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High Mountains Flowing Water VI Design

High Mountains Flowing Water

High Mountains Flowing Water is a poster and visual identity created for an exhibition of Chinese and Italian art. The design blends Eastern and Western elements to express cultural exchange. The Chinese characters for mountain and water are joined with English letters in one fluid calligraphic motion, and the letters M and W form a shape that recalls a Roman column. A palette of red, white and green refers to the Italian flag. The exhibition title, date and venue are set in larger type for quick recognition. Tote bags, fans and staff badges share the same visual design.

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Client Vs Designers Board Game

Client Vs Designers

Client Vs Designers is a board game for two players, inspired by the adversity between clients and designers. The design draws on the traditional game Animal Chess and adapts its structure into a playful format. Key job positions on each side are illustrated and given different rankings, so the two players can battle and overpower each other. Common points of frustration for each side act as traps. The playing pieces are transparent acrylic cut to shape and screenprinted with illustrations. The board is printed with metallic colors on paper that recalls the original game.

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HarvardXR 2024 Visual Identity

HarvardXR 2024

Extended Intelligence uses generative design to create a dynamic visual identity reflecting AI and XR. With procedural generation in C4D, randomized pixel matrices integrate AI and XR, reinforcing the conference's themes. This scalable system adapts across digital screens, signage, and print materials. A structured color palette differentiates participant identities, ensuring clarity. By leveraging generative techniques, the identity embodies innovation and future focused design.

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Grovehood Collective Branding

Grovehood Collective

Grovehood Collective partners with earth friendly boutique farms to create a transparent extra virgin olive oil brand in the Netherlands. The visual identity balances tradition and modernity, emphasizing authenticity and traceability. A vintage inspired label with custom cut details and refined typography reflects craftsmanship and shows all the details of olive origin. The olive with orbits symbol honors the dedication of family run farms whose world turn around this fruit, while an earthy color palette highlights the products natural origins, forming a cohesive packaging system.

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Te Po and Te Ao Marama Special Ed.21

Te Po and Te Ao Marama

Threaded Ed.21 is conceptually underpinned by a Te Ao Maori viewpoint with cultural and collaborative frameworks that adhere to tikanga Maori (Maori customary practices) and Matauranga Maori Kawa (Maori knowledge and protocol). The structure and navigational system of Threaded Ed. 21 is based on the Waiata song Ko te Pu and incorporates visual, augmented, and sonic design queues to communicate the multi layered beginning story.

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Beijing Happy Valley Illustration Series

Beijing Happy Valley

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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Design Idea of the Day

Innovative Concepts and Creative Ideas.

Every great design starts with a great idea. Everyday, we feature a highly innovative design idea or creative concept that shows original thinking and practical solutions. Explore award-winning concepts, inventive approaches and inspiring visions from designers, artists, architects and innovators worldwide. Visit us every day to get your daily dose of inspiration.

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