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Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum by Yijia Xie

Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum by Yijia Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award de Ferro in Disseny Gràfic, Il·lustració i Comunicació Visual Competition Category.


FerroGràfic· 2022

Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum

by Yijia Xie

Client: Yijia Xie

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Gràfic Category

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The Design

About Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum

Now és un disseny d'àlbum creat per a un músic les sis cançons del qual expliquen històries sobre somnis, creixement i amor. De cada títol de cançó s'extreu un caràcter xinès significatiu, com Univers, Pluja, Creure, Ulls, Lluna i Estrella. Aquests caràcters es combinen amb collage digital i codificació generativa. Els elements seleccionats s'introdueixen en un programa informàtic que genera milers de gràfics diferents, de manera que cada embolcall de l'envàs és únic. El format quadrat mesura 4,25 per 4,25 polzades. El projecte inclou sis dissenys de portada, un llibret de lletres i l'envàs de l'àlbum.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum és un guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro, un reconeixement prestigiós concedit a bons dissenys que compleixen els requisits professionals i industrials esperats de creacions ben dissenyades. Els guanyadors de Ferro demostren una gran habilitat, una alta especialització, una comprensió experta i la capacitat creativa dels seus creadors. Es preveu que Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum sigui una creació molt apreciada, admirada i estimada que és pràctica i innovadora. Aquest disseny guanyador del guardó A' Design Award de Ferro integra les millors pràctiques del sector i té característiques tècniques competents lligades al coneixement i al talent. Now Art de Portada d'Àlbum és respectat per la seva minuciositat i està pensat per oferir millores en la qualitat de vida que ajuden a fer del món un lloc millor.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This album explores the musician's self-awareness, beliefs, truth, and choice. Six songs in the album respectively tell six stories of him about dreams, growth, and love. I explored integrating Chinese characters with modern design in the album design while taking the most meaningful Chinese character in each song title, like Universe, Rain, Believe, Eyes, Moon, Star. Then I experimentally discovered a new creative form merging Chinese characters, collage, and generative coding.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width: 4.25in X Height: 4.25in
Tags
Album Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Generative Coding, Print Design
Production Technology
Print Design / Digital Collage / package design / generative coding
Design Challenge
One of the most challenging parts is combining each Chinese character with the graphics and images to tell a better story.
Research
This album design is trying to explore a new possibility between Chinese characters, typography, graphics, collages, and Computing. I experimentally combine the traditional design practice with the new technology "generative coding" to create the whole album packaging, including six EP cover designs, lyrics book designs, and album package designs.
Inspiration
Growing up in China, I deeply love China's extensive and profound culture. By practicing calligraphy, I understand Chinese characters are not just a carrier of information but also a beautiful art per se. There are thousands of forms of Chinese characters, and each of them is infused with history. As a designer, I'm eager to discover more possibilities for the future of Chinese character design.
Project Duration
September 2021 - January 2022
Operation Flow
I inserted the elements separately into computer programming and generated thousands of different new graphics. The generative collages were used on the packaging design for the new album. So everyone receives a unique packaging wrap. Then I fused Yuli's music with these moving collages. I love experimenting with random collisions and producing mint and exciting things. Mixing traditional elements and modern technology delivers surprising outcomes and also brings balance between randomness and order.
Team Members
Designer: Yijia Xie

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