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The organizer of HCM (Hongqiao container market) uses the container as the basic unit to freely build the market space required. Stacked cubes is a promotional project for this market, including font design, posters and videos. As a container themed creative community, this market provides residents with a variety of creative entertainment. The designer has designed a new font, which is inspired by the free combination of containers.
XYG Window is a visual identity created for a design studio. The identity joins traditional Chinese literati art with modern simplicity. The name of the studio founder was deconstructed into strokes, then reorganized in the style of traditional seals. Decorative elements were removed, and the form was refined with grids and the Fibonacci spiral. The inspiration came from ancient Chinese seal script and from the window openings of the classical gardens of Suzhou. On the website, the positive and negative spaces, known as yin and yang, serve as navigation buttons.
Ranger is a visual identity created for a hotel that serves young travellers. The identity compares each guest to a ranger, a character known from fantasy stories. A ranger mask is used as the main creative element, and a series of ranger equipment symbols is derived from it. The symbols are applied to office supplies and hotel supplies in standard sizes, and they are also used for items that invite guests to interact. The logo is printed with laser foil stamping, so the surface shows a changing shine when viewed from different angles.
Viticulture on a North Sea island? Climate change makes that possible. And the polar bear is the symbol of climate change. It stands for intelligence, intrepidity and endurance. Just like the inhabitants of the island of Fohr in the North Frisian Wadden Sea. The original landscape and maritime history of the island of Fohr can also be found in the winery. The design combines historical tiles of the island's maritime history with the colors of nature. The graphic simplicity offers all possibilities for the growing product range. Sustainable enjoyment, original and close to home.
Flowers is a pattern design series inspired by the kaleidoscope and the theme of One Belt, One Road. The series consists of three artworks. Each artwork shows one important node of the ancient Silk Road through color and structure: mosque domes, European domes and Chinese domes. Kaleidoscopic graphic structures are combined with dome forms to create a symmetrical layout. The patterns were made by hand sketching and digital illustration software. Colors were extracted from images of the cultural styles represented. The three works differ from each other but share one theme.
Peace and Presence Well-being Is a UK based, holistic therapy company providing services such as reflexology, holistic massage and reiki to rejuvenate the body, mind and spirit. The visual language of the P&PW brand is founded on this desire to invoke a peaceful, calming and relaxing state inspired by nostalgic childhood memories of nature, specifically drawing from the flora and fauna found in riverbanks and woodland landscapes. The colour palette takes inspiration from Georgian Water features in both their original and oxidised states again leveraging nostalgia of bygone times.
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Withered is a poster series created to promote environmental protection. The design is based on positive and negative shapes. Withered trees form the main image, and the reversed shapes reveal the appearance of human internal organs. The visual link suggests that wasting natural resources harms people themselves. The message asks viewers to treat nature with the same care given to the human body. The posters are made with four-color printing and are displayed in stations and subways as advertisements and printed promotional material. The images are also used as magazine illustrations.
This is a personal Brand Strategy and Identity Project. BlackDrop is a chain of stores and brand that sells and distributes coffee. BlackDrop is a personal project initially developed to set the tone and creative direction for personal freelance creative business. This Brand Identity has been created for the purpose of positioning Aleks as a trusted brand consultant in the startup community. BlackDrop stands for a slick, contemporary, transparent startup brand that aims to become a timeless, recognizable, industry-leading brand.
Pattern is a gift wrapping paper design based on traditional Chinese motifs. Abstract graphics taken from flame, fish and bat forms are combined to shape the head of a dragon. The dragon motif is repeated with vertical and horizontal squares to form a continuous pattern. The paper is produced with four-color printing on high-density special paper. The design is also applied to product packaging, printed promotional materials and carton design. The intent is to join traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern design.
Mountain Stone is the visual identity of an art exhibition on environmental protection. The identity is applied to a book that measures 210 by 14 by 190 millimeters and is printed on green paper. The book is bound by hand with an exposed spine and glue. The cover lettering follows the shapes of Taihu stone, a natural rock form. The image of Taihu stone reflected in water is used as a mirror of the relationship between people and nature. The design connects art and nature to raise public awareness of environmental protection.
The inspiration for the brand rethinking and redesign were the changes in modernization and integration in the company’s culture. The design of the heart could no longer be external to the brand, inspiring a partnership both internally with employees, but also with customers. An integrated union between benefits, commitment and quality of service. From the shape to the colors, the new design integrated the heart in to the B and the health cross in the T. The two words joined in the middle making the logo look like a one word, one symbol, uniting the R and B in the heart.
Kayan 2022 is a folding calendar created for an architecture office. The calendar is printed on uncoated wood-free paper and folds into a small square that is easy to carry and to store. When opened, the sheet becomes a large square poster for a wall or a board. Each month is shown with a geometric form, and the dates flow around the shapes. Weekends are printed in a different color for quick reading. Open white space allows notes. After the year ends, the poster can be turned over to show a collage of architecture details.