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2019 World Industrial Design Conference Visual Identity System

Shandong Industrial Design Institute Visual Identity System Graphic

2019 World Industrial Design Conference

World Industrial Design Conference is a visual identity system created for a global industrial design event. The letter I in the conference logo is extended into a light cone, which is the main supporting graphic of the identity. The light cone stands for industry, integration, international exchange and innovation. Light cones in several colors rise upward and represent designers, design institutions, manufacturing companies and universities. The identity is applied in flat graphics and in three dimensional animation, guided by a set of design standards.

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Korea Sports Branding and Visual Identity

Yena Choi Branding and Visual Identity Graphic

Korea Sports

KSCF is a Korean sports division that gathers experts related to sports including active and former national team players, coaches, and sports team owners. The heart logo is drawn from the X-Y axis, which represents the athlete's euphoria and adrenaline, the coach's dedication and affection for their teams and the general love for sports. The heart logo consists of four puzzle pieces: ear, arrow, foot, and heart. The ear symbolizes listening, the arrow symbolizes goal and direction, the foot symbolizes ability, and the heart symbolizes passion.

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Pleady Brand Elements and Communication Tools

Katsumi Tamura Brand Elements and Communication Tools Graphic

Pleady

Pleady Branding is a brand identity program created for a specialized taping manufacturer. The program covers the brand name, the brand logo, packaging, websites, product catalogs, brand movies and trade show booths. The name joins the words play and ready. Communication is built around the tagline Tape or Lose and a key visual of a female runner, inspired by the line that runs through the logo. A yellow-green brand color marks the focus on athletes. Color management keeps the brand color consistent on paper, film and screens.

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Strange Poster Series

Danyang Ma Poster Series Graphic

Strange

Strange is designed for a departmental exhibition Pratt Institute held in 2019, discussing the relationship between the humorous situation in a stand-up comedy and the different perspective audiences can get. Stand-up comedy has revealed a vivid instance of how violations are perceived differently among collective identities. This project is based on quantitative and qualitative research. The campaign provokes intersectional perspectives and undergoing social changes driven by shifts in collaboration.

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Orfeo and Euridice Videogames

Paolo Iarossi Videogames Graphic

Orfeo and Euridice

The design has been developed in two directions, it is the focal point that creates the difference between the two opposing factions. For humans, design is composed of well-defined and clean forms. The choice of rigorous and clear shapes is functional to the interpretation of the world in which the protagonists find themselves, completely opposed to the design of their enemies both in materials and shapes, in fact the latter have a much more bionic and deformed design.

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Kechakenmi Character

Seung Jin Lee Character Graphic

Kechakenmi

The two gods who have to give up much because they are parents can not spread both wings. Contrary to the situation where you can empathize and laugh together, the blunt color represents the dark feelings of parents. This story is for all parents in this age who have to give up much for their families.

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Option Poster Design

Haolai Francis Zhou Poster Design Graphic

Option

Option is a poster design about women's rights. The poster asks women not to keep silent and to raise their voice to the world. The message also asks the public not to stay silent about an issue that happens around them every day. Silence is not an option for women or for the public. The central image is a cross symbol, taken from the marks placed on abandoned sketches and drafts during the review of the work. The cross states that silence is not an option. The poster measures 11 by 17 inches.

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Bomapp Brand Identity Design

Taiyoon Lee Brand Identity Design Graphic

Bomapp

Bomapp is a brand identity design created for an insurance technology company. The name Bomapp combines boheom, the Korean word for insurance, with the word map. The symbol, the motif graphics and the overall design convey the idea of embrace, which strengthens the brand identity. The logotype includes the letter B, drawn to reflect the golden ratio. The precise geometry is used to express trust and professionalism, the core values of the insurance industry. The logo appears in a single color, blue or white, depending on the background.

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Meat n Beer Brand Design

Mateus Matos Montenegro Brand Design Graphic

Meat n Beer

Meat n Beer is considered a flagship store selling specialty meats and beers. The inspiration for the logo came from the merging of their two flagship products. From traditional cattle heads with their pointed horns, transformed with an iconic design in a modern rustic wire frame vector, interacting with the other traditional element, the beer bottle. The union is in a positive and negative space, succinctly and elegantly into a single symbol where text and image form a single image. The typography plays and mixes an old style Industrial font with a more modern Script.

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Tabineko Illustration Calendar

Toshinori Mori Illustration Calendar Graphic

Tabineko

This series of illustrations was drawn by a Japanese illustrator, Toshinori Mori, for a calendar. Cats traveling are drawn with gentle colors and simple touches against the background of the four seasons of Japan. Illustrations are drawn in Adobe Illustrator. Although it is a digital illustration, it is designed to give a natural feel by adding fine irregularities to the contours and adding a texture like paper scraps on the surface.

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Serious Little Squid Visual Identity

Youjia Gu Visual Identity Graphic

Serious Little Squid

Serious Little Squid is a visual identity created for a restaurant brand. The identity is built around A Zheng, a squid character that stands for urban office workers. Details such as a necktie and a headscarf make the character easy to recognize. The graphic style follows black and white silent films, using cold humor and simple comic scenes. A series of illustrations named the inner theater presents daily life in a large city. The intent is to build a positive brand tone and a close link with young consumers.

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Breath Posters

Na An Posters Graphic

Breath

Breath is a series of posters created to encourage public health awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The posters use positive and negative shapes, combining the side profile of a face with the edge of a mask. The shared outlines suggest a symbiotic relationship between breathing and protection. Further elements such as the sky, the city, the heart and a heartbeat extend the theme to community and unity. The graphics are hand drawn and prepared with image editing software. Each poster measures 700 by 1000 millimetres.

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