The Timeless Virtues Kalinder by Hou, Hsiao Che

The Timeless Virtues Kalinder by Hou, Hsiao Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award yn Brûns in Grafyk, Yllustraasje en Fisuele Kommunikaasje Ûntwerp Competition Category.

BrûnsGrafysk· 2020

The Timeless Virtues Kalinder

by Hou, Hsiao Che

Client: Taiwanese opera Yang Li-hua

A' Design Award yn Brûns Winner in Grafysk Category

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The Design

About The Timeless Virtues Kalinder

Yn 't bysûnder, as de jûn oankaam, klinkt elk hûs de klassike muzyk fan Yang Lihue Opera. De Yang Lihua Opera waard de mienskiplike fyzje fan 'e famylje. Minsken hawwe wiere gefoelens en genietsje fan fisuele en harkende impactskok om te genietsjen. Mei in yndrukwekkend plot en de geasten fan 'e tradysjonele Yang Lihua Opera, wurde perfekte prestaasjes, skitterend kostúm en geweldige karakters foar de âlders en bern (mysterieuze en) mearkewrâld fol mei de tradisjonele opera. De opera Yang Lihua wie klassyk, en mei in hjoeddeistige râne.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award yn Brûns

The Timeless Virtues Kalinder is in winner fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns, in heech prestisjeuze erkenning foar treflike ûntwerpen dy't har ûnderskiede troch kreativiteit, fernuft en tûkens. Brûnswinners binne tige feardige en opfallend kreative artefakten dy't de grutte ûnderfining, ferbylding en betochtsumens fan har ûntwerpers befêstigje. Fan The Timeless Virtues Kalinder wurdt ferwachte dat it in tige heech achte, bewûndere en dierber objekt is dat opmerklik profesjoneel en ynnovatyf is. Dit winnende ûntwerp fan de A' Design Award yn Brûns yntegrearret de bêste praktiken yn keunst, wittenskip, ûntwerp en technology en is treflik om syn omtinken foar detail. The Timeless Virtues Kalinder foldocht behoeften prachtich, reitsjet winsken, betsjoeveret gefoelens en sprekt nijsgjirrigens oan.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With more than a century of history, sung in the Minnan dialect, Taiwanese opera is the most representative folk opera of Taiwan.
From roadside stage, outer stage, inner stage, radio broadcast, TV, movies to the cultural performance now, it has undergone changes and innovations, demonstrating different features.

The makeup of the female role in Taiwanese Opera is similar to that of Peking opera. The makeup of the male role is more simplified, Unlike the various painted face of Peking opera, it is only composed of a few symbolic strokes. For the example of the roles of sheng and dan, they have to have a handsome appearance. On the other hand, the jing and chou roles have exaggerated beard or black mole to accentuate the unique character of the roles.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1. Desk calendar 360X125X95 mm
Features for postcards
2. Calendar 410X200 mm
Features for coloring book
Tags: Graphic Design, Visual Design, Opera Illustration, Cultural Creative Design, Taiwan Opera, Opera Art
Production Technology: 1. Desktop calendar with additional features for postcards.
2. Additional calendar function for coloring book
3. Paper, Print
Design Challenge: The Taiwan opera, through sound and dynamic vision, The memories presented in the form of comic-style artwork, bringing Taiwanese opera culture to life from the TV screen.
Research: With more than a century of history, sung in the Minnan dialect, Taiwanese opera is the most representative folk opera of Taiwan.

From roadside stage, outer stage, inner stage, radio broadcast, TV, movies to the cultural performance now, it has undergone changes and innovations, demonstrating different features.

Many artists that have worked alongside with the progress of Taiwanese opera’s history shoulder the responsibility of continuing its legacy in different forms and manners.
Inspiration: In Particular, when the evening came, every houses are sounds the classic them music of Yang Lihue Opera.

In particular, every houses are sounds the classic them music of Yang Lihue Oper during dinner time.

The Yang Lihua Opera became the common vision of the family. People have real feelings and enjoy visual and hearing impact shock in order to enjoyment level.

With a impressive plot and the spirits of traditional Yang Lihua Opera, perfect performance, dazzling costume and great characters to the parents and children become mysterious and fairly tale world filled with the traditional opera.

The Yang Lihua opera was classic, and with a contemporary edge.
Project Duration: 2019/09 in Taipei / Taiwan
Operation Flow: NA
Patents: NA
Image Credits: Illustrator / HOU, HSIAO CHE
DESIGN / HOU, HSIAO CHE