NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität by Chi Hao Chang

NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität by Chi Hao Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award in Bronze in Grafikdesign Competition Category.

BronzeGrafik· 2020

NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität

by Chi Hao Chang

Client: School of Visual Arts

A' Design Award in Bronze Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität

NYC Deal ist eine Markenidentität, die für einen 99-Cent-Laden in New York City entwickelt wurde. Im Mittelpunkt der Identität steht ein markantes, schräg gestelltes Preisschild, das an die pendelnde Bewegung von Anhängern erinnert, nach denen Kundinnen und Kunden greifen und die sie festhalten, bevor sie sie lesen. Durch die Neigung des Schildes wird der Einheitspreis von 99 Cent zur deutlichsten Botschaft der Marke. Die begleitenden Gestaltungselemente verweisen auf die im Laden angebotenen Produkte. Drucksachen werden im digitalen Laserdruck umgesetzt, während Stofftaschen, Shirts und weitere Textilien im Siebdruck mit widerstandsfähigen Farben veredelt werden.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Bronze

NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität ist Gewinner des A' Design Award in Bronze, einer hochprestigeträchtigen Anerkennung für herausragende Designs, die sich durch Kreativität, Einfallsreichtum und Scharfsinn auszeichnen. Bronze-Gewinner sind reichlich geschickte und auffallend kreative Artefakte, die die große Erfahrung, Fantasie und Findigkeit ihrer Designer belegen. Von NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität wird erwartet, dass es ein hochgeschätztes, bewundertes und geliebtes Objekt ist, das bemerkenswert professionell und innovativ ist. Dieses mit dem A' Design Award in Bronze prämierte Design verkörpert bewährte Verfahren in Kunst, Wissenschaft, Design und Technologie und ist hervorragend in seiner Liebe zum Detail. NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Markenidentität befriedigt Bedürfnisse auf großartige Weise, berührt Wünsche, bezaubert Gefühle und spricht die Neugier an.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: NYC Deal is a local 99 cents store in New York City. To rebrand this store, it is important to let people grasp the most distinctive attraction of the store, that everything is only priced at 99 cents. With this design, no one can ignore the bold and striking price tag. Moreover, the designer carefully captured the inviting dangling movement to the drive to stimulate potential customers to grab a hold of the moving price tag themselves.
Dimensions & Packaging: The identity system will be used on various sizes, materials, platforms, which will not have a specific dimension.
Tags: Branding, Graphic Design, Identity, Logo, Poster
Production Technology: For the packages and stationaries of the brand, digital laser printing will be used on various related productions. For the tote bags, shirts, and any other products that will be printed on fabrics will use screen printing to make the inks durable.
Design Challenge: The challenge was to design a clear but powerful logo for the brand. The logo should be able to grab ahold of eyeballs of pedestrians and inform them about the main attraction of the store. This was the problem he sought out to solve at the first place. In the process of designing, the designer also struggled to grapple with the existing design at hand and avoided being limited by it. Hence, he spent a lot of effort into balancing his own creative process while maintaining the original identity. The logo should, of course, be different, but people should also still be able to identify the brand from past experience.
Research: The type of research was conducted based on marketing and branding. The objective of the design is to make the brand more recognizable from other similar shops. Through competitor analysis, user research, and brand positioning strategy, the designer recognized that this kind of value shops make profits by selling bulks of products, instead of specialized sophisticated single items. Hence, it is critical for the brand to capture the attention of customers through branding. As a result, the logo was created to invite customers in with its dangling movement and simple statement, 99 cents.
Inspiration: The angle of the symbol was inspired by the dangling price tag. When customers try to see the price of an item, they usually need to reach for the dancing price tag and pause it for the read. The design captured this movement as the main feature of the logo, encapsulating the shopping experience in one graphic. As for supporting elements, some features of the products in the shops are included.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2018 at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and was finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: The inspiration of the designer mostly comes from his careful observation of the surrounding environment in New York City. The designer has noticed how 99 cent stores can truly come handy when the budget is tight. As a result, he sought to improve the logo so people can understand its main feature more intuitively. First, he created the mood board by using the photos from the street to start sketching. After about fifty different trials, he finally decided on this distinctive and simple logo to grab attention from customers.