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Yunnan Tech and Business University Receives the Silver A' Design Award for Snow Peak Visual Identity in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Yunnan Tech and Business University for graphics, illustration and visual communication design

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Snow Peak Visual Identity by Yunnan Tech and Business University, designed for Yunnan Tech and Besiness University, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Silver A' Design Award Explained

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 Snow Peak Visual Identity

Recognition is an important evaluation index in logo design. How to use a simple design language to integrate the hotel with the complex and changeable landmark Potala Palace is one of the difficulties in the whole design. The Potala Palace is a holy building in the eyes of Tibetans. Therefore, the design team refined the most representative element pillars as design elements, and created the image of the three-dimensional Potala Palace through two-dimensional techniques, so that the annotation conveyed a strong regional style.

Award Record

Yunnan Tech and Business University is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Snow Peak Visual Identity
Function
Visual Identity
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Lavender, White Smoke, Silver, Dark Gray and Gainsboro
Images
5
Client
Yunnan Tech and Besiness University

The Recognition

Laureate
Yunnan Tech and Business University
Country
China
Recognition
Silver A' Design Award
Edition
2022 - 2023
Design ID
#151008

Credits

Team
Liu Kaiyi and Zhang Weiwei

Design Details

Unique Properties
LHASA HOSTEL (Potala Palace) is located on the east side of the Potala Palace, the well-designed feature viewing room can enjoy the beauty of the Potala Palace without leaving home, open the automatic curtains Potala Palace slowly appear in front of you, has always been loved by everyone.
Inspiration
As a landmark building in Lhasa and even Tibet, the Potala Palace is a world cultural heritage, and it is the most sacred building in the eyes of Tibetans. Therefore, The team chose the basic element of hotel architecture "pillar" as the design element, and created a three-dimensional Potala Palace abstract image through two-dimensional techniques, rendering a strong hotel regional style.
Research
The project focused on how to use refining design elements to closely link the hotel's character with the majestic Potala Palace. Through field research and analysis, the most distinctive pillars of the hotel building were finally used to shape the logo and the hotel's identification system.
Challenge
Identity is an important attribute in logo design. How to use concise design language to integrate the hotel with the complex and changeable landmark - Potala Palace is the biggest challenge of the entire design.
Realization and Technology
The logo on all paper promotional materials adopts embossing technology, and the light and shadow of the logo are used to create a three-dimensional effect.
Operation and Interaction
Many hotel bedding is pure white, but the LHASA hotel adopts the method of printing and dyeing. Printing the hotel logo and related elements on the bedding cleverly. The brand image of the hotel is and enhanced through personalized design techniques.
Project Duration and Location
The project started in March 2022 in Kunming and finished in May 2022 in Kunming
Specifications
This VI design is mainly used in office supplies and hotel supplies, and is made according to regular sizes.
Keywords
Tibetan, Potala Palace, Hotel, Visual Identity, Territoriality

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