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Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat by Min Huei Lu

Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat by Min Huei Lu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award in Brons in Grafika-, Illustrasie- en Visuele Kommunikasie-ontwerp Competition Category.


BronsGrafika· 2021

Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat

by Min Huei Lu

Client: Academy of Art University

A' Design Award in Brons Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat

Deur middel van hierdie visuele poog die ontwerper om 'n stuk musiek uit te druk deur tipografie, beeldspraak en uitlegsamestelling. Die visuele tema is rondom die Amerikaanse resessie gedurende die vroeë 1980's waarin miljoene individue werkloos gelaat is en die Verenigde State groot sosio-ekonomiese veranderinge ondergaan het. Die visuele is ook besig om die beeldmateriaal te assosieer met die "Moenie bekommerd wees nie, wees gelukkig"-liedjie wat gedurende daardie era op sy hoogtepunt van gewildheid was.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Brons

Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Brons, 'n hoogs prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan uitstaande ontwerpe wat gekenmerk word deur kreatiwiteit, vindingrykheid en skerpsinnigheid. Wenners in Brons is ruimskoots vaardige en opvallend kreatiewe artefakte wat die groot ervaring, verbeelding en vindingrykheid van hul ontwerpers bevestig. Daar word verwag dat Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde voorwerp is wat merkwaardig professioneel en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Brons gewen het, inkorporeer die beste praktyke in kuns, wetenskap, ontwerp en tegnologie en is uitstekend vanweë sy aandag aan detail. Positive Projections Musiekplakkaat bevredig behoeftes pragtig, raak aan begeertes, bekoor gevoelens en spreek die nuuskierigheid aan.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
Create a poster that expresses a piece of music through typography, imagery, and layout composition. Gather ideas, emotions, and visuals that would be associated with the song. Don’t Worry, Be Happy, which is a popular worldwide hit song released in September 1988 by American musician Bobby McFerrin.
Dimensions & Packaging
13"x19" Poster
Tags
Music Poster, Don't Worry Be Happy
Production Technology
The typographic and design elements were printed on transparency paper and put them on a traditional projector. Photographed the images reflected on the wall.
Design Challenge
There is a sharp contrast between the sad and the despair state of the 1980s and the optimistic adage, Don’t worry, be happy. The contract is also displayed in the music poster that pays tribute to history and humanity.
Research
Most of the information during the 1980s was communicated via television, MTV, Movie Channels, and media. Also, the AIDS awareness campaign during the 1980’s was designed using the colour pink. An attempt has been made to integrate the above texture and the design elements in the poster.
Inspiration
During the early 1980s, the US experienced a recession due to which millions of individuals were left unemployed. Throughout the 1980s, the cold war, protests, global warming, and the AIDS epidemic, the United States has undergone major socio-economic changes primarily due to advances in technology and the worldwide move towards capitalism. Also, the artists in the 1980s were preoccupied with protest images. Bobby McFerrin's Music, Don't worry, be happy, is a neat philosophy in 4 simple words that inspired many Americans in the late 1980s.
Project Duration
The project started in Jun 2019 and finished in July 2019 in San Francisco, and was exhibited at the Academy of Art University in September 2019.
Operation Flow
The song, Don’t Worry, Be Happy, was chosen to carry on with a series of experiments regarding image editing, composition, and typography. Afterward, the imagery was projected onto various surfaces, creating a multidimensional design solution.
Image Credits
Image #1,2,3,4,5: Photographer / Creator Min Huei Lu

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