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Lei Shing Hong Forest Food Court Wall Art and Identity

Jansword Zhu Wall Art and Identity Graphic Monday, 30 December 2024

Lei Shing Hong Forest Food Court

Forest Food Court is a food court located in the office building designed by Famous Japanese architect Kuma Kengo in Beijing. The core concept of the architecture is “Forest in the city.” The branding and the 6m*150m huge wall art emerged from the concept. Delightful graphics and loosing strokes bring a relax, organic yet urban flow through the serious office building. The sub-abstract illustration balanced the atmosphere of the office and avoid of been too childish or cute.

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Ouch First Aid Kit

Xiaofei Liu First Aid Kit Packaging Sunday, 29 December 2024

Ouch

Ouch is a portable first aid kit designed for everyday use. The hexagonal box is made from 60 lb recycled paper, which is lightweight and easy to carry. The container is divided into three compartments that follow three steps of use: cleaning and disinfecting the wound, applying treatment, and bandaging. Essential medical items are sorted and arranged with step-by-step directions. The box opens from the middle of the front surface, which saves time compared with a square box or a zipper. The aim is to let people without medical training act correctly in an emergency.

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Small Town Tourism Advertising

Meng Chih Chiang Tourism Advertising Advertising Saturday, 28 December 2024

Small Town

Taiwan Small Town Ramble is a tourism advertising campaign created to promote the small towns of Taiwan. The campaign uses buses in Singapore that carry a three-dimensional installation of a traditional Taiwanese house. A swallowtail roof, a local architectural style, is placed on the top of each bus. Decorative tiles with floral patterns cover the lower half. Both elements are iconic images of traditional Taiwanese towns. A sculpted swallow nest, long seen as a symbol of wealth and prosperity, completes the installation.

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Rare Proportions Poster

Pedro Panetto Poster Graphic Friday, 27 December 2024

Rare Proportions

Rare Proportions is a series of posters about Brazilian nature. Each poster applies the Golden Ratio, a proportion of 1.618 found in nature, to create guides, hierarchy and illustrated elements. The animals are drawn with a geometry based on the same ratio. The colors reflect the diversity of Brazilian fauna and flora. All posters follow one conceptual line, yet each poster has its own expression. The series was created in Brazil. The aim is to show the rarity and beauty of nature and to support its preservation.

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Pah Ji Hue Package

Chung-Yuan Kuo Package Packaging Thursday, 26 December 2024

Pah Ji Hue

Pah Ji Hue is a packaging series created for Taiwan classic tea and Taiwan fruit tea. A round iron can holds the fruit tea, which is combined with dried fruit, and the top of the can is convex through modeling. A paper box holds the classic tea and carries simple illustrations in an urban style. A wooden box brings both product types together and can also be used as a storage box. All packages are produced by offset print, with different printing layers on the surfaces. The series presents tea tasting in a calm and simple manner.

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Puli Safety Pill Bottle

Qidan Yan Safety Pill Bottle Packaging Wednesday, 25 December 2024

Puli

Puli is a safety pill bottle with a double-cap closure. The outer cap is connected to the inner cap by tracks. In the initial position, the outer cap turns freely while the inner cap stays still. An adult can pull the outer cap so that protrusions and depressions engage the two caps, which then rotate together to open the bottle. Children find the outer cap hard to pull because the channel is narrow, so the contents stay protected. The flat body recalls a hip flask, hints at the pulling action and is easy to carry. Puli is made of HDPE by injection molding.

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