Project at 2x4 Beijing
Storytelling
Packaging Design:
Xiangming Liu
Rather than following the more familiar visual language of Lunar New Year campaigns, the animation adopted a distinctly local, childlike illustration style rooted in a warm and playful Chinese sensibility. Through a slightly clumsy and innocent visual language, the campaign told a series of tender, humorous everyday stories around the experience of returning home for the holiday. Each of the three chapters had its own focus, while remaining interconnected as part of a larger narrative.
I was responsible for Story One, the cat-centered chapter. This episode was inspired by the familiar love-hate relationship between cats and suitcases, drawing from the shared experiences of cat owners and the small dramas that unfold when packing to go home.
Process
(Direction didn’t come out)