Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie by Mengyao Guo

Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie by Mengyao Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Yster in Grafika-, Illustrasie- en Visuele Kommunikasie-ontwerp Competition Category.

YsterGrafika· 2024

Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie

by Mengyao Guo

Client: Mengyao Guo

A' Design Award in Yster Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie

Meisies met Skaak is 'n redaksionele illustrasie geskep vir artikels en veldtogte oor geslagsgelykheid. Die kunswerk wys twee meisies wat 'n skaakspel speel. Een meisie stamp die Koning-skaakstuk om terwyl die ander toekyk. Die omgestampte Koning verteenwoordig die afbreek van patriargale norme. Twee kontrasterende kleure, oranje en blou, word gebruik om binêre identiteite te verken en om verskillende situasionele state voor te stel. Die illustrasie is vervaardig as 'n hoë-resolusie digitale beeld, sodat die werk aanlyn gedeel en in buigsame groottes gedruk kan word.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Yster

Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie is 'n wenner van die A' Design Award in Yster, 'n prestigieuse erkenning wat toegeken word aan goeie ontwerpe wat voldoen aan die professionele en industriële vereistes wat van goed ontwerpte skeppings verwag word. Wenners in Yster toon groot vaardigheid, hoë spesialisasie, kundige begrip en die kreatiewe vermoë van hul skeppers. Daar word verwag dat Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie 'n hoog aangeskrewe, bewonderde en gekoesterde skepping is wat prakties en innoverend is. Hierdie ontwerp wat die A' Design Award in Yster gewen het, integreer die beste praktyke in die bedryf en het bekwame tegniese kenmerke gekoppel aan kundigheid en talent. Girls with Chess Redaksionele Illustrasie word gerespekteer vir sy deeglikheid en is ontwerp om verbeterings in lewensgehalte te bied wat help om die wêreld 'n beter plek te maak.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This illustration is designed to highlight issues related to gender, ideally for an article or social movement campaign. It features two girls engrossed in a game of chess, one of them toppling the King piece, while the other watches. The artwork explores binary identities and the interplay of dual colors, orange and blue, to evoke various situational states.
Dimensions & Packaging: Digital works for any flexible changes.
Tags: Illustration, Gender, Equality, Communication, Visual Symbolism
Production Technology: The illustration was made using Adobe Photoshop, a leading graphic design software. Photoshop's diverse toolset facilitated nuanced color blending, detailed texture creation, and precise element placement. Its layer-based approach allowed for complex composition building. The high-resolution output ensured the illustration's quality was maintained across various digital and print applications.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to create an illustration that effectively communicates complex themes of gender equality and societal norms. Balancing aesthetics and message clarity while ensuring the artwork was thought-provoking but not overly didactic required careful design decisions. Research into gender issues, color symbolism, and visual metaphors was crucial in addressing this challenge, ultimately leading to an evocative and meaningful illustration.
Research: The illustration was developed after researching gender issues and visual symbolism. The investigation encompassed an understanding of societal norms associated with gender, cultural implications of color, and the power of visual metaphors. This research informed the design, from the symbolic chess game to the gender-associated colors, resulting in a provocative artwork that fosters dialogue on gender equality and societal structures.
Inspiration: This illustration draws inspiration from the ongoing dialogue around gender issues and equality. It uses the metaphor of a chess game, traditionally seen as a strategic and intellectual pursuit, to underscore the abilities and potential of women in challenging societal norms and structures. The act of the girls toppling the King piece represents dismantling patriarchal norms.
Project Duration: The project started and finished in September 2020 in China.
Operation Flow: As a visual piece, this illustration invites viewer interaction through its symbolic elements: the chess scene and the color interplay prompt thoughts on gender roles and equality. As a digital artwork, it's easily shared and displayed across platforms, enhancing accessibility and facilitating discourse on the depicted social issues. The illustration thus catalyzes conversations about gender norms and societal structures.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #2: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #3: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #4: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #5: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.