Bronze Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2024
Yanzhou IP Design Illustration
by Pan Shurui
- A' Design Award 2024 Bronze Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2024
- CLIENT: Northeastern University of China
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 15,821
- Verification code EFE5453C4F · Verify this award
About Yanzhou IP Design Illustration
Yanzhou IP Design is a series of illustrations created for Yanzhou Ancient City, a historic place in Zhejiang Province, China. The illustrations turn regional cultural elements into a character based visual identity. The scenes show local architecture and folk customs through layered colors and a calm atmosphere. All artwork was drawn with graphic design software at 3600 by 3600 pixels and 300 dpi. The aim is to present the culture of the ancient city in a form that suits modern taste and to support its protection.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Yanzhou IP Design is an IP illustration of Yanzhou's ancient city culture, which conceptualizes regional cultural elements through the form of illustrations, creates a situational atmosphere, matches color levels, and uses modern media to showcase Yanzhou's unique architectural culture and folk customs. It spreads Yanzhou's human and natural culture in a way that fits modern aesthetics, endowing the ancient city culture with new contemporary connotations.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 3600 x 3600 pixels, 300dpi, RGB.
- Tags
- IP Design, Yanzhou Ancient City, Illustrations, Derivative Products, Chinese Style Illustrations
- Production Technology
- The illustrations and expressions were drawn by Photoshop graphic design software. It can showcase the details of exquisite illustrations well.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty lies in the creative graphic expression of culture, the combination of modern aesthetics and traditional culture, the accurate grasp of the characteristics of national style illustrations, and the retention of traditional charm while keeping up with the aesthetic pace of the times.
- Project Duration
- The project started in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in July 2023 and was completed in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in October 2023, lasting a total of three months. In November 2023, the project was exhibited in the "Beautiful China" innovative design competition in Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, China, and won the national first prize.
- Operation Flow
- Spread the traditional culture of ancient Chinese villages in a way consistent with modern people's aesthetics, and arouse people's awareness of protection.
- Research
- Yanzhou Ancient City, located in the west of Hangzhou, Zhejiang Province, has a history of nearly 1800 years and once occupied an important position in economy, culture and transportation. In the contemporary society with developed Internet and digital media, people can seize the opportunity to carry forward Yanzhou culture by investigating the rich connotation of this regional culture and establishing the popular IP image and national style illustration as the expression media.
- Inspiration
- By conducting IP design and illustration design on the theme of Yanzhou IP Design, exploring the visual presentation of traditional culture with localized IP characteristics, using IP images and media to express the elegance of Yanzhou, endowing local culture with new era connotations and pleasing forms of expression, and arousing people's love and awareness of protecting Yanzhou culture.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Illustration Pan Shurui 2023.
Image #2 : Illustration Pan Shurui 2023.
Image #3 : Illustration Pan Shurui 2023.
Image #4 : Illustration Pan Shurui 2023.
Image #5 : Illustration Pan Shurui 2023.