Taiwanese designer’s ‘Tolerance’ poster wins 3 international awards

Some believe three colors stand for Taiwan’s DPP, KMT, and China’s CCP

Taiwan News
Date: 2020/10/25
By: Huang Tzu-ti, Taiwan News, Staff Writer

‘Tolerance’ by Leo Lin (National Taiwan Normal University image)

TAIPEI (Taiwan News) — A Taiwanese academic’s poster work that emphasizes the virtue of “tolerance” among people of different viewpoints has been recognized at three international design competitions.

Titled “Tolerance (寬容),” the poster features two faces, one in green and the other in blue, kissing each other against a backdrop of red. The artwork seeks to convey the importance of showing respect towards people with conflicting views in a society embracing harmony.

Designed by Lin Chun-liang (林俊良), or Leo Lin, professor at the National Taiwan Normal University's (NTNU) Department of Design, it has received the Award of Excellence from California-based magazine Communication Arts, the Platinum Award from New York-based Graphis Design Annual 2021, and an honorable mention at the Ecuador Poster Bienal.

According to NTNU, CA’s Award of Excellence is dubbed “one of the most-coveted awards in the industry,” while the Graphis design competition is a prestigious contest that celebrates international talent in design. Lin created the poster at the invitation of New York-based artist Mirko Ilić, who is curating an international poster tour exhibition themed “Tolerance.”
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