NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda by Chi Hao Chang

NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda by Chi Hao Chang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award in Dearadh Grafach Competition Category.

Cré-umhaGrafaic· 2020

NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda

by Chi Hao Chang

Client: School of Visual Arts

Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award Winner in Grafaic Category

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The Design

About NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda

Is aitheantas branda é NYC Deal a cruthaíodh do shiopa 99 cent i gCathair Nua-Eabhrac. Tá an t-aitheantas dírithe ar chlib phraghais dhána atá suite ar fhiar, ag cur i gcuimhne an ghluaiseachta luascáin de chlibeanna a shíneann custaiméirí chucu agus a chobhsaíonn sula léann siad iad. Déanann an chlib chlaonta an t-aon phraghas amháin, 99 cent, an teachtaireacht is soiléire den bhranda. Tagraíonn eilimintí tacaíochta do na táirgí a dhíoltar sa siopa. Úsáideann na hábhair chlóite priontáil léasair dhigiteach, agus úsáideann málaí iompair, léinte agus earraí eile fabraice scagphriontáil chun dúigh mharthanacha a chinntiú.

The Recognition

About the Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award

Bhuaigh an dearadh NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award, aitheantas an-ghradamach a bhronntar ar dhearaí sármhaithe a mbíonn cruthaitheacht, aireagacht agus géarchúis mar shaintréithe acu. Is déantúsáin ghlic agus chruthaitheacha go suntasach iad buaiteoirí Cré-umha a dhearbhaíonn taithí fhairsing, samhlaíocht agus acmhainneacht a ndearthóirí. Táthar ag súil go mbeidh an dearadh NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda ina rud a bhfuil an-mheas air, a n-ardaítear agus a ghráitear, atá thar a bheith gairmiúil agus nuálach. Ionchorpraíonn an dearadh seo a bhuaigh Duais Cré-umha A' Design Award na cleachtais is fearr san ealaín, san eolaíocht, sa dearadh agus sa teicneolaíocht, agus tá sé sármhaith as a aird ar mhionsonraí. Sásaíonn an dearadh NYC Deal 99 Cent Store Aitheantas Branda riachtanais go hálainn, bainíonn sé le mianta, cuireann sé draíocht ar mhothúcháin agus tarraingíonn sé fiosracht.

Behind the Design

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

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.
Dimensions & Packaging: The identity system will be used on various sizes, materials, platforms, which will not have a specific dimension.
Tags: Branding, Graphic Design, Identity, Logo, Poster
Production 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.
Design 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.
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.
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.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2018 at the School of Visual Arts in New York City and was finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: 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.