Horyukaku La Ilustración by Nico Aihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award de Bronce in Diseño Gráfico, Ilustración y Comunicación Visual Competition Category.

BronceGráfico· 2023

Horyukaku La Ilustración

by Nico Aihara

Client: Nico Aihara

A' Design Award de Bronce Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About Horyukaku La Ilustración

La inspiración para las ilustraciones proviene de la literatura clásica japonesa Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Horyukaku es una escena popular en Kabuki. El tema de los diseños es la armonía de los diseños tradicionales japoneses y europeos. Se dibujaron motivos tradicionales japoneses incorporando los estilos Art Nouveau y Art Deco. Primero se hizo una pintura dibujada a mano y luego se coloreó en Photoshop para acercarse a la calidad de un diseño vintage real. Aunque las personas que ven el diseño no vivieron en esa época, pueden sentir familiaridad y nostalgia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Bronce

Horyukaku La Ilustración ha ganado el A' Design Award de Bronce, un reconocimiento sumamente prestigioso concedido a diseños sobresalientes que se distinguen por su creatividad, ingenio y astucia. Los ganadores de Bronce son artefactos ampliamente hábiles y sorprendentemente creativos que acreditan la vasta experiencia, imaginación e ingeniosidad de sus diseñadores. Se espera que Horyukaku La Ilustración sea un objeto muy apreciado, admirado y querido, notablemente profesional e innovador. Este diseño ganador del A' Design Award de Bronce incorpora las mejores prácticas del arte, la ciencia, el diseño y la tecnología, y es excelente por su atención al detalle. Horyukaku La Ilustración satisface espléndidamente las necesidades, toca los deseos, encanta los sentimientos y atrae la curiosidad.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The theme of designs are harmony of traditional Japanese and European designs.
Traditional Japanese motifs were drawn by incorporating the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
The flowers drawn on the frame are peony and plum, which are often used in traditional Japanese patterns.
It is also based on the commercial design of the Meiji and Taisho eras in Japan (1868-1926).
During this period, many excellent designs inspired by European design were produced in Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Data size : 4556 x 6891 pixel, 600dpi, RGB.
It can be printed on paper of any size.
Tags: samurai, traditional, Japanese art, kimono, kabuki, fantasy, vintage, classic,
Production Technology: These works is produced through a unique process.First hand-drawn painting was made and then colored in Photoshop. This way makes it possible to get closer to the quality of a real vintage design.
Design Challenge: The kimono is intricately turned over to show that wind is blowing on a high place.trails of blood indicate heavy fighting.It was hard to draw them, however they create a dramatic effect.
Research: A clear outline like an ukiyo-e.
It also creates a taste like an old Western picture book.
Inspiration: Inspiration for the illustrations come from Japanese classic literature Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.This work depicts a scene where the cornered hero fights on the castle Horyukaku.He is desperately climbing on the roof to survive.A popular scene in Kabuki.
Japanese classical literature is becoming unfamiliar even to the Japanese.However, its charm has not faded even today.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: This illustration can attract people's attention and lead them to a world of fantasy. It may also be an opportunity to come into contact with classical literature.
Image Credits: Image #1-5 : Illustrator / Aihara Nico