Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa by Tian Liu and Jiayi Chen

Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa by Tian Liu and Jiayi Chen is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz in Nhazi Eserese, Ịse Ihe na Nkwurịta Anya Competition Category.

BronzEserese· 2021

Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa

by Tian Liu and Jiayi Chen

Client: Evil Design Studio

Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz Winner in Eserese Category

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The Design

About Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa

Dragon Alley bụ mmebe njirimara ụlọ ahịa e mebere maka ụlọ oriri hot pot na ụlọ tii dabere ya. Njirimara a dabere n'echiche nke abụọ (dualism) sitere na akụkọ ifo ndị China. Njirimara ụlọ oriri ahụ na-egosipụta ntọhapụ site na ihe oyiyi egbe eluigwe, ndabere ntụ oji dịka agba azụ, na mkpụrụedemede dị ike. Njirimara ụlọ tii ahụ na-egosipụta njide onwe site na ihe oyiyi ihe si n'igwe ojii pụta, agba akwụkwọ sitere n'okike, na mkpụrụedemede dị nro karị. Ntụpọ ọla edo na-agbatị nke nta nke nta na-ejikọta njirimara abụọ a ọnụ. Ngwa ọrụ ya gụnyere kaadị azụmahịa, akwụkwọ nri, posta, mkpakọ ngwaahịa, na ngwá oriri.

The Recognition

About the Ihe Nrite A' Design Award nke Bronz

Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz, nnabata dị oke ugwu e nyere design ndị pụtara ìhè nke a ma ama maka nzụlite ihe, ọgụgụ isi na nghọta. Ndị meriri na Bronz bụ ihe e mere nke ndị nwere nka nke ukwuu ma dị mma n'imepụta nke na-egosi ahụmahụ buru ibu, echiche na ọgụgụ isi nke ndị designer ha. A na-atụ anya na Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa ga-abụ ihe a na-asọpụrụ nke ukwuu, a na-eto na a hụrụ n'anya, nke dị oke ọrụ ma dị ọhụrụ. Design a meriri A' Design Award nke Bronz na-agụnye ụzọ kacha mma n'ime nka, sayensị, design na teknụzụ, ma dị mma nke ukwuu maka nlebara anya ya n'obere ihe. Dragon Alley Mmebe Njirimara Ụlọ Ahịa na-emezu mkpa nke ọma, na-emetụ ọchịchọ aka, na-adọrọ mmetụta obi ma na-adọta ọchịchọ ịmara.

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.