Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽 by Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽 by Hong Kong Trade Development Council is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 鐵獎 in 活動設計 Competition Category.

鐵活動· 2021

Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽

by Hong Kong Trade Development Council

Client: Hong Kong Trade Development Council

A' Design Award 鐵獎 Winner in 活動 Category

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The Design

About Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽

Chic HK 2020是一個喺中國廣州舉行嘅生活時尚貿易展覽活動。呢個活動幫助咗80間香港公司喺華南市場建立品牌知名度,並測試消費者反應。視覺概念將繁體字同簡體字混合運用,為活動標題設計出一套全新嘅字體排版。設計團隊仲加入咗三種主色,用嚟標示唔同嘅生活時尚範疇。展覽場地涵蓋9000平方米,分佈喺兩層樓,為期四日。玻璃幕牆上嘅大型圖案同3D歡迎背景牆,一齊迎接參觀者嘅到來。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鐵獎

Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽是 A' Design Award 鐵獎得主，這是授予滿足人們對設計精良的創作所期待的專業與工業要求的優良設計的聲望認可。鐵獎得主展現出其創作者的高超技藝、高度專業化、專家級的理解力和創造能力。預計Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽將成為一件備受推崇、令人欽佩且被珍愛的創作，既實用又創新。這件贏得 A' Design Award 鐵獎的設計整合了行業最佳實踐，並擁有與專業知識和才華相結合的稱職技術特性。Chic HK 2020 生活時尚貿易展覽因其嚴謹而受到尊重，旨在提供有助於讓世界變得更美好的生活品質改善。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Chic HK event aided 80 Hong Kong companies to develop brand awareness and test local consumers response in the South China market of Guangzhou. The organizer required a design to highlight Hong Kong as one of the Asia most vibrant and unique lifestyle hub. Making use of 3 primary colours and intermixing traditional and simplified Chinese characters, a new visual concept was created for this inaugural promotional event.
Dimensions & Packaging: The exhibition area over 2 floors was 9000sqm. Outside the venue, a 27m high x 17m wide graphic sticker of the event title was placed on the glazed facade. Inside the concourse is a 3D welcome backdrop at 12m wide x 4.5m high. The exhibition hall features a 40m long spans of LED display units at the main entry aisle with 5m high booths constructed with metal frames, then spray painted finish or cladded with wooden slats. All lights were LED and flooring were carpeted mixed with floor stickers.
Tags: Trade, Hong Kong, Lifestyle, Expo, Typography, Chinese Characters, HKTDC, Design, Organiser, Chic, China
Production Technology: The glazed facade of the venue displayed a 27m high x 17m wide Chic HK graphic sticker. At the concourse, a 3D welcome backdrop at 12m wide x 4.5m high made of plywood, metal frame and vinyl graphics was placed. All the exhibition booths were constructed with metal frames and sprayed paint finish or cladded with wooden slats. All lights and acrylic lettering used LED lights. Featured inside the main hall, a 40m long x 6.5m wide corridor housed a straddled series of hanging LED units emitting images.
Design Challenge: The most challenging part was finding a design concept that could highlight HK brands and lifestyle to the local Guangzhou market. After analysing what makes Hong Kong culture unique and how it differs from other mainland Chinese cultures, we started to play on the different written Chinese characters along with added primary colours to formulate an overall new visual design. The colours also helped categorise the sub divide the various lifestyle sectors at the Chic HK event.
Research: After researching the Guangzhou consumer market, we played with the juxtaposition of traditional and simplified version of the written Chinese characters to create a new translated title for Chic HK. This new typography was a cultural way to convey the idea of familiarity yet refreshing twist to the event. From this, prime colours were added to make various visual elements pop-out. Providing a new visual communication to position the brands of HK being presented this event.
Inspiration: Inspiration stemmed from studying the written Chinese characters for Chic HK. Officially two forms of written Chinese, a traditional style used in Hong Kong and a simplified version used in mainland China. Both forms of writing were intermixed to create a new look in the Chinese calligraphy. Subsequently, 3 primary colours were added to make the graphic promotions visually pop out and these colours also help indicate the various lifestyle sectors at the event’s physical space.
Project Duration: The project duration was 3 months from initial briefing to onsite completion. It was located at the Nan Fung International Convention & Exhibition Center, Guangzhou, China and the event ran for 4 days starting from the 9 - 13 of January 2020.
Operation Flow: The first impression for the visitors began with a 17m (w) x 24m (h) graphic sticker of Chic HK at the exterior glazing of the venue. In the concourse, a 3D welcome backdrop for photo opportunities is placed. Inside the exhibition hall, a 40m (l) x 6.5m (w) x 5m (h) corridor with straddled LED units emitted graphic images created a more transformative spatial and visual experience. After this, the visitors would freely explore the colour coded booths and other facilities of the show.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Hong Kong Trade Development Council, 2020
Team Members: Jason Cheung
Dury Chin
Eddie Chak
Stephen Wong
Jeff Cheng
Carson Wong
Shirley Fung
Image Credits: Hong Kong Trade Development Council