Alabear Pahu Makana by Mao Ming is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Keleawe in Hoʻolālā ʻUhi Competition Category.

KeleaweʻUhi· 2022

Alabear Pahu Makana

by Mao Ming

A' Design Award Keleawe Winner in ʻUhi Category

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The Design

About Alabear Pahu Makana

He pahu makana ʻo Alabear i hoʻolālāʻia no ka Makahiki Hou Kina o ka Makahiki Pipi. Mai ka ʻōlelo ʻōiwi ʻo Ningbo mai ka inoa, kahi i ʻano like ai ʻo ala me "ko mākou," no laila, ʻo ke ʻano o Alabear he "ko mākou bea liʻiliʻi." ʻO kekahi kiʻi hōʻailona bea ke kumu nui o ka hoʻolālā, hui pū ʻia me nā kiʻi o ka pipi a me ke Akua Waiwai. He 30 sentimika ka lōʻihi, 30 sentimika ka laulā, a he 22 sentimika ke kiʻekiʻe o ka pahu, a loko o ia pahu e waiho ʻia ai nā ʻeke ʻulaʻula, nā paukū haʻiʻōlelo o ka pūnāwai, a me kekahi kālā hoʻomanaʻo. Hana ʻia ka pahu me ka pepa kūikawā, paʻi ʻia me ke ʻano CMYK a me kahi kala ʻulaʻula kūikawā, a hoʻopau ʻia me ke kaila kala keleawe a me ke kaha kiʻi hoʻopunipuni.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Keleawe

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Alabear Pahu Makana i ka A' Design Award Keleawe, he ʻike hoʻohanohano nui loa i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā kūʻokoʻa i ʻike ʻia ma o ka hana noʻeau, ka akamai a me ka makakoho. He mau hana mākaukau a hana noʻeau kupaianaha nā lanakila Keleawe e hōʻoia ana i ka ʻike nui, ka noʻonoʻo a me ka maʻalea o kā lākou poʻe hoʻolālā. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Alabear Pahu Makana he mea i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia, he ʻoihana a hou loa. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Keleawe e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka hana noʻeau, ka ʻepekema, ka hoʻolālā a me ka ʻenehana, a maikaʻi no kona nānā ʻana i nā kikoʻī. Hoʻokō maikaʻi ka hoʻolālā Alabear Pahu Makana i nā pono, hoʻopā i ka makemake, hoʻohiwahiwa i nā manaʻo a huki i ka makemake e ʻike.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The project is a gift box designed for the Spring Festival of the Year of the Ox. The project uses the bear mascot as the main design element, combined with the image of the ox (in China, the year of the ox corresponds to 2021) and the image of the God of Wealth, designed red envelopes, spring couplets and other gifts for Chinese New Year. The content of this gift box is required for Chinese New Year. The project was welcomed by the local people and played a role in tourism promotion.
Dimensions & Packaging: Size: 30cmx30cmx22cm
Tags: Zodiac Ox, Little Bear, God of Wealth, Chinese New Year, Spring Festival Couplets, Gift Box
Production Technology: Printing color: CMKYK+ spot color (red)
Process: bronzing, bulging.
Material: special paper
Design Challenge: In the project, the combination of the bear mascot and the Spring Festival elements is the focus.
Research: The project designed a gift box suitable for Chinese New Year by studying the elements of the Chinese New Year, the Year of the Ox, the God of Wealth, and the Spring Festival couplets, combined with the shape of the bear mascot.
Inspiration: Alabear's name comes from the Ningbo dialect "ala" means "our". Alabear means "our little bear". In China, the year of the ox corresponds to 2021. The god of wealth is a popular god. In the New Year, children will receive red envelopes and Spring Festival couplets will be posted on the door of the house. The project is based on the bear mascot as the main design element, combined with the image of the cow and the god of wealth to design a gift for the Chinese New Year.
Project Duration: The project started in November 2020 and will be completed in January 2021. It will be put on the market in February 2021.
Operation Flow: The New Year gift box is used to present New Year gifts. The items include packaging design, red envelope design, spring couplet design and commemorative coin design.
Team Members: Mao Ming
Yao Dabin
Yang Miao