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Herpye

Finalist

Competition: Spark:Spring Student
Designer: Yu Jin Kim
Design Type:
Company / Organization / School: Hoseo University
Team Members: Yu Jin Kim

The name “Herpye” is derived from the two following words: “Her” from “Herb” and “py” from “Therapy.” Adding the letter “e” at the enables the pronounciation, “HERB-PIE.” It means “a dessert with therapeutic effects of herbs.” The overall design of the logo, especially the curves in the letters, aims to evoke a visual image of herbal leaf accompanied by a therapeutic aroma. The shape of the package focused on incorporating the anatomies of a plant such as its leaves, flowers, stems, and etc. Moreover, each of the packages is designed so they can be arranged into a shape of leaves and flowers. The package graphics integrate gradation technique of watercolor in order to elicit an image of an proliferating herbal aroma. Colors of each packages represent each of the 6 herbs. Rather than a strong projection of colors, pastel colors were used to emphasize the subtle quality of watercolor.