Bronze Graphic · 2024

Tang Da Li Brand Identity

by Sxdesign

Bronze A' Design Award 2024 in Graphic
CLIENT: Tang Da Li
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About Tang Da Li Brand Identity

Tang Da Li is a brand identity program that merges classical and modern graphic elements. The design reflects the diversity and openness of the Tang Dynasty. The brand name plays on the similar sound of Tang, which refers both to the dynasty and to sugar, giving the name a humorous tone. Tang Dynasty mural figures and traditional frames are combined with a contemporary layout. Printing is carried out with high quality methods on recyclable substrates. The identity is applied to posters and to packaging in large and small sizes.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

Tang Da Li Brand Identity is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. Tang Da Li Brand Identity is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. Tang Da Li Brand Identity splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

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Unique Properties: This design merges classical and modern, resonating with the Tang Dynasty's diversity and openness, making the brand stand out. It plays on the pun between "Tang" and "sugar", presenting a humorous brand name. Visually, it adopts modern format, incorporating Tang Dynasty murals and traditional frameworks for a vibrant brand impression. Through the synergy of brand name and visuals, this conveys the brand essence and product type, boosts brand recognition, lays a foundation for future marketing.
Dimensions & Packaging: Large Package: 150mm X 150mm X 50mm
Small Package: 150mm X 50mm X 50mm
Others can be printed or displayed in various size.
Tags: Brand Identity, Chinese, Tradition, Tang Dynasty, Poster, Packaging
Production Technology: TangDaLi leverages advanced graphic design techniques, juxtaposing Tang Dynasty line-drawing characters with contemporary imagery. Production utilizes sustainable materials, ensuring each physical embodiment of the brand is eco-friendly. The precise execution involves high-quality print technology on recyclable substrates, reflecting the brand’s commitment to environmental responsibility.
Design Challenge: The challenge lay in authentically integrating the Tang Dynasty's cultural elements with a modern brand identity without compromising on either. Striking a balance between historical significance and contemporary appeal required extensive research into traditional Chinese art forms, consumer behavior studies, and iterating designs to meet modern ecological and production standards.
Research: The research combined historical analysis with modern design trends to create a bridge between past and present. Using surveys and market analysis tools, we identified a gap in brand storytelling that could be filled with rich cultural heritage. Participants included design experts and target consumers. Insights showed a preference for brand experiences that fuse tradition with innovation, significantly impacting the market positioning and societal perception of Chinese cultural brands.
Inspiration: Inspired by the cultural richness of the Tang Dynasty, TangDaLi embodies the era’s diversity and openness. The project stemmed from the desire to marry historical resonance with modern vitality. It draws from traditional Chinese motifs, colors, and the poetic pun of “Tang”- sugar and dynasty, bridges modern design, to tell brand story and elicit brand associations, to portray the brand's culture of blending ancient with new and its energetic nature.
Project Duration: The project started in April 2023 in Beijing and finished in October 2023 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: The design employs the iconic illustrations and typical visual elements, ensuring it's easily recognizable. At the same time, the recombination of traditional and modern introduces a fresh and stimulating aspect, making it memorable. These elements also lay the groundwork for evolving brand stories in future marketing campaigns. These, combined with the brand's name and its pun, pique consumers' curiosity, leading them to experience the Brand's value bridging tradition and modernity.
Patents: Copyrights belong to sxdesign
Image Credits: Illustrations: Luo Ling
Photos and designs: sxdesign