Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat by Unou Jikenn, Inc.

Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat by Unou Jikenn, Inc. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Periklanan, Pemasaran dan Komunikasi Competition Category.

PerungguPeriklanan· 2026

Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat

by Unou Jikenn, Inc.

Client: Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Periklanan Category

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The Design

About Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat

Kokorozashi Mirror adalah instalasi signage identitas korporat yang dibuat untuk Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Signage ini ditempatkan di lorong stasiun yang terhubung dengan kantor pusat perusahaan. Foto-foto karyawan dan suasana tempat kerja merepresentasikan sepuluh divisi bisnis. Pesan-pesan tulisan tangan yang dilapiskan pada gambar mengekspresikan aspirasi setiap divisi. Sebuah cermin berdiri di ujung lorong dan menampilkan tagline merek It all begins with Kokorozashi. Pengunjung melihat pantulan diri mereka sendiri bersama dengan pesan tersebut, yang mengundang refleksi personal.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Kokorozashi Mirror Signage Identitas Korporat memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This display visually expresses the roles and values of each business division, based on Mitsui & Co.'s brand tagline: It all begins with Kokorozashi. Unique to this display is the use of mirrors. The use of an innovative display mirror with the theme It all begins with Kokorozashi provides employees with a unique opportunity to reflect on their own aspirations in the context of their work. And it also shows other passersby that Mitsui & Co. is a company that values its people's aspirations.
Dimensions & Packaging: Mirror Signage: Width 1377 mm x Depth 3 mm x Height 1030 mm.
Business Unit Signage: Width 1377 mm x Depth 3 mm x Height 1030 mm.
Tags: OOH, Out of home, Advertising, CI, Corporate Identity, Signboard, Station sign, Mirror
Production Technology: This PR display can communicate a variety of messages reinforcing the overall theme of Kokorozashi. The layout is unified so the different messages are easy to read. By using handwriting, the concept is personalized and individualized.
Design Challenge: The greatest challenge was inspiring Mitsui & Co. employees to reflect on their own Kokorozashi. Conventional signage offers merely a passive viewing experience. However, by having viewers superimpose their reflections over the concept It all begins with Kokorozashi displayed on a mirror, we created a natural catalyst for them to question their own aspirations. This transformed a one way message into an interactive experience.
Research: To visualize the brand tagline Kokorozashi, we expressed the aspirations of Mitsui & Co.'s 10 business divisions through handwritten messages. The aim was to convey that the company values personal aspiration, and to communicate the diverse range of its businesses. We developed a spatial design featuring the brand tagline on mirrors and the aspirations of the business divisions, reconstructing the station passage into a narrative space for visitors to experience the corporate values.
Inspiration: As a global trading and investment company, Mitsui & Co. faces the challenge that its wide range of businesses makes it difficult for many people to understand what exactly it is and its people do. Images of employees and workplace scenes are overlaid with messages articulating the Kokorozashi of each business division, followed by the reflection of the person looking into the mirror and the message. It symbolizes the inner drive needed to turn aspirations into reality.
Project Duration: Published: August 28, 2025 to Present in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: The placement of the displays is arranged according to the natural flow of traffic to maximize impact. There are messages from 10 different employees one after the other. The brand tagline comes last in the mirror. This allows passersby to get a sense of each business division's aspirations. The mirror and its message make a connection to them personally, to their own lives. It all begins with Kokorozashi.
Team Members: Art Director: Daichi Takizawa
Graphic Designer: Daichi Takizawa
Photo Editor: Akira Sudo
Photographer: Fumio Doi
Photographer: Takumi Ota
Producer: Masayo Tachibana
Producer: Yuki Ito
Producer: Shiori Kusabe
Planner: Shota Takei
Planner: 502 Tanaka
Planner: Kurumi Kamata
Media Agency: Metro Ad Agency Co., Ltd.
Creative Director: Kashiwa Sato
Image Credits: Images 1 to 5: Photographer Takumi Ota.
Video Credits: Director, Cinematographer and Editor Yuki Nobue.