Gao He · CLIENT: Creative Design Studio of Anshan Normal University
Pattern is a gift wrapping paper design based on traditional Chinese motifs. Abstract graphics taken from flame, fish and bat forms are combined to shape the head of a dragon. The dragon motif is repeated with vertical and horizontal squares to form a continuous pattern. The paper is produced with four-color printing on high-density special paper. The design is also applied to product packaging, printed promotional materials and carton design. The intent is to join traditional Chinese aesthetics with modern design.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- The work selects Chinese traditional patterns and uses graphic language to form the head of the dragon. According to the isomorphic design of flame, fish, bat, etc. In the traditional pattern, the faucet structure is repeated and arranged together with the vertical and horizontal squares, and the abstract patterns are combined again to form a continuous wrapping paper pattern, which combines the traditional Chinese aesthetics with the modern design aesthetics.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Printing illustrations:800mm (H) x 800mm (W) (sheet size), Data size::1800mm (H) x 1800mm (W), 300dpi, cmyk.
- Tags
- Pattern, Paper, Gift, Packaging, Product, Graphic design
- Production Technology
- The gift paper adopts four-color printing technology and high-density special paper, which is widely used in product packaging and shading design of various types of paper.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty of project design lies in the extraction and application of traditional culture, so that gift paper products have their unique performance style and meet the aesthetic needs of contemporary young people. In addition, there are the unique style of paper gift brands, the creation of artistic effects, the effect of young people's aesthetic acceptance, and social feedback after sales.
- Project Duration
- The project starts in October 2022 and ends in December 2022 in Shenyang, China
- Operation Flow
- In order to highlight the characteristics of traditional aesthetics and modern design, gift wrapping paper is used for product packaging, printing promotional materials, and carton design respectively. People are in close contact with packaging to feel the artistic charm of traditional Chinese culture and the artistic aesthetics of modern design.
- Research
- The existing gift paper packaging on the market is rich and diverse, but the traditional culture design paper is not much, and the user's experience of traditional culture is not satisfied. Therefore, through the combination of traditional pattern extraction design and modern design and layout, the new visual design will be carried out, and the traditional Chinese culture will resonate with consumers through the graphic language, satisfy consumers' emotional experience of cultural culture, and improve brand uniqueness and popularity.
- Inspiration
- Through the visual design of gift paper patterns and the extension design of cultural and creative products, explore the visual novelty artistic expression form of gift paper, extract abstract graphics according to different traditional Chinese patterns, and form its unique order by repeated and continuous arrangement, use graphic language to express the application of traditional patterns in packaging paper, and attract the love of young consumers.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Illustrator Gao He, 2022.
Image #2 : Illustrator Gao He, 2022.
Image #3 : Illustrator Gao He, 2022.
Image #4 : Photographer Gao He, 2022.
Image #5 : Photographer Gao He, 2022.
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