张承国

Zhang Chengguo is the founder of Jiexun Book Society in Jiangbei District, Chongqing, and a planner and publisher of art books. He graduated from the Department of Ship Engineering Design at Wuhan University of Technology and worked early in his career as a hull engineer, taking part in the design of several luxury cruise ships on the Yangtze River. Since 2000 he has worked in book publishing and distribution. His planning and editorial work centers on popular art education and teaching, campus blackboard-newspaper and handwritten-newspaper design, and practical examination-oriented books. Representative works include "The Treasure Book of Handwritten Newspaper Design," "A Guide to Handwritten Newspaper Design," "The Treasure Book of Blackboard Newspaper Design," and "A Guide to Blackboard Newspaper Design," as well as "Figure Sketching" and "Still-Life Sketching" in the "New Starting Point" popular art teaching series and "Plaster Geometric Solids" and "Plaster Heads and Portrait Heads" in the art education and introductory tutorial series. He has served as editor-in-chief of the "Cafa Appointment" art college-entrance-examination series and of numerous life and children's books, and as an editor-in-chief judge for the National Golden Pen Award. His works are closely tied to teaching and practical campus needs, combining demonstration value with step-by-step usability, and have had some influence among beginning art readers and campus publicity staff. Beyond this public information, details of his personal life are limited.