Bee Te Raupapa Panui by Sang Ryu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Rino in Hoahoa Whakairoiro, Whakaahua Ringa me te Whakawhitiwhiti Ataata Competition Category.

RinoWhakairoiro· 2026

Bee Te Raupapa Panui

by Sang Ryu

Client: UNMUTED: Designers for Humanity

A' Design Award Rino Winner in Whakairoiro Category

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The Design

About Bee Te Raupapa Panui

Ka whakaatu te raupapa Pī i te pī hei tauira mō te kunenga mai o te ora, e whakanui ana i ō rātou āhuatanga matua ki te whakapumau i ngā pūnaha hauropi hei kaikōkiri mō te tiaki taiao. Ka whakatinana ia wāhanga o te raupapa toru-wāhanga i ngā āhuatanga matua o te pī kaimahi mā te whakapōhehe, te hanga kāinga, me te oranga tahi. Ko te whāinga o te raupapa he whakaatu ki waho kia eke ai ki ngā kaihaere haere i roto i ngā horopaki e whakatenatena ana i te whai wāhi whakaaro nui. Hei whakakapinga, ko tāna he pōwhiri kia whakaaroaro ki te whakawhirinaki tahi o te tangata i roto i ngā pūnaha hauropi i te whakaaro anō ki tētahi ao hurihuri.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Rino

Ko Bee Te Raupapa Panui te toa o te A' Design Award Rino, he whakaaetanga whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa pai e whakatutuki ana i ngā hiahia ngaio me te ahumahi e tūmanakohia ana mai i ngā mahi kua hoahoatia pai. Ko ngā toa Rino e whakaatu ana i te pukenga nui, te tohungatanga teitei, te māramatanga mātanga me te kaha auaha o ō rātou kaihanga. E tūmanakohia ana ko Bee Te Raupapa Panui he mahi whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he whaihua, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Rino e whakakotahi ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa o te ahumahi, ā, he āhuatanga hangarau pūkenga tōna e hono ana ki te mōhio me te pūmanawa. E whakahonoretia ana a Bee Te Raupapa Panui mō tōna tōtika, ā, i hoahoatia hei whakapai ake i te kounga o te oranga me te āwhina i te ao kia pai ake.

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.