Title | ASIAN DIVERSITY - BEYOND THE GREAT WALL |
Brand | DENTSU |
Product / Service | 2008 DENTSU CANNES SEMINAR |
Category | A02. Posters |
Entrant | DENTSU Tokyo, JAPAN |
Entrant Company: | DENTSU Tokyo, JAPAN |
Design/Advertising Agency: | DENTSU Tokyo, JAPAN |
Credits |
Name | Company | Position |
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Akira Kagami/Koichiro Toda | Dentsu | Creative Director |
Jun Katogi | Dentsu | Copywriter |
Koichiro Toda | Dentsu | Art Director |
J.C. Spark Inc. | Production Company | |
Ryo Watanabe/Shuntaro Iwami/Minako Fujimoto | Designer | |
Shigeki Yuriko Yamane | Illustrator | |
Takeshi Miyakawa | Dentsu | Account Executive |
The three masks refer to three Asian speakers of the seminar. The motifs on the masks refer to both modern and traditional side of China.In terms of poster production, the aim was to create visual power with the most efficient use of the budget.
MAKE WEST COME MEET EAST To create a poster to announce and attract as many Cannes delegates (majority of whom are European), to an agency seminar about China, titled "Asian Diversity- Beyond the Great Wall".
IMPRESS AND COMPRESS(THE COST) -Gold-emboss-printing technique was amply used. -A design with detail and essence of Asian artisan was appreciated by the western audience. -Large-surface gold emboss printing was an innovative technique that created novelty. (Gold emboss is usually small or used as accents.) Each poster has thirteen gold stamps. -Direct Mail, Invitations and Brochures were spun-off from the poster, saving the cost drastically. The text information was printed on the back of the poster, then cut to puzzle size sheets. Colorful masks, when cut, became abstract designs.
AUDIENCE: 125% increase from previous year. VISIBILITY: Poster enthusiasts were taking them off the wall. Many inquired. The high-quality finish of gold emboss printing and design, must have made the posters worth collecting. EFFICIENCY: Budget was same as previous year, thanks to the idea to spin-off DM’s from the pre-printed poster. Idea offset the luxurious cost of gold emboss printing.