Everything Boekenset by Na An and Huanyi Liu

Everything Boekenset by Na An and Huanyi Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Izer in Print en Publisearre Media Ûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerPrint· 2020

Everything Boekenset

by Na An and Huanyi Liu

Client: Luxun Academy Of Fine Arts

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Print Category

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The Design

About Everything Boekenset

Alles is in set fan twa boeken oer tradisjonele Sineeske kultuer. De tolve ierdske tûken foarmje de haadynhâld, kombinearre mei de seizoenen, de sinnetermen en de Sineeske dieretekens. Elk boek mjit 170 by 300 by 25 millimeter en is makke fan hout en spesjaal papier. It bynwurk folget de fâldfoarm fan âlde Sineeske boeken, sadat de siden maklik omslein wurde kinne en foar in part of hielendal iepensteld wurde kinne. De produksje omfettet laserdravearjen, laserprintsjen, groevjen en hjitte stimpelwurk. De opmaak makket gebrûk fan mei de hân tekene grafiken, textuerkeunst en hege griistinten.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

Everything Boekenset is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Izer, in prestisjeuze erkenning foar goede ûntwerpen dy't foldogge oan de profesjonele en yndustriële easken dy't ferwachte wurde fan goed ûntwurpen skeppings. Izerwinners litte grutte feardigens, hege spesjalisaasje, deskundich begryp en kreatyf fermogen fan har makkers sjen. Fan Everything Boekenset wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierbere skepping is dy't praktysk en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Izer yntegrearret de bêste praktiken fan de sektor en hat feardige technyske skaaimerken ferbûn mei kennis en talint. Everything Boekenset wurdt respektearre foar syn yngeandens en is ûntwurpen om ferbetteringen fan de kwaliteit fan it libben te leverjen dy't helpe de wrâld ta in bettere plak te meitsjen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These are books about traditional culture, it contains the philosophy of development and change of everything. The book is created with the twelve earthly branches as main content, combined with seasons, solar terms, Chinese zodiac. In layout design, it selects objects like leaves, buds, flowers and stones, uses methods of combination, reconstruction, contrast. In binding process, it was bind in folding form of ancient Chinese books, used wood, special paper and hot stamping materials.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are two books altogether, the size of each book: 170mm x 300mm x 25mm.
The books are available for printing media, motion graphics and installation art now, and they will be used for web pages, App, digital media in the future.
Tags: traditional culture, the twelve earthly branches, everything, reconstruction, Chinese book, bind in folding form, wood, special paper, hot stamping
Production Technology: Books are made of wood and special paper. Printing process includes laser engraving, laser printing, creasing and hot stamping. In layout design, the books used hand-drawn graphics, texture art and the hue of the high gray. The software being used are Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this design is the exact expression. From a historical perspective, everything changes in a regular way, people should go with nature and seize the moment. From a social perspective, things are small, the world is big, people need to be open-minded, keep harmonious coexistence with everything. How to express Chinese culture and traditional philosophy through bookbinding and layout design is the research challenge.
Research: The research objectives is the redesign of traditional culture, it is also a response to the growing demand for traditional culture and Chinese elements in commercial design. The design methods include folding and binding, layout design, material application, etc. Printing tools includes laser engraving, laser printing and hot stamping. The conclusion is that the ingenious combination of modern elements and historical culture can achieve better design results.
Inspiration: Firstly, the rise of Chinese culture and national traditions in both commercial design and academic field is a important background factor. Secondly, the research on ancient Chinese books has given the project a lot of technical support. Thirdly, with the development of media, the research on media of books has been further deepened, the physical book should continuously enhance its artistry and collectivity. Finally, the philosophical, traditional and cultural content is the inspiration in design.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2019 and finished in June 2019 in China.
Operation Flow: The binding form of folding comes from the ancient book. It has the advantage of being easy to turn the pages, and gives people a sense of history and philosophy. This kind of page binding, book could be expanded as needed, in part or all. When the person reads, can produce a lot of continuous space. This is an elegant dynamic process, the layout is constantly changing, whether the book closed or open, will produce different three dimensional display.
Team Members: Huanyi Liu