Bee 포스터 시리즈 by Sang Ryu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award 철상 in 그래픽, 일러스트레이션 및 시각 커뮤니케이션 디자인 Competition Category.

철그래픽· 2026

Bee 포스터 시리즈

by Sang Ryu

Client: UNMUTED: Designers for Humanity

A' Design Award 철상 Winner in 그래픽 Category

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The Design

About Bee 포스터 시리즈

Bee 시리즈는 벌을 생명 진화의 한 사례로 제시하며, 생태계를 유지하는 벌의 핵심적 특성을 부각시켜 보전의 필요성을 역설합니다. 세 부분으로 구성된 이 시리즈의 각 작품은 수분, 서식지 조성, 공동체적 안녕이라는 일벌의 주요 특성을 의인화하여 표현합니다. 이 시리즈는 통근자들에게 다가가 사려 깊은 참여를 유도하는 야외 전시를 목적으로 기획되었습니다. 궁극적으로 변화하는 세계를 재구상하며 생태계 안에서 인간이 지닌 상호의존성에 대한 성찰을 이끌어내고자 합니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 철상

Bee 포스터 시리즈, 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. Bee 포스터 시리즈, 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. Bee 포스터 시리즈, 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: The Bee? poster series was designed in response to the call for submissions for UNMUTED: Designers for Humanity, presented by Graphis, in the Climate and Environment category. The three-part series promotes bee conservation as a first step toward environmental stewardship. Bees were chosen as a topic because they are indicator species that are often overlooked despite their drastic decline due to environmental crises and their vital role in maintaining ecosystems.
Dimensions & Packaging: 609 x 914 mm
Tags: UNMUTED, Climate, Environment, Bee, Poster, Sang Ryu
Production Technology: Each poster features copy-driven and call-to-action lines that prompt reflection on the significance of bees as living beings. A series of graphic icons serves as visual cues, allowing viewers to infer the defining attributes of a worker bee: (a) labor through pollination, (b) artistry in habitat building, and (c) allegiance to collective well-being. In execution, Adobe Fonts was used for typographic refinement, while Adobe Firefly was used for image generation.
Design Challenge: How can design invite people to support human coexistence within ecosystems? How can design promote empathy for bee conservation to raise broader environmental awareness?
Research: The Bee? poster series presents bees as an example of the evolution of life, highlighting their defining attributes in sustaining ecosystems to advocate for conservation. Each poster in the three-part series personifies a worker bee's key traits through pollination, habitat building, and collective well-being. The series is intended for outdoor display to reach commuters in contexts that encourage thoughtful engagement. Ultimately, it aims to invite reflection on human interdependence within ecosystems in reimagining a changing world.
Inspiration: The design brief outlined the climate crisis and sustainability challenges as guiding themes for communicating change through poster or motion design. In response, the design objective aims to reinforce awareness of human coexistence within ecosystems, particularly with bees, as an actionable step toward supporting nature. The poster series presents bees as an example of the evolution of life, highlighting their commitment, craftsmanship, and dedication as lessons to learn from.
Project Duration: UNMUTED: Designers for Humanity closed for submissions in February 2026. The poster series was developed from December 2025 to January 2026.
Operation Flow: The posters are meant for display in high-traffic areas. Locations are scouted to include parks and gardens where bees are commonly found, as well as urban and transit areas where pollution and exhaust fumes are prevalent. The visual language helps communicate the message both playfully and quickly, designed to draw the attention of commuters in motion, whether wary or indifferent.