Kong-Ke Museum Visual Identity

Kong-Ke Museum Visual Identity is an innovative visual communication system that reimagines construction site materials as design elements for a unique exhibition venue and workers' rest station. Developed in 2019 in Taichung, Taiwan, this comprehensive identity system ingeniously incorporates common construction materials into its design language, creating a distinctive visual narrative that bridges the gap between industrial workspace and cultural exhibition space. The identity's cornerstone is its logo design, which employs intentionally incomplete character strokes to symbolize the transitional nature of construction sites, reflecting the museum's evolutionary and participatory nature. The guidance system demonstrates exceptional resourcefulness by repurposing construction site materials such as formwork, excess scrap wood, circular saw blades, and plastic water pipes to create functional wayfinding elements. The design extends to environmental graphics where paint buckets filled with cement, polycarbonate wave boards, and workers' gloves are transformed into spatial positioning devices. A particularly notable aspect is the innovative use of cement bag packaging as a screen-printing medium for promotional materials, exemplifying the project's commitment to material authenticity and sustainability. This identity system, which earned recognition with an Iron A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, represents a thoughtful integration of industrial materials with cultural space design, effectively communicating the museum's unique position as a hybrid space that honors construction worker culture while creating an engaging public exhibition environment.

Author: Adam Dawson

Keywords: museum design, visual identity system, construction materials, wayfinding design, industrial aesthetics, cultural space branding

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https://competition.adesignaward.com/123804

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