Design to Do

Design to Do

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

 

Haokan City

Haokan City is a video creation campaign that promotes city brands online and offline. The campaign combines local culture, tourism, fashion and new technology to create a customized icon for each city. Traditional architecture, costume and craft details, including Chinese knot buttons, piping, weaving and embroidery, are shown through 3D simulation and dynamic visuals. A character named Dongfang Chen guides young creators. Short videos and offline events invite people to record and share the culture of each city.

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Gatorade Fuel Rover

The Gatorade Fuel Rover is a mobile bottle storage system for sports team staff. The Fuel Rover stores and transports a large number of player bottles around the field. A storage bin at the base can hold an extra bottle caddy, ice, supplies or collected waste. A utility panel on the back carries three storage bags that strap in place for training or dietitian supplies. The design frees staff from carrying items on their person and allows easier movement along the sideline. The Fuel Rover updates an earlier bottle storage design.

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Movie Boxed

Movie Boxed is an advertising campaign created for the premiere of the film Boxed. The campaign carries the metaphor of the box through every application. The title sequence, the ending credits, a poster, a ticket, a press pass, a wristband and a bus stop motion poster follow one idea. Typography is arranged in rigid box shapes, including the punctuation marks. A condensed and heavy historical typeface matches the vintage colors of the film. Wristbands that recall handcuffs are given to the audience at the entrance of the screening room.

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Ride on the Right Track

Ride on the Right Track is a social media campaign created for a bicycle brand to promote sustainable daily habits. The campaign uses organic illustrations, a green color palette, plant inspired imagery and friendly messaging to make sustainability approachable. Content includes infographic fun facts, story stickers for Instagram and Facebook, a live stream event and a social media filter. Greener transportation methods and urban farming are encouraged through small, simple actions. The aim is a collective impact built from everyday choices.

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Guangzhou Metro Spirit

Guangzhou Metro Spirit is a series of lightbox posters created for a city metro system. The posters show young workers in scenes of technology, service, design, construction and culture. Strong contrasting colors, bold graphics and short text give the series a modern and youthful look. Each poster is made with acrylic and high-brightness LED lights with low energy use. Eight posters are installed in each of twenty-four stations. The series communicates the professionalism and the diversity of the metro services.

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Sogno Jewelry Design

Sogno Jewelry Design is a brand identity system created for a jewelry brand. The logo is derived from plant shapes, with a curve that recalls a stem and details taken from leaves added to a serif typeface. The fig tree is used as the main motif. A circle is the key element and refers to a ring and to the connection between two people. The identity is applied to illustrations, colors, signage, shopping bags, the shop interior and order sheets. The circular ring case opens like a blossoming flower, and fifty prototypes were tested.

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