Press Release
NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Brand Identity by Chi Hao Chang Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Chi Hao Chang acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Brand Identity by Chi Hao Chang, designed for School of Visual Arts. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 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 scored 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 NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Brand Identity
NYC Deal is a brand identity created for a 99 cent store in New York City. The identity centers on a bold price tag set at an angle, recalling the dangling movement of tags that customers reach for and steady before reading. The tilted tag makes the single price of 99 cents the clearest message of the brand. Supporting elements refer to the products sold in the store. Printed materials use digital laser printing, while tote bags, shirts and other fabric items use screen printing for durable inks.
About Chi Hao Chang
I'm a Taiwanese Designer based in New York, focusing on Brand Identity & User Experience. I'm a recent graduate of the School of Visual Arts, currently working at MRM//McCann and have previously worked as an intern at Nokia and Chermayeff & Geismar & Haviv. As a Designer, I seek to find the undiscovered marvel in disorganization. For me, this is where the magic happens.
Award Record
With this recognition, Chi Hao Chang 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/90132
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/90132
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!90132
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/256038
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://bit.ly/2oqZxg0
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Brand Identity
- Function
- Brand Identity
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Crimson, Black, Linen, Gray and Dark Salmon
- Images
- 5
- Client
- School of Visual Arts
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Chi Hao Chang
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #90132
Design Details
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- 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.
- Realization and 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.
- Operation and Interaction
- 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.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in November 2018 at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and was finished in April 2019.
- Specifications
- The identity system will be used on various sizes, materials, platforms, which will not have a specific dimension.
- Keywords
- Branding, Graphic Design, Identity, Logo, Poster
