Press Release
Tong Wen Receives the A' Design Award for Terark Visual Identity Design in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Tong Wen recognized for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ Terark Visual Identity Design by Tong Wen has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the A' Design Award Means
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Terark Visual Identity Design
Terark is a visual identity designed for a technology company that provides big data processing services. The design is based on a dot matrix combined with several gradient colors. Smoothly connected dots form the letter T, the first letter of the company name. Multiple gradient shaders were supplied, so the identity can be adapted to many uses. A custom font and a dot pattern were also delivered for use in print and other materials. The identity was applied to brochures, yearbooks, name cards and water bottles.
About Tong Wen
Tong Wen is a multidisciplinary designer, who has rich design experience in graphic design, interaction design and product design. She constantly releases articles relating to design thought process about both business products and consumer products to inspire other designers in that field. She believes the mission of the designer is to find out and depict what people want by graphic, animation or interactive work.
Award Record
Tong Wen is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award
The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/93931
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/93931
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!93931
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/250422
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Terark Visual Identity Design
- Function
- Visual Identity Design
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Sky Blue, Lavender, Light Steel Blue, Powder Blue and Light Blue
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Tong Wen
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #93931
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Terark is a tech company providing big data processing services. The mission of visual identity was to stand out Terark from all the competitors and demonstrate the business of the company. Finally, after iteration, the design concept was narrowed down to dot matrix with multiple kinds of gradient color. Smoothly connected dots form a shape of T, which represents the first letter of the company name. At the same time, multiple gradient shaders would be provided to customer, which enriches the use cases and also shows the business services could be expanded and beyond the expectation.
- Inspiration
- Exploring various approaches and conducting user research are great ways of inspiration. Visually, an agreement with the client was made, which was simple and modern. The final design idea was enlightened by the movie The Matrix. Therefore, the brand identity should convey a combined feeling of sense of wonder and future technology, which exactly shows the spirit of Terark - creating a new world.
- Research
- Several rounds of qualitative research were conducted to collect feedback, in order to ensure the delivery was perceivable and appealing. The final goal was to impress the future customers of Terark, so we also reached out to the potential customers to gain more insights.
- Challenge
- As the branding identity was aiming to look simple and modern, it was really hard to delivery a design which could stand out from all the competitors, because they usually look very similar. How to make it special and appealing was the biggest challenge.
- Realization and Technology
- Custom font was designed to suit in this case. Multiple gradient shaders were also provided. Moreover, a dot pattern was also delivered so that the customer could use it as the background in some print out or other materials.
- Operation and Interaction
- First of all, brainstorming was a great way for generating multiple ideas at the beginning. However, leveraging various methods to merge ideas and evaluate ideas was difficult to some extent, which was crucial to the quality of final outcome. Therefore, the iteration of design usually took most effort in design process. Meanwhile, clients played an important role, because they could bring the insights to the specific industry. Listening to the clients was involved all the time, which ensured the final delivery met their expectation.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project took 3 month from end to end. Main design part was done in San Francisco.
- Specifications
- Multiple design unites were created, which were in different sizes and on surfaces such as brochures, yearbooks, name cards and water bottles.
- Keywords
- Technology, branding, identity, logo, font
