DZGN

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

 
Afterimages Magazine

Przemek Hajek Magazine Print Thursday, 31 October 2024

Afterimages

The graphic design concept and visual communication for the Afterimages art magazine is coherent: from logo, identity to the layout. The main goal of the project was to tackle with the legacy of the Strzeminski Academy of Fine Arts in Lodz and create a modern version of it that stems from the avant-garde tradition. Rough quality paper, dry-stamping technique, the printing colour (Pantone) applied to the cover, corresponds to the topic of each issue. The magazine is richly illustrated, filled with quality photos, and in this respect it resembles life style magazine.

Continue reading about Afterimages Magazine

 
Flying in Dreams Levitation Photography

Maksim Zinchuk Levitation Photography Photography Wednesday, 30 October 2024

Flying in Dreams

Flying in Dreams is a photography series created with the levitation photography technique. The series shows children in white outfits appearing to float above the ground. Each image is composed from two or more frames taken from the same angle, with and without the subject. The frame without the subject is used to remove the supports that held each pose. The series was produced through location scouting, outfit making, pose and prop planning, lighting setup, shooting and digital editing. The intent is to express the purity of childhood dreams.

Continue reading about Flying in Dreams Levitation Photography

 
Cloud Mountain Type Type Design

Meng Shenhui Type Design Graphic Tuesday, 29 October 2024

Cloud Mountain Type

Cloud Mountain Type is a typeface inspired by the cloud and fog mountains of Zhang Jiajie and by ancient Chinese landscape painting. The letterforms combine traditional Chinese cloud and mountain imagery with the structure of the Latin alphabet. Each character is hand drawn and then refined with digital image software, and the typeface can be used at variable sizes. Seen very closely, the details take over and the letter becomes hard to recognize, much as the shape of a mountain cannot be seen from its summit.

Continue reading about Cloud Mountain Type Type Design

 
Shenzhen Jiangangshan Hill Park Wayfinding Signage System

Updesign Wayfinding Signage System Graphic Monday, 28 October 2024

Shenzhen Jiangangshan Hill Park

Henri Rousseau's impressionist style is ingeniously applied as the main visual elements into this project. Wayfinding signs are designed as interesting impressionist-illustration silhouettes here and there in the park, creating a tranquil eco-friendly hilly aura for visitors. The artist's thoughts and the project's purposes are brought into resonance by the concept of harmony between human and nature.

Continue reading about Shenzhen Jiangangshan Hill Park Wayfinding Signage System

 
Mix Milk Tea

Blackandgold Design (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. Milk Tea Packaging Sunday, 27 October 2024

Mix

Nongfu Spring Mix is a limited gift box created for milk tea sold through online stores. The box is shaped as a red tiger face to mark the Chinese Year of the Tiger. The eyes of the tiger are replaced by whirl shapes taken from the inner pack, which refer to the mixing of real milk and tea. When the box is held, the hands of the consumer sit right above the tiger face, which creates a playful interaction. The concept is based on a well known Chinese nursery rhyme about beating a tiger. The box is made of paper with gloss lamination.

Continue reading about Mix Milk Tea

 
Co Art AI Interactive Place

Wan Xi AI Interactive Place Interface Saturday, 26 October 2024

Co Art

Co Art is an interactive installation that lets visitors create art together with artificial intelligence. The system is driven by neural network algorithms and connects people to the digital world. A ring of light guides the visitor to place a hand inside the blue interactive area and to speak. The spoken words are then converted into an imaginative artwork. The device measures 1501 by 697 by 420 millimetres and is used in a standing position. Co Art gives visitors the role of the artist and offers an unusual exhibition experience.

Continue reading about Co Art AI Interactive Place