Press Release
FHG Brand Corporate Identity by PBB Creative Agency Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
The international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes PBB Creative Agency for graphics, illustration and visual communication design
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for FHG Brand Corporate Identity by PBB Creative Agency, designed for PBB Creative. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
Regarding FHG Brand Corporate Identity
FHG Brand is a corporate identity designed for a manufacturer of solid-state electrochromic glass. The logo is formed by four layers of glass shapes that combine to create the letters FH, taken from the original company name. The transparency, shapes and layers of the glass pieces reflect the properties of the products. The flat and modern mark gives viewers a three dimensional impression. The identity was also built as an interior installation of about three meters in each direction, presenting the logo and the glass products together.
About PBB Creative Agency
PBB Creative is a design and branding agency that provides services to leading Chinese and international companies. Founded in 2011, PBB is an award-winning agency (Red Dot, IDA) that has grown to 30 employees from more than 8 countries. We have provided superior strategy, design and digital services to over 100 clients for projects including: Creative Strategy, Brand Strategy, Brand Books, Visual Identity Manuals, Product Launches, Digital Campaigns, Cross Media Brand Campaigns, Packaging Design, Logo Design, POS Materials, Social Media Creative Directions, Event Design.
Award Record
With this recognition, PBB Creative Agency is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award
The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/123067
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123067
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123067
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/270649
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.pbbcreative.com
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- FHG Brand Corporate Identity
- Function
- Corporate Identity
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Light Sea Green, Dark Slate Gray, Crimson, Gainsboro and Dark Cyan
- Images
- 5
- Client
- PBB Creative
The Recognition
- Laureate
- PBB Creative Agency
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #123067
Credits
- Team
- PBB Creative, FHG, Team Members:, Julien Ranjard, Creative Direction, Joseph Chieng, Interior and Architecture Design, Katherine Yao, Law and IP Rights, Wei Wang, Art Direction, Liang Chen, Graphic Design, Shizi Han, Graphic Design, Lola Mechineau, Graphic Design, Zhanhong Huang, Graphic Design and Xizi Lisu, Account Management and others
- Image Credits
- All images and designs were created by PBB Creative
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- FH Group is the third largest all-base solid-state electrochromic glass manufacturer in the world. PBB designed a corporate identity using a combination of four layers of glass to form an FH. FH comes from the company’s original name Fan Hua, which in Chinese means Glorious City. While being a modern flat logo, it incorporates the initials FH into the design in a creative, simple and clear fashion. The colors were also carefully chosen to visually present company’s vision and culture.
- Inspiration
- The key inspiration of this project comes from glass, the core product line of FH Group. The transparency, shapes and layers of glass pieces that form the logo reflect their product properties and functionality, but also depict the company’s vision to generate new technology and design new products. The logo offers a three dimension experience to the viewers, which hints a message that FH Group is evolving from a traditional industrial manufacturer into an innovative global company.
- Research
- Through qualitative research and interviews with the client's sales people and top industry global clients, PBB discovered that the perception of global towards FHG and the Chinese glass manufacture industry was that it could deliver quality and low price product, but they were not recognized as global innovators. Therefore, the corporate identity used that insight to push a bold, innovative and modern design that would transcend the imagination of global clients and support B2B sales.
- Challenge
- PBB wanted to represent FHG' products variety and communicate it into a simple artwork viewers could easily recognize and understand. As glass manufacturing is a traditional industry, the key challenge was to convince client to adopt a bolder design direction. Through several discussions, the client recognized the potential of the project and was brave enough to transcend the industry conservative culture.
- Realization and Technology
- The corporate identity design was adapted into an interior design artwork, combining PBB's modern graphic design methodologies and FH Group cutting-edge solid-state electrochromic glass production technologies. This unique combinaison of creativity and technology delivers a glass architecture experience that transports visitors into a vibrant and colorful environment. This realization really shows the potential of a dedicated collaboration between client and agency.
- Operation and Interaction
- The first step of the workflow involve interaction between client and agency to fully understand the client's product line and the company vision. The second step was an industry analysis and creative research to bring technical concepts and creative direction together. The third step was the development of a creative direction, logo design and visual identity. The fourth step was to bring the visual identity to life through a collaboration with interior designers. The final steps was the implementation of the visual identity in the client's production facility and communication materials.
- Project Duration and Location
- This collaboration lasted from April 2020 to March 2021. PBB received the initial client brief in April 2020 from the client which in located in Nantong, China. The Research and Analysis phase then started and was completed by July 2020. The Logo and Visual Identity were designed from August to October, 2020. The Application and Interior Design phase lasted between November, 2020 and March 2021. The locations production locations were Beijing and Nantong, in China.
- Specifications
- The logo and visual identity were adapted into real-life interior design installation of over 3m x 3m x 3m, presenting the visitors with a 3D representing of the logo. In addition to displaying the logo and brand strength, it is also a display of FH products.
- Keywords
- Rebrand, Logo, Innovation, Graphic Design, Visual Identity, Interior Design
