Portfolio
QIUYU LI
Alex Li (Qiuyu Li), born in Beijing, China, holds a Ph.D. (Philosophy of Arts, Creative). He pursued his academic career in Japan from undergraduate studies through to his doctoral degree. During his Ph.D., he served as a teaching assistant at Osaka University of Arts for two years. After graduation, he joined a design firm in Japan, contributing to various visual and brand design projects.
His works have received multiple international design awards, including the New York TDC Award, A’ Design Award, Paris DNA Design Award, Golden Bee Global Biennale of Graphic Design, among others. His work "Variations of Heart Whispers" has been permanently collected by the MA-g The Museum of Avant-garde in Switzerland.
He is a member of the New York Type Directors Club (TDC), the International Association of Designers (IAD), and the World Design Consortium (WDC).
City
Osaka, Japan
Awards
2025, (U.S.) Muse Creative Awards 2025, Gold Winner.
2025, (Netherlands) Indigo Design Award 2025, Gold Winner.
2025, (Poland) Intercontinental Poster Biennale Lublin 2025, TXT+EXPERIMENT category, Selected.
2025, (U.S.) Poster Stellars Intercontinental Poster Competition United States 2025, Bronze Winner.
2025, (U.S.) Poster Stellars Intercontinental Poster Competition United States 2025, Finalist
2025, (Korea) B. I International Art poster Biennale 2025, Shortlist
2024, (U.S.) New York Type Directors Club (TDC) Awards 70, TDC Winner
2024,(Italy) A` Design Award & Competition 2024, Bronze Winner
2024, (Swiss) MA-g Awards 2024, Winner(Ed Fella MA-g Award)
2024, (France) DNA Paris Design Awards 2024 (Graphic Design/Typography), Winner
2024, (France) DNA Paris Design Awards 2024 (Graphic Design/Key Art), Winner
2024, (Russia) Golden Bee 16 Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Cyrillic Time, Finalist
2024, (Russia) Golden Bee 16 Global Biennale of Graphic Design, Global Poster Language, Selected
2024, (U.S) Muse Creative Awards 2024, Silver Winner
2024, (U.K) London International Creative Competition(LICC) 2023, Finalist
2024, (Italy) Typecampus Poster Exhibition Fight For Kindness 2024, Selected & Exhibited
2024, (India) Typography Day 2025 Poster Competition, Winner
2024, (Russia) Experimental Graphic Exhibition and Competition, Digital Graphics, Nomination
2024, (Russia) International Exhibition and Competition FORM=MEAN, Awarded
2024, (Argentina) Intercontinental Bienal 2024, Selected x2
2024, (China) XI`AN TDC Award 2023, Nomination Award
2024, (U.S) IDA Design Awards 2023(International Design Awards), Honorable Mention
2023, (Japan) Japan Typography Annual 2024, Selected×5
2023, (International) C-IDEA Design Award 2023, Design Award
2023, (U.S) Poster Stellars 3rd Intercontinental Poster Competition United States 2023, Silver Winner
2023, (U.S) Poster Stellars 3rd Intercontinental Poster Competition United States 2023, Selected x7
2023, (France) DNA Paris Design Awards 2023 (Graphic Design/Typography), Winner
2023, (France) DNA Paris Design Awards 2023 (Graphic Design/Key art), Winner
2023, (Italy) A` Design Award & Competition 2023 (Concealed Categories), Iron Winner
2023, (Germany) Red Dot Award Design Concept 2023, Shortlist to final round
2023, (U.S) Young Ones ADC (Art Directors Club) 2023, Shortlist to final round
2023, (U.K) London International Creative Competition(LICC) 2022, Winner Best in ILLUSTRATE(Graphic)
2023, (U.K) London International Creative Competition(LICC) 2022, Shortlist
2023, (U.S) Creative Communication Award (C2A)2022, Best of Best
2023, (U.S) IDA Design Awards 2022(International Design Awards), Gold Winner
2023, (U.S) IDA Design Awards 2022(International Design Awards), Bronze Winner
2022, (Japan) Japan Typography Annual 2023, Selected×2
2022, (Italy) A` Design Award & Competition 2022, Bronze Winner
2022, (Netherlands) Indigo Design Award 2022, Gold Winner
2022, (U.S) Communication Arts Typography Competition 2022, Shortlist to final round
2021, (Japan) Japan Typography Annual 2022, Selected×3
2021, (International) C-IDEA Design Award 2020, Selected
2020, (Japan) Japan Typography Annual 2021, Selected
2019, (Japan) Japan Typography Annual 2020, Selected
Portfolio Pieces
QIUYU LI
Client: Osaka University of Arts
Title: 31st Japan Korea International Exchange Art Exhibition Poster
Winning Work
Variations of Heart Whispers
Agency: Qiuyu Li / Osaka + TOMBO Inc. / Osaka
Client: Personal Category: Print / Posters - Series
Year: 2024