Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace by Xuanli Pan

Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace by Xuanli Pan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 Bronzová cena A' Design Award in Grafika Competition Category.

BronzGrafika· 2026

Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace

by Xuanli Pan

Client: Northeastern University of China

Bronzová cena A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category

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The Design

About Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace

Xiushan Lantern je projekt brandingu a ilustrace založený na lucernovém tanci Xiu Shan, národním nehmotném kulturním dědictví jihovýchodního Čchung-čchingu. Design vychází z tvarů luceren, lidových vzorů, tradičních barev a tanečních pohybů, které následně převypráví jednoduchým moderním vizuálním jazykem. Ilustrace jsou vytvořeny ve vektorovém softwaru a aplikovány na kulturní produkty, včetně červených obálek tištěných na recyklovatelném papíru a dalších předmětů vyrobených z akrylu. Cílem je vnést kulturu luceren do každodenního života a podpořit její kontinuitu.

The Recognition

About the Bronzová cena A' Design Award

Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace je vítězem Bronzové ceny A' Design Award, vysoce prestižního uznání udělovaného vynikajícím designům, které se vyznačují kreativitou, vynalézavostí a bystrostí. Bronzoví vítězové jsou hojně zručné a nápadně kreativní artefakty, které dosvědčují rozsáhlé zkušenosti, představivost a vynalézavost svých designérů. Očekává se, že Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace bude vysoce ceněným, obdivovaným a milovaným předmětem, pozoruhodně profesionálním a inovativním. Tento design, který získal Bronzovou cenu A' Design Award, zahrnuje osvědčené postupy v umění, vědě, designu a technologiích a vyniká pozorností k detailu. Xiushan Lantern Branding, ilustrace nádherně uspokojuje potřeby, dotýká se tužeb, okouzluje city a oslovuje zvědavost.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The work takes the national-level intangible cultural heritage, Xiu'an Lantern Dance, as the core for creation. It extracts its classic shapes, folk patterns and traditional colors, and reinterprets the traditional imagery with modern design language. By integrating contemporary aesthetics, it integrates the intangible cultural heritage into daily life. It not only inherits the regional cultural heritage but also gives a trendy expression to the lantern culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: 3600 x 3600 pixels, 300dpi, RGB
Tags: Branding, Visual Identity, Graphic Design, Cultural and creative product, Chinese Intangible Cultural Heritage
Production Technology: This series of illustrations and patterns were created by the illustrator using vector design software. It is made through advanced printing and manufacturing techniques to showcase the exquisite details of the illustrations. Meanwhile, the red envelopes are printed on environmentally friendly and recyclable paper, while the other printed items are printed on acrylic materials.
Design Challenge: The main challenge of this design lies in how to extract the essence from the complex traditional elements of Xiu Shan Flower Lanterns, while preserving the original flavor of the intangible cultural heritage and transforming it into modern design language. At the same time, it is necessary to balance the cultural core and the practicality of cultural innovation, avoiding the rigid stacking of symbols, taking into account regional characteristics and contemporary aesthetics, and allowing the ancient intangible cultural heritage to truly integrate into modern life.
Research: Xiu Shan Lantern Dance, as a national-level intangible cultural heritage, is a precious folk culture treasure in the southeastern part of Chongqing. However, its dissemination form is traditional and disconnected from modern life, making it difficult to attract young people. This research uses cultural innovation as a carrier, delves into the core of the lantern dance culture, and revitalizes the intangible heritage through modern design, allowing traditional culture to integrate into daily life, and achieving the protection and innovative inheritance of regional cultural heritage.
Inspiration: The inspiration for this work comes from the intangible cultural heritage of Xishan Lantern Show in China. It extracts the lantern shape, folk patterns and dance movements, and integrates local culture. It translates the traditional intangible cultural heritage's charm with modern design language, eliminating the complexity and redundancy, allowing the ancient lantern culture to be integrated into daily life and achieving the inheritance of intangible cultural heritage.
Project Duration: Launched in Chongqing, China in 2025.
Operation Flow: By extracting distinctive elements of Shouxian flower lanterns and dance movements for creation, the local cultural characteristics are highlighted. A set of eco-friendly materials is designed, balancing practicality and commemorative value. The local flower lantern performances usually take place during the Spring Festival. Therefore, this work combines the traditional Chinese red envelopes with Spring Festival items, integrating these cultural products into people's daily lives, in order to promote and strengthen the culture of Shouxian flower lanterns.
Team Members: Pan Xuanli
Image Credits: Image #1 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #2 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #3 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #4 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.
Image #5 : Illustration Pan Xuanli 2025.