Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност by Tong Wen

Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност by Tong Wen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Желязна награда A' Design Award in Графичен дизайн, илюстрация и визуална комуникация Competition Category.

ЖелязоГрафика· 2020

Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност

by Tong Wen

Client: Tong Wen

Желязна награда A' Design Award Winner in Графика Category

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The Design

About Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност

Terark е визуална идентичност, разработена за технологична компания, предоставяща услуги за обработка на големи данни (big data). Дизайнът се основава на точкова матрица, съчетана с няколко градиентни цвята. Плавно свързани точки образуват буквата Т – първата буква от името на компанията. Осигурени са множество градиентни шейдъри, така че идентичността да може да се адаптира към различни приложения. Изготвени са също персонализиран шрифт и точков модел за използване в печатни и други материали. Идентичността е приложена върху брошури, годишници, визитни картички и бутилки за вода.

The Recognition

About the Желязна награда A' Design Award

Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност е носител на Желязната награда A' Design Award — престижно признание, присъждано на добри дизайни, които отговарят на професионалните и индустриалните изисквания, очаквани от добре проектирани творения. Желязните победители демонстрират голямо умение, висока специализация, експертно разбиране и творчески капацитет на своите създатели. Очаква се Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност да бъде високо ценено, възхищавано и обичано творение, което е практично и иновативно. Този дизайн, спечелил Желязната награда A' Design Award, интегрира най-добрите отраслови практики и притежава компетентни технически характеристики, свързани с ноу-хау и талант. Terark Дизайн на визуална идентичност се радва на уважение заради щателността си и предлага подобрения в качеството на живот, които помагат светът да стане по-добро място.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Terark is a tech company providing big data processing services. The mission of visual identity was to stand out Terark from all the competitors and demonstrate the business of the company. Finally, after iteration, the design concept was narrowed down to dot matrix with multiple kinds of gradient color. Smoothly connected dots form a shape of T, which represents the first letter of the company name. At the same time, multiple gradient shaders would be provided to customer, which enriches the use cases and also shows the business services could be expanded and beyond the expectation.
Dimensions & Packaging: Multiple design unites were created, which were in different sizes and on surfaces such as brochures, yearbooks, name cards and water bottles.
Tags: Technology, branding, identity, logo, font
Production Technology: Custom font was designed to suit in this case. Multiple gradient shaders were also provided. Moreover, a dot pattern was also delivered so that the customer could use it as the background in some print out or other materials.
Design Challenge: As the branding identity was aiming to look simple and modern, it was really hard to delivery a design which could stand out from all the competitors, because they usually look very similar. How to make it special and appealing was the biggest challenge.
Research: Several rounds of qualitative research were conducted to collect feedback, in order to ensure the delivery was perceivable and appealing. The final goal was to impress the future customers of Terark, so we also reached out to the potential customers to gain more insights.
Inspiration: Exploring various approaches and conducting user research are great ways of inspiration. Visually, an agreement with the client was made, which was simple and modern. The final design idea was enlightened by the movie The Matrix. Therefore, the brand identity should convey a combined feeling of sense of wonder and future technology, which exactly shows the spirit of Terark - creating a new world.
Project Duration: This project took 3 month from end to end. Main design part was done in San Francisco.
Operation Flow: First of all, brainstorming was a great way for generating multiple ideas at the beginning. However, leveraging various methods to merge ideas and evaluate ideas was difficult to some extent, which was crucial to the quality of final outcome. Therefore, the iteration of design usually took most effort in design process. Meanwhile, clients played an important role, because they could bring the insights to the specific industry. Listening to the clients was involved all the time, which ensured the final delivery met their expectation.