Memories of Mukden Llibre by Na An and Yiting Cui

Memories of Mukden Llibre by Na An and Yiting Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award d'Argent in Disseny de Mitjans Impresos i Publicats Competition Category.

ArgentImprès· 2021

Memories of Mukden Llibre

by Na An and Yiting Cui

Client: Luxun Academy Of Fine Arts

A' Design Award d'Argent Winner in Imprès Category

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The Design

About Memories of Mukden Llibre

Aquests són llibres sobre la història i la cultura regional de la ciutat. Els llibres consta de vuit volums, que presenten, respectivament, vuit llocs d'interès a Mukden. Mukden és el bressol de la cultura Qing i un important patrimoni cultural xinès. Els llibres estan enquadernats per plegat, els materials són metall, paper d'arròs, brocat, etc. La forma dllibre és una llanterna de palau octogonal, que expressa el significat que la llanterna de palau porta el record dels vells temps i les llums il·luminen la història i la cultura. El contingut dllibre utilitza la il·lustració digital per representar l'escena.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award d'Argent

Memories of Mukden Llibre és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent, un reconeixement extraordinàriament prestigiós concedit a dissenys d'alta gamma, esplèndids i impressionants. Els guanyadors d'Argent són obres tremendament brillants i summament creatives que il·lustren la perícia, el talent i la perspicàcia excepcionals dels seus dissenyadors. Es preveu que Memories of Mukden Llibre sigui una obra meravellosa i de gran lluïment, remarcablement professional i profundament innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award d'Argent és un invent molt notable i admirat que beneficia i fa avançar els límits de l'art, la ciència, el disseny i la tecnologia. Memories of Mukden Llibre és una creació molt envejada que evoca desitjos, introdueix sentiments positius i desperta sorpresa i admiració.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: These are books about the city's history and regional culture. There are eight volumes in total, the content is eight scenic spots in Mukden. Mukden is the birthplace of Chinese Qing culture and the capital of two generations of emperors, it has a profound cultural heritage. Therefore, the book uses the folding form of ancient Chinese binding, materials are rice paper, copper, brocade. The appearance of the book is a palace lantern, which meaning that a lamp illuminates the memory of history.
Dimensions & Packaging: Books in the design of interactivity, display and assembly fun. There are a total of eight books, each volume introduces a place of historical interest, each volume size is 80mm wide × 200mm long × 20mm thick. As the book is bound by folding, the size of the expanded page is 800mm wide × 200mm long. The books were assembled together in a metal frame to form an octagonal palace lantern, the physical size is 360mm high and 180mm in diameter.
Tags: city history, regional culture, Mukden, Qing Culture, palace lantern, bind in folding form, rice paper, metal craft, assembly interest and interactivity, artistic
Production Technology: Books are made of rice paper, special paper, copper metal, brocade and so on. Manufacturing processes include laser printing, metalworking, indentation, and folding loading. In layout design, the page uses flat graphics, illustration and light gray tones. The software being used are Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Design Challenge: First of all, the most difficult part of the design is the accurate expression, integrating the form of the book, the way of binding, the use of materials and the communication of content. Secondly, in the layout design, how to skillfully combine modern elements with historical culture. Finally, digital illustrator drawing places of interest is also a challenge.
Research: The purpose is to redesign the regional culture. Data are gathered from field surveys, interviews, books and online searches. The digital illustration, information graphics and words are not just in these books, but also make motion graphics. They will be used in web pages, e-books, etc. It adds commercial value of books, paper books and digital media coexist. Socially, it promotes the preservation of the city's history. In design, it promotes the multi-dimensional development of books.
Inspiration: First of all, the preservation of urban history and regional culture is an important background factor for book design. Secondly, the research on ancient Chinese books has given a lot of technical support to the project. Third, with the development of the media, physical books should constantly enhance its artistic and collectable. Finally, the integration of heritage, history, geography and aesthetics is the inspiration for launching the project.
Project Duration: The project began in January 2020 and was completed in China in June 2020.
Operation Flow: Interactivity is reflected in the browsing process. First, books are collected in metal shelves as they are folded and placed, they are combined into an octagonal palace lantern. Secondly, the book is used by the fold binding, reading can be partial or all spread out, the layout in the change to form a lot of continuous space. Whether it's closed or opened, it will have different interactions with the fingers. This book has artistic, interactive, display and collection value.
Team Members: Yiting Cui
Image Credits: Yiting Cui, Na An