History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua by Chen Nan

History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua by Chen Nan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award in Inprimaki eta Argitaratutako Komunikabide Diseinua Competition Category.

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History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua

by Chen Nan

Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award Winner in Inprimakia Category

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The Design

About History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua

Book Text: History of Chinese Character Design txinatar karaktereen diseinuaren historia diseinu ikasketen ikuspegitik azaltzen duen liburua da. Izenburuko zazpi karaktere txinatarrak bilakaera-harremana erakusten duten zazpi letra-motatan daude ezarrita. Zuri-beltzeko ilustrazioek kapitulu bakoitza irekitzen dute, testutik ateratako sinboloak eta kapitulu horretako diseinu-adibideak konbinatuz. Informazioa bistaratzeko diagrama askok edukia laguntzen dute. Azal gogorreko liburu beltz bat tiradera-egiturako kutxa zuri eta urrekara batean irristatzen da.

The Recognition

About the Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award

History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazlea da, goi-mailako, zoragarriak eta liluragarriak diren diseinuei ematen zaien ezohiko aitorpen prestijiotsua. Zilar-mailako irabazleak lan oso distiratsuak eta sormen biziko lanak dira, beren diseinatzaileen aditutasun, talentu eta zorroztasun nabarmenak erakusten dituztenak. History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua erakusleiho-lan zoragarria, nabarmenki profesionala eta sakonki berritzailea izatea espero da. Zilarrezko Saria A' Design Award irabazi duen diseinu hau asmakizun oso nabarmena eta miretsia da, onura ekartzen duena eta artearen, zientziaren, diseinuaren eta teknologiaren mugak zabaltzen dituena. History of Chinese Character Design Primary Function: Liburua jende askok inbidia duen sorkuntza da, desirak pizten dituena, sentimendu positiboak ekartzen dituena eta harridura eta txunditzea pizten dituena.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: This is the first professional book to systematically explain the history of Chinese character design from the dimension of design studies. The seven Chinese characters in the title correspond to seven fonts with evolutionary relationships. Black and white graphic illustrations are designed on the front pages of different chapters, which is the symbol collage construction of the text and design examples occurred in the corresponding chapter. The inner page layout is full and easy to read, designed a large number of information visualization diagrams for content information.
Dimensions & Packaging: 200mm*50mm*280mm
Tags: Chinese Characers, history, book design
Production Technology: Black and white are the visual impression of Chinese characters. The cover and margin of the book are designed with black texture background, while the cover box is made of white special paper to form a contrast between black and white.
Design Challenge: The book took 8 years to compile, during which time, numerous documents were checked, charts were drawn, and words were elaborated.
Research: This book begins with the development of inheritance and innovation of Chinese character design, and through research and analysis, excavates the thinking and methods behind the artistic aesthetics and information transmission function of Chinese characters. The scope of research will be expanded to all kinds of character forms closely related to the history of the whole Chinese character culture circle, and Chinese characters are independent from pure fine arts or philology, forming a relatively independent research system under the dimension of "design science".
Inspiration: Chinese characters are not only important communication carriers of Chinese culture, but also are important somponents of Chinese culture. For thousands of years, Chinese characters have been widely spread in various ethnic regions and neighboring countries and regions, exerting a profound influence on cultural development.Through research and analysis, this book explores the thinking and methods behind the artistic aesthetics and information communication function of Chinese characters.
Project Duration: Published in July 2021
Operation Flow: The book design is divided into two parts, a white and gold hard box and a whole black hard cover book. The two parts are in drawer structure