05 Haw Par in Graphics

Designer Mentee: Adonian Chan (Recipient of Design Trust Seed Grant)

International Mentor: Hunter Tura

Lead Curator: Marisa Yiu (Co-founder/ Executive Director of Design Trust)

Design Brief:

The designer will respond to a curatorial brief and develop a graphic design concept that relates the Haw Par Mansion's history and myths, while bridging them to the contemporary, music foundation and its future use.
The concept will be realised as visual identity elements and wall murals working with and inspired
from the archives of the Mansion, as well as symbols and recovered ornamentation at Haw Par.

"Visual identity is a mean to convey the Foundation's background and vision through the use of logo, logotype, graphic style, colour, and graphic collaterals. The overall concept of the proposal is to convey Haw Par's heritage background while creating a dynamic system which evolves and adapts to future developments." - Adonian Chan

Designer Statement:

Looking into Haw Par's history and heritage, Adonian Chan has unpacked various architectural elements, motifs, colours and patterns of Haw Par into a simple and unified palette that truly represents the spirit of the new music foundation, its ethos, evolution and future application for different contexts. Working closely with Haw Par, the visual identity proposal consists of seven directions with different approaches. The overall concept is to connect Haw Par's mission in nurturing the next generation's music talent under the context of the conserved 1936 heritage building, fusing the eclectic architectural features with their vision in providing a unique space for the learning and appreciation of Chinese and Western music.