D Code Symboalmerk by Hikaru Deguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award yn Izer in Grafyk, Yllustraasje en Fisuele Kommunikaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

IzerGrafysk· 2025

D Code Symboalmerk

by Hikaru Deguchi

Client: D Code

A' Design Award yn Izer Winner in Grafysk Category

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The Design

About D Code Symboalmerk

D Code is in symboalmerk basearre op tradisjonele Japanske estetyk en it idee fan natuerlike harmony. De kompositysje folget de Sulverferhâlding fan 1 op 1,414, yn Japan bekend as de Yamato-ferhâlding, in proporsje dy't al lang brûkt wurdt yn de Japanske arsjitektuer en keunst. De foarm kombinearret de fiif lûden fan de Hillige Mizukuki-tekens ta ien inkelde foarm. D Code is opboud út trije lagen: in wyt symboal, in mandala fan 25 Mizukuki-patroanen en in swart symboal, dy't it lykwicht fan yin en yang wjerspegelje. De laachstruktuer is werombrocht mei tradisjonele Ukiyo-e-printeftechniken.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Izer

D Code Symboalmerk 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 D Code Symboalmerk 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. D Code Symboalmerk 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: D Code, The Ultimate Energy Symbol of Japanese Aesthetics
D Code is a symbol that embodies the spirit and natural beauty of Japan.
At its core lies the Silver Ratio (1:1.414), called the Yamato Ratio in Japan, a primordial proportion symbolizing the ideal form of natural harmony and beauty.

D Code is not merely a design.
It visualizes the unseen order of nature, the shimmering of a lake, the flow of the wind, the rhythm that resonates through all living things, manifesting as an energy device that enhances life.

Composed according to this sacred ratio, its three modes (The Beauty of Silence, The Beauty of Quiet Determination, and The Beauty of Coexistence) draw forth the inner power of those who behold or possess it, awakening harmony and resonance.

D Code is not decoration.
It is a Japanese symbol of beauty that aligns one's mind, body, and space with the universal laws of nature.
Tags: D-Code, three-layered symbol, sacred Mizukuki characters
Production Technology: D Code is a three-layered symbol. The first layer is the white D-Code, the second layer is a mandala composed of 25 sacred Mizukuki Characters patterns, and the third layer is the black D Code. It incorporates the traditional Japanese concept of the harmony of yin and yang. This three-dimensional structure can only be reproduced using Japanese Ukiyo-e techniques. Although the second and third layers remain invisible, their presence amplifies the power of this symbol.
Inspiration: This symbol mark is inspired by Sacred Mizukuki Characters, said to appear on the surface of Lake Biwa in Japan on clear days. It combines the five great vowels of Sacred Mizukuki Characters, which are the source of all voices, into a single form. Sacred Mizukuki Characters are believed to be a script created by Great Nature (the primordial existence).