DESIGN NAME: Pagoda
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Corporate Identity
INSPIRATION: Pagoda is a Chinese enterprise which produce fruits. 1983ASIA did research in Chinese culture and semiology, and choose monkey as mascot character. Fruits are correlated with the monkey. Monkey symbolizes wisdom and courage in China. As Asian designers, 1983ASIA wants to show world the beauty of Asian culture through design methods.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Pagoda is a fruit industry enterprise, as designer of their brand and mascot. 1983ASIA developed main characters based on unique Chinese culture. The characters are respectful of natural life and the gifts provided by nature. For example, monkey and peach have close natural relationship in Chinese culture. The unique color use and mascot design in this project were generated from Chinese culture.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Monkeys are correlated with the fruits, in this project, they dance in each of the four seasons, and flowers change with emotion. Grass and wood represent the seasons and flowers look forward to producing their fruits. Flowers are the symbol of a happy life, and also the expectation that nature harvest fruit. In a farming society, people use dance to communicate with the heavens and the earth, praying for a natural abundance every year, which has become popular around the world. 1983ASIA turned this joyful and beautiful art form into a part of farming aesthetics.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: this project finished in end of 2017 in Shenzhen China
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: 1983ASIA designed mascot graphic (the monkeys) from pencil draft. There are many monkey characters within the industry, and what 1983ASIA designed is not blindly follow mainstream ideas. 1983ASIA combined unique and aesthetic ideas, and transferred the draft on softwares such as AI and PS. The colour in this project is impressive because it carries deep meaning elements such as flowers, seasons and natural so on. Those elements expressed by printing technology such as UV.
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: UV, hot stamping
TAGS: Package design, totem, traditional culture, Asian design, fruits
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Chinese symbol and totem research
CHALLENGE: The Pagoda brand includes three aspects which give a window into its products for the consumer. From product, to living and concept, these three dimensions explain how Pagoda respects the environment, looks after the land, and builds up an ecosystem which focuses on its costumers. Those dimensions above all need to be delivered to customers smoothly rather than force them to believe. Even there were many elements, however, 1983ASIA developed two cute and lovely characters to help the brand demonstrate those ideas.
ADDED DATE: 2019-05-21 06:24:18
TEAM MEMBERS (5) : Yao, Susu, Fang Yu Qing, Jemay Ho and Zhou Xiao Jie
IMAGE CREDITS: 1983ASIA
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: 1983ASIA
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