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Imagine Wong
www.iamimagine.com/www.zitype.com
imaginewong@gmail.com
Birthplace: Yangjiang, China
Residence: Shenzhen, China
Connecting cities: Guangzhou, China/Beijing, China
It works in close collaboration with art
galleries, media groups, publishing
houses, theaters, museums, and corporate
fi rms. Wong, the creative director, is
a graphic designer, art director, and
curator. She was born in 1982 and after
graduating with a degree in art and
design from Shenzhen University she
began her professional career at the
Alternative Archive studio. In 2007, she
worked as art director for the Chinese
magazine Phoenix Lifestyle.
THE ZITYPE WORKSHOP STUDIO was
founded by the designer Imagine Wong
in the spring of 2008 in Shenzhen in
the south of China. It is a platform
which aims to delve into the possible
connections which exist between design,
publications, exhibitions, art, theater, and
typographic investigation.
Some of her projects have been included
in renowned publications such as 3030
New Graphic Design in China and 1000
Works of 100 Designers and reviewed in
magazines such as Idea, Computer Arts,
and Pingmag. In her role as curator she
has organized the exhibitions “Global
Warming Design” and “Turning Design”
held in China. In 2008, Wong was also
one of the curators for the show “70/80,”
an exhibition about new Hong Kong
designers, which also took place in
Shenzhen.
Shenzhen, China
Guangzhou, China
Yangjiang, China
Beijing, China
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The Tales of Nantou/Book/2008
Global Warming/Book/2007
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The Pit/Poster/2006
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