Chinese Color AtlasStudio
Make a poster
  1. 1Describe
  2. 2See the reasons
  3. 3Pick one
  4. 4Edit text
  5. 5Download

Say what you need,get the poster and the reasons.

Tell us about your shop and the occasion. First we show you the colours, the poem and the things to avoid, each with where it comes from. You say yes, then we draw.

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Winter solstice, 22 DecWinter Solstice

阳生春又来

Warmth returns with the solstice.

Longan and red date teaLongan & red date tea
Solstice special
RM 12.90
Ming Jian Tea, Kuala Lumpur@mingjian.tea
Longan and red date teaA winter-solstice favourite at tea shops in Malaysia and Singapore. Longan and red dates mean reunion and good fortune.
Time and affairs press on each day; at the solstice the sun returns and spring followsFrom Du Fu’s “Xiao Zhi”. It’s old enough to use freely.
Avoid solid white or solid black groundsSolid white or black reads as mourning to many Chinese eyes, so we use a warm paper tone instead.
Jujube red, red gold, ivory, lacquer blackThe colours come from our colour archive. Tap one to see where its name comes from.
(The studio)
24solar terms, each with colours that have a story
5colours to start with; open up to see all 16

Every poster should be able to say why this colour and why this line of verse. We put the answers up front, and only start drawing once you’ve looked.

Every download comes with a culture card you can post alongside. Photo restyle only touches products and scenes, never faces.

(Samples)

Same few steps, different shops, different posters. All the shops below are made up.

Sample
阳生春又来Longan and red date tea

Ming Jian TeaTea shop, winter solstice

Sample

岁岁平安

Beach house, PenangBooking open, day 1 to 5 of the new year
Guesthouse, Lunar New Year

Seaside NookGuesthouse, Lunar New Year

Sample

For Mum,
a bunch

Mother’s Day pre-orders

Half-Acre FloristFlorist, Mother’s Day

Sample

Open a book,
gain something

Enrolling now, small classes

Qiming TuitionTuition centre, new term

What you can make

Coming up

Minor Snow46 days to go
Major Snow
Winter Solstice
Minor Cold
Spring Festival (Year of the Goat/Sheep)

Dates follow the Hong Kong Observatory’s calendar conversion.