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Gongche Sketch Book

Gongche Sketch Book is an interactive book about Gongche notation, a traditional Chinese musical notation system. The book presents a redesigned set of Gongche characters, refined in stroke direction, thickness and size for clarity. A 30-note hand-cranked music box movement is built into the book structure. A punched paper tape matching the notation is inserted into the movement, and turning the crank produces the written pitches. The bare wire hardcover binding exposes the spine and the layered pages. The design lets readers study Gongche notation by sight, sound and touch.

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Tree in a Bottle

The Brand innovatively team uses fully biodegradable packaging, ensuring that each barrel naturally decomposes and integrates into the environment. The seed paper label, which can give rise to new life after use, demonstrates Mc Brand's commitment to environmental practices. The design is inspired by the Iucn Red List of Threatened Species, featuring embossing that showcases the image of toucans from the South American Amazon rainforest, highlighting the vulnerability and beauty of these endangered species facing environmental challenges.

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Jiugui Collector Product

Jiugui Collector Product is a packaging design created for a commemorative edition of Chinese Baijiu liquor. Jiugui Liquor is a leading brand of rich flavor Baijiu in China, and the special collection is offered as a gesture of thanks to loyal consumers. The visual style of the package draws on traditional Chinese furniture, which has an antique character and a distinct Chinese aesthetic. Ornament, proportion and form follow this classical language. The design aims to match the taste of consumers within the target age group.

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Kolektif

Kolektif is a web application where employees can track their human resources work and socialize. In this application, they can create and customize their profile pages, follow announcements, and make updates. At the same time, employees can see their colleagues' profiles, like their posts, and view the company's stories. Employees can also thank their colleagues or other teams by using the appreciation page. The new database is created through all these personal entries for employee-specific training and activity suggestions.

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SAMSA

Samsa is a photographic artwork from the series Neglect. The series shows preserved specimens of insects, most of which are extinct or critically endangered. The images were made with a digital camera system and a 105mm macro lens. A multishot function was used to create very large files of 185 megapixels. A small table-top studio was built so that the fragile specimens could be photographed with almost no handling. The prints are produced in two sizes and in limited editions. The aim is to reveal the unusual beauty of insects and to draw attention to insect extinction.

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3D Embossed

The book uses 3D embossing to document and highlight the intricate details of the works meticulously crafted by traditional Singaporean artisans, from paper dragon boats and Indian jewelry to Peranakan beaded shoes. The color pages symbolize the rise and fall of traditional crafts, as the industry begins its developmental period (dull) to its golden age (yellow) and gradually fades (white). A pastel chalk is attached for readers to shade the pages and discover the lost arts of this intangible cultural heritage of Singapore, as only we humans can safeguard, support and bring it back.

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