Press Release
Occasional Motto Visual Identity by Zhenqi Ji Wins the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Zhenqi Ji 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 announced that Occasional Motto Visual Identity by Zhenqi Ji, designed for Occasional Motto, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The result belongs to the 2019 - 2020 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Occasional Motto Visual Identity
The visual idendity of “Occasional Motto” was built based on the literal meaning of the company name, and extracted the essence of telling different experiences to people. The identity has several key colors, a typographic logo, and multiple illustrations which plays with a modern, and warm image that making each product unique, but cohesive with different contexts.
About Zhenqi Ji
Zhenqi Ji, visual designer, currently lives and works in Irvine, California. In 2017, he founded the studio Fanzine Studio in Irvine which provided customers with non-profit brand design, visual system and art guidance services. His previous work which has shown his design concept is systematic and targeted, it also makes him won the client’s recognition and numerous business achievements.
Award Record
This recognition makes Zhenqi Ji 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/98719
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/98719
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!98719
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/270415
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.instagram.com/p/B4jfmkNByz6/?igshid=fdpt6ua5tim0
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Occasional Motto Visual Identity
- Function
- Visual Identity
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Linen, Crimson, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Slate Blue and Light Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Occasional Motto
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Zhenqi Ji
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #98719
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Inspired by the idea of memorizing little yet valued life moments. “Occasional Motto” is established since 2018, as an independent stationery atelier inside Irvine, a beautiful city located in Orange County, California. The identity was built with the name of the company, but a series of accompanying elements were created, such as the icon, seal and illustrations, each one of them playing a key role in the brand collaterals, giving the end result of a warm, clean and modern touch.
- Inspiration
- We are inspired by the company name and idea that it encourages people to record each valuable memories in their life with the company's products, whether it's a notebook or a polaroid photo album so that consumers are connected between their memories and the current moment. Hence, we decided to do a ligature on the letter "a" and "l" in the company name, which ultimately becomes the major memory point of the entire branding.
- Research
- There are approximately 220 stationery brands on Etsy, which is the main online merchandise website that Occasional Motto sells its products. Among all these brands, only a few of them have their own brand system since most of these brands just sell products directly from the factory without any brand customization. We consider this as a result of the low-price competition under this category. With that being said, most customers could only get uncharacteristic products, even when they pay an above-average price for them.
- Challenge
- It is rather hard to create a brand system based on a long company name like "Occasional Motto" since it is not easy to come up with a memory point for consumers at just one glimpse when they are browsing thousands of products at the same time. To help the company earn more attention under the online shopping occasion, the core idea is to make the branding collaterals look different yet convey the core value in a unique and eye-catching way. The results of the brand research that took earlier before the design process showed that about 85 percent of the stationery products on online merchants have a price tag under 10 dollars, and 95 percent of them priced under 5 dollars.
- Operation and Interaction
- We created 3 key illustrations based on this brand identity: Hands holding pens; hands holding polaroid films, and hands surrounding notebooks. These 3 illustrations help the brand convey their most important products: notebooks and a polaroid film album in an exquisite and elegant way.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in August 2019 in Irvine, CA
- Specifications
- Dimension is 220 mm x 110 mm for the envelope to hold the invoice. The material is surfaced enhanced white wove paper.
- Keywords
- branding, design, logotype, modern, stylish
