CBMM | Niobium Nb
Case Study

Technical Authority,Visual Clarity

For CBMM — the global leader in niobium — I created a cohesive suite of communication assets spanning WeChat OA infographics, event touchpoints, and seasonal campaign materials, proving that technical credibility and visual clarity reinforce each other.

Role
Visual Design Intern
Client
CBMM | Niobium Nb
Context
Valtech Internship
Timeline
Spring–Summer 2025
Role
Visual Design Intern
Main visual designer for all deliverables
Client
CBMM × CITIC
Brazilian niobium producer, B2B industrial context
Deliverables
Multi-format Assets
Digital, print, event, and social touchpoints
Timeline
Spring–Summer 2025
During Valtech visual design internship
15+
Assets delivered
6
Format families
5+
Client revision rounds
CN·EN
Bilingual delivery
Design Challenge

The central challenge was making technical, industrial content feel clear and visually engaging without losing its professional authority. CBMM's materials — niobium R&D findings, event messaging, product communication — needed to read as precise and credible rather than decorative.

An additional layer of complexity was format adaptation: the same visual language had to work across WeChat OA long-form layouts, vertical social posts, event posters, large-format backdrops, and print collateral — each with different hierarchy needs, viewing distances, and production constraints.

My Contribution
Visual Direction
Created and refined the campaign key visual for the CBMM × CITIC R&D Annual Meeting, applying a green-to-blue gradient shift to reflect CBMM's updated brand guidelines and communicate innovation and technology.
Information Design
Translated technical reports and product content into structured WeChat OA infographic layouts — establishing visual hierarchy, data flow, and bilingual readability for a mobile-first audience.
System Adaptation
Extended the visual system across WeChat digital invitations, event banners, conference backdrops, and print advertisements — adapting layout, scale, and color treatment for each format.
Iterative Refinement
Worked through 5+ rounds of client and internal feedback, coordinated through a project colleague. Revised designs to ensure accuracy of technical information and alignment with client expectations.
01

Visual LanguageSystem Before Assets

Every deliverable draws from one system: a deep-green base palette, a bilingual type pairing, and the chevron as a structural — not decorative — graphic motif. Understanding the system meant every new format extended the brand instead of fragmenting it.

Palette
Deep GreenBase surface#213027
MintPrimary accent#9DDDA9
Yellow GreenHighlight & data#C9D88E
SageSecondary text#8A9984
Bilingual Type Pairing
Aa
Segoe UI
Latin · headlines & data
NBXCELER · Niobium Nb
Source Han Sans SC
CJK · body & WeChat OA
铌科技 · 微信公众号长图
Graphic Motif — Chevron

The chevron works as a structural element — section dividers in WeChat OA long-form, directional bands on banners and event backdrops — never as ornament. Alternating mint and yellow-green keeps forward momentum across every format.

Design Decision — Gradient Shift
Brand GreenInnovation Blue

For the CBMM × CITIC R&D Annual Meeting key visual, I shifted the palette from brand green toward blue — a deliberate move under the updated brand guidelines to signal innovation and technology while keeping the green base recognizable.

02

OA Infographic& Information Design

Translating complex niobium technology into clear, mobile-friendly visual communication — structured as scrollable WeChat OA articles with strong hierarchy and brand consistency.

WeChat OABilingual CN/ENInfographicMobile-first
9:41
铌科技
9:41
铌科技
03

Seasonal CampaignPosters

Festival-themed poster design within CBMM's brand system — Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and product campaign visuals for WeChat OA and official channels.

04

Campaign RolloutAcross Event Touchpoints

Extending CBMM's brand communication into physical and digital event environments — key visuals, posters, banners, backdrops, and print advertisements for industry meetings and international conferences.

On-site
Key VisualsConference PostersEvent BannersBackdropsPrint AdsDigital Invitations
Reflection

Working on CBMM clarified something important about B2B visual communication: technical credibility and visual clarity are not in tension — they reinforce each other. The design's job was not to simplify the content, but to give it the structure it deserved.

The iterative feedback process — channeled through a project colleague rather than directly with the client — taught me to read between the lines of brief language, anticipate revision patterns, and build enough flexibility into layouts to absorb changes without breaking the system.

Format Versatility
Adapting a single visual direction across WeChat OA, event posters, large-format print, and digital banners requires understanding each format's hierarchy logic — not just resizing.
Brand Consistency Under Pressure
Maintaining brand alignment through multiple revision rounds, while accommodating content changes, develops a different kind of design discipline than building from scratch.
Technical Content as Design Material
Niobium's industrial specificity pushed me to find visual logic within the content itself — data flow, material properties, process diagrams — rather than imposing an external aesthetic.
CBMM | Niobium Nb · Brand Communication
CBMM | Niobium Nb
Case Study

Technical Authority,Visual Clarity

For CBMM — the global leader in niobium — I created a cohesive suite of communication assets spanning WeChat OA infographics, event touchpoints, and seasonal campaign materials, proving that technical credibility and visual clarity reinforce each other.

Role
Visual Design Intern
Client
CBMM | Niobium Nb
Context
Valtech Internship
Timeline
Spring–Summer 2025
Role
Visual Design Intern
Main visual designer for all deliverables
Client
CBMM × CITIC
Brazilian niobium producer, B2B industrial context
Deliverables
Multi-format Assets
Digital, print, event, and social touchpoints
Timeline
Spring–Summer 2025
During Valtech visual design internship
15+
Assets delivered
6
Format families
5+
Client revision rounds
CN·EN
Bilingual delivery
Design Challenge

The central challenge was making technical, industrial content feel clear and visually engaging without losing its professional authority. CBMM's materials — niobium R&D findings, event messaging, product communication — needed to read as precise and credible rather than decorative.

An additional layer of complexity was format adaptation: the same visual language had to work across WeChat OA long-form layouts, vertical social posts, event posters, large-format backdrops, and print collateral — each with different hierarchy needs, viewing distances, and production constraints.

My Contribution
Visual Direction
Created and refined the campaign key visual for the CBMM × CITIC R&D Annual Meeting, applying a green-to-blue gradient shift to reflect CBMM's updated brand guidelines and communicate innovation and technology.
Information Design
Translated technical reports and product content into structured WeChat OA infographic layouts — establishing visual hierarchy, data flow, and bilingual readability for a mobile-first audience.
System Adaptation
Extended the visual system across WeChat digital invitations, event banners, conference backdrops, and print advertisements — adapting layout, scale, and color treatment for each format.
Iterative Refinement
Worked through 5+ rounds of client and internal feedback, coordinated through a project colleague. Revised designs to ensure accuracy of technical information and alignment with client expectations.
01

Visual LanguageSystem Before Assets

Every deliverable draws from one system: a deep-green base palette, a bilingual type pairing, and the chevron as a structural — not decorative — graphic motif. Understanding the system meant every new format extended the brand instead of fragmenting it.

Palette
Deep GreenBase surface#213027
MintPrimary accent#9DDDA9
Yellow GreenHighlight & data#C9D88E
SageSecondary text#8A9984
Bilingual Type Pairing
Aa
Segoe UI
Latin · headlines & data
NBXCELER · Niobium Nb
Source Han Sans SC
CJK · body & WeChat OA
铌科技 · 微信公众号长图
Graphic Motif — Chevron

The chevron works as a structural element — section dividers in WeChat OA long-form, directional bands on banners and event backdrops — never as ornament. Alternating mint and yellow-green keeps forward momentum across every format.

Design Decision — Gradient Shift
Brand GreenInnovation Blue

For the CBMM × CITIC R&D Annual Meeting key visual, I shifted the palette from brand green toward blue — a deliberate move under the updated brand guidelines to signal innovation and technology while keeping the green base recognizable.

02

OA Infographic& Information Design

Translating complex niobium technology into clear, mobile-friendly visual communication — structured as scrollable WeChat OA articles with strong hierarchy and brand consistency.

WeChat OABilingual CN/ENInfographicMobile-first
9:41
铌科技
9:41
铌科技
03

Seasonal CampaignPosters

Festival-themed poster design within CBMM's brand system — Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, and product campaign visuals for WeChat OA and official channels.

04

Campaign RolloutAcross Event Touchpoints

Extending CBMM's brand communication into physical and digital event environments — key visuals, posters, banners, backdrops, and print advertisements for industry meetings and international conferences.

On-site
Key VisualsConference PostersEvent BannersBackdropsPrint AdsDigital Invitations
Reflection

Working on CBMM clarified something important about B2B visual communication: technical credibility and visual clarity are not in tension — they reinforce each other. The design's job was not to simplify the content, but to give it the structure it deserved.

The iterative feedback process — channeled through a project colleague rather than directly with the client — taught me to read between the lines of brief language, anticipate revision patterns, and build enough flexibility into layouts to absorb changes without breaking the system.

Format Versatility
Adapting a single visual direction across WeChat OA, event posters, large-format print, and digital banners requires understanding each format's hierarchy logic — not just resizing.
Brand Consistency Under Pressure
Maintaining brand alignment through multiple revision rounds, while accommodating content changes, develops a different kind of design discipline than building from scratch.
Technical Content as Design Material
Niobium's industrial specificity pushed me to find visual logic within the content itself — data flow, material properties, process diagrams — rather than imposing an external aesthetic.
CBMM | Niobium Nb · Brand Communication