Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol by Mengyao Guo

Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol by Mengyao Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award in Graffeg Competition Category.

HaearnGraffeg· 2024

Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol

by Mengyao Guo

Client: Mengyao Guo

Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award Winner in Graffeg Category

9,981

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #154267

View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol

Testun Llyfr: Mae Merched gyda Gwyddbwyll yn ddarluniad golygyddol a grëwyd ar gyfer erthyglau ac ymgyrchoedd am gydraddoldeb rhywiol. Mae'r gwaith celf yn dangos dwy ferch yn chwarae gêm o wyddbwyll. Mae un ferch yn dymchwel darn y Brenin tra bod y llall yn gwylio. Mae'r Brenin sydd wedi'i ddymchwel yn cynrychioli dadfeilio normau patriarchaidd. Defnyddir dau liw cyferbyniol, oren a glas, i archwilio hunaniaethau deuaidd ac i awgrymu gwahanol gyflyrau sefyllfaol. Cynhyrchwyd y darluniad fel delwedd ddigidol cydraniad uchel, fel y gellir rhannu'r gwaith ar-lein a'i argraffu mewn meintiau hyblyg.

The Recognition

About the Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award

Mae Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol yn enillydd Gwobr Haearn A' Design Award, cydnabyddiaeth fawreddog a roddir i ddyluniadau da sydd yn bodloni'r gofynion proffesiynol a diwydiannol a ddisgwylir gan greadigaethau wedi'u dylunio'n dda. Mae enillwyr Haearn yn dangos medrusrwydd mawr, arbenigedd uchel, dealltwriaeth arbenigol a gallu creadigol eu crewyr. Disgwylir i Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol fod yn greadigaeth uchel ei bri, a edmygir ac a anwylir, sydd yn ymarferol ac yn arloesol. Mae'r dyluniad buddugol hwn o Wobr Haearn A' Design Award yn integreiddio arferion gorau'r diwydiant ac mae ganddo nodweddion technegol cymwys wedi'u cysylltu â gwybodaeth ymarferol a dawn. Parchir Girls with Chess Swyddogaeth Sylfaenol: Darlunio Golygyddol am ei drylwyredd ac fe'i dyluniwyd i ddarparu gwelliannau ansawdd bywyd sydd yn helpu i wneud y byd yn lle gwell.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This illustration is designed to highlight issues related to gender, ideally for an article or social movement campaign. It features two girls engrossed in a game of chess, one of them toppling the King piece, while the other watches. The artwork explores binary identities and the interplay of dual colors, orange and blue, to evoke various situational states.
Dimensions & Packaging: Digital works for any flexible changes.
Tags: Illustration, Gender, Equality, Communication, Visual Symbolism
Production Technology: The illustration was made using Adobe Photoshop, a leading graphic design software. Photoshop's diverse toolset facilitated nuanced color blending, detailed texture creation, and precise element placement. Its layer-based approach allowed for complex composition building. The high-resolution output ensured the illustration's quality was maintained across various digital and print applications.
Design Challenge: The main challenge was to create an illustration that effectively communicates complex themes of gender equality and societal norms. Balancing aesthetics and message clarity while ensuring the artwork was thought-provoking but not overly didactic required careful design decisions. Research into gender issues, color symbolism, and visual metaphors was crucial in addressing this challenge, ultimately leading to an evocative and meaningful illustration.
Research: The illustration was developed after researching gender issues and visual symbolism. The investigation encompassed an understanding of societal norms associated with gender, cultural implications of color, and the power of visual metaphors. This research informed the design, from the symbolic chess game to the gender-associated colors, resulting in a provocative artwork that fosters dialogue on gender equality and societal structures.
Inspiration: This illustration draws inspiration from the ongoing dialogue around gender issues and equality. It uses the metaphor of a chess game, traditionally seen as a strategic and intellectual pursuit, to underscore the abilities and potential of women in challenging societal norms and structures. The act of the girls toppling the King piece represents dismantling patriarchal norms.
Project Duration: The project started and finished in September 2020 in China.
Operation Flow: As a visual piece, this illustration invites viewer interaction through its symbolic elements: the chess scene and the color interplay prompt thoughts on gender roles and equality. As a digital artwork, it's easily shared and displayed across platforms, enhancing accessibility and facilitating discourse on the depicted social issues. The illustration thus catalyzes conversations about gender norms and societal structures.
Image Credits: Image #1: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #2: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #3: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #4: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #5: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.