Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe by Chika Kakazu

Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe by Chika Kakazu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award in Igrafikhi Competition Category.

InsimbiIgrafikhi· 2022

Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe

by Chika Kakazu

Client: Chika Kakazu

Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award Winner in Igrafikhi Category

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The Design

About Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe

Njengesevisi ethokomele yabagijimi bemarathon, izithonjana zangempela zaklanywa futhi zanikezwa njengamalebula okudlulisa ukushisa ukuze kwakhiwe uhlobo oluthile lwesikibha esenziwe ngokwezifiso ekhefi e-Tokyo. Ukwenza kube yisipho esikhumbulekayo kubagijimi abavela emhlabeni wonke, izithonjana ziye zaboniswa e-Japan nezindikimba zemarathon njenge-Mt. Fuji, imephu yase-Japan, i-origami, izicathulo zokugijima, nabagijimi bemarathon.

The Recognition

About the Umklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award

Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe iwinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award, ukwaziswa okuhloniphekile okunikezwa imiklamo emihle ehlangabezana nezidingo zobungcweti nezemboni ezilindelekile ezimpahleni ezihlelwe kahle. Abawinile beNsimbi babonisa ikhono elikhulu, ubungcweti obuphezulu, ukuqonda kochwepheshe namandla okudala abadali babo. Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe ilindeleke ukuba ibe yinto exatshwa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo esebenzayo nenezinto ezintsha. Lo mklamo owinile uMklomelo Wensimbi we-A' Design Award uhlanganisa izindlela ezinhle kakhulu zemboni futhi unezimfanelo zobuchwepheshe ezifanelekile ezihlanganiswe nolwazi nethalente. Marathon T-Shirt Ubuciko Bezithombe iyahlonishwa ngenxa yokucophelela kwayo futhi ihlelelwe ukulethela izinguquko zomgangatho wempilo ezisiza ukwenza umhlaba ube yindawo engcono.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: To design original icons & create one of a kind T-shirt for the marathon runners as a complimentary gift service at a cafe in Tokyo, Japan. (all of the marathon attendees get T-shirts and they can apply the target/or finish time and icons of their favorite selections to their T-shirts.) The purpose of this T-shirt customization event is to create a special reward for marathon runners, and to increase the awareness of the cafe.
Dimensions & Packaging: Each icon size is approximately around 30-40mm width/height.
Tags: Icons, Design, T-shirt Design, Graphic Design
Production Technology: The designs were made in Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop. All of the icons are created as a shimmer/metallic heat transfer labels so that we could apply these heat transfer labels to the T-shirt at the event.
Design Challenge: Many Japanese brands are creating lots of Japan-theme designs to attract global tourists, so it was very challenging not to be the same designs/styles that have been released already.
Research: First, I researched the keyword of Tokyo and Marathon, then came up with 3 different concept ideas (Mini Lifestyle, Minimal Japan, and Pixel Japan).
Inspiration: I tried to keep consistent with the concept of marathon, runner, and Tokyo in this minimal icons. All of the icons had to relate to these 3 concepts.
Project Duration: Proposal submitted in Feb 13th, 2019, and executed the event in Feb 28 - March 4th, 2019 in Tokyo, Japan.
Operation Flow: Marathon runners were not only coming from Japan, but also worldwide. To be able to make the design attractive for global marathon runners, I focused on the the design as simple yet intelligible as possible.
Team Members: Designer: Chika Kakazu
Designer: Krisakorn Tantitemit