Yiying Lu:
From the Twitter Whale 🐳 to Dumpling 🥟& Boba 🧋Emojis, Disney Shanghai Mickey Mouse to Conan O'Brien Pale Whale, Yiying Lu creates iconic designs & brands which transcend the linguistic barriers, unite people and enchant audiences around the world. She is also a sought-after bilingual speaker in both English and Chinese, on topics of cross-cultural design, creativity, and innovation at global conferences such as SXSW, TEDx, Adobe MAX, Web Summit and so on.
Yiying Lu is an award-winning artist, entrepreneur, educator, and bilingual speaker. She was named a "Fast Company's Most Creative People in Business", Microsoft's "Top 10 Emerging Leader in Innovation", and a "Shorty Awards" winner in Design. She has been featured in The New York Times, Forbes, Bloomberg, Fast Company, The Atlantic, NBC News, TIME, Wired Magazine, The Verge, CNN, and BBC. She has created iconic art and campaigns for brands from Apple to Google, Adobe to Microsoft, and built brands for hundreds of tech startups during her time as a creative director at 500 Startups. Committed to bridging the gap between art and technology, Yiying also serves as Commissioner of the San Francisco Arts Commission, appointed by Mayor London Breed in April 2021.
She was born and raised in Shanghai China, educated in Sydney Australia & London UK, is currently based in San Francisco. Leveraging her cross-cultural background and experience, she strives to be a bridge between the East & the West. Her life purpose is unifying the dualities between Art & Tech, Business & Culture, Beauty & Meaning, Work & Life.
Blockshow:
Founded in 2016, BlockShow (powered by Cointelegraph) is an iconic global crypto conference covering blockchain technology, cryptocurrencies, and Web3.
In March 2022, BlockShow announced its transformation into a DAO to bring the ownership economy to the events space by allowing people to share a stake in the events they like and communities they are part of. Everyone can become a part of the event, contribute, and be highly rewarded for their contribution. This is the core value of Web3, and they see events as the most natural gateway to this world. Learn More
THE DROP
Renowned digital artist Yiying Lu, who brought us the iconic Twitter Fail Whale and Dumpling & Boba Emoji, launches her new mystery box collection of magical creatures of WEB3, including the ShibaInuCorn, LlamaCorn, KittyCorn, to celebrate the community spirits of Blockchain and WEB3. This drop was also created to celebrate the launch of BlockShow DAO (Powered by Cointelegraph) - a community-owned gathering. Privileges for "New Kids on the Block" NFT holders from BlockShow DAO and Oaziz DAO: - Buyers of the Mystery box will have a 28% chance to win a BlockShow ticket, which can be used to attend one of their upcoming events. These tickets will be considerably more expensive when the actual ticket sales start down the road - OG status in BlockShow DAO and Oaziz DAO Discords community for all NFT holders For more information, check out the community: BlockShow DAO Discord Oaziz DAO Discord A New 1/1 and a Collectors-Only Raffle Collectors that purchase any piece of artwork from "🦙🐶😺🦄 New Kids on the Block" are automatically entered into the raffle for 1 of 3 editions of New FrenchBulldogCorn 🤡🐶🌽 on the Block. To qualify, artwork must be purchased during the raffle window.
Open Limited Editions
The 📦🌽New Mystery Boxcorn!
Purchase an edition from the the 📦🌽New Mystery Boxcorn and receive one of five randomly selected artworks. Collectors will receive unique privileges from BlockShow DAO and Oaziz DAO:
- Collectors of the 📦🌽New Mystery Boxcorn will have a 28% chance to win a BlockShow ticket, which can be used to attend one of their upcoming events.
- Collectors will also receive OG status in BlockShow DAO and Oaziz DAO Discord communities
Minting available for 48 hours only. Artwork purchased through Open Editions will be delivered within 48 hours of the end of the minting window.