USA Pavilion Shanghai:
U.S. Commissioner General’s Congressional Report
In 2010, The Expo 2010, the largest world fair in history was held in Shanghai, China. An American delegation was invited by the Chinese government to build a venue dedicated to American culture. They called it the USA Pavilion.
The request
I was contracted by the Commissioner-General’s office to develop and design the USA Pavilion’s official report of its 9-month run. Printed copies were to be presented directly to Secretary of State Hillary Clinton and each member of the U.S. Congress.
The result
This publication is proof that every project is a good design opportunity. Instead of the typical cut-and-dry government report, I designed a coffee table keepsake. It's also my first project working with a team of translators as the bilingual text included Mandarin Chinese. Ultimately, a copy was archived as an official entry into the Library of Congress.
