Graphic

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Designer / Brand: Allan Toh Work: Brand Identity Tag: Graphic

The Early Chapter

The Early Chapter is a brand identity created for an early childhood activities clubhouse in Singapore. The clubhouse helps children develop an interest in Mandarin through immersive play. The logo is built from simple shapes in red, yellow and blue, stacked to resemble a small hut. The hut form represents the community that the clubhouse aims to build. The negative space between the shapes forms the Chinese character for Mandarin, showing the focus on the Chinese language. A half sun suggests an uplifting environment for young children.

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Designer / Brand: Yueyang Mao Work: Poster Bag Tag: Graphic

Chongqing

Chongqing is a poster series about the city of Chongqing, China. The design combines famous landmarks with hot pot ingredients. Hongya Cave, the Chongqing Grand Theatre and the Yangtze River Ropeway are merged with hot pot bases. A panda is shown bathing in a hot pot, holding bamboo shoots and green onions, which adds a light and humorous tone. The posters are produced by inkjet printing on coated paper. The design is intended for airports and high speed rail stations, where travellers can find destination ideas. The same patterns can also be printed on paper bags.

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Designer / Brand: Stefano Rosselli Work: Illustration Tag: Graphic

Two of Hearts

"Two of Hearts" is a vector illustration specially created for the collaborative project called "Luck of the Draw" which regrouped artists from around the world to create a unique deck of playing cards. The illustration concept is inspired by the fox from "The Little Prince" fable written by Antoine de Saint-Exupéry. It is a hint to the lesson that the fox teaches about relationships.

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Designer / Brand: Biwei Zhu Work: Brand Visual Tag: Graphic

Gan Song

Gan Song is a brand visual identity created for a specialty brand from the Mayang area of China. The design is inspired by the local landscape and Miao culture. Fine lines of varied thickness form the shape of the mountains and of the Jinjiang River. A smiling girl in Miao dress represents harvest and hope. The identity is applied to brochures, cards, envelopes, packaging and outdoor advertising, with foil printing, embossing, laser cutting and gilding. All patterns are vectorized, so the identity can be printed at any size.

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Designer / Brand: Hou, Hsiao Che Work: Calendar Tag: Graphic

The Timeless Virtues

In Particular, when the evening came, every house sounds the classic music of Yang Lihue Opera. The Yang Lihua Opera became the common vision of the family. People have real feelings and enjoy visual and hearing impact shock in order to enjoyment level. With an impressive plot and the spirits of traditional Yang Lihua Opera, perfect performance, dazzling costume and great characters to the parents and children become (mysterious and) fairy tale world filled with the traditional opera. The Yang Lihua opera was classic, and with a contemporary edge.

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Designer / Brand: jekyll & hyde Work: Rebranding Tag: Graphic

Digital Design Days

Digital Design Days is a brand identity created for an international digital design event. The logo is a responsive sign that adapts to the size of use by changing the frequency of the single elements that form it. The letter D is built from these elements and suggests light, energy and movement. A palette of nine colors marks the different editions and countries, while a line version supports black and white use. The identity works in digital media and in print, at small and at large sizes.

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Designer / Brand: Siyu Xu Work: Visual Identity Tag: Graphic

Lord Qu

Lord Qu is a visual identity created for a snack brand in Quzhou, China. The identity presents traditional Chinese food culture in a modern way for younger consumers. A character based on Confucius forms the central symbol, and the hair knot of the character is shaped like a steamed bun. Linear cartoon drawings connect the character with historical motifs such as the flying dragon, the Confucius Temple and auspicious clouds. A pig nose symbol is applied to steamers, tableware, lamps and seat backs in the restaurant space.

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Designer / Brand: Coreintive Work: Corporate Identity Tag: Graphic

Seotun Saram

Seotun Saram is a corporate identity for a service that connects people seeking help with professional counselors. The name refers to someone who is not yet skilled, and the slogan states that everyone starts clumsily. A fairy tale describes the counseling process for people who are unfamiliar with counseling. The story has two characters: Seotun, a wandering counselee, and Gobukki, a slow but reliable counselor. Warm paper texture, lyrical navy blue of the night sky and hand-drawn icons form the visual system. The intent is to present counseling as friendly, warm and safe.

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Designer / Brand: Adao Liu Work: Poster Tag: Graphic

Route

Route is a poster created as a school typography project. Field research in the city was carried out to record authentic letterforms. An elegant handwritten script found on a van was selected as the inspiration. The double stroke left by markers on the glossy surface forms the main visual language of the poster. The name Route refers to the inspiration photograph, which was taken from a moving car, and to the double lines, which recall the ruts left by wheels. The final poster expresses movement and direction.

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Designer / Brand: Salvita Bingelyte Work: Rebrand Tag: Graphic

Pizzamax

Pizzamax is a brand identity for a small pizza restaurant chain in Lithuania. The earlier identity mixed several graphic styles and gave customers little sense of the brand. The redesign uses a simplified logo with red, black and white, colors linked to classic Italian pizza. The words pizza and max are placed on different sides of the business cards and pizza boxes. The letters M and X have curved ends that suggest bakers carrying pizzas with straight arms. The identity is applied to business cards, letterhead, pizza boxes and clothing.

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Designer / Brand: Rebecca Burt Work: Self Promotion Tag: Graphic

Leadlight Series

Stained glass windows are beautiful when backlit by the sun and also a unique way to showcase this design and printing process. These business cards are virtually hand made. Silk screen printed on a clear plastic stock and then dried one colour at a time. Clear areas are treated as a colour unlocking the full design potential of the stock. A pearlescent seal and UV overgloss complete the process and create sophisticated effects. The design really comes to life when the cards are held up to a window.

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Designer / Brand: Jansword Zhu Work: Dessert Branding Tag: Graphic

Pavomea Artsy

Pavomea Dessert Store is a branding and space design project for a dessert brand that combines desserts and snacks with artistic elements. The concept is based on the German color theorist Goethe, who studied color and developed a hexagonal color wheel. The logo can shift into three modes to express the idea of a prism and to add contrast between lines and shapes. A pure white color scheme presents the panchromatic theme. The packaging uses paper structures, while the lamp design uses acrylic. The idea of light guides the branding system and the store interior.

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