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87MM Ilsang Font Design

87MM Ilsang

The font of 87MM Ilsang is designed with consideration for the daily value pursued by the 87MM brand. The oblique font in Korean is the first font to be attempted in Korea. By interpreting the numbers 8 and 7 as the ratio and angle of the font, the area of the letters was designed as a space of 8:7, and the size of the closed letters among the consonants of Hangeul (Korean Alphabet) was adjusted using this ratio. The 8 and 7 degrees angles were used as morphological elements such as a stem and a conclusion to harmonize the characteristics of handwriting that appear when writing sideways.

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Free Brand Identity

Free

Free is a brand identity created for a sanitary napkin brand. The logotype is refreshed with a slightly raised letter F, which conveys a young and optimistic attitude. The two letter e forms are drawn as one continuous brush stroke and linked together. This joined pair is extracted from the logo and used as an auxiliary graphic, applied to business cards, badges, document bags, express boxes and canvas bags. The dynamic line expresses freedom and self-expression. A visual specification system keeps the identity consistent and extensible across online and offline channels.

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Leadlight Series Self Promotion

Leadlight Series

Stained glass windows are beautiful when backlit by the sun and also a unique way to showcase this design and printing process. These business cards are virtually hand made. Silk screen printed on a clear plastic stock and then dried one colour at a time. Clear areas are treated as a colour unlocking the full design potential of the stock. A pearlescent seal and UV overgloss complete the process and create sophisticated effects. The design really comes to life when the cards are held up to a window.

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A Proposal of Time Key Visual of Vintage Vinyl Exhibition

A Proposal of Time

With nostalgic music media - vinyl and cassette, combined with coffee, reading, and plants, this exhibition brings four daily proposition for modern, fast-paced lives. The key visual of this exhibition presents a rotating vinyl, a running clock, and a recording cassette. With records overlapping the circle of time, create a feeling of vintage flow.

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Typotect Corporate Identity

Typotect

Typotect is a brand identity designed for a modern art museum dedicated to the work of Piet Zwart, a pioneer of modernism. The name combines the words typography and architect, reflecting the two fields in which Piet Zwart worked. The identity reinterprets three features found in his designs: three primary colors, thin linear elements and flat shapes arranged within open space. A thin red line appears at the top of each application, while blue and yellow fill the flat shapes. The identity is print based and is applied to posters, name cards, tickets and wall stickers.

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Changing Perspectives Environmental Typography

Changing Perspectives

Changing Perspectives is an environmental typography installation made for the glass panels of a university art building. The letter shapes are cut from frosted vinyl and align into a readable message as people walk past. The message can be read from either direction, so viewers pause and move to complete the text. Each letter is about one to two feet tall, varying with the distance from the viewer. Light passing through the panels repeats the letter shapes as shadows and reflections. The installation invites people across the campus to interact with typography.

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Menogga Branding Design

Menogga

Menogga is a branding design based on the culture of the Zhuang minority in China. Zhuang tradition holds a legend that people are born from flowers, and the goddess Menogga is still honoured today. The brand identity expresses the female spirit, kindness and tolerance found in this legend. Traditional Zhuang fabric images were scanned and redrawn with digital design software to form a modern visual system. The identity is applied to clothing, packaging and umbrellas, using hot stamping, embroidery and flocking. The aim is to share Guangxi culture with a wider audience.

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HEMA Alliance Corporate Identity

HEMA Alliance

HEMA Alliance is a corporate identity created for an association that supports practitioners of Historical European Martial Arts. The identity includes 160 variations of the symbol, formed by 40 sword designs shown in four visual arrangements. Each sword follows the proportions of a real historical model. The letters, the spacing and the symbol diagram are based on the Golden Ratio, which keeps every variation consistent. Each practitioner can select the variation that matches a preferred training style and weapon.

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Go Training Institution Branding

Go Training Institution

Go Training Institution is a visual identity project created for a school that teaches the Chinese board game Go. The identity uses positive and negative shapes, a visual idea related to the balance found in Go culture. Line drawing in the traditional ink and brush style is combined with the gesture of playing Go. Traditional elements are joined with contemporary and youthful forms to suit children. Printed items include name cards, writing paper and teaching cards, produced with digital printing and laser engraving. The intent is to promote Chinese culture visually.

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SinchaMan Corporate Identity

SinchaMan

Sincha-Man is a corporate identity program created for a small car lease and rental service. The identity is built around a hero character, because heroes are widely recognized by their symbols. Illustrations, icons, symbols and typography drawn in cool blue lines express honesty, trust and speed. A motif suggesting a hero halo supports the theme. The same elements are applied consistently across online and offline media. The identity aims to give the new brand strong recognition and a favorable impression in a crowded market.

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Subsidy Programme Series Visual Identity

Subsidy Programme Series

Subsidy Programme Series is a visual identity created for a public subsidy programme supporting the cultural and creative industries of Macao. The series promotes support for music and fashion creation and invites the public to take part. The design is based on the idea shared by both fields, which is creative innovation. Photographs of a microphone, a music machine, a thread roll and a sewing machine are combined into small imagined worlds. Each composition aims to express the purity of the creative process.

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Aesthetics and Chinese Characters

Aesthetics and Chinese

Aesthetics and Chinese is a series of posters based on the design of Chinese characters. The structure of each character is built from its radical strokes, which are presented in rotating and gradual arrangements. The series turns written text into visual symbols and uses font design as a contemporary form of expression. Posters, invitation cards and a book were printed to highlight the character forms. The posters measure 70 by 100 centimetres. The work presents Chinese language and characters as a lasting cultural asset of Oriental culture.

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