Defy Desain Sampul Buku by Jin-Zhi Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Besi in Desain Media Cetak dan Terbitan Competition Category.

BesiCetak· 2022

Defy Desain Sampul Buku

by Jin-Zhi Liao

Client: Rye Field Publishing Co.

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Cetak Category

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The Design

About Defy Desain Sampul Buku

Defy adalah desain sampul buku yang dibuat untuk sebuah judul terbitan mengenai anarkisme. Sepasang kacamata menjadi elemen visual utama dan dilapisi spot varnish agar teksturnya tampak lebih realistis. Sampul dan belly band-nya menampilkan benda-benda umum yang sering digunakan masyarakat di Taiwan untuk membangun barikade, seperti kerucut lalu lintas, tong, dan bangku. Kertas kemasan industri digunakan sebagai bahan cetak. Skema warna merah, hitam, dan putih mengisyaratkan pemberontakan dan revolusi. Benda-benda yang familier tersebut menghubungkan sebuah gagasan abstrak dengan kehidupan sehari-hari.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Defy Desain Sampul Buku adalah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengakuan yang bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain yang baik yang memenuhi persyaratan profesional dan industri yang diharapkan dari kreasi yang dirancang dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan keterampilan yang besar, spesialisasi yang tinggi, pemahaman ahli, dan kapasitas kreatif para penciptanya. Defy Desain Sampul Buku diharapkan menjadi kreasi yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai yang praktis dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini mengintegrasikan praktik terbaik industri dan memiliki karakteristik teknis yang kompeten yang terkait dengan pengetahuan teknis dan bakat. Defy Desain Sampul Buku dihormati karena ketelitiannya dan dirancang untuk memberikan peningkatan kualitas hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The glasses as a main visual hint, are coated with spot varnish to make the texture more realistic. Various typical objects which are often being used to build barricades are showed on the cover and the belly band. Designer tends to recall the shared memories of Taiwanese readers by these familiar objects. Also industrial packaging paper is used for printing material. The color scheme of the cover is red, black and white, in order to create a sense of the Left-wing, rebellion, and revolution. Readers can associate to Anarchism by both visual and tactile perceptions.
Dimensions & Packaging: Industrial packaging paper: kraft paper and Coated paper on each side
Spot Varnish coating
Tags: book, press meadia, graphic
Production Technology: Spot varnishing on major visual design
Industrial packaging paper for printing
Design Challenge: It is a challenge for designer while attempting to intepret the abstract concept of Anarchism for Taiwanese readers, so daily objects are being used allowing readears to easily associate to their experiences.
Inspiration: People are standing up against existing rules, severe laws through provoking small-scale boycotts with typical objects which can be found on the streets of Taiwan. They are often being used to build barricades. For examples like Traffic cone with tire on top, barrels, bench, or a self-made “No Parking” stand. People use these to create a private boundary in a shared place. These behaviors can be taking as actions of Anarchism. The glasses on the other hand, is a symbol of getting a new vewpoint of Anarchism.
Project Duration: The designing project started and finished in April 2021 in Tainan, Taiwan, and was published in Taiwan on 1st of April, 2021.
Operation Flow: The graphic design is to create a shared life experience towards Anarchism, but also to try interpreting a perspective of Taiwanese folk culture.
Image Credits: Book Author in original language: James C. Scott
Graphic Design: Jin-Zhi, Liao