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Jiangnan Collection Visual Identity

Jiangnan Collection

Jiangnan Collection is a visual identity inspired by the water towns of southern China. The design reinterprets traditional architecture, rivers and everyday scenes through geometric composition and a modern color system. Cultural imagery is transformed into a scalable graphic system that adapts to lifestyle products such as silk scarves, paper cups, bookmarks and fridge magnets. The artwork was created with a digital illustration workflow and prepared in CMYK for accurate printing. The intent is to make regional heritage part of modern daily life.

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Taoxichuan Visual Design

Taoxichuan

Taoxichuan is a scroll illustration created for a ceramic culture district in Jingdezhen. The illustration presents 600 years of porcelain history and the development of the district in one continuous composition. A flat painting style and bright colors build a fantasy porcelain forest in which plants, porcelain and figures are blended. Three original characters, the Kiln God, the Wine God and the Sea God, appear along the route. The vector artwork is layered for flexible cropping and prepared in both CMYK and RGB. The scroll also works as a narrative map that guides visitors.

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Before the Midnight Hour Furniture Illustrations

Before the Midnight Hour

A series of black and white illustrations commissioned by Marc Krusin and featuring his most prominent furniture designs for Knoll and Desalto. Inspired by comics and noir cinema, the project breaks the conventions of furniture illustration by bringing narrative to the scenes, use of exaggerated perspective and a moody noir aesthetic. The lack of human presence and scattered objects add an element of mystery and suspense to the story, while the protagonist is revealed in a surprise ending. All images were drawn digitally in Adobe Photoshop using Wacom Cintiq tablet.

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Zhanlu Tea Brand Design

Zhanlu Tea

Zhanlu is a brand and packaging design for a herbal tea created for the Mausoleum of the Yellow Emperor. The concept draws on the image of morning dew in classical Chinese poetry, suggesting purity and light nourishment. The blend combines monk fruit, licorice, ophiopogon, raspberry, and Solomon's seal, following the traditional principle that sour and sweet flavors together help generate moisture. Each 5 g tea bag is sealed in a moisture proof sachet. Coated paperboard cartons use offset printing and hot stamping with Han inspired graphics.

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Zuojiang Huashan Day Brand Identity

Zuojiang Huashan Day

Zuojiang Huashan Day is a brand identity created for a cultural event that presents Huashan rock art, a World Heritage site in Guangxi, China. The identity combines motifs from the 2000 year old carvings with contemporary graphic design. Frog-shaped figures and bronze drum patterns form a coherent visual system, and the pinyin for Huashan is styled to recall cliff carving textures. Printed items include posters, paper bags, business cards, a rock art directory and silicone wristbands. The aim is to make the heritage site legible to a global audience.

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Threepointone Corporate Identity

Threepointone

Threepointone is a corporate identity system developed for a multidisciplinary design context. The design is constructed using fundamental visual elements, including bespoke typography, geometric forms, and a restrained monochrome palette. Structured composition and controlled proportional relationships define a clear and consistent visual language. The system is applied across digital and print formats, supporting adaptability, scalability, and continuity while maintaining visual coherence over time.

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Radiant Health Corporate Identity

Radiant Health

The visual identity for Radiant Health features a structured system that integrates clinical modernism with Asian symbolism. The design utilizes radiant sun motifs and bamboo forms, referencing holistic wellness and regional cultural themes. Distinctive use of custom typography, balanced color palettes, and modular layouts supports clarity, legibility, and adaptability across a range of applications. The resulting identity emphasizes patient-centered communication and flexibility, presenting healthcare environments with approachable and cohesive visual guidance at every point of interaction.

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ldeafonts Qingyili Typeface

ldeafonts Qingyili

Qingyili is a Chinese typeface based on the official script of the Han Dynasty and on the angular brushstrokes of Northern Dynasties tablet inscriptions. The typeface keeps the silkworm head and wild goose tail stroke forms of traditional calligraphy. Character forms are upright and solid, with slightly expanded inner spaces and uniform stroke thickness that support clear reading. Several weights are available, so the family suits headlines and body text in both print and digital media. The aim is to join calligraphic character with modern typographic function.

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Hand Drawn  Urban Map

Hand Drawn

New Chinese Style is a hand-drawn urban map of Lanzhou, China. The map presents the only provincial capital through which the Yellow River flows. The line work is drawn with a fountain pen and then colored with watercolor on specialty paper, with a base sheet of 1.1 by 1.7 meters. A moving aerial viewpoint, inspired by classical Chinese painting, links landmark buildings, waterways, roads and folk scenes into one continuous picture. The finished product includes outer packaging, the map and two postcards.

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Arch Avery Brand Identity

Arch Avery

Arch Avery is a brand identity created for a skincare tool brand. The logo combines bold typography with a slanted serif, and the two letter A forms are shaped to look as sharp as needle tips. Orange is used as the main colour to express a proactive approach to skin care. The identity is applied to paper box packaging with embossing and debossing. A triangular aluminium alloy holder is also part of the design and is sculpted with CNC technology. The holder keeps the titanium blackhead remover upright and protects its 0.2mm needle tip.

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Suzhou Bay Grand Theatre Visual Design

Suzhou Bay Grand Theatre

Suzhou Bay Grand Theatre is a visual identity created for the annual announcement of a theatre in Suzhou, China. The design combines a keyhole and a Mobius strip. The keyhole connects two spaces and becomes a channel and a path. The Mobius strip passes through the keyhole like a key, marking the fifth anniversary of the theatre as a carrier of art. The Mobius strip also suggests infinity and refers to the form of the theatre. Elements from important repertoires are placed around the main image, returning the composition to the theme.

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Craftoria Brand Identity

Craftoria

Craftoria rebranding explores the intersection of historical art movements and modern wellness rituals. Inspired by 1920s art scene, the identity utilizes a refined serif wordmark and Victorian era illustration to position paint by numbers kits as a sophisticated, meditative activity. The structural design of the mailer packaging facilitates transition from exterior minimalism to a high contrast, richly colored interior, formalizing the unboxing as a gateway to creative focus. This cohesive system bridges nostalgic craftsmanship with modern lifestyle design to elevate the hobbyist experience.

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