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.

Helmut Schmid Typography

Carefully weaving characteristics of Swiss and Japanese cultures to a bold but gentle visual symphony, our design reflects the essence of Schmid’s design ethos: it fuses the systematic with the ease of the accidental, Swiss strictness with Japanese poetry. As it uses a simple system—the orthogonal grid and two reading directions—to realize a delicate composition resulting from the content itself, a playful yet elegantly meditative design emerges. Essential simplicity in its most exquisite form; what more could one wish for?

Skala Design GmbH

Arjun Gilgen
Stefan Hürlemann