Cidih 브랜드 아이덴티티 by Peng Wang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award 철상 in 그래픽, 일러스트레이션 및 시각 커뮤니케이션 디자인 Competition Category.

철그래픽· 2023

Cidih 브랜드 아이덴티티

by Peng Wang

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 그래픽 Category

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The Design

About Cidih 브랜드 아이덴티티

Cidih는 칭화대학교와 밀라노 공과대학교가 공동으로 설립한 이탈리아 밀라노 소재 교육·과학 연구 거점을 위해 디자인된 브랜드 아이덴티티이다. 알파벳 C와 D는 서로의 양각과 음각을 이루며 이론과 실천의 통합, 그리고 국제적 플랫폼의 포용성을 상징한다. 중앙의 반원은 떠오르는 태양을 연상시킨다. 알파벳 H는 허브(hub)를 의미하며, 그 음각 공간이 명칭의 실루엣을 담아낸다. 이 아이덴티티는 인쇄물, 디지털 사이니지, 웹사이트, 스크린, 재단 시트, 아크릴 등에 적용되었다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Cidih 브랜드 아이덴티티, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 철상 수상작으로, 잘 디자인된 창작물에 기대되는 전문적·산업적 요건을 충족하는 좋은 디자인에 수여되는 권위 있는 인정입니다. 철상 수상작은 창작자의 뛰어난 기술, 높은 전문성, 전문가다운 이해, 창의적 역량을 보여 줍니다. Cidih 브랜드 아이덴티티, 이 작품은 높이 평가받고 감탄과 사랑을 받는 창작물로서 실용적이고 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 철상 수상 디자인은 업계 모범 사례를 통합하며 노하우와 재능으로 연결된 유능한 기술적 특성을 갖추고 있습니다. Cidih 브랜드 아이덴티티, 이 작품은 철저함으로 존중받으며 삶의 질을 개선하여 세상을 더 나은 곳으로 만들도록 디자인되었습니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: CIDIH is an educational and scientific research base jointly built by Tsinghua University and Politecnico di Milano in Milan, Italy, on the afternoon of February 22, 2017, witnessed by Chinese President Xi Jinping and Italian President Sergio Mattarella. They needed a brand identity that was inclusive and international, so we designed the positive and negative shapes to reflect the founding purpose of CIDIH. They have used this brand identity throughout their space, website and products.
Dimensions & Packaging: This special positive and negative font design has been applied to all contents of the organization. It is also displayed in a variety of ways, from printed materials to digital signage, websites, screens, cut sheets and acrylic.
Tags: Brand Identity, Logo, VI
Production Technology: C and D are positive and negative to each other, symbolizing the harmonious unity of theory and practice, as well as the inclusiveness of cidih as an international platform. The semicircle in the middle symbolizes the rising sun and the ignition and transmission of the fire of design innovation. H symbolizes hub. The negative shape of H is the silhouette of cidih, which reflects the connection of international design innovation resources with cidih as the center.
Design Challenge: CIDIH is a comprehensive organization. The content of its brand concept is both broad and abstract. How to express these concepts in the design has become the biggest difficulty of this project. We solved this problem through the design of positive and negative letters.
Research: Through the research on the design of letter positive and negative shapes, I found a new design language, which turns the contingency of letter positive and negative shapes into necessity and rationalizes it. This method can help more brands to explain the brand concept, and even reduce the waste of ink in printers.
Inspiration: There are positive and negative shapes between different letters, and there is contingency. I have been wondering whether I can create a font that can express two letters through positive and negative shapes, and how to make this contingency more meaningful in the design. In general brand identity projects, complex design may affect the identifiability, but I want to know whether positive and negative shapes can be used to match the brand tone. These ideas became the inspiration of this design.
Project Duration: The project was started in November, 2020 and put into operation in May, 2021.
Operation Flow: A user who comes into contact with cidih for the first time cannot immediately understand the service purpose of the institution. He needs to have a good first impression. Through contact with the brand logo, the user can gradually penetrate the brand concept of the institution in his mind, so as to facilitate a more smooth understanding of the institution in the future.
Team Members: Peng Wang