Memories of Mukden Littafi by Na An and Yiting Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa in Bugu Competition Category.
AzurfaBugu· 2021
Memories of Mukden Littafi
Client: Luxun Academy Of Fine Arts
Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa Winner in Bugu Category
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About Memories of Mukden Littafi
Waɗannan littattafai ne kan tarihin birni da al'adun yanki. Littattafan sun ƙunshi juzu'i takwas, waɗanda bi da bi suka gabatar da wurare takwas na sha'awa a cikin Mukden. Mukden ita ce wurin haifuwar al'adun Qing kuma muhimmin al'adun gargajiyar kasar Sin. Littattafai suna daure ta hanyar nadawa, kayan ƙarfe ne, takardar shinkafa, brocade da sauransu. Siffar littafin, fitilar fada ce ta octagonal, wacce ke bayyana ma’anar cewa fitilun fadar na dauke da tunawa da tsohon zamani kuma fitilu suna haskaka tarihi da al’adu. Abubuwan da ke cikin littafin suna amfani da hoto na dijital don kwatanta wurin.
The Recognition
About the Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa
Zanen Memories of Mukden Littafi ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa, wata karramawa mai tsananin daraja da ake bai wa zane-zane na matakin koli, masu kyau sosai kuma masu burgewa. Waɗanda suka lashe kyautar Azurfa ayyuka ne masu haske sosai da ƙirƙira mai yawa waɗanda ke nuna ƙwarewa, baiwa da kaifin tunanin masu zanensu. Ana sa ran zanen Memories of Mukden Littafi ya zama aiki mai ban mamaki, abin koyi, mai ƙwarewa sosai kuma mai ƙirƙire-ƙirƙire mai zurfi. Wannan zane da ya lashe Kyautar A' Design Award ta Azurfa ƙirƙira ce mai abin lura sosai, da ake sha'awa, wacce ke amfanar da kuma kai iyakokin fasaha, kimiyya, zane da fasahar zamani gaba. Zanen Memories of Mukden Littafi ƙirƙira ce da ake yi wa hassada sosai wacce ke tada sha'awa, tana kawo jin daɗi kuma tana haifar da mamaki da al'ajabi.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- These are books about the city's history and regional culture. There are eight volumes in total, the content is eight scenic spots in Mukden. Mukden is the birthplace of Chinese Qing culture and the capital of two generations of emperors, it has a profound cultural heritage. Therefore, the book uses the folding form of ancient Chinese binding, materials are rice paper, copper, brocade. The appearance of the book is a palace lantern, which meaning that a lamp illuminates the memory of history.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Books in the design of interactivity, display and assembly fun. There are a total of eight books, each volume introduces a place of historical interest, each volume size is 80mm wide × 200mm long × 20mm thick. As the book is bound by folding, the size of the expanded page is 800mm wide × 200mm long. The books were assembled together in a metal frame to form an octagonal palace lantern, the physical size is 360mm high and 180mm in diameter.
- Tags
- city history, regional culture, Mukden, Qing Culture, palace lantern, bind in folding form, rice paper, metal craft, assembly interest and interactivity, artistic
- Production Technology
- Books are made of rice paper, special paper, copper metal, brocade and so on. Manufacturing processes include laser printing, metalworking, indentation, and folding loading. In layout design, the page uses flat graphics, illustration and light gray tones. The software being used are Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
- Design Challenge
- First of all, the most difficult part of the design is the accurate expression, integrating the form of the book, the way of binding, the use of materials and the communication of content. Secondly, in the layout design, how to skillfully combine modern elements with historical culture. Finally, digital illustrator drawing places of interest is also a challenge.
- Research
- The purpose is to redesign the regional culture. Data are gathered from field surveys, interviews, books and online searches. The digital illustration, information graphics and words are not just in these books, but also make motion graphics. They will be used in web pages, e-books, etc. It adds commercial value of books, paper books and digital media coexist. Socially, it promotes the preservation of the city's history. In design, it promotes the multi-dimensional development of books.
- Inspiration
- First of all, the preservation of urban history and regional culture is an important background factor for book design. Secondly, the research on ancient Chinese books has given a lot of technical support to the project. Third, with the development of the media, physical books should constantly enhance its artistic and collectable. Finally, the integration of heritage, history, geography and aesthetics is the inspiration for launching the project.
- Project Duration
- The project began in January 2020 and was completed in China in June 2020.
- Operation Flow
- Interactivity is reflected in the browsing process. First, books are collected in metal shelves as they are folded and placed, they are combined into an octagonal palace lantern. Secondly, the book is used by the fold binding, reading can be partial or all spread out, the layout in the change to form a lot of continuous space. Whether it's closed or opened, it will have different interactions with the fingers. This book has artistic, interactive, display and collection value.
- Team Members
- Yiting Cui
- Image Credits
- Yiting Cui, Na An
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