunning-designer-of-insignia-for-2008-beijing-olympic.html |publisher=VisionUnion.net |title=Interviews with Guo Chunning – Designer of Insignia for 2008 Beijing Olympic Games |author=Liaoxiang |date=2008-06-27 |accessdate=2008-07-11] [cite web|url=http://finance.sina.com.cn/wealthperson/2005-05-12/2614.html |title= Guo Chunning Profile (郭春宁简介) |publisher=SINA Corporation |language=Chinese|accessdate=2008-07-11] In 2002, his logo design based onChinese seal was selected among the 1,985 entires contributed by about 1300 designers from China and overseas. [cite web|url=http://www.chinadaily.com.cn/cndy/2008-07/07/content_6823117.htm |title=Story behind Olympic dancing man's seal of approval |publisher=China Daily |date=2008-07-07 |accessdate=2008-07-11 |author=Luo Nanping]ee also
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Dancing Beijing
*2008 Summer Olympics
*Zhang Jigang References
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