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2021 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert Stage

2021 Hua Chenyu Mars Concert

Mars Concert is an outdoor concert stage design built on a lawn in Haikou, China. The layout is divided into three parts. The main stage is 25 meters tall, 74 meters wide and 33 meters deep, and takes the form of a treehouse at a Martian base. A smaller home stage measures 18 meters in length and width, with two levels and a total height of 10 meters, and hosts interactive performances. An extension platform 60 meters long and 6 meters wide links the two stages. The sound system is integrated into the stage to serve both near and distant seats.

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Maritime Glow Exhibition Events

Maritime Glow

Maritime Glow is a large-scale outdoor performing arts production created for a lantern festival in Kaohsiung, Taiwan. The Love River acts as the stage and the open sky serves as the curtain. Projection technology transforms the stage into a boat, and 400 lights present 381 meters of visual images. Local opera, Taiwanese rock, Hakka music, indigenous songs, musical theatre, traditional martial arts and dance are combined in one show. More than 600 performers from eleven groups and two schools take part. The story presents the past, present and future of Kaohsiung.

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Mobility Future Within Reach Brand Communication

Mobility Future Within Reach

Mobility Future Within Reach is a brand communication program created for an educational touring event about future mobility. The centerpiece is a large diorama made of Fine Flute cardboard, measuring 1030 mm in height, 1456 mm in width and 500 mm in depth. Each part was laser cut and then assembled by hand. Interactive mechanisms make vehicles move, buildings light up and the city respond through light, sound and motion. The recyclable material supports the sustainability theme and helps children imagine future mobility through play.

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Zhen Yuan Zeng Baijiu Packaging

Zhen Yuan Zeng

Zhen Yuan Zeng is a packaging design for an aged baijiu, a traditional Chinese spirit. The bottle is made of ceramic and shaped as a modern version of the traditional liquor jar. Precise geometric facets refine the classic form and reduce its visual weight. The rippled cap refers to the slow aging of the liquor inside the jar. The bottle is wrapped in sulphate paper, which softens the outline and partly conceals the form. The paper is peeled away by the consumer, so the bottle is revealed step by step. The package measures 85 by 85 by 165 millimeters.

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Aprex Family Typeface Specimen

Aprex Family

Aprex font perfectly balances the minimalist qualities associated with contemporary sans with flair within the width of the counters and comfortable, breathable apertures. Throughout weights and sizes, the typeface has great legibility and good contrast between positive and negative space, making it stunningly versatile. With a seamless combination of contemporary details and classic styles, Aprex draws inspiration from the mid-century humanist and grotesques typefaces. Each weight includes more than 700 glyphs.

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Snow Draft Beer Packaging

Snow Draft Beer

Snow Draft Beer is a packaging series for a pure malt draft beer, produced as an aluminum can and a glass bottle. The design follows a minimalist approach and uses aurora green and pure white as the main colors. Line drawings of malt, hops and water ripples refer to the three brewing ingredients. The glass bottle is slightly narrowed at the waist for a comfortable grip and is embossed with Chinese calligraphy characters meaning pure and draft. The bottle holds 460 ml and the can holds 500 ml. The unified design is intended to convey purity and a fresh taste.

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