Go Training Institution Branding by Seethink is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Competition Category.
BronzeGraphic· 2020
Go Training Institution Branding
by Seethink
Client: Seethink
Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Graphic Category
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About Go Training Institution Branding
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.
The Recognition
About the Bronze A' Design Award
Go Training Institution Branding is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Go Training Institution Branding is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Go Training Institution Branding splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.
Interviews
Design Interview
What is the main principle, idea and inspiration behind your design?
This is branding design for Eastart which is a training institution of Chinese Go.Designers did visual identity system for it to make promotion of the Chinese traditional culture and establish links between kids who are interested in Go and this intellectual culture. Besides, the combination of traditional elements and contemporary young elements is also a highlight point.
1.The culture of Chinese Go is similar with Yinyang. That reminds designers of Shigeo Fukuda who is best at positive and negative shapes. 2.The gesture of playing Go is relevant to that of Buddhism which is always showed with Baimiao, a kind of Chinese art with line drawing in traditional ink and brush style. Therefore, the two elements were combined.
What has been your main focus in designing this work? Especially what did you want to achieve?
Both express the beauty of the east and show the modern temperament. This is a children's training institute brand, hope the whole has the sense of relaxation and imagination.
What are your future plans for this award winning design?
Continue to help this brand, maintain Oriental beauty and tong qu.
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- This is branding design for Eastart which is a training institution of Chinese Go.Designers did visual identity system for it to make promotion of the Chinese traditional culture and establish links between kids who are interested in Go and this intellectual culture. Besides, the combination of traditional elements and contemporary young elements is also a highlight point.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Name card: 50mmx90mm
Writing paper: 210mmx297mm
Teaching card: 50mmx60mm - Tags
- Branding, Visual Identity, Chinese Culture, Graphic, Logo, Children Training
- Production Technology
- Digital printing, Laser engraving etc.
- Design Challenge
- Finding the balance between traditional serious elements and modern young style to be suitable for children.
Promoting Chinese culture via visual language in a special and easy way. - Research
- Inspirational research was conducted through discussions and interviews with clients and designers in Seethink.
- Inspiration
- 1.The culture of Chinese Go is similar with Yinyang. That reminds designers of Shigeo Fukuda who is best at positive and negative shapes.
2.The gesture of playing Go is relevant to that of Buddhism which is always showed with Baimiao, a kind of Chinese art with line drawing in traditional ink and brush style. Therefore, the two elements were combined. - Project Duration
- The project started in March 2019 in Taiyuan and finished in July 2019, and the inaugural ceremony was in 1st, July.
- Operation Flow
- The institution is a good place to see the achievement and feel the atmosphere.
- Patents
- There are no patents or copyrights in force at the moment.
- Team Members
- Zhu Ming
Du Yanting
Liu Xinyu
Sui Guowen
Wu Jiang
Wang Zhuhui
Qi Hao - Image Credits
- Creative Director/ Zhu Ming, Designer/Du Yanting, Liu Xinyu, Li Yuning, Wang Zhuhui，Illustrator/Wu Jiang
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