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Ancient Village Illustration

Jijing Ju Illustration Graphic Monday, 10 August 2026

Ancient Village

Old Town of Lijiang is a series of illustrations created to present and protect the culture of an ancient town in China. The illustrations show cultural heritage elements, local scenes and layered colours in a national style. Each image is drawn with vector design software at 800 by 800 millimetres and reproduced with high quality printing technology. The series shares the natural and human heritage of Lijiang in a visual language suited to modern taste. The aim is to raise public awareness of traditional village culture and its protection.

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Italian Capital of Culture 2023 Logo And Launch Campaign

akomi Logo And Launch Campaign Graphic Sunday, 9 August 2026

Italian Capital of Culture 2023

One logo shared by two different cities (Bergamo and Brescia, united as year 2023 Italian Capital of Culture) inspired to the pop culture and designed to evolve during time. The whole geometry is based on bending of linear elements with constant thickness, inspired by the construction rods for which the two cities are well known, with the aim of overturning a stereotype of industrial cities and celebrate their resiliance during the first covid-19 surge. The iconic red element not only is a 3 and a B at the same time, but also can acquire different meanings and shapes in different contexts.

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Evoluwe Branding Project

Jonathan Nacif de Andrade Branding Project Graphic Saturday, 8 August 2026

Evoluwe

Evoluwe is a brand identity created for a customer service consulting firm. The identity uses the initials E and W to express shared and continuous evolution. The symbol is built from three geometric shapes that stand for three stages of the consulting process. A square represents the moment when client needs are understood. The second shape has one rounded corner and marks the start of the transformation. The third shape has two rounded corners and shows the completed evolution. The golden ratio guided the construction, keeping the identity consistent across digital and printed materials.

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Snow Peak Visual Identity

Lin Hai Visual Identity Graphic Friday, 7 August 2026

Snow Peak

Recognition is an important evaluation index in logo design. How to use a simple design language to integrate the hotel with the complex and changeable landmark Potala Palace is one of the difficulties in the whole design. The Potala Palace is a holy building in the eyes of Tibetans. Therefore, the design team refined the most representative element pillars as design elements, and created the image of the three-dimensional Potala Palace through two-dimensional techniques, so that the annotation conveyed a strong regional style.

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Master Ji Gong Movie Poster

YITONG CREATIVE Movie Poster Graphic Thursday, 6 August 2026

Master Ji Gong

Master Ji Gong is a trailer poster for a Chinese animated fantasy adventure film of the same name. The poster measures 750 by 1050 millimetres. Chinese ink and traditional Chinese elements are used to create a poetic and mysterious eastern atmosphere. The dragon and the monk, shown with a red kasaya, a patchwork outer vestment and a palm-leaf fan, are figures from the film and were rendered with three-dimensional software. The ink was made with water and tested on rice paper, hard paper and cloth to compare textures. All parts were then combined digitally.

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Japanese Kumano Kodo Calendar

Kiyoka Yamazuki Calendar Graphic Wednesday, 5 August 2026

Japanese Kumano Kodo

Japanese Kumano Kodo is a hand-drawn illustration created for a corporate wall calendar. The calendar theme is the old highways of Japan, including the Oshu Highway, the Tokaido, the Sanyo Highway, the Kumano Kodo, the Nagasaki Highway and the Minoji. The Kumano Kodo is a pilgrimage route used since about the year 908 and still walked today. The illustration brings the Nachi Fire Festival and Nachi Falls together in one colorful scene. The artwork is painted with acrylic paint on illustration board. The calendar has six sheets and measures 420 by 595 millimeters.

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