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Gorgeous Frontier Highway City Promotion by Zhuang Li Is Granted the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

Zhuang Li honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Gorgeous Frontier Highway City Promotion by Zhuang Li, designed for China National Highway G331. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Gorgeous Frontier Highway City Promotion

Gorgeous Frontier Highway is a brand identity created for China National Highway G331. The highway runs along the northern border of China and forms a long frontier defense road in Heilongjiang province. The design elements are drawn from geomorphology, vegetation and the road itself. A semicircle represents the landform, a leaf represents the vegetation, and a line represents the highway. These elements are combined to join natural culture with modern graphic forms. The identity reflects the four seasons of the route and the lively local culture.

About Zhuang Li

Graduated from advertising College of Communication University of China D&AD, ADC member Creative Director, Institute of Visual Design and Education, Capital Normal University Beijing 2022 Official Design consultant team Beijing Design Society executive director unit Distinguished lecturer of Academy of Fine Arts, Tsinghua University, Central Academy of Fine Arts, Beijing Institute of Fashion Technology, Capital Normal University, Beijing Forestry University, Beijing Union University, Gengdan College, Beijing University of Technology So far, I have provided various design services of brand innovation or brand expansion for many global multinational enterprises active in the Chinese market.

Award Record

With this recognition, Zhuang Li is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award

The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Gorgeous Frontier Highway City Promotion
Function
City Promotion
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Dark Slate Gray, Chocolate, Dim Gray, Dark Olive Green and Gray
Images
5
Client
China National Highway G331

The Recognition

Laureate
Zhuang Li
Country
China
Recognition
A' Design Award
Edition
2021 - 2022
Design ID
#139017

Credits

Team
Lizhuang, Zuo Weitao and Liu Qiang

Design Details

Unique Properties
China National Highway G331, runs along the China northern border, which is a thousand-mile frontier defense road in Heilongjiang province, China. Just as the slogan says, “Incredible Nature, Amazing Heritage” which means animismperceives all things as animated and alive, experience the extraordinary four seasons on this gorgeous highway. The designer used it as starting point, made originalityatop priorityinthis new brand image for G331.
Inspiration
The designerextractedthedesign elementsfrom geomorphology, vegetation and highway. These essential elements are assembled withdifferentfunctions, the semicircle represents geomorphology, the leaf represents vegetation, and the line represents highway. Thenatural culture andmodern elementsare gathered tointegratethe newest conceptsofG331. Designer found creative ways to present this energetic&fashionable highway, shows its distinctiveandlivelyculture.

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