Sdda Corporate Identity by Guorong Men is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in Eisen in Grafikdesign Competition Category.

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Sdda Corporate Identity

by Guorong Men

A' Design Award in Eisen Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Sdda Corporate Identity

SDDA ist eine Corporate Identity für einen Tanzsportverband mit Sitz in Shandong, China. Das frühere Logo zeigte eine detailreiche Tanzfigur, die häufig mit den Zeichen anderer Verbände verwechselt wurde. Die neue Identität reduziert die Haltung auf eine einzige durchgehende Linie. Diese Linie vereint zwei Tanzpartner, einen Berg und rotierende Tanzschritte. Zehn dazugehörige Grafiken zeigen klassische Tanzhaltungen und machen die Beziehung der Körper zueinander leichter lesbar. Die Identität kommt bei Wettkampfstätten, in Printmedien und in den sozialen Medien zum Einsatz.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Eisen

Sdda Corporate Identity ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Eisen, einer prestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für gute Designs, die die beruflichen und industriellen Anforderungen erfüllen, die an gut gestaltete Schöpfungen gestellt werden. Eisen-Gewinner zeigen großes Können, hohe Spezialisierung, fachkundiges Verständnis und die kreative Kapazität ihrer Schöpfer. Von Sdda Corporate Identity wird erwartet, dass es eine hochgeschätzte, bewunderte und geliebte Schöpfung ist, die praktisch und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Eisen prämierte Design integriert bewährte Branchenverfahren und weist kompetente technische Merkmale in Verbindung mit Know-how und Talent auf. Sdda Corporate Identity wird für seine Gründlichkeit geschätzt und ist darauf ausgelegt, Verbesserungen der Lebensqualität zu liefern, die dazu beitragen, die Welt zu einem besseren Ort zu machen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The old logo of sdda is a concrete dance figure, which always leads to misidentification of other associations and the copyright crisis. Rebrand of sdda is to refine the concrete posture into concise and easy-to-understand graphics. Only a single line from rotating dance steps presents the concept of sdda. The ten dance-graphics from classic postures let people understands the relationship of the body much clearly. The new logo can be compatible with different media, leading to the convenient identification and spread.
Dimensions & Packaging: Brand identity guideline regulates the logo specifications to ensure legibility and consistency at all times. It comprises the minimum clear space, minimum size, brand color palette, typefaces, and rules for various applications.
Tags: Rebranding, rebrand, rebrandt, corporate, identity, logo, dance, dancesports, sport
Production Technology: The display at the competition venues uses multimedia display technology, and the materials of printing and clothing comply with environmental requirements.
Design Challenge: Concision and modernity are the primary goals. How to combine the dancers, mountain and ribbon in a visual language is difficult. In order to obtain registration protection, the logo must be unique. Similarly, it is also a huge challenge to accurately select the dance poses that can represent the ten dance postures and how to present them clearly and easily. Finally using a single line as the visual element, not only present the brand logo, but also unify ten dancing images. In addition, data on the minimal and the inviolable space have also been obtained through extensive testing.
Research: Rebranding of sdda is to create a unique logo with cultural of shandong province. From analysis of world dancesport organizations, two partners in waltz are widely used elements of dancesport. shandong, where sdda is located, is the location of mount tai, which is a world heritage and known as the head of the five great mountains in China. Therefore, the combination of dancers and mountain tai is in line with the concept of sdda. Two dance partners' rotating dance steps, like fluttering ribbon, can reflect the function of sdda. Ten dance-graphics have been recognized by professionals.
Inspiration: As the center of training and organizing dancesport competitions, higher, stronger and more beautiful are the goals of shandong dancesport association (sdda). Two partners are the most important feature that distinguishes dancesport from other arts of dances. As the saying goes, the mountain is high, the man is higher. The combination of two dancers and the peak emphasizes its outstanding artistic pursuit and achievement. The line from rotating dance steps highlights the association's duty: connection, communication, trust and vitality.
Project Duration: The project started in July 2020 and finished in September 2020 in Jinan, China.
Operation Flow: Brand identity is mainly used in competition venues, print productions and social media.
Patents: Copyright belong to Sdda(shandong dancesport association),2021.
Team Members: Guorong Men