Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi by Wenxu Zhao

Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi by Wenxu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award Hao in Hoʻolālā Kiʻi, Kiʻi Paʻi a me Kamaʻilio ʻIke Competition Category.

HaoKiʻi· 2025

Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi

by Wenxu Zhao

Client: Strawberry Fish Girl

A' Design Award Hao Winner in Kiʻi Category

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The Design

About Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi

He Moʻolelo Kiʻi ʻo Night Tale e hahai ana i ka huakaʻi o ke Kaikamahine Iʻa Hua ʻĀnela i kekahi pō kauwela. Hoʻohui kēia moʻolelo i ke ʻano moemoeā a me ke ʻano kupanaha e hōʻike ai i kekahi moʻolelo hemo. I kēlā me kēia ʻāpana, kau ʻia ke kiʻi nui i waena o nā holoholona nunui, nā pua, a me nā mea kanu, ʻo ia hoʻi ka hōʻailona no nā manaʻo i loko, nā pahuhopu, a me ka makemake e ʻike hou aku. Hana ʻia nā kiʻi ma ke ʻano kikohoʻe me ka ʻoi loa o ka maopopo (high resolution), no laila e maopopo pono ana nā kikoʻī liʻiliʻi inā hoʻonui ʻia i ke ana nui. Hiki ke hōʻike ʻia kēia hana ma ke ʻano he kiʻi paʻi, he kiʻi hoʻolele nui, a i ʻole he hoʻokipa piha e uhi ana i nā paia o kekahi keʻena i loko.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Hao

Ua lanakila ka hoʻolālā Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi i ka A' Design Award Hao, he ʻike hoʻohanohano i hāʻawi ʻia i nā hoʻolālā maikaʻi e hoʻokō ana i nā koi ʻoihana a ʻoihana hana i manaʻo ʻia mai nā mea hoʻokumu i hana maikaʻi ʻia. Hōʻike nā lanakila Hao i ka mākau nui, ka loea kiʻekiʻe, ka ʻike akamai a me ka hiki hana noʻeau o ka poʻe i hana iā lākou. Manaʻo ʻia ʻo ka hoʻolālā Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi he mea hoʻokumu i mahalo nui ʻia, hoʻohiwahiwa ʻia a aloha ʻia e pono a hou. ʻO kēia hoʻolālā i lanakila i ka A' Design Award Hao e hoʻohui ana i nā hana maikaʻi loa o ka ʻoihana a loaʻa nā ʻano ʻenehana mākaukau i hui pū ʻia me ka ʻike hana a me ka makakoho. Mahalo ʻia ka hoʻolālā Night Tale He Moʻolelo Kiʻi no kona nānā pono a ua hoʻolālā ʻia e hāʻawi i nā hoʻomaikaʻi ola e kōkua ai i ka hana ʻana i ka honua i wahi maikaʻi aku.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The work is an illustrated series depicting the whimsical journey of Strawberry Fish Girl on a summer night. Blending fantasy and surrealism, it invites viewers into a world where imagination flows freely. Each detail whispers fragments of an open ended tale.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17x22 inches (each), 600 dpi. Flexible sizing based on medium and usage.
Tags: illustration, children's illustration, fantasy, animals, dream world, summer night
Production Technology: The illustrations are digitally created using Photoshop and other graphic design software, allowing for high resolution detail and intricate artistry. The original works are large scale, designed to showcase a rich tapestry of fine details when viewed up close or projected onto expansive surfaces.
Design Challenge: The challenge is to artfully integrate childlike innocence, fantasy, and mystery into illustrations rich with intricate details, while maintaining a sense of visual unity and storytelling coherence.
Research: This project began with the creation of the Strawberry Fish Girl, a whimsical character embodying innocence, mystery, and fantasy. Building upon her image, a series of illustrations were developed, exploring her actions, surroundings, and interactions with her dreamlike environment. Through an introspective creative process, I crafted a narrative that serves as an honest reflection of their inner world, weaving together a story filled with childlike wonder and gentle mystery.

Each illustration carefully incorporates floral elements, plants, and animals, meticulously designed to contribute to the immersive dreamscape. Using digital tools such as Photoshop, the work balances intricate details and visual unity, resulting in a collection that is both technically refined and emotionally resonant. Whether presented as traditional prints, large scale projections, or immersive installations, the series invites viewers to step into a delicate, otherworldly world shaped by imagination and introspection.
Inspiration: This illustration series draws inspiration from my self reflection and dreams. I’ve visualized my self ego through a mystical, dreamlike world, where the interaction between the Strawberry Fish Girl and large animals becomes a metaphor for my inner landscape. Each animal symbolizes a part of me, my goals, my ideas, and my curiosity, weaving together a tale that bridges imagination and introspection.
Project Duration: The work was originally created in 2022, New York City, USA, and revised in 2024, New Jersey, USA.
Operation Flow: The illustrations can be showcased as traditional artworks in an exhibition, projected onto large outdoor screens on summer nights, or enveloping all four walls of an expansive indoor space, creating an immersive, dreamlike experience where the audience can step directly into the enchanting world of the paintings.