Liu Zhao received the New York Type Directors Club Ascenders Award 2018, which recognizes designers who are 35 years of age and under for their remarkable achievement in design and typography. His works have won several international design awards.

Skilled in combining new and traditional medium, Liu Zhao breaks the traditional boundaries of graphic design and provides it with more possibilities. He's good at thinking locally with an international vision. He keeps an exploring spirit and puts it into practice, renewing understanding to graphic design, which offers him an ampler room for development in the booming yet fiercely competitive cultural market.