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Sejong Center Rebranding Identity Renewal by Won Rak Wins the Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Won Rak acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Sejong Center Rebranding Identity Renewal by Won Rak, designed for Sejong Center, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Silver A' Design Award
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Sejong Center Rebranding Identity Renewal
Sejong Center Rebranding is a visual identity design for the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts, a public institution opened in Seoul in 1978. The identity moves away from the usual logo style of Korean public institutions. Hangul, the Korean writing system, serves as the symbol itself, and the letterforms are combined with musical notation drawn from the six pillars of the building. Custom typefaces, stage staff clothing and a printed book extend the identity beyond the logo. The design joins old and recent forms in one system.
Award Record
Won Rak is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/146646
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/146646
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!146646
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/336645
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://sejongpac.or.kr
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sejong Center Rebranding Identity Renewal
- Function
- Identity Renewal
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Gold, Dark Gray, Dim Gray, Lavender and Sienna
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Sejong Center
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Won Rak
- Country
- Republic of Korea
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #146646
Credits
- Team
- ShinShin (Haeok Shin, Donghyeok Shin), Type Tailor (Heejae Yang, Sooyoung Jang), Junguk Byun, Etoffe (Nayoung Lee), Jeongeun Hwang, Halominium (Yumi Lee), Studio Dosi (Shinyoung Park, Kyuho Shim), Kyunga Moon, Seokkyung Kim, Rak Won, Yujin Bae, Jaeeun Kwon, Byunghun Choi, Hyejin Jee and Youngji Kang and others
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Sejong Center for the Performing Arts is an old public institution that opened in Seoul in 1978. What is special about this identity design is that it tried to break away from the existing logo design of Korean public institutions. These attempts are a new combination of old and recent, and Hangul itself serves as a symbol. In particular, the use of Hangul as a logo is a boldness that is rarely seen in Korea, and it is appealing to the younger generation as a new retro.
- Inspiration
- Sejong Center combines Sejong, Culture, and Center in Korean. Sejong means sky, culture means people, and brown means land. This was applied to the design based on the philosophical logic of King Sejong, which was used to create Hangul. This is because it already used the name Sejong to honor King Sejong. In addition, it was combined with music scores around six pillars of the building to become a logo that can be played for a short time.
- Research
- Beyond simple logo redesign, various branding works have been carried out. First, customized typefaces were produced for future use, and costumes that overcame the difficulties of stage officials were also produced. In addition, a fairy tale book containing the stories of workers working silently behind the theater was created to organize contents other than the performance. It is meaningful to try various design forms with various senses of the image of this public institution.
- Challenge
- At least in Korea, it is no exaggeration to say that the market for public institutions throughout the design industry, such as graphics and branding design, is the tomb of designers. In particular, designing logos using Hangul does not give a sophisticated impression to the Korean public. However, the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts set a precedent for achieving sufficient artistic and exemplary results through improvement of business procedures and dedication of the person in charge.
- Realization and Technology
- The existing branding methodology for public institutions is divided into two in South Korea. First, a combination of symbols and readable but accessible words. Second, it is a way to use English only. Both were avoided and experimented with constantly to utilize the system and structure of Hangul. A very efficient branding template was created by expanding the form of consonants completed by combining Korean typography, and the guide's rules are apparent.
- Operation and Interaction
- This design is not only a good example of the branding of Korean public institutions, but also enough to promote the uniqueness of Korean concert halls to the world. Unlike private companies, existing public institutions must be passive in branding because they must be easily accessible to the general public. However, if a new branding design is presented to the public first as an institution that provides culture and arts, it can be expected to improve the cultural level of society as a whole.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2021 and finished in August 2021, and was released in February 2022 at the Sejong Center for the Performing Arts in Gwanghwamun, Seoul, South Korea.
- Keywords
- K-design, Sejong center, Rebranding, identity design, ShinShin, Type tailor, Hangul, Theatre Design, Korea logotype, Typography
