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When a device fails, it sparks concern. The campaign by the Cheil Egypt Creative Team turns each crack, glitch, and slowdown into a path to Samsung support. Every malfunction becomes a clear signal that professional help is available, guiding users to reliable solutions and showing that even if devices are fragile, support keeps peace of mind fully protected.
Chongqing Noodles is a themed mural illustration created for a Chinese food brand. The artwork centers on the food cities of Chengdu and Chongqing in the Sichuan Chongqing region of China. Surrounding areas appear in scattered and distant views, while the overall style remains Chinese. Urban architecture, natural scenery and many cultural landscapes are shown together with the brand specialty dishes. Cool colors contrast with the warm lighting of the stores. The mural is produced by heat transfer printing and is offered in several sizes to suit different store spaces.
The two illustrations attempt to combine multiple styles such as New Chinese style and Pop. The project has too many elements and designers hope to put these elements in a reasonable and harmonious way within the same visual system. The other design style is bolder with more vivid color contrast on top of ensuring the completeness of the picture bringing greater visual impact to people. Designers made many attempts to visualize and reshape the two classic mythological stories of Qi Tian Da Sheng and Nezha Naohai and integrate them together.
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Honey is a packaging design created for honey. The form is derived from the hexagonal cells of a beehive, with hexagonal volumes stacked together. Honey is made from a combination of glass and wood, and the complete set is placed in a hard box. The labels refer to the natural habitats of bees, such as forest, mountain and plain, and a wooden door supports the same theme. After the product is consumed, the container can be reused to store jam, nuts, dried fruits or spices. Each unit measures 170 mm in width, 170 mm in depth and 165 mm in height.
Florid Sans typeface perfectly balances minimalist quality with a combination of contemporary details and classic styles. The font family is geometric in nature with humanist quality rooted in the Swiss tradition, designed with comfortable, breathable apertures that make it stunningly versatile. Each weight includes more than 700 glyphs with stylistic letter and numeral sets and alternative glyphs and discretionary ligatures.
Lidu 1308 is a packaging design for a Chinese spirit. The design unites Jingdezhen porcelain craft and Lidu brewing tradition. The ceramic bottle holds 500 ml and carries Yuan Dynasty blue and white dragon motifs with underglaze painting and an embedded golden seal. The metal alloy cap is engraved with characters inspired by movable type printing. The outer case is made of rigid board wrapped in silk textured material, decorated with twin dragons in blue relief and gold stamping. A rotating opening structure reveals the bottle for display.
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