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Tang Chao Travel Tea

Yongjun Chen, Huang Zhang, Lei Xu Travel Tea Packaging Tuesday, 5 March 2024

Tang Chao

Tang Chao is a packaging design for travel tea. The small square box holds tea bricks in a compact form suited to travel. The box is built with a tenon and mortise structure, so no glue is needed. Bamboo is used for the box, and kraft paper is used for the outer packaging, which keeps the cost low and supports an environmentally friendly result. A ring buckle and a lanyard allow the box to be hung, held or carried. The rounded corners can also press reflex areas on the hand, a practice drawn from traditional Chinese medicine. The box is reusable.

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Wu gift packaging

7654321 Studio gift packaging Packaging Monday, 4 March 2024

Wu

Wu is a gift packaging series designed for high-end tea vessels made of silver, brass and enamel. The boxes are produced in three sizes and combine dark green paper with pearl-finished accents in autumn colors, creating a calm and stable tone. Each box carries a tassel strung with a brass coin engraved on both sides with the phrases Wei Wu Zhi Zu and Long Happiness. Wei Wu Zhi Zu means that contented people are always happy. The box is opened by sliding the outer shell, which reveals the vessel and a printed card.

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Problue Poster

JBBC BRANDING CONSULTANCY Poster Photography Sunday, 3 March 2024

Problue

Problue Annual Posters is a series of printed posters created for a diving brand. Each poster shows one model wearing both stylish city clothing and a diving suit, so the transition between daily life and diving is made visible. Gray blue is applied to the gentleman for elegance, and red is applied to the lady. Camouflage fins refer to the movement of urban life. Contrasts are arranged on purpose, such as fast and still, daily wear and diving suit, smooth and sharp. Each poster measures 420 by 594 millimeters.

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Lu One Signage System Design

Zesion Design Signage System Design Graphic Saturday, 2 March 2024

Lu One

Lu One is a signage system designed for a high-end villa residence in Luzhou, Anhui, China, which is set within a forest park. The wayfinding signs combine a map function and a pointing function, which reduces the number of ground signs and saves material. Translucent brown resin panels are paired with metal plates, so the signs reflect the surrounding scenery by day and are lit by LED light at night. Colors and materials are unified with the architecture and the landscape. The building numbers and unit numbers follow the letterforms of the Lu One logo for visual consistency.

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Subsidy Programme Series Visual Identity

Leong Chou In Visual Identity Graphic Friday, 1 March 2024

Subsidy Programme Series

Subsidy Programme Series for Macao is a visual identity created for a public subsidy programme that supports music and fashion creation. The identity is based on the idea shared by both fields, which is creative innovation. Simple pencils are combined with music wires and rulers to build clear images that are easy to read. The objects are arranged on drawing paper and then photographed, so the original materials appear directly in the final visuals. The series invites the public to take part in the annual programme.

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Sierra Cantabria Wine Family

Estudio Maba Wine Family Packaging Thursday, 29 February 2024

Sierra Cantabria

Sierra Cantabria is a label design for a family of wines produced by a traditional Spanish winery. The range is wide, so the labels share one visual language while keeping subtle differences between the bottles. Heraldic symbols used by the family for 150 years are combined with a clear hierarchy of typographic elements. The system creates 53 label combinations for Bordeaux and Burgundy bottles. Each label is printed on cotton paper with high relief, stamping and varnish strokes. The intent is a classic and expressive range with a consistent brand image.

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