Horyukaku Illustration by Nico Aihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Tooj in Tsim Duab Kos, Duab Piav thiab Kev Sib Txuas Lus Pom Competition Category.

ToojDuab Kos· 2023

Horyukaku Illustration

by Nico Aihara

Client: Nico Aihara

A' Design Award Tooj Winner in Duab Kos Category

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The Design

About Horyukaku Illustration

Kev tshoov siab rau cov duab kos yog los ntawm cov ntawv Japanese classic Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Horyukaku yog qhov chaw nrov hauv Kabuki. Lub ntsiab lus ntawm kev tsim qauv yog kev sib haum xeeb ntawm cov tsoos Japanese thiab European tsim. Cov tsoos Japanese motifs tau kos los ntawm kev sib koom ua ke ntawm Art Nouveau thiab Art Deco. Thawj zaug kos duab kos duab tau tsim thiab tom qab ntawd xim hauv Photoshop kom ze rau qhov zoo ntawm qhov tsim vintage tiag tiag. Txawm hais tias cov neeg uas pom tus qauv tsim tsis nyob hauv lub sijhawm ntawd, lawv tuaj yeem hnov kev paub thiab nostalgia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Tooj

Horyukaku Illustration yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Tooj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev uas muab rau cov qauv tsim tshwj xeeb uas txawv los ntawm kev tsim tshiab, kev txawj tsim thiab kev ntse. Cov neeg yeej Tooj yog cov khoom muaj txuj ci heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas ua pov thawj txog kev paub ntau, kev xav thiab kev txawj ua ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Horyukaku Illustration xav tias yuav yog ib qho khoom uas neeg hwm, qhuas thiab hlub, uas tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Tooj no siv cov kev coj ua zoo tshaj plaws ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis thiab zoo heev vim nws saib xyuas cov ntsiab lus. Horyukaku Illustration ua tau raws li cov kev xav tau zoo kawg, kov cov kev xav, ntxias cov kev xav thiab txhawb kev xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The theme of designs are harmony of traditional Japanese and European designs.
Traditional Japanese motifs were drawn by incorporating the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
The flowers drawn on the frame are peony and plum, which are often used in traditional Japanese patterns.
It is also based on the commercial design of the Meiji and Taisho eras in Japan (1868-1926).
During this period, many excellent designs inspired by European design were produced in Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Data size : 4556 x 6891 pixel, 600dpi, RGB.
It can be printed on paper of any size.
Tags: samurai, traditional, Japanese art, kimono, kabuki, fantasy, vintage, classic,
Production Technology: These works is produced through a unique process.First hand-drawn painting was made and then colored in Photoshop. This way makes it possible to get closer to the quality of a real vintage design.
Design Challenge: The kimono is intricately turned over to show that wind is blowing on a high place.trails of blood indicate heavy fighting.It was hard to draw them, however they create a dramatic effect.
Research: A clear outline like an ukiyo-e.
It also creates a taste like an old Western picture book.
Inspiration: Inspiration for the illustrations come from Japanese classic literature Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.This work depicts a scene where the cornered hero fights on the castle Horyukaku.He is desperately climbing on the roof to survive.A popular scene in Kabuki.
Japanese classical literature is becoming unfamiliar even to the Japanese.However, its charm has not faded even today.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: This illustration can attract people's attention and lead them to a world of fantasy. It may also be an opportunity to come into contact with classical literature.
Image Credits: Image #1-5 : Illustrator / Aihara Nico