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Dagang Block Environment Graphic

Dagang Block

In order to make the design more in line with the habits of the city and people, designers constantly investigate various scenes, observe people's behavior in the environment, and sort out effective design schemes: bus stop image, station posts, well covers, smoking areas, traffic barriers, etc. From the perspective of visitors, in-depth analysis is made to understand the characteristics of local industries. In every detail of the city, the industrial culture expressed by the space environment is fully displayed to enhance the visitors' space experience.

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Kayan 2022 Calendar

Kayan 2022

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.

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Henan Illustration Culture Propaganda

Henan Illustration

Henan Illustration is a series of five illustrations based on the traditional woodblock New Year pictures of Zhuxian Town in Henan Province, China. The series reinterprets classic figures from these prints in a flat hand-drawn style suited to younger viewers. Character lines were drawn on a tablet with a hand-painted board, then edges and colors were completed in image editing software. Highly saturated yellow and blue tones create contrast, and each figure carries a different facial expression. The aim is to renew public interest in a fading folk art.

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Cells Poster

Cells

On July 19, 2017, PIY built a small building in Melbourne, Australia. It is a small castle assembled of 761 components, and they named it "Cells". The nodes are designed as the hand-turned thread tenon and straight tenon, which is summarized as "East Tenon & West Mortise". You will find their products, including variable shelves, study and shoe racks, etc., all of which are broken up and reassembled into an organism. And then, you will feel their desire to grow freely.

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Harlem Advocacy Posters

Harlem Advocacy

Harlem Advocacy is a series of advertising campaign posters created for a public health advocacy program based in Harlem, New York City. The posters combine a brand lock up with illustrated icons, and each icon represents one service, such as medical, social, educational or job related support. One main poster shows all icons together. For public distribution, the series is divided into single posters, each showing one icon in a large size. The visual style is influenced by pop art, so the services can be recognized quickly by local residents.

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WeAre4810 Brand Indentity

WeAre4810

WeAre4810, WeAreFamily is the new concept used to relaunch the Brand. It becomes the container and symbol of all the group's activities. The use of highly contemporary and solid numbers conveys the feeling of certainty and contemporariness as the numbers can in their turn become containers of images. From Rental to Shopping and up to the true novelty the Food. WeAreFood is the space where every day is divided into 4 moments; a concept that is enhanced by the clock whose arms are a fork and a spoon. A clock that from the graphical point of view is a mix between present, past and future.

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The Empty Landscape Poster

The Empty Landscape

The Empty Landscape is a printed poster that combines modern graphic design with traditional Chinese landscape painting. The poster measures 70 by 100 centimeters. The composition draws on the use of blank space in classical Chinese painting. Transparent layers and mosaic-like bitmap graphics create a comparable sense of emptiness and atmosphere. The flat visual language of contemporary design is mixed with the older tradition. The poster was developed in Beijing and explores the artistic mood of Chinese landscape painting through digital means.

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Little Magic Children Clothing Brand

Little Magic

Little Magic is a brand identity created for a children clothing line. The identity uses an iconic symbol of magic, a bunny in a hat, which is simple and playful. The animal illustrations are designed to encourage children and parents to respect all creatures on the earth. The clothing is made of GOTS certified 100 percent organic cotton, printed with non-toxic inks and free of harmful chemicals. Brand and care labels are sewn on the outside to avoid rubbing sensitive skin. The packaging is made from recycled cardboard and recyclable plastic.

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Irrational Slice Information Visualization

Irrational Slice

Irrational Slice is an information visualization project that presents research data in three-dimensional space. The data comes from a cognitive experiment comparing human and machine judgment. The three-dimensional model is built with reference to the structure of brain neurons. Augmented reality software makes the model appear when a printed poster is scanned. Viewers can rotate the model and zoom in or out by finger to read the information from many angles. The aim is to explore new ways of observing and transmitting information.

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The Oracle Illustration

The Oracle

The Oracle is a digital illustration created as concept art for a high fantasy video game. The image shows a scene from a land with a legend that returns once every several centuries. In the legend, messengers from the gods arrive and announce the dawn of a new era. The design joins the form of a monolith with the presence of a great whale to suggest a mighty being. The artwork was hand drawn with a photo bashing method in image editing software and measures 6200 by 3150 pixels. Research into architecture and old customs supports the imagined world.

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2018 Admissions Welcome Package DGUT Freshman Admission Notice Gift Box

2018 Admissions Welcome Package DGUT

2018 Welcome Package DGUT is an admission notice gift box created for new students of Dongguan University of Technology in China. The design combines the Chinese character Guan with the michelia alba, the city flower of Dongguan, to form a font design and a unified visual set. The pull out box holds a canvas bag, a notebook, a pen bag and two local atlases. Two bottles are also included, one with dried michelia alba and one with handwritten message notes. The package aims to give freshmen a sense of belonging and to present the local culture.

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Beat Coffee Re-Brand

Beat Coffee

Beat Coffee is a brand identity and packaging design for a coffee company. The rebrand began with market insights, competitor review and customer feedback, which shaped the brand strategy and positioning. The positioning is expressed through the line Serious Fun Coffee, which sets the tone of voice and connects fun, music and coffee. The voice of the company owner is used to bring the brand mark to life. The same idea is carried into the printed coffee bag, which animates through augmented reality. The aim is a clear, customer focused and playful brand.

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