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Happetsy Brand Identity

Anamarija Leljak Brand Identity Graphic Tuesday, 12 May 2026

Happetsy

Happetsy is a brand identity created for a pet products company. The design combines an old-school retro style with modern minimalism. The retro character is expressed through the color palette, a handwritten typeface, and polka dot patterns. Clean layouts, open spaces, and a sans serif typeface add a fresh modern touch. The logo pairs an illustration of a cat and a dog with a rectangle, a shape linked to stability and loyalty. All graphics were drawn as vectors and delivered in RGB, CMYK, and Pantone colors for a consistent appearance across all media.

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PepsiCo Foundation Identity System

Dennis Furniss Identity System Graphic Monday, 11 May 2026

PepsiCo Foundation

PepsiCo Foundation is an identity system created for a nonprofit organization that supports communities in Mexico and Latin America. The design replaces a corporate visual language with a more human one. Archetypal shapes represent the three main pillars of the foundation. In a modular system, these shapes combine and multiply to form patterns and textures. A geometric typeface, a vibrant color palette, a photography style and an illustration style complete the identity. The system is applied to a digital brand book and to event materials such as shirts, bags and hats.

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Quix Branding

Anja Zambelli Colak Branding Graphic Sunday, 10 May 2026

Quix

Quix is a brand identity for self-service vending machines that offer hot and cold drinks and snacks. The identity uses colors, textures and forms drawn from Italian culture, paying homage to the golden age of Italian design. A slightly vintage appeal recalls the Dolce Vita years and evokes Italian coffee culture. Coffee cups and posters are printed in CMYK colors with offset technology, while the vending machines are branded with printed foils. The design turns a quick coffee break into a calm visual experience.

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Wuhan Diary Visual Diary

Yu Chen Visual Diary Graphic Saturday, 9 May 2026

Wuhan Diary

Wuhan Diary is a visual diary about daily life in Wuhan during the pandemic. The project uses programming to build terrain-based visual languages from collected public opinions and confirmed case data. Colour and the density of rolling mountain forms express the social environment and the changing mood of each period. A three-dimensional earth shape was built from parameterised data in Unity. Wuhan Diary is presented as a poster of 420 by 594 millimetres, together with motion graphics, augmented reality and interactive projection.

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Support Local Music Poster

Hsiao-Wen Hu Poster Graphic Friday, 8 May 2026

Support Local Music

This poster is a self-initiated project to support the creative industry as well as the designer's fellow musician friends. The poster is inspired by various classical instruments, integrating the instruments and the type into a playful musical scene. This poster is planned to be printed in Lino Print and distributed around New York City. This poster was inspired by the letter form of the typeface Bio Rhyme Expanded.

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Curridabat Ciudad Dulce Place Branding

Fabrizzio Mendez Place Branding Graphic Thursday, 7 May 2026

Curridabat Ciudad Dulce

Curridabat Ciudad Dulce is a place branding program created for a city in Costa Rica. The brand supports the Ciudad Dulce, or Sweet City, vision, which promotes a positive experience for all citizens by taking inspiration from nature. The visual system is built from repeated shapes, patterns and structures found in the natural environment, with hexagon patterns recalling beehives as the main element. The flexible identity is applied to printed and digital materials, buildings, outdoor signs and public furniture, so diverse audiences can recognize the city easily.

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