Jie Yi Couture 品牌形象设计 by Yiwen Tu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 平面、插画与视觉传达设计 Competition Category.

铁平面· 2021

Jie Yi Couture 品牌形象设计

by Yiwen Tu

Client: Jie Yi Couture Studio

A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Jie Yi Couture 品牌形象设计

解一高级定制是为上海一家高级定制工作室打造的品牌形象。汉字"解"寓意解构与化解,"一"则代表唯一、统一与始终如一。标志以中文字体为基础构建,字形的部分笔画被人台与剪刀的图形符号所替代。制版草图构成主要视觉元素,其线条、弧线与标注共同形成细致丰富的图案肌理。该形象系统应用于多种尺寸的包装之上,整体设计传达出精湛的手工技艺与半定制裁剪服务的品牌理念。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 铁奖

Jie Yi Couture 品牌形象设计是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Jie Yi Couture 品牌形象设计将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Jie Yi Couture 品牌形象设计因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Jie Yi Couture is a start-up company in Shanghai. While the character ‘Jie’ means to solve and to deconstruct in Chinese, ‘Yi’ means one which is also referred to as unity and consistency.
Jie Yi is faced with fierce competition in Shanghai. What helps Jie Yi stand out from its competitors will be its strategy of providing semi-custom design service and its spirit of inheriting Chinese traditional skills. Therefore, the branding aims to convey a sense of craftsmanship and entry-lux
Dimensions & Packaging: The packaging shown is offered in a variety of sizes and iterations based on the product.
Tags: Branding and Marketing, Research, Visual Identity System, Pattern-making, Tailoring, Traditional Skills inheritance
Production Technology: Graphic Design, Brand Identity, packaging design, Brand Research and Strategy, Chinese Typography, Pattern-making
Design Challenge: The business is located in Shanghai and targeting people from the casual-business market aging from 25-50. Jie Yi was facing fierce competition when it launched its first line. To stand out from the numerous competitors, Jie Yi built its strategy of creating an entry-lux experience and providing semi-customization service. This strategy helped the brand appeal to a younger group of customers who were looking for more affordable, high-quality products.
Research: To learn the brand's products and business operation, the designer Yiwen Tu took many field trips to the studio and studied pattern-making and draping that were part of the production process. In the process, Yiwen discovered the beauty of the pattern-making sketch and turned it into the primary visual element. Yiwen also worked closely with the clients on brand & market research and design decision making. The immersive research experience, along with the cooperation, helped the designer set the brand strategy and visual tone in an efficient manner.
Inspiration: Jie Yi's studio reveals the brand personality and provides inspiration for the design. There lies the esthetic in the arrangement of the space and the relationship between the lines in the pattern-making drawings. Yiwen was inspired to turn the sketch of pattern-making into the primary elements of the visual system as the sketch is a symbol of craftsmanship, ingenuity, and unique.
Project Duration: The project started in August 2018 in Shanghai and finished in January 2020 in New York.
Operation Flow: Based on the research and what was learned from the communication with the client, the designer decided to use Chinese typography to create the logo. The designer Yiwen replaced part of radicals with symbols of mannequin and scissors. People can easily recognize the brand's name and learn about the company's business from the logo.
As each pattern-making sketch is explicitly designed for the client, it becomes a symbol of unique, precision, and fine craftsmanship. The lines, curves, and notes form a pattern that is beautiful and elaborate. Therefore, it is integrated into the visual system as the primary element.
Team Members: Independent
Image Credits: Yiwen Tu, 2020