Intangible Heritage Illustration by Zhou Xiaoshu

Intangible Heritage Illustration by Zhou Xiaoshu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Competition Category.

SilverGraphic· 2023

Intangible Heritage Illustration

by Zhou Xiaoshu

Client: Northeastern University of China

Silver A' Design Award Winner in Graphic Category

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The Design

About Intangible Heritage Illustration

Intangible Heritage is a series of three illustrations about the intangible cultural heritage of China. The illustrations present Pipa art, Longquan celadon and the Zigong Lantern Festival. Each image is drawn with vector design software, so fine details remain sharp at large print sizes. The printed sheets measure 800 by 800 millimeters. Traditional subjects are translated into a modern visual language for use online, in print media, books and photo albums. The intent is to help the public learn about these traditions.

The Recognition

About the Silver A' Design Award

Intangible Heritage Illustration is a Silver A' Design Award winner, an extraordinarily prestigious recognition granted to top-of-the-line, gorgeous, and impressive designs. Silver winners are tremendously brilliant and exceedingly creative works that illustrate the outstanding expertise, talent, and acuity of their designers. Intangible Heritage Illustration is expected to be a wonderful, showpiece work that is remarkably professional and profoundly innovative. This Silver A' Design Award-winning design is a highly notable, admired invention that benefits and advances the boundaries of art, science, design, and technology. Intangible Heritage Illustration is a vastly envied creation that evokes desires, introduces positive feelings, and sparks amazement and wonderment.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: Slightly WarmSymmetry: Both DirectionsBackground: Left and Right

Where to Get It

Cultural Heritage Illustration Services

We create award-winning digital illustrations that bridge traditional culture with modern design aesthetics. Our expertise in computer vector illustration brings intangible heritage to life through elegant visual storytelling, perfect for educational institutions, cultural organizations, and brands seeking authentic cultural representation.

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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: The theme of this project is Zigong Lantern Festival, Pipa Art and Longquan Celadon. They are valuable intangible cultural heritage of China. Draw three artistic illustrations by computer to creatively show the essence of these cultures. The combination of computer technology and traditional art has the characteristics of creativity, design and application. This set of works is to let the public know more about China's intangible cultural heritage and inherit traditional culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Printing illustrations:800mm (H) x 800mm (W) (sheet size), Data size::1800mm (H) x 800mm (W), 300dpi, RGB.
Tags: Intangible cultural heritage, pipa art, Longquan celadon, Zigong Lantern Festival, illustration, computer painting.
Production Technology: This series of illustrations are drawn by illustrator vector design software. It consists of super-high-level printing technology and manufacturing technology, thus highlighting the visual effect of the poster and showing exquisite and beautiful illustration details.
Design Challenge: The difficulty lies in accurately grasping the essence of three intangible cultural heritages, the proper integration of modern aesthetics and traditional culture, the aesthetic standards of modern audiences and the combination of computer technology and traditional culture.
Research: Intangible cultural heritage is a treasure of the world. Pipa art, Zigong Lantern Festival and Longquan celadon are important representatives of China's intangible cultural heritage. This series of illustrations transforms the unique culture into the power of creative visual design. The researcher investigated three non-legacy techniques and drew a series of non-legacy illustrations using computer vector painting technology. People can better understand China's intangible cultural heritage through network communication and printing.
Inspiration: The combination of intangible cultural heritage and modern design is the source of a series of illustration concepts. On the basis of traditional culture, intangible cultural heritage is transformed into modern design language by computer technology, which is applied to the Internet, print media, books, photo albums, publicity pages and other forms of expression to spread China's excellent traditional culture and display cultural innovation achievements.
Project Duration: Understanding the Intangible Heritage launched in China 2022.
Operation Flow: The key point is to attract the public with elegant visual effects, and the combination of modern aesthetic illustrations and traditional culture attracts the public's aesthetic interest.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu&Huo kai, 2022.
Image #2 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.
Image #3 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.
Image #4 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.
Image #5 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.