El diseño Roots Zines de Xun Zuo es un ganador altamente estimado del prestigioso 2025 A' Design Award de Bronce en la categoría de competición Diseño de Medios Impresos.

BronceImpresión· 2025

Roots Zines

de Xun Zuo

Cliente: Xunzuodesign

Ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce en la Categoría Impresión

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El Diseño

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Esta publicación modular consiste en zines, cada uno elaborado con un lenguaje visual que refleja la identidad de los narradores. Centrada en las cafeterías de Nueva York, captura cómo los nuevos inmigrantes encuentran conexión y pertenencia. El formato cosido y sellado al vacío evoca la impermanencia y la tensión emocional. A través de narrativas personales, el proyecto descubre el valor social de los pequeños negocios y replantea el diseño emocional como una herramienta de inclusión.

El Reconocimiento

Acerca del A' Design Award de Bronce

Roots Zines ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Roots Zines sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Roots Zines satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Detrás del Diseño

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Propiedades Únicas: A book of zines, each a voice, a mood, a rhythm. Designed with visualized personal styles from the storyteller, these fragments emerge from coffee shops in New York, where new immigrants seek connection in a fast moving city. Loosely sewn and vacuum sealed, the form speaks of impermanence. This modular archive becomes both vessel and invitation, mapping emotion, honoring small businesses, and asking what design can do when it listens.
Dimensiones y Embalaje: 203.2 mm x 139.7 mm zine, 6 zines total, 120 pages, printed media with sewn binding, vacuum sealed in a plastic bag.
Etiquetas: Zine, Book, Ethnographic Research, Branding, Customer Experience
Tecnología de Producción: A modular collection of zines, each using different paper stocks, printing methods, and a mix of sewn and Coptic binding. Every material choice was shaped by conversations with storytellers. Inspired by the Chinese Red Thread legend, the bindings reflect connection and distance. A business card included in the set acts as an invitation, extending the narrative and welcoming new voices into the ongoing story.
Desafío de Diseño: The biggest challenge was conducting interviews with storytellers in a neutral, non leading way, helping them share their stories without guiding them toward specific narratives about their relationship with coffee and local culture. This was particularly challenging because the influence of environment, brand design, and tone on consumers, especially who are not native speakers, is often indirect.
Investigación: This research combines qualitative and quantitative methods to explore how coffee connects foreign individuals to local communities. It aims to understand how cafe branding influences consumer decision making. Data was collected through interviews, questionnaires, and cultural probes with over 40 participants. The findings emphasize the significance of emotional connections in branding and suggest that businesses can enhance consumer engagement by focusing on emotional design in real life interactions.
Inspiración: Coffee branding often reflects local culture and community, as coffee shops serve as social anchors. As a former international student, I saw coffee, a global symbol, as a bridge to belonging. I visited local cafes across New York, gathering stories from outsiders and navigating connections. This project is both a storytelling platform and a reflection on how brand and experience design shape human relationships.
Duración del Proyecto: An ongoing project started in August 2022. The most recent update was in July 2024.
Flujo de Operación: This book, or zine collection, connects with readers through print in a tangible way. Its unique visual language tells stories while reflecting the personal style of each storyteller. The first zine introduces the inspiration of the project, followed by others sharing diverse stories, reinforcing community. The final zine guides readers on how to participate and invites them to contribute. A business card on the vacuum sealed packaging provides submission details.