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Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс by Kiyoka Yamazuki

Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс by Kiyoka Yamazuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award in Дызайн графікі, ілюстрацыі і візуальнай камунікацыі Competition Category.


СрэбраГрафіка· 2025

Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс

by Kiyoka Yamazuki

Client: Aichi Prefectural Government, General Affairs Department, Regional Affairs Division

Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award Winner in Графіка Category

Colors

The Design

About Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс

Ёй було даручана стварыць ілюстрацыю для вокладкі з тэмай фестываляў прэфектуры Аічы, каб распаўсюдзіць прывабнасць прэфектуры Аічы (гісторыю, культуру, прамысловасць і г.д.) на ўсю Японію і свет. Яна назірала ўнікальныя для Аічы фестывалі праз відэа і дакументы, зафіксавала іх характэрныя рысы і перадала радасць і ўнікальнасць фестываляў па-свойму праз ілюстрацыі.

The Recognition

About the Срэбная прэмія A' Design Award

Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс — пераможца Срэбнай прэміі A' Design Award, надзвычай прэстыжнага прызнання, якое прысуджаецца дызайнам вышэйшага класа, цудоўным і ўражальным. Срэбныя пераможцы — гэта надзвычай бліскучыя і вельмі творчыя працы, якія ілюструюць выдатную кампетэнтнасць, талент і праніклівасць сваіх дызайнераў. Чакаецца, што Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс — гэта цудоўная, паказальная праца, надзвычай прафесійная і глыбока інавацыйная. Гэты дызайн, што атрымаў Срэбную прэмію A' Design Award, — вельмі значнае, вартае захаплення вынаходніцтва, якое прыносіць карысць і пашырае межы мастацтва, навукі, дызайну і тэхналогій. Aisanka Інфармацыйны Часопіс — гэта твор, якому шмат хто зайздросціць, што абуджае жаданні, дорыць пазітыўныя пачуцці і запальвае здзіўленне і захапленне.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This information magazine is for promoting Aichi Prefecture. It is a tool to let Aichi residents and people from other prefectures know the good points of Aichi Prefecture, and to remind them that Aichi Prefecture is a rich city with culture, industry, and tradition, and an attractive city that we can be proud of on the world stage.
Dimensions & Packaging
This information magazine is one of the tools to let people know about the appeal of Aichi's traditional culture, industry, and products, encourage participation in vibrant urban development, introduce Aichi to other prefectures, and promote the good things about Aichi.
Height 29.7mm x width 21mm, 18 pages.
It is a quarterly magazine published twice a year, and is also introduced to the Aichi Prefectural Government, each branch office, and other prefectures.
Tags
#142430 Silver A' Design Award for Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category/Kumanokodou
Production Technology
She didn't have a chance to actually see the festival, but she watched a video of the Aichi festival and was inspired by it to create a hand-drawn illustration (of the fun and splendor of the festival).
Design Challenge
Although she never had the chance to actually go see a festival, she studied videos of festivals in Aichi Prefecture and created illustrations to convey the fun and realism of the festivals. It is unclear whether the magazine achieved its goals, but in 1996 she created and published an illustration of the Tahara Kite Festival, which earned her a letter and a mini kite from the Tahara Kite Preservation Society, and she participated in the kite flying that year.
Research
The purpose of the magazine was to convey the charm of Aichi's traditional culture, industry, and products to people inside and outside the prefecture, and to have them rediscover the good things about Aichi. At the same time, Aichi Prefecture was also working hard to attract the World Expo at the time, so the magazine was globally conscious. The warmth of the hand-drawn illustrations and the unique use of color fascinated people visiting the local traditional festival.
Inspiration
This was an information magazine created at the time to promote Aichi to the people of Aichi and other prefectures, as well as to the world, in order to attract the World Expo to Aichi Prefecture. The cover illustration she created was based on the theme of "festivals," a tradition passed down since ancient times, and promoted the charm of Aichi both within and outside the prefecture.
Project Duration
The project period was from 1994 to 1998. It was a four-year project that was published twice a year, with the focus on Aichi Prefecture and disseminating to the rest of the country.
Operation Flow
At the time, the Aichi Expo was about to be held, and in order to ensure the success of the Expo, the client wanted the people of Aichi to rediscover the good things about the prefecture and promote it not only to other prefectures but also to the world. So she designed the illustration with the hope that people would be able to feel the good things about Aichi through its traditional festivals that are close to them.
Patents
Copyright Kiyoka Yamazuki 1995
Image Credits
#162363:Illustrator/Kiyoka Yamazuki 1995
#1:Illustrator/Kiyoka Yamazuki 1995
#2:Illustrator/Kiyoka Yamazuki 1996
#3:Illustrator/Kiyoka Yamazuki 1998
#4:Illustrator/Kiyoka Yamazuki 1996

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