Design Manner

Design Manner featuring great design, architecture, fashion, graphics and innovation from across the globe.

 

Graphic

Discover 745 award-winning designs tagged Graphic on Design Manner.

Seven Haunted Crows Book

Seven Haunted Crows

Seven Haunted Crows is an inspirational fairy tale about a strong girl who lost the brothers. Seven Haunted Crows is very loosely based on Grimm brothers but that said, the readers don't need to know anything about the play to read the book. It is a sci-fi story set on the earth and in outer space about haunted crows and painful truths about a family secret. She decides to embark on a journey of reconciliation and bring her family together again. Along the way, she meets many friends who help her overcome fears and challenges.

Continue reading about Seven Haunted Crows Book

 
TFboys Logo design

TFboys

Tfboys is a logo designed for a Chinese idol group formed by three young performers, also known as The Fighting Boys. The letters T, F and B are combined into a solid triangle drawn in one continuous stroke. The triangle stands for strength, growth and protection, and reflects the positive and brave image of the group. A tower like shape gives the mark a distinct character. The design is simple, modern and easy to understand for international audiences. The logo is also produced in stainless steel.

Continue reading about TFboys Logo design

 
Institution Logo

Institution

Caseer Institution is a logo created for the Center for Advanced School Education and Evidence-based Research at the University of Tokyo. The center studies teaching practice, education content and school development policy, and works to solve practical problems in schools. The logo is based on a symbol of expansion. The form refers to the ginkgo leaf, a shared emblem of the University of Tokyo and its affiliated schools. The outward spread of the leaf also stands for the growth of understanding, perspective and curiosity gained through education and research.

Continue reading about Institution Logo

 
Lovely Xinjiang Restaurant

Lovely Xinjiang

Lovely Xinjiang is the visual identity of a large restaurant in Urumqi, Xinjiang. The design draws on the local Uygur craft of grinding and joining bricks, seen on traditional building surfaces. Cultural elements of the region are drawn as simple graphic blocks and joined into larger figures. Each block stands for a different culture, and together the blocks form one complete picture. The identity is applied through the restaurant, which includes 56 private rooms, each themed on a national tradition. The intent is to present the many cultures of Xinjiang as one whole.

Continue reading about Lovely Xinjiang Restaurant

 
Carimbo Stamp

Carimbo

A stamp to identify its owner and his work and take it everywhere. At first, the intention was to find a way of approaching the offline world. Something like a business card, only classier, cheaper and environment friendly. So a stamp (carimbo) was the choice. A signature. Its inner part represents Igor's confusing and beautiful creative process, while the round frame wraps it up in fluidity and gives it purpose. These two combined build a texture the ink can flow through, providing the perfect support to his personal brand. At last, Minion Pro gracefully writes the contact information.

Continue reading about Carimbo Stamp

 
The Wild Corporate Identity

The Wild

This is a brand design for a new luxury resort, built on top of Huangbai mountain in Hunan Province. The aim of this project is to combine traditional Chinese aesthetic with Western simplicity into branding design. The design team extracted the rich characteristics of animals and plants in Huangbai mountain and designed a crane shape logo using traditional Chinese painting technique, the feather of cranes had been simplified into a design pattern. This basic pattern can form all kinds of animals and plants(which exist in the mountain), and made all the design elements looks harmonious.

Continue reading about The Wild Corporate Identity

 
Event Visual Identity

Event

An exhibition that takes up a popular character called Sanzo Hoshi from a completely different perspective. Therefore, designers tried a new approach to visual design. It has a three-dimensional composition with a depth that makes the painting hollow with the silhouette of a person.While appealing that Xuanzui and Sanzo Hoshi are the same people, designers made a strategy to have the silhouette remember the iconic image.

Continue reading about Event Visual Identity

 
Naked Castle Visual Signage System

Naked Castle

Naked Castle is a signage system designed for a historic castle hotel on Moganshan. The design pairs a coat of arms with Art Deco lettering, and the geometric figures and lines follow proportions close to the golden ratio. British elements such as a hoof, a shield and a streamer are merged in the coat of arms, while icons of a king and a queen wearing crowns appear on the signs. The coat of arms was cast in low melting point metal, then hand polished and colored. The signs use forged iron and local wood to resist the outdoor mountain climate.

Continue reading about Naked Castle Visual Signage System

 
Pagoda Corporate Identity

Pagoda

Pagoda is a corporate identity created for a Chinese fruit company. The identity is built around two monkey mascots, drawn first as pencil drafts and then developed with digital design software. Monkeys were chosen because they are linked with fruit in Chinese culture, where they also symbolise wisdom and courage. The mascots dance through the four seasons, and the flowers around them change with each mood. The colours refer to flowers, seasons and nature. Printing applies ultraviolet coating and hot stamping. The aim is to present Asian culture with respect for natural life.

Continue reading about Pagoda Corporate Identity

 
Decorative Japanese Cord Icons Celebration Symbols

Decorative Japanese Cord Icons

Continuous Line icons with Japanese style lucky motifs. Inspired by the traditional Japanese Ornament made of Decorative Japanese cord. This icon features a continuous design, like a single stroke. Designed complex shapes into flat and simple shapes. Decorative Japanese cord, Which is a string to decorate gifts and envelopes. Even if there is no real thing, this icon can convey the feeling of celebration.

Continue reading about Decorative Japanese Cord Icons Celebration Symbols

 
Cultured Silk Scarf Illustration

Cultured

Cultured is a silk scarf illustration inspired by Persian miniature painting from the thirteenth century. The illustration uses the bright and bold colors and the drawing style of the historic form, reinterpreted through flat design. The simplified details offer a modern reading of an antique art form. The artwork was created digitally with vector and image editing software. Cultured is prepared for print on demand and suits any standard square size of fabric or paper. The same artwork can also be applied to blanket scarves, pillow cases and framed prints.

Continue reading about Cultured Silk Scarf Illustration

 
Communication Tool Corporate Identity

Communication Tool

Unto Communication Tool is a corporate identity system built around a shareable name card. The card measures 9 by 5.4 centimetres and carries the same contact information twice, one block printed upside down above the other. A die-cut perforated line divides the two blocks, so the card can be torn in half. The holder keeps one part and gives the other part away, allowing a single card to reach a second contact. The identity also includes a newsprint flyer and printed bubble wrap used for packaging.

Continue reading about Communication Tool Corporate Identity