Cultural Communication - Magazine of Design

Designer / Brand: Mingzhi Cai Work: Cultural Communication Tag: Giftware

Pocket Heritage

Pocket Heritage is a collectible red envelope series created for the Year of the Horse. The design transforms the traditional red envelope into a portable medium for cultural storytelling, translating temple fair and Shehuo performance imagery into a unified character system. Each envelope measures 90 mm by 170 mm and is printed on pearlescent specialty paper with five color UV inks. Selected designs add embossed relief with gold foil. Each pack holds six envelopes chosen at random from thirty four designs, which encourages exchange and later display as small prints.

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Wayang Golek

Wayang Golek is a graphic poster series based on the traditional Indonesian puppet theatre of the same name. The series presents the puppets through bold colours, intricate patterns and strong typography drawn from Indonesian art. The illustrations were created as vector graphics in Adobe Illustrator, using colour blocking for vibrant hues and detailed pattern work for the motifs. The digital format allows the artwork to be scaled and shared across screens without loss of quality. The aim is to renew interest in Wayang Golek among younger audiences.