Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam by Tian Liu and Jiayi Chen

Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam by Tian Liu and Jiayi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Duab Kos, Duab Piav thiab Kev Sib Txuas Lus Pom Competition Category.

ToojDuab Kos· 2021

Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam

by Tian Liu and Jiayi Chen

Client: Evil Design Studio

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Duab Kos Category

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The Design

About Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam

Dragon Alley yog ib qho kev tsim cim lag luam (brand identity design) tsim los rau ib lub tsev noj mov hot pot thiab ib chav tsev dej cawv tshuaj (tea room) nyob ze ib sab. Qhov cim no tsim los ntawm lub tswv yim ntawm ob yam sib txawv (dualism) uas muab los ntawm zaj dab neeg Suav (Chinese mythology). Lub cim ntawm lub tsev noj mov qhia txog kev tso plhuav los ntawm lub yeeb yaj kiab xob laim (crack of thunder motif), thaj chaw dub xiab li rau, thiab cov ntawv sau muaj zog. Lub cim ntawm chav tsev dej cawv tshuaj qhia txog kev tswj los ntawm lub yeeb yaj kiab tawg tawm hauv cov huab (burst through clouds motif), xim ntawv nyias raws li ntuj tsim, thiab tus qauv me ntsis mos. Cov xim kub uas hloov mus li maj mam (gradual gold accents) txuas ob qho cim no ua ke. Cov chaw siv tau muaj xws li npav ua lag luam, ntawv qhia mov, kos duab tshaj tawm, thiab pob thiab khoom siv rau saum rooj noj mov.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Dragon Alley Kev Tsim Cim Lag Luam ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Based on the brand attributes of the spirit of dualism and Chinese mythology, we use it in the entire brand design process. In terms of font identification, it conveys such feelings at intercross and interlard to each other mutually. In terms of design elements, the main elements are "Crack of Thunder"in Dragon Alley and "Burst Through Clouds" in Dragon Alley Inner, the former is vigorous, while the latter is gentle. In terms of color, ink color is used as the main background color in Dragon Alley, while natural paper color as the main background color in Dragon Alley Inner, with gradual change of gold as the element.
Dimensions & Packaging: Business card:99mm*50mm,
Bag:293mm*136mm,
Folder:480mm*310mm,
Menu:136mm*293mm,
Menu cover:250mm*140mm,
Poster:A2,
Dinner plate:diameter: 200mm,
Self-heating hot pot: 35mm*30mm*25mm,
Tea Caddy:105mm*105mm*150mm,
Oil tank:diameter 40mm*50mm,
Scarf:300mm*300mm
Tags: VIS, Branding, Visual Communication, Type Design, Graphic Design, Chinese mythology, Dragon, Hot pot, Tea
Production Technology: In terms of design, the software we mainly use are Adobe Illustrator, Photoshop, After Effect and Cinema 4D.

Further more, in the later material production, it uses stamping technology, gravure printing technology, spot color printing and so on, in order to present the brand vision perfectly. In addition, there needs to be special requirements for its printing materials.
Design Challenge: During the project. We have studied the various historical periods of China from ancient times to modern times. How to convert Chinese mythological information into usable font design, Graphic design and pattern design are the most important issues.

At the same time, how to balance the contradictory and fusion relationship between Dragon Alley and Dragon Alley Inner is also our main task.
Finally, how to integrate the concept of dragon throughout the brand design is also a problem we need to solve.
Research: First of all, for a new brand, we need to let it have a complete brand story and a deep brand spirit. For business purposes, we need to make consumers recognize the brand, and based on brand value, we need our designers to create meaningful brand content. We have created a complete mythological worldview for Dragon Alley and Dragon Alley Inner, so that the brand has complete story content and visual symbols from beginning to end.

Relying on this complete set of brand visual system and story system, the brand can have a unified way of communication in terms of visual perception, operation and marketing.
Inspiration: We received the project that needed to make the brand design of Dragon Alley Hot Pot and Dragon Alley Inner Tea Room for our client. Dragon Alley has main feature of lively hot pot restaurant, and on the contrary, Dragon Alley Inner corresponds to people's leisure tea time after meals. Chinese living alleys have two special attributes of street life. Based on the spatial differences between the two, the project design seeks to create a sense of contradiction and integration of balance, namely dualism. Emotionally, Dragon Alley represents release, while Dragon Alley Inner immersed in restraint.
Project Duration: The project began in 2019 in Milan, the overall visual design at the end of May 2020, and the project eventually landed in Chengdu China.
Operation Flow: The project aims to make a different experience in the Dragon Alley Restaurant by unique brand visual design.
Team Members: Designer: Tian Liu, Jiayi Chen, Aowen Zhou, Fan Xiao
Image Credits: Image#1: Designer Jiayi Chen, 2019,
Image#2: Designer Liu Tian, 2019.