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Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin by Kiyoka Yamazuki

Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin by Kiyoka Yamazuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Grafike, Ilustracije i Vizuelne Komunikacije Competition Category.


SrebroGrafika· 2025

Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin

by Kiyoka Yamazuki

Client: Bon Vivant / Credit union

Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin

Ovaj informativni magazin distribuiraju Shinkin banke širom zemlje, tako da ga klijenti mogu lako preuzeti. Njegova svrha je promovirati čari i specijalitete svake regije kao komunikacijsko sredstvo između Shinkin banaka, njihovih klijenata i lokalne zajednice, te povezati ljude sa regijom. Kreirala je ilustraciju naslovne strane koja vas navodi da ga uzmete. To je nezaboravna ručno crtana ilustracija sa živopisnim bojama. Čitaoci su komentarisali da magazin budi nostalgična sjećanja na godišnja doba i njihove rodne krajeve.

The Recognition

About the Srebrna nagrada A' Design Award

Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin je pobjednik Srebrne nagrade A' Design Award, izuzetno prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje vrhunskim, veličanstvenim i impresivnim dizajnima. Srebrni pobjednici iznimno su briljantna i vrlo kreativna djela koja ilustriraju izuzetnu stručnost, talent i oštroumnost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin bude divno, reprezentativno djelo koje je izuzetno profesionalno i duboko inovativno. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Srebrnu nagradu A' Design Award vrlo je zapažen, nadaleko cijenjen izum koji koristi i pomjera granice umjetnosti, nauke, dizajna i tehnologije. Bon Vivant Informativni Magazin je kreacija kojoj se mnogi dive i zavide, koja budi želje, donosi pozitivne osjećaje i raspiruje čuđenje i divljenje.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This magazine is available at credit unions across Japan and is available for customers to pick up at their convenience. She created it with warm, hand-drawn illustrations and eye-catching colors to make it easy for customers to pick up and take home.
Dimensions & Packaging
Used for the cover illustration of the magazine.
Magazine size: 21cm x 15cm, 1mm thick (B5 size), about 15 pages
Published bimonthly, this year's theme is "World Heritage Sites and Festivals."
The illustrations are mostly hand-drawn, but sometimes Photoshop is used.
Tags
#142430 Graphic, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category Silver Award / Kumano Kodo
Production Technology
My works are mainly hand-drawn illustrations using brushes, acrylic paints, illustration boards, compasses, rulers, ruling pens, etc., and some are retouched in Photoshop.
Design Challenge
She didn't know how the magazine actually got from store shelves to customers' hands. However, the magazine did receive feedback from readers. One such comment, "Looking at the illustration on the cover, I felt nostalgia and a sense of the season, and it reminded me of home," made her happy.She didn't quantify the actual effect, so she doesn't know, but it seems that this activity was effective.
Research
This magazine is a pamphlet distributed free of charge by Shinkin banks nationwide. How do customers get it? We think it is important for customers to get to know the local people and towns. She created eye-catching illustrations that convey the warmth and nostalgia of the town. As a result, people visit the area (by buying local products, etc.) and learn about its good points. I think this has connected people and towns.
Inspiration
This project was created as an information tool that can be placed in the storefronts of Shinkin banks nationwide and can be freely taken home. It is also an information magazine based on the concept of "shinkumi," which energizes people and cities. The theme of the issue for which she was asked to illustrate was Hiroshima Summer. She created an illustration based on the theme of the Itsukushima Shrine Orchestra Festival, which energizes people and cities.
Project Duration
She was commissioned to do this project by a planning and production company (BOON Corporation + Shinkumi Sogo Service Corporation). She produced six books per year for each month over five years (30 books) from January 2011 to April 2018. The project was supervised by the National Federation of Shinkin Banks.
Operation Flow
Installed at Shinkin Bank branches/
Distributed free of charge/Information and gifts
This information magazine introduces people, industries, local products, and tourist spots working hard in each region of Japan, helping to steadily connect people and cities.
Patents
Copyright Kiyoka Yamazuki 2014
Image Credits
Main image is Image #1 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2015
Optional image #1 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2015
Optional image #2 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2014
Optional image #3 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2014
Optional image #4 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2015

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