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He also helms a consulting firm, where he wrote of the connection between [[business]] and [[spirituality]],<ref>Fernandez, Juanita. 2005, "Not your average CEO: Jack of all trades", ''Wellington Today'', July–August, pp. 10–11.</ref> and is a director of the [[Medinge Group]] [[think-tank]]. Despite being interviewed as a [[branding|brand]] consultant by [[CNN]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Botelho |first=Greg |url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/11/15/sproject.hs02.brands/index.html |title=The brand name game |publisher=CNN.com |date=2002-12-05 |accessdate=2006-12-25}}</ref> and the UK's ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Booth |first=Jenny |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/08/wgerm08.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/06/08/ixworld.html |title=We have ways of making you forget |publisher=The Sunday Telegraph |date=2003-06-08 |accessdate=2006-12-25}}</ref>, he is better known outside New Zealand for this work. |
He also helms a consulting firm, where he wrote of the connection between [[business]] and [[spirituality]],<ref>Fernandez, Juanita. 2005, "Not your average CEO: Jack of all trades", ''Wellington Today'', July–August, pp. 10–11.</ref> and is a director of the [[Medinge Group]] [[think-tank]]. Despite being interviewed as a [[branding|brand]] consultant by [[CNN]]<ref>{{cite news |last=Botelho |first=Greg |url=http://www.cnn.com/2002/US/11/15/sproject.hs02.brands/index.html |title=The brand name game |publisher=CNN.com |date=2002-12-05 |accessdate=2006-12-25}}</ref> and the UK's ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]''<ref>{{cite news |last=Booth |first=Jenny |url=http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/main.jhtml?xml=/news/2003/06/08/wgerm08.xml&sSheet=/news/2003/06/08/ixworld.html |title=We have ways of making you forget |publisher=The Sunday Telegraph |date=2003-06-08 |accessdate=2006-12-25}}</ref>, he is better known outside New Zealand for this work. |
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From [[March 3]], [[2006]], he began a weekly spot on [[TV ONE|TV One]]’s [[Good Morning (New Zealand show)|''Good Morning'']], discussing men's issues. Although successfully keeping his private life under wraps for most of his career, his relationship was “outed” on the show in June 2006 after a [[paparazzi]] photograph was licensed and broadcast without the couple's prior knowledge. He |
From [[March 3]], [[2006]], he began a weekly spot on [[TV ONE|TV One]]’s [[Good Morning (New Zealand show)|''Good Morning'']], discussing men's issues. Although successfully keeping his private life under wraps for most of his career, his relationship was “outed” on the show in June 2006 after a [[paparazzi]] photograph was licensed and broadcast without the couple's prior knowledge. He returned to the show in [[2007]]. |
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Jack Yan (甄爵恩, Pinyin: Zhēn Jué'ēn) is a publisher, designer and businessman, born 1972 in Kowloon, Hong Kong.
Yan founded his own company in 1987 while a teenager and grew it, initially, into the region's leading font software firm, claiming to be the first New Zealander to design digital typefaces. He created over 100 typeface designs himself for the firm, and inspired other local typeface designers such as Kris Sowersby to pursue careers in that industry. In 1997, he founded Lucire, a fashion magazine that made the move from web to print, and serves as its publisher.
He also helms a consulting firm, where he wrote of the connection between business and spirituality,[1] and is a director of the Medinge Group think-tank. Despite being interviewed as a brand consultant by CNN[2] and the UK's The Daily Telegraph[3], he is better known outside New Zealand for this work.
From March 3, 2006, he began a weekly spot on TV One’s Good Morning, discussing men's issues. Although successfully keeping his private life under wraps for most of his career, his relationship was “outed” on the show in June 2006 after a paparazzi photograph was licensed and broadcast without the couple's prior knowledge. He returned to the show in 2007.
Background
Descended from Kuomintang (KMT) supporters, Jack Yan emigrated to Wellington, New Zealand with his parents in 1976.[4] He had a distinguished academic history at St Mark's Church School and Scots College.[5] He graduated from Victoria University of Wellington with two business and one law degrees.
He is a distant relative of Chinese American TV chef Martin Yan and actor Donnie Yen, and believed to be related to author Leslie Charteris (b. Leslie Bowyer-Yin).
Aside from English, Yan speaks Cantonese but considers his heritage to be Taishanese. He also speaks French[6] and admits to being a Francophile.[7] He has dual nationality, holding a British passport as well as a New Zealand one.
Writings
Many Australians in the design industry know Yan for his regular columns in Desktop magazine, which he began writing in 1996. He is possibly the magazine's longest-serving columnist. He was a contributor to Visual Arts Trends in New York (1999–2001), and The Journal of Brand Management in London (2003–5).
Web publications that he has written for include UK-based Fontzone[1] and DZ3. He was a founding contributor to Allaboutbranding.com[2] (from 2002).
Additionally, he writes for his own publications, CAP and Lucire.
Politics
Yan has an interest in politics, and in 2001 originated the idea of the single-issue 99 MP Party in New Zealand and, for a short time, was its first president. He did not have anything to do with the party by the time it contested, in a very minor way, some seats during the 2005 General Election. By that stage, he limited himself to writing sporadic editorials on politics. When asked about his political affiliation, Yan tends to say he is a Confucianist, though he is regarded as a centrist.[3]
As part of his political interests, he is giving a speech for the Alliance Party in October 2007 on full employment and branding.
Books
- Beyond Branding: How the New Values of Transparency and Integrity Are Changing the World of Brands, with Nicholas Ind (editor), Malcolm Allan, Simon Anholt, Julie Anixter, John Caswell, Thomas Gad, Sicco van Gelder, Tim Kitchin, Chris Macrae, Denzil Meyers, Alan Mitchell, John Moore, Ian Ryder; 2003, 2004 reprint edition, Kogan Page, ISBN 0-7494-4115-1; 2005 paperback edition, Kogan Page, ISBN 0-7494-4399-5.
- Viewpoint: Perspectives on 21st Century Branding: User Seductive; 2004, Wai-te-ata Press.
- Typography and Branding; 2004, Natcoll Publishing.
References
- ^ Fernandez, Juanita. 2005, "Not your average CEO: Jack of all trades", Wellington Today, July–August, pp. 10–11.
- ^ Botelho, Greg (2002-12-05). "The brand name game". CNN.com. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
- ^ Booth, Jenny (2003-06-08). "We have ways of making you forget". The Sunday Telegraph. Retrieved 2006-12-25.
- ^ Paki, Kui. 2004, "Polyeurasian—the new breed New Zealander", Tu Mai, February, pp. 20–2.
- ^ Yan, Jack. 2007. "My best year: 1990", The Dominion Post, 1st January, p. C1.
- ^ Jacobson, Julie. 2006, "Five minutes with Jack Yan", The Dominion Post, 22nd June, p. D3.
- ^ Yan, Jack. 2006, "When C4 is not explosive", Lucire, 2(20), p. 118.