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Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat by Unou Jikenn, Inc.

Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat by Unou Jikenn, Inc. is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Pengiklanan, Pemasaran dan Komunikasi Competition Category.


GangsaPengiklanan· 2026

Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat

by Unou Jikenn, Inc.

Client: Mitsui & Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Pengiklanan Category

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The Design

About Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat

Kokorozashi Mirror ialah pemasangan papan tanda identiti korporat yang dicipta untuk Mitsui & Co., Ltd. Papan tanda ini diletakkan di laluan stesen yang menghubungkan ke ibu pejabat syarikat. Gambar-gambar pekerja dan suasana tempat kerja mewakili sepuluh bahagian perniagaan. Mesej tulisan tangan yang ditindankan pada imej-imej tersebut meluahkan aspirasi setiap bahagian. Sebuah cermin berdiri di penghujung laluan dan memaparkan tagline jenama It all begins with Kokorozashi. Pengunjung melihat pantulan diri mereka sendiri bersama-sama mesej tersebut, yang mengajak kepada renungan peribadi.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Kokorozashi Mirror Papan Tanda Identiti Korporat memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This display visually expresses the roles and values of each business division, based on Mitsui & Co.'s brand tagline: It all begins with Kokorozashi. Unique to this display is the use of mirrors. The use of an innovative display mirror with the theme It all begins with Kokorozashi provides employees with a unique opportunity to reflect on their own aspirations in the context of their work. And it also shows other passersby that Mitsui & Co. is a company that values its people's aspirations.
Dimensions & Packaging
Mirror Signage: Width 1377 mm x Depth 3 mm x Height 1030 mm.
Business Unit Signage: Width 1377 mm x Depth 3 mm x Height 1030 mm.
Tags
OOH, Out of home, Advertising, CI, Corporate Identity, Signboard, Station sign, Mirror
Production Technology
This PR display can communicate a variety of messages reinforcing the overall theme of Kokorozashi. The layout is unified so the different messages are easy to read. By using handwriting, the concept is personalized and individualized.
Design Challenge
The greatest challenge was inspiring Mitsui & Co. employees to reflect on their own Kokorozashi. Conventional signage offers merely a passive viewing experience. However, by having viewers superimpose their reflections over the concept It all begins with Kokorozashi displayed on a mirror, we created a natural catalyst for them to question their own aspirations. This transformed a one way message into an interactive experience.
Research
To visualize the brand tagline Kokorozashi, we expressed the aspirations of Mitsui & Co.'s 10 business divisions through handwritten messages. The aim was to convey that the company values personal aspiration, and to communicate the diverse range of its businesses. We developed a spatial design featuring the brand tagline on mirrors and the aspirations of the business divisions, reconstructing the station passage into a narrative space for visitors to experience the corporate values.
Inspiration
As a global trading and investment company, Mitsui & Co. faces the challenge that its wide range of businesses makes it difficult for many people to understand what exactly it is and its people do. Images of employees and workplace scenes are overlaid with messages articulating the Kokorozashi of each business division, followed by the reflection of the person looking into the mirror and the message. It symbolizes the inner drive needed to turn aspirations into reality.
Project Duration
Published: August 28, 2025 to Present in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow
The placement of the displays is arranged according to the natural flow of traffic to maximize impact. There are messages from 10 different employees one after the other. The brand tagline comes last in the mirror. This allows passersby to get a sense of each business division's aspirations. The mirror and its message make a connection to them personally, to their own lives. It all begins with Kokorozashi.
Team Members
Art Director: Daichi Takizawa
Graphic Designer: Daichi Takizawa
Photo Editor: Akira Sudo
Photographer: Fumio Doi
Photographer: Takumi Ota
Producer: Masayo Tachibana
Producer: Yuki Ito
Producer: Shiori Kusabe
Planner: Shota Takei
Planner: 502 Tanaka
Planner: Kurumi Kamata
Media Agency: Metro Ad Agency Co., Ltd.
Creative Director: Kashiwa Sato
Image Credits
Images 1 to 5: Photographer Takumi Ota.
Video Credits: Director, Cinematographer and Editor Yuki Nobue.

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