Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo by Mengyi Xie

Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo by Mengyi Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze in Igishushanyo cy'Amashusho Competition Category.

BuronzeAmashusho· 2022

Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo

by Mengyi Xie

Client: School of Communication, East China Normal University

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze Winner in Amashusho Category

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The Design

About Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo

Inkuru z'Itumanaho ni igishushanyo cy'ikirango cyakozwe mu rwego rwo kwizihiza isabukuru y'imyaka cumi n'itanu y'ishuri ry'itumanaho muri kaminuza. Ikirango nyamukuru ni igishushanyo cy'imiterere y'imibare gishingiye ku mubare 15. Uhereye ku kirango nyamukuru, hakozwe umuryango w'ibirango 100 bito bikomoka kuri cyo. Buri kirango gito kigaragaza inkuru imwe, ivumburwa cyangwa igikorwa runaka mu mateka y'itumanaho, uhereye ku migozi yaboheshejwe mu bihe bya kera, kugeza ku kinyamakuru cya mbere n'urubuga mpuzamahanga rw'ikoranabuhanga (world wide web). Bishyizwe mu murongo w'amateka, ibirango bito byakoreshejwe ku mabaruwa y'ubutumire, amapamfleti, ibyapa, ibikoresho byerekanwa mu birori ndetse n'impano zisigasira ibuka.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze

Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cya Buronze, ishimwe ry'agaciro gakomeye ritangwa ku bishushanyo by'indashyikirwa birangwa no guhanga, ubwenge n'ubushishozi. Abegukanye Buronze ni ibihangano bifite ubuhanga bwinshi kandi bihanga cyane, bishimangira uburambe, ubwenge n'ubushobozi bw'ababihanze. Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo biteganyijwe ko izaba ikintu cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifite ubunyamwuga n'udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye Buronze gikoresha uburyo bwiza mu buhanzi, ubumenyi, ubushushanyo n'ikoranabuhanga kandi kirarenze mu gutaha ku tuntu duto. Stories of Communication Igishushanyo cy'Ikirango cy'Ubuzima bw'Ikigo ishimisha ibyo dukeneye, ikora ku byifuzo byacu, itwara amarangamutima yacu kandi ikurura amatsiko yacu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The main logo of project is a geometrical graphic with the numeral 15, based on which a family of 100 sub-logos was created. Each sub-logo conveys a story, crucial invention or initiative of mankind. In chronological order, this logo family represents the history of communication technology. For the 15th anniversary of the School of Communication, ECNU, the whole set of design is in tribute to not only the discipline, the practice, and the development of communication, but also the human wisdom.
Dimensions & Packaging: There were all kinds of size for the physical application products in this project.
Tags: Branding, Visual Identity, Logo, Logo families, Poster, University Anniversary, Communication
Production Technology: The projects has been mainly made by Adobe's softwares, Photoshop, Illustrator, After Effects etc.
Design Challenge: Actually, one of the biggest challenge in this project was how to choose the stories appropriately from the history. Which stories are much more important in communication history? The design team spent much time to search the material from the books, articles and internet, and consulted with teachers and specialists in mass media study.
Research: The design team consulted and combed a large number of historical materials from the books, articles and internet. They talked with teachers and specialists in mass media study. Then designer of the project selected 100 important stories in the communication history. Behind every story there was a crucial invention or initiative of mankind.
Inspiration: The inspiration of the project was from stories in the history of Communication, from Quipu- Knotted strings for information collection in prehistoric civilization to the first newspaper in the 17th century, and until the www (world wide web). The idea of design was to fuse these stories into visual identity system for the 15th anniversary of the School of Communication, memorizing the contribution of communication discipline and building up the brand image of school.
Project Duration: The project was in Shanghai.
Operation Flow: Main logo, sub-logos, typeface, brand colors and other identity graphic of the project were used into the propaganda of anniversary, like series posters, invitations, pamphlets, flyers on campus and communication images on line. The team of the project also designed background screen and display wall with logo families on activity venue. And post cards, canvas bags and bottled beverage with the sub-logo graphics and stories were given to alumnus and staff as souvenirs.
Team Members: Mengyi Xie