“MIREPA” cosmetic for men
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In recent years, the Korean market of men’s cosmetic has been rapidly vitalized. This project was a renewal design of the major cosmetic product in “MIREPA” (futurism) brand of the Pacific Company.
While utilizing well recognized blue bottle color as proven value, the image worth for the brand name “futurism” was created.
The element was developed for expressing the concept of time called future, by reflecting simple and urbanized life of today’s men in Korea on the other hand. “MIREPA,” by this design, had succeeded in revitalizing the brand by obtained the wider range of users. (Gra)
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Intelligent bus stop
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This is a design for a new standard-type bus stop in the city of Berlin. It is managed by the Private Finance Initiative using revenue generated by advertisements inside the facility. With the presence of a piece of beautiful street furniture, the bus stop improves the quality of the urban landscape.
BUFFERIN A
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BUFFERIN, the renowned brand of pain/fever reliever, its package graphics for more than last thirty years, and re-assessment of the design was made along with the improvement of the tablets. The design is a try for decant response to today’s trend while placing importance on reputable and trust image being built to date.
After carefully examining the brand’s visual property used for many years, the layout of the logotype both in English and Japanese were changed into clear graphical expression, and the color scheme was also revised.
While updated expression was added, transition to a new design, not disturbing the familiar image at all, was implemented. Pictures here are of the introduced new design. (Gra)
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“Formio” kids furniture
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Parents’ desire to give their children “a genuine product of long-lasting use.” An idea of furniture should go along with child’s growth. A Danish furniture maker was interested in producing products for children in Japan. With many kinds of thoughts,
“Formio” started within niche market has grown with wide recognition as a new category of products for children.
A key word of design development was “encountering and empathy with people sharing same intention.” (ID)
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“KOMACHI” series E3 Akita Shinkansen
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Connecting a Distance Comfortably
The new design of Akita Shinkansen line, connecting central Tokyo and snowy region Akita, was announced. The new car nicknamed as Komachi, with its logo and a red line in white body, expressed characteristics of the new line.
（Source：GK Design 50years 1952-2002）
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“UNIVEHICLE” independent research sport play equipment
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The development of the product had started aiming at a new sports play equipment. This is a proposal of the prototype of “low floor type vehicle.” Now not only for a person impaired waist down but regardless gross motor skill, age or sex, a design project for a universal vehicle (Univehicle) has been taking place. By taking the process of design having users participation in a trial gathering to collect their opinion for further improvement, and publicizing the try. By having a URL “univehicle.net,” a new way to produce a product, a user, in which a designer and a manufacture collaborating together, is being groped now.
“Minic Skipper” bicycle
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A vehicle that we can casually ride around, always ready and to any where, this is the theme of this kind of design.
（Source：GK Design 50years 1952-2002）
“Disaster Prevention Pictogram” pictogram design
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The outcome of the design study for Disaster Prevention is the voluntary research project of GK Kyoto started after the Great Hanshin Awaji Earthquake. At the conference of IDNDR (International Decade for Natural Disaster Reduction) held in Geneva, Swiss in 1999, Japan proposed Disaster Prevention Pictogram.
After having summarized “Tsunami pictogram system,” proposed it in and out of the nation, the design of “Tsunami warning” pictogram became the prototype of ISO pictogram. （Kyoto）
Development of public mailboxes
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The project is to make the system design of a next generation of the post for the Ministry of Posts and Telecommunications (presently Japan Post Co., Ltd.) Tried to unify the function and the variation of the size, over the items of the post with wide variations, by systemizing the design. The present model is first such try in the long history of the ministry, and it has been making a standard design of the street-furniture in town to date.
Having succeeded to make the identity of the post in overall shape and color, made the form by structuring the curved and flat surface so as to impressing the new try. In trying to improve barrier-free nature, made the height of the posting slot accessible for children’s reach, wheelchair users and up to persons in general public. （Sekkei）
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“Clover Dome” community dome
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Present day Kamakura (an igloo like small snow dome) “Clover Dome”
Oasa-cho, Hiroshima Pref. is located in the area known for rich nature and heavy snow. The dome was planned by imagining present day Kamakura that coexists with surroundings because the facilities were for people’s gatherings. The dome would become the symbol of the area when it emerged in the light of dawn and sunset surrounded by seasonal landscapes.
（Source：GK Design 50years 1952-2002）