Jumping He was born in Fuyang, China, and now lives in Berlin, working as a graphic designer, writer, and publisher. He studied graphic design at the China Academy of Art (1991–1994) and at the Berlin University of Arts (1997–2001), receiving a PhD in cultural history from the Freie Universität Berlin in 2011. He has taught at the Berlin University of the Arts, the China Academy of Arts, and Hong Kong Polytechnic University. His work has received numerous awards, including Gold at the International Poster Biennial in Warsaw, the German Design Award, the Red Dot Design Award, the Poster Triennial Trnava; the ADC New York 100th Annual Award; the Gold prize at the Joseph Binder Award in Austria; and the Yellow Pencil of the D&AD in the UK. In 2006, he won the Poster Kunst Hof in Rüttenscheid Prize. He has had solo exhibitions in China, Germany, Japan, Slovenia, Poland, Iran, and Malaysia. His book “daydream” was published in 2021, with a solo exhibition at the Victoria and Albert Museum (V&A) in Shenzhen, China.