Iron Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2021

Zhuliguan Hote Hotel Logo

by Zhongxiang Zheng

A' Design Award 2021 Iron Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Awarded April 15, 2021
CLIENT: Zhongxiang Zheng
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About Zhuliguan Hote Hotel Logo

Zhuliguan is a themed hotel focusing on bamboo culture, The pattern looks like both a bamboo and swallows, making people to expect the start of a new journey. The logo presents a development from nothing to something, which originally comes from philosophical Taoism. Its change carries the philosophy of traditional Chinese Taoism "Out of Tao, One is born. Out of One, Two; Out of Two, Three; Out of Three, the created universe", implying "The Tao way follows nature".

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Unique Properties: Zhuliguan is a themed hotel focusing on bamboo culture and we simplify the house into an ink dot, presenting the course of a wind-flown bamboo leaf passing by an ink dot (house) and turning into a bird. This change is a course of growing out of nothing. The pattern seems like both a bamboo and a swallow, enabling us to expect a new journey
Dimensions & Packaging: UV, hot stamping
Bags:Depth330mm x Width250mm x Height80mm
Notebooks:Depth297mm x Width210mm x Height80mm
T-shirts:Small, Middle, Large, Extra large
Tags: Brand , Research , Hotel , Logo , Culture
Production Technology: Black and white are adopted as the dominant hues to further strengthen the dynamical change of the logo. In the post production, we combine the calligraphy and UV technology to highlight the fashion.
Design Challenge: it vividly presents Zhuliguan Hotel's theme - a bamboo culture hotel with the theme of studying, planting, viewing and staying of bamboos. Its change carries the philosophy of traditional Chinese Taoism-"Out of Tao, One is born; Out of One, Two; Out of Two, Three; Out of Three, the created universe"
Project Duration: This project was started in Hangzhou, China in June 2017 and completed in Hangzhou, China in August 2018.
Operation Flow: We have developed souvenirs for the project and refined the copywriting of "The foolish ask more and the wise do not doubt", which has been applied on notebooks, handbags and T-shirts. The souvenirs are loved by all guests, including children, and they can easily understand what the logo is intended to express.
Research: Chapter 42 of Tao and Teh by Laozi-Out of Tao, One is born; Out of One, Two; Out of Two, Three; Out of Three, the created universe.
Inspiration: The brand name comes from Zhuliguan (Bamboo Villa), a poem written by WANG Wei, who was a poet in Tang Dynasty of China. The logo pattern presents a course of gradual change. He was inspired by the philosophy of Chinese traditional Taoism- "Out of Tao, One is born; Out of One, Two; Out of Two, Three; Out of Three, the created universe" from Chapter 42 of Tao and Teh by Laozi, which was the cosmogony of Laozi.
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer: Zhongxiang Zheng, Zhuliguan Hotel, 2019.
Image #2: Designer: Zhongxiang Zheng, Zhuliguan Hotel, 2019.
Image #3: Designer: Zhongxiang Zheng, Zhuliguan Hotel, 2019.
Image #4: Designer: Zhongxiang Zheng, Zhuliguan Hotel, 2019.
Video Credits: Designer:Mingyong Hou, Zhuliguan Hotel, 2020.
Patents: Trademark (2019) Zhongxiang Zheng