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Yunzi Liu Is Honored with the Bronze A' Design Award for Viennart Academy Branding in Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design
Yunzi Liu honored for advertising, marketing and communication design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design category for Viennart Academy Branding by Yunzi Liu, designed for ViennART Academy. The result belongs to the 2023 - 2024 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.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
Regarding Viennart Academy Branding
Viennart Academy, an emerging art institution nestled in Vienna, USA, epitomizes a harmonious fusion of time-honored customs and cutting-edge approaches within its visual identity design. The emblematic logo, delicately crafted to depict the initials VAA, serves as a metaphor for art's profound reflection of existence itself. Through the juxtaposition of solid and outlined shapes, it captures the essence of light and shade inherent in the realm of studio art. The rhythmic repetition of parallelograms resonates deeply with the academy's unwavering dedication to fostering creativity.
About Yunzi Liu
Yunzi Liu is a designer with an MFA degree in Graphic Design from Maryland Institute College of Art. Currently, she serves as a Digital Marketing Designer and Design Director at the New York School of Arts and the Dean of Academics and Director of the Design Department at ViennArt Academy.
Award Record
This recognition makes Yunzi Liu a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design Award
The A' Advertising Design Award is an international advertising design competition recognizing good advertisement designs by designers and agencies worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to advertising designers, marketing professionals, communication designers and creative directors from all countries. Typical entries include advertisement campaigns, billboards, commercials, print ads, social media campaigns and direct mails. The awarded advertising designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/advertising
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/160261
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/160261
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!160261
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/354036
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Viennart Academy Branding
- Function
- Branding
- Category
- Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising
- Colors
- Indian Red, Brown, Lavender, Light Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
- Client
- ViennART Academy
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yunzi Liu
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #160261
Credits
- Image Credits
- The images licenses are updated as a pdf document.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- ViennART Academy is an emerging art high school located in Vienna, US. The visual identity design for ViennART Academy is a fusion of tradition and innovation. The logo is a reflective interpretation of VAA, symbolizing that art is a reflection of life. Solid and outlined shapes represent light and shadow in studio art. Parallelogram repetition underscores dynamism, echoing the academy's ethos of creativity and growth.
- Inspiration
- The project draws inspiration from the symmetry of V and A, embodying art as life's reflection. The play of light and shadow, pivotal in all art forms, informs the design ethos. Motivated by art's depth and resonance, the logo captures the essence of ViennART Academy's vision, a harmonious blend of tradition and innovation.
- Research
- In response to stakeholder input, we opted for a geometric logo to ensure clarity. Insights emphasized the need for concise website information. The signature parallelogram strengthens our visual identity in the booklet and other visual designs, enhancing brand recognition.
- Challenge
- The project encountered hurdles starting with naming due to trademark application rejections. Logo development posed another challenge - deciding between full name or initials. We chose simplicity with VAA to differentiate from VA. Design-wise, the sharp corners of parallelograms seemed aggressive, so I adjusted angles in the booklet design for brand recognition and softer visual appeal. External factors like trademark laws and internal considerations like brand differentiation influenced decisions, shaping the project's trajectory.
- Realization and Technology
- The design journey commenced with 20 hand-drawn sketches, iteratively refined through stakeholder collaboration to 8 potential logos. These were meticulously digitized using Adobe Illustrator, culminating in the final selection. Mockups were crafted in Photoshop, while Wix facilitated website realization, and InDesign was employed for booklet design. The process integrated traditional sketching with digital tools, ensuring meticulous attention to detail and stakeholder satisfaction.
- Operation and Interaction
- ViennART Academy's visual identity features geometric shapes representing "VAA" for Vienna Art and Academy. The simplicity aids understanding and promotion. The repetitive parallelogram reinforces the logo's impact, ensuring it's memorable and recognizable. This design resonates with our core values and facilitates effective communication.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project started in August 2023 and finished in February 2024. The website was published in September 2023. Print outs are currently under printing. This school location is in Vienna, Virginia, United States.
- Specifications
- The primary logo must be displayed with a minimum width of 1 inch in all designs. For smaller applications, secondary logos and logo symbols will be utilized. A padding, as indicated in optional image #1, must surround the logo. The booklet dimensions adhere to A4 standards.
- Keywords
- visual identity, logo design, booklet design, website design, marketing materials, graphic design, visual communication, branding
