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Alskar sans is an elegant contemporary wide sans serif typeface with strong stylistic geometric authentic contrasts, drawing on the aesthetics and representing the shifting contemporary aesthetics. The type specimen was printed as a newspaper A2 (folded and sent as A4) and presents the typeface with a modern feel and experience.
Continue readingWind Art Museum is a logo created for an art space in Xi'an that combines on-site creation, art exhibitions and aesthetic education. The mark is built from the Chinese character for beauty, which serves as the main memory graphic. Varying line thickness makes the character appear to be blown by the wind, linking the form directly to the name of the museum. The design was produced with computer graphics. The intent is a simple and distinctive symbol that expresses the character of the museum and remains easy to recognise and recall.
Continue readingGung Ho is a cover illustration created for the French deluxe edition of the comic series Gung Ho. The artwork avoids the drawn black outline used in most comics and applies a cut-out collage approach that keeps the image clear. Silhouettes are treated with colour to create an expressionistic impression that supports the tone of the story. The story is set in a post-apocalyptic southern Europe where survival depends on fortified settlements. The image captures a moment of danger, youthful courage and released teenage adrenaline. The digital artwork was made with a graphics tablet.
Continue readingTsubasa.Y is a vintage selection shop, that in the piles of clothing of different times, looking for the exclusive taste of different self, constantly experimenting and merging, producing a fashion sound that this generation has never had before, just like the name of Tsubasa (wing), leading the ancient fascination to fly in the different clothes between the texture and the story. This case packs the shop's identification, packaging, and print design.
Continue readingTianmu Yunwu Tea is a gift box designed for packaging tea sold as a travel souvenir in Xinchang. The outer box takes the shape of a mountain and uses a two-layer pull-out structure. When the box is opened, the inner jar rises, creating a scene of mountains, land and clouds for display. The main visual is based on the local Queen Mother's Banquet culture, and combines traditional elements with a modern style. The gift box measures 300 by 200 by 180 millimeters and the jar measures 90 by 90 by 90 millimeters.
Continue readingGrassy Premiados is a packaging design for Brazilian specialty coffee. The box has organic and modular shapes inspired by mahogany seeds, coffee beans and the curves of Brazilian modernist architecture. The modular form allows stacking and a distinctive display on shelves. The box is made of cardboard with matte lamination, hot stamping and monochrome printing. The coffee is held in a plastic bag with a valve that protects the beans from oxygen. An adhesive label in metallic film seals the box and carries the product information, which allows quick customization at a low cost.
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