the Beijinger

In this month’s Urbane, distributed concurrently with the city’s explosive self-exhibition, we reflect on the shape of the “New” metropolis. Our August mega-feature, made up of six essays, explores the city that greets the world this month. From Old Beijing, Green Beijing, and Beijing TV to addressing the question of what will happen to the city after the Games, One Dream Beijing Infinity offers an in-depth snapshot of the New Beijing that has evolved before our eyes.

We also go behind the scenes of the Beijing Games image-making machine, into the design workshop at CAFA (China Academy of Fine Arts) with Olympic designer Wang Jie in our designer Spotlight, as well as the mastermind of this Games’ design, Wang Min, in our second feature. What was the creative process behind the Olympic banners, logos and emblems blitzing the city from every angle? Read on.