Press Release
Legendary Beast Illustration by Daybreak Li Is Granted the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Daybreak Li honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Legendary Beast Illustration by Daybreak Li, designed for TagDesign, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Legendary Beast Illustration
Legendary Beast is a series of traditional style illustrations. Each image intertwines the eyes of two animals to express the opposition and coexistence of contrasting forces. The Chinese dragon and the tiger stand for the strong male side, while the phoenix and the crane stand for the gentle female side. Flowers and rocks add a decorative quality. The drawings are made with digital painting software and printed with high quality techniques on handmade paper, measuring 31 cm high and 45 cm wide. The form is based on the traditional Chinese folding fan, combined with modern methods.
About Daybreak Li
Daybreak Li, graduated from Guangzhou Academy of fine arts, one of the four art colleges in China, with more than ten years of experience in design industry, he is good at commercial illustration, and his main design style is the combination of ancient and modern.
Award Record
This recognition makes Daybreak Li a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award
The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/100142
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/100142
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!100142
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/270627
Media Contact
Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
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press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Legendary Beast Illustration
- Function
- Illustration
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Saddle Brown, Dark Slate Blue, Burly Wood, Dark Red and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- TagDesign
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Daybreak Li
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #100142
Credits
- Image Credits
- Daybreak Li
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This is a group of traditional style illustrations, using the twining of two kinds of animals' eyes to express the opposition and coexistence of different contradictions. Chinese dragon and tiger represent the strong male side, Phoenix and crane represent the feminine female side. With some flowers and rocks, it is more decorative.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration comes from Chinese words and sentences: 'dragon leaps and tiger leaps', 'iron bird flies to Phoenix and crane returns'.
- Research
- On the basis of Chinese traditional folding fan, combined with the pictures created by modern techniques, it innovates in the retro.
- Challenge
- In the process of creating these illustrations, the main creative challenge is how to add interesting elements to the usual pictures to make the audience feel.
- Realization and Technology
- The series of illustrations and expressions are drawn by the photoshop. It is produced by high level printing and manufacturing technologies to show the details of beautiful and exquisite illustrations.
- Operation and Interaction
- Illustration attracts the public with strong color contrast and picture tension, and attracts people's aesthetic interest with interesting detail effect.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was developed between the years of 2018 and 2019, in BeiJing and GuangZhou, China. It started in July 2018 and finished in October 2019.
- Specifications
- The finished products are handmade paper. It's high 31cm, wide 45cm.
- Keywords
- Illustration, Graphics Design, computer paintings, traditional
