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Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek by Yi-Jen Tu

Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek by Yi-Jen Tu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Perak in Grafik Competition Category.


PerakGrafik· 2021

Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek

by Yi-Jen Tu

Client: Chiayi Forest District Office - Forestry Bureau

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek

Underforest: Select adolah identitas merek nan dibuek untuak produk-produk ekonomi bawah-rimbo di Taiwan. Logonyo tabantuak dari ampek sagitigo warna ijau rimbo nan malambangkan aksara Cino untuak kato rimbo sarato manyatokan ide iduik basamo-samo jo hutan. Ijau rimbo malambangkan sumber daya alam, sadangkan ameh matte malambangkan potensi ekonomi. Kemasannyo mamakai kertas simili untuak tekstur nan dakek jo kayu sarato disalasaikan jo cap foil paneh ameh matte. Integrasi imej sarato standar kemasan basamo mangurangi biaya bahan sarato manyokong para pananam rimbo tampatan.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek adolah pamenang A' Design Award Perak, sabuah pangakuan nan luar biaso bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan tingkaik tatinggi, elok jo mangesankan. Pamenang Perak adolah karya nan sangaik cemerlang jo sangaik kreatif nan mamparlihatkan kapakaran, bakaik jo katajaman pikiran parancangnyo. Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek dipaokan manjadi karya nan mangaguikan, contoh tauladan, sangaik profesional jo inovatif sacaro dalam. Rancangan nan manang Perak iko adolah panemuan nan nampak jo dikagumi nan mambari sumbangan untuak maluaskan batas seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi. Underforest: Select Primary Function: Identitas Merek adolah ciptaan nan dicamburui banyak urang, nan mambangkikkan karinduan, mambaok parasaan positif jo malahiakan karagumon jo kakaguman.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The project, in hand with the government, built the leading brand of "Underforest: Select" for the under-forest economy. Through image integration and packaging specification, designers reduce material costs without compromising quality, strengthen the brand identity and raise the values for their products.
Dimensions & Packaging
UNDERFOREST:SELECT GIFT BOX: 270mm x 80mm x 185mm
Tags
#Taiwan #ChiayiForestDistrictOfficeForestryBureau #UNDERFOREST:SELECT #BrandIdentity #UnderForestEconomy #CoexistwithForests #SocialImpact #Sustainableconsumptionawareness
Production Technology
The logo consists of four forest-green triangles, representing the Chinese Character "林 (Forest)." The logo conveys the idea of coexistence with the forests. The packaging uses simili paper to create the sense of touching the woods and is decorated with hot foil stamping in matte gold, which represents "the economic potential in the forests."
Design Challenge
The concept of "UNDERFOREST:SELECT" integrates three conditions:

A. Be eco-friendly and coexist with the forests
B. Revitalize the agricultural economy
C. Raise the green awareness among the consumers through the brand identity and visual design and change their consumption habits
Research
The government started promoting the "Under-forest Economy" because of the favorable climate conditions and the diversity of honey plants in the forest. After thinning, the woods were cut into logs with high carbohydrate content and high lignin. The foresters comply with the rule of not using any pesticides or chemicals in the process of planting. They develop natural and safe under-forest products such as "forest honey," "log-based mushrooms," and "Taiwan jewel orchid." Through "UNDERFOREST:SELECT," the foresters began to understand the idea of branding concept and marketing. The cooperation between the government, the foresters, and the brand "UNDERFOREST:SELECT" promotes the idea that productive economic activity and ecology can co-exist.
Inspiration
For decades, Taiwan's government forbade the logging of primeval forests and encouraged afforestation. However, it is difficult for forest owners to maintain their livelihood through forest management. Thus, in 2020, the Forestry Bureau launched the policy of "Under Forest Economy," with the coexistence of forest ecologies, to let foresters cultivate plants and livestock to increase their income. In 2020, we united with the government around the same goal and put out the brand "UNDERFOREST: SELECT," being of assistance to local foresters in South Taiwan.
Project Duration
The project started in Taichung, Taiwan in October 2020 and ended in Chiayi, Taiwan, in January 2021. The "UNDERFOREST:SELECT" brand launch event was held in Chiayi Chukou Nature Center on January 22, 2021.
Operation Flow
Our branding colors are forest-green and matte gold. Forest-green portrays the abundant natural resources in the woods, and the matte gold represents the economic potential of the under-forest economy. We shape the brand identity with layers of woods and the silhouettes of the under-forest economy's products as an epitome of the sustainable cycle of life between forest ecologies and economy.
Team Members
Creative Director: YI-JEN, TU
Project Manager: HSIANG-YI, HO
Design Guidance: MENG-HAN, LIU
Designer: YI-CHIN, CHUNG
Designer: CHIAO-WEI, YANG
Designer: YU-CHAN, LIN
Designer: HSUAN-YING, CHIANG
Designer: CHANG-YU-CHEN
Designer: CHING- YU, YEN
Space Designer: TZU-HAO, KUO

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