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D Code Marca Símbolo by Hikaru Deguchi

D Code Marca Símbolo by Hikaru Deguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Ferro in Deseño Gráfico, Ilustración e Comunicación Visual Competition Category.


FerroGráfico· 2025

D Code Marca Símbolo

by Hikaru Deguchi

Client: D Code

A' Design Award de Ferro Winner in Gráfico Category

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The Design

About D Code Marca Símbolo

D Code é unha marca símbolo baseada na estética tradicional xaponesa e na idea de harmonía natural. A composición segue a Proporción de Prata de 1 a 1,414, coñecida no Xapón como a Proporción Yamato, unha proporción utilizada dende hai tempo na arquitectura e na arte xaponesas. A forma combina as cinco vogais dos Sagrados Caracteres Mizukuki nunha soa figura. D Code está construído en tres capas: un símbolo branco, unha mandala de 25 patróns Mizukuki, e un símbolo negro, reflectindo o equilibrio do yin e o yang. A estrutura en capas é reproducida mediante técnicas tradicionais de impresión Ukiyo-e.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Ferro

D Code Marca Símbolo gañou o A' Design Award de Ferro, un recoñecemento prestixioso outorgado a bos deseños que cumpren os requisitos profesionais e industriais esperados de creacións ben deseñadas. Os gañadores Ferro demostran a gran habilidade, a alta especialización, a comprensión experta e a capacidade creativa dos seus creadores. Espérase que D Code Marca Símbolo sexa unha creación moi apreciada, admirada e querida que é práctica e innovadora. Este deseño gañador do A' Design Award de Ferro integra as mellores prácticas do sector e ten características técnicas competentes ligadas ao saber facer e ao talento. D Code Marca Símbolo é respectado pola súa minuciosidade e está deseñado para proporcionar melloras na calidade de vida que axudan a facer do mundo un lugar mellor.

Behind the Design

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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.
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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).

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