Chadao الكتاب by Wang Zhi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية in تصميم المطبوعات والوسائط المنشورة Competition Category.

برونزالمطبوعات· 2021

Chadao الكتاب

by Wang Zhi

Client: Yunnan TAETEA Group Co., Ltd.

جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية Winner in المطبوعات Category

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The Design

About Chadao الكتاب

تُستخدم مواد الغلاف وألوان الغلاف الصلب لإيجاد طريقة واضحة لتقديم الألوان النموذجية لشاي بوير. تم ترك تصميم الخط وتخطيطه فارغين بشكل صحيح ، والتخطيط العام مليء بالتغييرات. تستخدم لغة التصميم الحديثة لشرح سحر شاي بوير الصيني ، وتصميم الفصل بسيط وواضح. الصور والمحتوى متطابقان وممتعان. يتم عرض الرسومات والنص بشكل متناغم وبشكل صحيح.

The Recognition

About the جائزة A' Design Award البرونزية

Chadao الكتاب هو فائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية، وهي تقدير رفيع المكانة يُمنح للتصاميم المتميزة التي تتسم بالإبداع والبراعة وحدة الذكاء. والفائزون بالبرونزية مصنوعات بارعة بوفرة ومبدعة بصورة لافتة، تؤكد الخبرة الواسعة والخيال وسعة الحيلة لدى مصمميها. ويُتوقع أن يكون Chadao الكتاب قطعة عالية التقدير ومحل إعجاب وحب، شديدة الاحترافية والابتكار. وهذا التصميم الفائز بجائزة A' Design Award البرونزية يتبنى أفضل الممارسات في الفن والعلم والتصميم والتكنولوجيا، ويتميز بعنايته بالتفاصيل. ويلبّي Chadao الكتاب الاحتياجات على أفضل وجه، ويلامس الرغبات، ويأسر المشاعر، ويستثير الفضول.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The sheath and the color of the hardcover are carefully chosen to create a transparent sense of maroon—a typical color of Pu'er tea—and to reflect the texture of the tea. The font design and layout are properly left blank, creating a sense of change. Modern design language is used to explain the charm of Chinese Chadao, with the chapter design kept simple and clear. The illustrations and texts are harmoniously arranged and designed to complement each other.
Dimensions & Packaging: Book size: 170mm x 240mm x 23mm
Tags: TAETEA System, Pu'er Tea, Chadao, An Eight-step Process, hardcover, Acrylic Materials
Production Technology: The book sheath is made of transparent acrylic. The process consists of four-color printing, bronzing and creasing, etc. The hand-drawn style illustrations are computer-aided design.
Design Challenge: The most difficult part is to find the exact visual design expression. Nowadays, learning Chinese tea ceremony has become a fashion, and people's thoughts will gradually sublimate in the process of tasting Pu'er tea; however, it is nevertheless a challenge to express the philosophical thoughts behind the Chinese tea ceremony and the tea culture.
Research: The purpose of the research is to re-understand and express the charm of Chinese Pu'er tea as well as the Chinese tea ceremony. Empowered by selected printing materials, novel special paper and binding technology, the research explores how to convey the different touches of the through distinctive visual expressions.
Inspiration: The book is inspired by Pu'er tea from TAETEA Group. The Eight Teachings of the TAETEA System are both a set of elegant and procedural skills to brew tea and are self-motivating methods of self-introspecting Chadao studies. It consists of eight interrelated, consecutive of arrays of moves, including cleansing, opening, awakening, measuring, cultivating, experiencing, sharing, and finishing.

An Eight-step Process ceremony enhance the design inspiration for the reunderstanding of the aesthetic value of Chinese Chadao.
Project Duration: January 1 to 31, 2018; Beijing, China
Operation Flow: By getting people take out and open the book with care, the transparent acrylic sheath brings a touch of sacred ritual. Throughout the eight chapters, the joy of reading stays in the entire reading process. Be the book open or closed, there is always a particular three-dimensional effect.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Foreign Languages Press, 2018
Team Members: Translator: Wang Chiying
Guest Editors:Xu Xue, Gao Feiyan
Image Credits: Photographe: Wang Haifei, Sun Yishuai