The Timeless Virtues Kalendar by Hou, Hsiao Che

The Timeless Virtues Kalendar by Hou, Hsiao Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Brončana nagrada A' Design Award in Dizajn Grafike, Ilustracije i Vizualne Komunikacije Competition Category.

BroncaGrafika· 2020

The Timeless Virtues Kalendar

by Hou, Hsiao Che

Client: Taiwanese opera Yang Li-hua

Brončana nagrada A' Design Award Winner in Grafika Category

11,849

Verified Award Winner

Verify Award Status for #98809

Visit Site View at A' Design Award Press Release Award Badge

Colors

The Design

About The Timeless Virtues Kalendar

Posebno, kad dođe večer, u svakoj se kući zvuči klasična glazba Yang Lihue Opere. Opera Yang Lihua postala je zajednička vizija obitelji. Ljudi imaju stvarne osjećaje i uživaju u vizualnom i slušnom šoku kako bi uživali u razini. Uz impresivan zaplet i raspoloženje tradicionalne Yang Lihua opere, savršen performans, zasljepljujući kostim i sjajni likovi roditelja i djece postaju (tajanstveni i) svijet bajki ispunjen tradicionalnom operom. Opera Yang Lihua bila je klasična i sa suvremenom prednošću.

The Recognition

About the Brončana nagrada A' Design Award

The Timeless Virtues Kalendar je pobjednik Brončane nagrade A' Design Award, visoko prestižnog priznanja koje se dodjeljuje izvanrednim dizajnima što se odlikuju kreativnošću, domišljatošću i oštroumnošću. Brončani pobjednici izdašno su vješti i upečatljivo kreativni artefakti koji potvrđuju golemo iskustvo, maštu i snalažljivost svojih dizajnera. Očekuje se da The Timeless Virtues Kalendar bude visoko cijenjen, voljen i njegovan predmet koji je izuzetno profesionalan i inovativan. Ovaj dizajn koji je osvojio Brončanu nagradu A' Design Award uključuje najbolje prakse u umjetnosti, znanosti, dizajnu i tehnologiji i izvrstan je zbog pažnje posvećene detaljima. The Timeless Virtues Kalendar sjajno zadovoljava potrebe, dotiče želje, očarava osjećaje i privlači znatiželju.

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