The Prelude Exhibition of The First Shanghai Graphic Design Biennale – TopoPoster: International Poster Design Exhibition, after six months (June – December, 2025) of planning and preparation, was successfully held from December 13 to December 22, 2025. As one of the larger-scale exhibitions in recent years featuring an international selection of works in China, it showcased over 300 representative poster designs from 153 influential contemporary designers and studios active in the forefront of the field across 28 countries.

Poster for Dru Donovan 2023

Dru Donovan is a photographer whose work explores connections between corporal and emotional states, as well as the relationships between individuals, utilizing strategies of constructing or revisiting experiences. In the poster design for her guest lecture at the Yale School of Art in 2023, her works were deconstructed in a way of creating visual interruptions while maintaining the rich emotional continuity within her pieces, the designer’s understanding of the subtle yet concrete relationships between fragments in the photographer’s work, further elucidating the interplay between Dru Donovan and her creations.

Lobbin Liu

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