Ping Xu was born and raised in Shanghai. He began his professional career and served as an Art Director, a Creative Director, and a Production Director in Shanghai advertising industry since 1988. He began teaching at Kansas State University in 2003, continued his teaching career through the University of Southern Mississippi from the Fall semester of 2005, then through Truman State University in January 2010. Ping joined The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley in Fall 2015.
Ping is an Associate Professor of Graphic Design in UTRGV School of Art and Design. His expertise includes identity design, poster design, advertising design, interactive design, digital photography, and typography. Ping has been teaching visual communication courses at all levels in the U.S. academic domain since 2005. His research interest is to create visual concepts through practical experiment and contemporary media and deliver ideas that inspire, inform, or captivate consumers and target audiences. Ping Xu is a member of The One Club, New York, a member of Type Directors Club, (TDC), New York, a member of American Institute of Graphic Arts (AIGA), a member of American Advertising Federation (AAF), and a director of the United Designs Alliance.
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