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Yanghe Naked Bottle Liquor

Yanghe Naked Bottle Liquor is a packaging design for baijiu, a Chinese distilled spirit. The crystal glass bottle joins a classic plum bottle shape with simple, modern lines. A goat-horn structure on the bottle refers to the traditional goat pattern of the brand. The butterfly label is kept and refined, with plain lines and a restrained color combination. The blue-green tone of the bottle stands out on retail shelves. The design aims to give plain bottle liquor a higher perceived value and a clear brand identity. The bottle measures 76 by 76 by 257 millimeters.

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Moutai Shengyue Flying Fairy

Moutai Shengyue Flying Fairy is a packaging design for a Chinese baijiu liquor. The design draws on the Flying Fairy figures painted in the Dunhuang murals, in particular the music god in Cave 401 of the Mogao Grottoes, shown holding a sheng instrument with a graceful posture. The main color is crimson yarn, a traditional Chinese color, and the metal bottle cap pattern is made with a traditional enamel technique. The box opens from the right side and holds a two layered cloud pattern structure inside. The set measures 140 by 105 by 280 millimeters and uses paper, ceramics and metal.

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HYZY World Youth Activity Center

The Hyzy World logo adopts a circular form, symbolizing wholeness and perfection, while seamlessly integrating the architectural arch as a defining feature. By merging two dimensional and three dimensional expressions, the design embodies the concept of a Gateway to the Future. A distinctive highlight of the logo is its hidden heart shaped detail: when viewed from above, the top down perspective reveals a perfect heart, and under sunlight, the shadow naturally forms a heart shape as well. This dual-heart concept beautifully conveys the brand’s core philosophy of Nurturing with Love.

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Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts

The 2024 visual identity system for the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts School of Visual Design transmutes ceremonial flags into proto architectures of design speculation. By weaponizing the flag's inherent dialectic, simultaneously serving as ideological docking stations for collective visioning and speculative incubators for disciplinary subversion, this framework repositions GAFA as a generative node within global design's epistemic evolution.

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Aisling Sans

Aisling sans-serif typeface presents a fresh, modern reinterpretation of classic typographic traditions. Its generously proportioned letterforms strike a delicate balance between contemporary design sensibilities and typographic principles. Defined by subtle curves and distinctive shapes, Aisling has a restrained yet confident character. Prioritizing clarity and legibility, it is a versatile choice for a wide range of applications, from print to digital media, where both visual appeal and functional readability are essential.

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Zaku Naguwashi

This is a premium sake developed specifically for luxury restaurants, aiming to be included on wine lists as one of the options for food pairing. The design challenge was to convey a distinctive sense of Japanese identity. The design draws inspiration from traditional Japanese motifs such as shide, the sacred paper streamers used in shrines to mark the boundaries of the divine, and origata, the ceremonial art of folding paper. These elements successfully convey not only their physical forms but also the deeper spirituality and essence of the Japanese people.

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