Wu Xing Iphakethe by Siwei Lai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award in Ukudizayina Ukupakisha Competition Category.

IsilivaUkupakisha· 2022

Wu Xing Iphakethe

by Siwei Lai

Client: Huyu

Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award Winner in Ukupakisha Category

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The Design

About Wu Xing Iphakethe

Uchungechunge lomsebenzi iWu Xing lusebenzisa izilwane njengokuhumusha futhi luhlukanise njengezakhi ezinhlanu ngokuya ngezimpawu zazo. Phakathi kwazo, ukugcizelela umjikelezo wokusekela ngokubambisana ku-Wu Xing, abadizayini bengeze ukuphuma kwelanga nokushona kwelanga emfanekisweni ngamunye, okumele isiqalo nesiphetho sosuku. Ibhokisi lokudweba yisakhiwo esiyinhloko esithuthukisiwe, esikhombisa umuzwa wesikhwama esiqinile nesendabuko. Kusukela ebhokisini elingesimo sencwadi kuya ekuvulekeni kuya esakhiweni sephakethe esizimele sibe yisiqonga sokubonisa. Kulesi sakhiwo sephakethe esikhethekile, ikhadi ngalinye lingaboniswa ngokugcwele.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award

Wu Xing Iphakethe iwinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile ngokungajwayelekile okunikezwa imiklamo esezingeni eliphezulu, ebukekayo nethinta kakhulu. Abawinile beSiliva yimisebenzi egqamile kakhulu nedala kakhulu ebonisa ubungcweti obuphawulekayo, italente nobuhlakani babaklami babo. Wu Xing Iphakethe ilindeleke ukuba ibe ngumsebenzi omuhle wesibonelo, onobungcweti obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha ezijulile. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wesiliva we-A' Design Award uyinto entsha ebonakala kakhulu nethakazelisayo esiza futhi isunduza imingcele yobuciko, isayensi, ukuklama nobuchwepheshe. Wu Xing Iphakethe iyinto enomhawu omkhulu kuyo evusa izifiso, ilethe imizwa emihle futhi ivuse ukumangala nokuxakeka.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The painting box is the main structure development, showing a sense of hardcover and classic. From the book-shaped box to the unfolding to the packaging structure that independently becomes the display rack. In this special package structure, each card of this work “Wu Xing“ can be fully displayed.
Dimensions & Packaging: Outer box size: W18×L27×H4 cm; The size of the display stand after unfolding: W53×H22.5×D9 cm
Tags: Visual Identity, packaging structure, printed matter
Design Challenge: In order for the cards to be fully displayed at one time and to reduce the volume during packaging and transportation. We tested and adjusted many times to have been carried out on the display of the packaging and the folding structure.
Research: Our research included: 1. Communications with the client. 2. Defined the tone and manner of the brand 3. Structural packaging design, test, and revise the structure. 4. Visual design.
Inspiration: This work “Wu Xing“ presents a series of works that categorize these five elements according to their characteristics, and from my own perspective to use animals as a representative interpretation. Among them, in order to emphasize the cycle of gram and symbiosis in the five elements, I added the sunrise and the sunset in each illustration, representing the beginning and the end of the day.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2021 and finished in April 2021, in Taichung City, Taiwan.

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