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Trip of Tea Illustrations

Wu Yao Illustrations Graphic Sunday, 16 August 2026

Trip of Tea

Trip of Tea is a pair of illustrations created for a Chinese tea company. The two works are inspired by two historic tea transport routes, the Tea Road of Ten Thousand Miles and the Maritime Silk Road. A horse taken from the client logo appears as a messenger along each route. The form of each horse and the pattern on its saddle change to reflect the features of the destination city or region. Tea drinking scenes from different countries are included. The illustrations are hand drawn on a tablet and unfolded as a tiled reel that suits posters, postcards and other uses.

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Hupla Typeface Type Design And Type Specimen

Paul Robb Type Design And Type Specimen Graphic Saturday, 15 August 2026

Hupla Typeface

Hupla emerges as a stylistic font family, meticulously crafted as a mechanical font within a precisely defined grid. This design philosophy extends its versatility, making it an ideal choice for application at various sizes, seamlessly transitioning between text and display settings. Enriched with a comprehensive set of OpenType stylistic features, Hupla becomes more than just a typeface; it transforms into a dynamic tool for creative expression.

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HUCKS SERIF TYPE DESIGN AND SPECIMEN

Paul Robb TYPE DESIGN AND SPECIMEN Graphic Friday, 14 August 2026

HUCKS SERIF

Hucks Serif is a contemporary serif-type family, presenting a seamless integration of large open counters and gracefully curved and rounded forms, resulting in a glyph set that breathes a modern and elegant typographic aesthetic. The deliberate contrast between thick and thin strokes bestows Hucks Serif a harmonious and stylish appearance. Hucks Serif's design is meticulously crafted, a dedication to infusing letterforms with an inherent elegance that elevates the font to a distinctive style.

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Arts Fund Activities Planning

Zeyu Wu Activities Planning Graphic Thursday, 13 August 2026

Arts Fund

Arts Fund is a visual identity system created for a character design talent training programme. The design combines the letters CUZ with traditional motifs of Chinese opera. Chinese elements are placed together with Latin letters to express cultural exchange between East and West. The overall framework follows the Swiss internationalist style, which is then broken by the CUZ letterforms, giving a form that is both functional and post-modern. The system is applied to posters, flyers, invitations and banners. The aim is to share Chinese opera culture with a younger audience.

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Boluo Dan Logo And Brand Design

Guangzhou Cheung Ying Design Co., Ltd. Logo And Brand Design Graphic Wednesday, 12 August 2026

Boluo Dan

Boluo Dan is a millennium temple fair, recognized as one of the national intangible cultural heritages. The logo integrates traditional symbolic elements such as the main architecture of the South Sea Temple and the Chinese character Nan, alongside locally distinctive totems, extending the brand's artistic application. It incorporates the Eastern philosophical concept of Heaven as round and Earth as square, embodying both traditional charm and contemporary essence, effectively promoting the dissemination and development of folk culture.

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Xuannao Master Cha Brand Identity

Menghao Zeng Brand Identity Graphic Tuesday, 11 August 2026

Xuannao Master Cha

Xuannao Master Cha is a brand identity created for a Chinese sparkling tea brand. The logo shows a panda practicing Chinese Qi Gong beneath the character for Qi, written in bright orange calligraphy. The panda figure, named Da Qi Xia, has a dignified expression and suggests heroism and a lively spirit. These qualities are linked to the bubbles in the tea. The calligraphy and the panda root the brand in Eastern culture and make the drink familiar to local consumers. The logo has no fixed size, so its poses and scale can be adapted to each application.

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