Red Packet Design 2021
The Red Packet Cover Design for the 2021 Chinese New Year involved creating an original, geometric ox-themed cover, using WeChat's customization feature and sharing it with friends and family.
![cover](https://res.cloudinary.com/dkqlbrxbu/image/upload/v1704161950/work/red-packet-design-2021/cover_p4rmvp.webp)
Introduction
In the 2021 Spring Festival, WeChat introduced the feature of customizing red packet covers, allowing users to share their unique designs with up to 10 friends. Embracing this opportunity, I dedicated my time at home to craft a special Chinese New Year red packet cover for the Year of the Ox, which I then shared with my family and friends.
Design Process
The cover design is simple and limitless, it can be anything, as long as it fits the screen size of 860pt x 1000pt. What I thought of at the time was to make a simple and lively image of an ox, so I chose to make up the head of it in geometric elements.
When finishing the outlines, I chose two color sets: The first set was vivid and dynamic, featuring red, yellow, and blue hues, prominently displayed in the center of the image below. The second set embraced a more traditional aesthetic, combining deep red and gold:
Adding text elements: