Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje by Zhou Xiaoshu

Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje by Zhou Xiaoshu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award yn Sulver in Grafyk, Yllustraasje en Fisuele Kommunikaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

SulverGrafysk· 2023

Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje

by Zhou Xiaoshu

Client: Northeastern University of China

A' Design Award yn Sulver Winner in Grafysk Category

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The Design

About Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje

Intangible Heritage is in searje fan trije yllustraasjes oer it ymmaterieel kultureel erfgoed fan Sina. De yllustraasjes toane de Pipa-keunst, Longquan-seladon en it Lantearnefestival fan Zigong. Elke ôfbylding is tekene mei fektorûntwerpsoftware, sadat fine details skerp bliuwe by grutte printformaten. De printe fellen mjitte 800 by 800 millimeter. Tradisjonele ûnderwerpen wurde oerset yn in moderne fisuele taal foar gebrûk online, yn printmedia, boeken en fotoalbums. It doel is om it publyk te helpen om dizze tradysjes kennen te learen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Sulver

Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver, in bûtengewoan prestisjeuze erkenning foar topûntwerpen dy't prachtich en yndrukwekkend binne. Sulverwinners binne tige briljante en ekstreem kreative wurken dy't de treflike ekspertize, it talint en de skerpsinnigens fan har ûntwerpers yllustrearje. Fan Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje wurdt ferwachte dat it in prachtich foarbyldwurk is, opmerklik profesjoneel en djip ynnovatyf. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Sulver is in tige opfallende, bewûndere útfining dy't foardiel bringt en de grinzen fan keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology ferleget. Intangible Heritage Yllustraasjesearje is in skepping dêr't breed oerjûn wurdt, dy't winsken wekker makket, positive gefoelens bringt en ferwûnderjen en fernuvering opwekket.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: The theme of this project is Zigong Lantern Festival, Pipa Art and Longquan Celadon. They are valuable intangible cultural heritage of China. Draw three artistic illustrations by computer to creatively show the essence of these cultures. The combination of computer technology and traditional art has the characteristics of creativity, design and application. This set of works is to let the public know more about China's intangible cultural heritage and inherit traditional culture.
Dimensions & Packaging: Printing illustrations:800mm (H) x 800mm (W) (sheet size), Data size::1800mm (H) x 800mm (W), 300dpi, RGB.
Tags: Intangible cultural heritage, pipa art, Longquan celadon, Zigong Lantern Festival, illustration, computer painting.
Production Technology: This series of illustrations are drawn by illustrator vector design software. It consists of super-high-level printing technology and manufacturing technology, thus highlighting the visual effect of the poster and showing exquisite and beautiful illustration details.
Design Challenge: The difficulty lies in accurately grasping the essence of three intangible cultural heritages, the proper integration of modern aesthetics and traditional culture, the aesthetic standards of modern audiences and the combination of computer technology and traditional culture.
Research: Intangible cultural heritage is a treasure of the world. Pipa art, Zigong Lantern Festival and Longquan celadon are important representatives of China's intangible cultural heritage. This series of illustrations transforms the unique culture into the power of creative visual design. The researcher investigated three non-legacy techniques and drew a series of non-legacy illustrations using computer vector painting technology. People can better understand China's intangible cultural heritage through network communication and printing.
Inspiration: The combination of intangible cultural heritage and modern design is the source of a series of illustration concepts. On the basis of traditional culture, intangible cultural heritage is transformed into modern design language by computer technology, which is applied to the Internet, print media, books, photo albums, publicity pages and other forms of expression to spread China's excellent traditional culture and display cultural innovation achievements.
Project Duration: Understanding the Intangible Heritage launched in China 2022.
Operation Flow: The key point is to attract the public with elegant visual effects, and the combination of modern aesthetic illustrations and traditional culture attracts the public's aesthetic interest.
Image Credits: Image #1 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu&Huo kai, 2022.
Image #2 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.
Image #3 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.
Image #4 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.
Image #5 : Illustration Zhou Xiaoshu, 2022.