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Fei Tian, Ning Huang and Wenqing Zhu Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Fiery Spark Feifei IP Character in Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design
Fei Tian, Ning Huang and Wenqing Zhu acknowledged for advertising, marketing and communication design by the international grand jury of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 19, 2025 /DesignNewswire/ Fiery Spark Feifei IP Character by Fei Tian, Ning Huang and Wenqing Zhu, designed for iflytek Co.,Ltd., has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2024 - 2025 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Fiery Spark Feifei IP Character
Fiery Spark Feifei is a brand character created for iFLYTEK, a company working in the field of artificial intelligence. The character has a simple form with sleek lines and a friendly appearance. White is the dominant color, expressing open possibilities in the artificial intelligence field, while accent colors are taken from the brand logo. Fiery Spark Feifei acts as an online assistant on the company website and applications, offering question and answer services. The character also appears in cultural products, campaigns and exhibitions.
About Fei Tian, Ning Huang and Wenqing Zhu
Founded in 1999, iFLYTEK Co., Ltd. is a listed company in the Asia-Pacific Region focusing on intelligent speech and AI technology. Since its inception, the company has dedicated itself to the R&D of core AI technologies, including intelligent speech, computer vision, natural language processing, and cognitive intelligence, maintaining a leading edge on the global stage.
Award Record
This recognition makes Fei Tian, Ning Huang and Wenqing Zhu a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design Award
The A' Advertising Design Award is an international advertising design competition recognizing good advertisement designs by designers and agencies worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to advertising designers, marketing professionals, communication designers and creative directors from all countries. Entries typically include advertisement campaigns, billboards, commercials, print ads, social media campaigns and direct mails. Awarded advertising designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/advertising
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/162636
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/162636
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!162636
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/356433
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Fiery Spark Feifei IP Character
- Function
- IP Character
- Category
- Advertising, Marketing and Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising
- Colors
- Linen, Light Gray, Silver, Dark Gray and Sky Blue
- Images
- 5
- Client
- iflytek Co.,Ltd.
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Fei Tian, Ning Huang and Wenqing Zhu
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2024 - 2025
- Design ID
- #162636
Credits
- Team
- Fei Tian, Ning Huang, Wenqing Zhu
- Image Credits
- iflytek Co.,Ltd.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Fiery Spark Feifei is derived from iFLYTEK's deep insight and profound vision for AI. As the visual focus, Fiery Spark Feifei symbolizes Artificial Intelligence (AI), expressing iFLYTEK's mission of promoting tech progress and building a better world. The iFLYTEK Spark logo on the backdrop consists of variants of letters“A” and “I”, which epitomize the word AI, echoing the enterprise's field of operation. It uses a fire-like form to highlight the brand's concept of empowering the world with AI.
- Inspiration
- Fiery Spark Feifei is an IP character of iFLYTEK, aiming to spread the brand concept of empowering the world with AI to build a better world. It boasts a minimalist brand-featured appearance, offering an amiable visual experience and bridging the gap between the brand and its users. It presents in multiple forms to highlight iFLYTEK's mission of providing AI services, thus enhancing users' brand recognition.
- Research
- Amid the fast-paced growth of AI technology, iFLYTEK rolls out the IP character Fiery Spark Feifei to help convey its brand core values. Fiery Spark Feifei is not only an epitome of iFLYTEK's brand image, but also an embodiment of the brand's mission of building a better world with AI technologies. Fiery Spark Feifei utilizes sleek lines to create a dynamic and amiable IP character, reflecting iFLYTEK's constant pursuit of innovation, openness, and inclusiveness.
- Challenge
- The challenge is how to create a brand-featured IP character that can convey the brand's core values. Fiery Spark Feifei, as the visual focus of this IP character, symbolizes that Artificial Intelligence (AI) is just like a superman rushing out of the sky with great momentum. And the fire-like iFLYTEK Spark logo on the backdrop echoes the enterprise's field of operation. The whole IP character highlights the brand's constant pursuit of innovation and confidence in leading the AI industry.
- Realization and Technology
- Fiery Spark Feifei takes white as the dominant color, meaning infinite possibilities in the AI industry and expressing the brand's open attitude toward users, so everyone can be a co-creator using their imagination and creativity. It is also decorated with the iconic colors of its brand logo to preserve its technological nature and improve its brand recognition, exuding a minimalist aesthetic.
- Operation and Interaction
- Fiery Spark Feifei acts as an online intelligent assistant in iFLYTEK's official website and applications, delivering intelligent but personalized Q&A services. In addition, it presents in tangible forms in the real world through a range of cultural and creative products, introducing the brand to people in various campaigns and exhibitions to strengthen the corporate identity and brand affinity.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in February 2024 in Hefei.
- Specifications
- Fiery Spark Feifei provides innovative technological solutions for the development community to facilitate technological communication and knowledge sharing. It also brings intelligence and convenience to consumers. Fiery Spark Feifei appears online and offline through various channels to enhance people's recognition of AI technologies, promoting social development to build a better world.
- Keywords
- IP character design, dynamic but amiable appearance, functional but aesthetic design, flexibile and expandable, intelligent assistant, connection of brand and users
