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Apex Lin was born in Donggang Town of Pingtung County, Taiwan, in 1957. He received his M.F.A. from the Graduate Institute of Fine Arts, National Taiwan Normal University, and is currently Chair Professor of Visual Design Department Asia University, President of Chinese Industrial Design Association, President of Taiwan Design Alliance.

Lin has been acclaimed mentor of design in Taiwan and was the winner of the 2007 National Award for Literature and Arts. In avant-garde and contemporary design, his concentrated visual language in poster designs portraying the image of the island of Taiwan has taken the field of design of Taiwan into international realms.

Lin established Taiwan Image Poster Design Association in 1990, actively encouraging Taiwanese designers to participate in international competitions, cross-strait exhibitions, and other activities ever since. In 1993, he was listed top 12 CI designers in Asia by New DECOMAS. Then in 2002, he was honored with the ICOGRADA Achievement Award by the International Council of Graphic Design Associations. He was later listed among 100 Graphic Designers in the world by Phaidon in 2003. In 2004, he received the First Outstanding Award of Commercial by MOEA. In 2005, he was granted the Design for Asia Award by Hong Kong Design Center, as commendation of his great artistic influence in Asia. In 2011, he was honored with the ICOGRADA Education Award by Icograda.