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Night Tale Ilustrační série by Wenxu Zhao

Night Tale Ilustrační série by Wenxu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Železná cena A' Design Award in Grafika Competition Category.


ŽelezoGrafika· 2025

Night Tale Ilustrační série

by Wenxu Zhao

Client: Strawberry Fish Girl

Železná cena A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Night Tale Ilustrační série

Noční příběh je ilustrační série, která sleduje putování Jahodové rybí dívky letní nocí. Série spojuje fantazii a surrealismus, aby vytvořila příběh s otevřeným koncem. Každá scéna umisťuje postavu mezi velká zvířata, květiny a rostliny, které slouží jako metafory vnitřních myšlenek, cílů a zvídavosti. Ilustrace vznikají digitálně ve vysokém rozlišení, takže jemné detaily zůstávají zřetelné i ve velkých formátech. Dílo lze prezentovat jako tisky, jako rozměrné projekce nebo jako imerzivní instalaci pokrývající stěny interiéru.

The Recognition

About the Železná cena A' Design Award

Night Tale Ilustrační série je vítězem Železné ceny A' Design Award, prestižního uznání udělovaného dobrým designům, které splňují profesní a průmyslové požadavky očekávané od dobře navržených výtvorů. Železní vítězové prokazují velké dovednosti, vysokou specializaci, odborné porozumění a tvůrčí kapacitu svých tvůrců. Očekává se, že Night Tale Ilustrační série bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a oblíbeným výtvorem, který je praktický a inovativní. Tento design, který získal Železnou cenu A' Design Award, integruje osvědčené postupy odvětví a má kompetentní technické vlastnosti spojené s know-how a talentem. Night Tale Ilustrační série je vážen pro svou důkladnost a je navržen tak, aby poskytoval zlepšení kvality života, která pomáhají činit svět lepším místem.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
The work is an illustrated series depicting the whimsical journey of Strawberry Fish Girl on a summer night. Blending fantasy and surrealism, it invites viewers into a world where imagination flows freely. Each detail whispers fragments of an open ended tale.
Dimensions & Packaging
17x22 inches (each), 600 dpi. Flexible sizing based on medium and usage.
Tags
illustration, children's illustration, fantasy, animals, dream world, summer night
Production Technology
The illustrations are digitally created using Photoshop and other graphic design software, allowing for high resolution detail and intricate artistry. The original works are large scale, designed to showcase a rich tapestry of fine details when viewed up close or projected onto expansive surfaces.
Design Challenge
The challenge is to artfully integrate childlike innocence, fantasy, and mystery into illustrations rich with intricate details, while maintaining a sense of visual unity and storytelling coherence.
Research
This project began with the creation of the Strawberry Fish Girl, a whimsical character embodying innocence, mystery, and fantasy. Building upon her image, a series of illustrations were developed, exploring her actions, surroundings, and interactions with her dreamlike environment. Through an introspective creative process, I crafted a narrative that serves as an honest reflection of their inner world, weaving together a story filled with childlike wonder and gentle mystery.

Each illustration carefully incorporates floral elements, plants, and animals, meticulously designed to contribute to the immersive dreamscape. Using digital tools such as Photoshop, the work balances intricate details and visual unity, resulting in a collection that is both technically refined and emotionally resonant. Whether presented as traditional prints, large scale projections, or immersive installations, the series invites viewers to step into a delicate, otherworldly world shaped by imagination and introspection.
Inspiration
This illustration series draws inspiration from my self reflection and dreams. I’ve visualized my self ego through a mystical, dreamlike world, where the interaction between the Strawberry Fish Girl and large animals becomes a metaphor for my inner landscape. Each animal symbolizes a part of me, my goals, my ideas, and my curiosity, weaving together a tale that bridges imagination and introspection.
Project Duration
The work was originally created in 2022, New York City, USA, and revised in 2024, New Jersey, USA.
Operation Flow
The illustrations can be showcased as traditional artworks in an exhibition, projected onto large outdoor screens on summer nights, or enveloping all four walls of an expansive indoor space, creating an immersive, dreamlike experience where the audience can step directly into the enchanting world of the paintings.

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