Taoxichuan Ilustrasi Gulungan by Yao Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award Perunggu in Desain Grafis, Ilustrasi dan Komunikasi Visual Competition Category.

PerungguGrafis· 2026

Taoxichuan Ilustrasi Gulungan

by Yao Wu

Client: Jingdezhen Ceramic Culture Tourism Holding Group Co., Ltd.

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Grafis Category

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The Design

About Taoxichuan Ilustrasi Gulungan

Taoxichuan adalah ilustrasi gulungan yang dibuat untuk sebuah kawasan budaya keramik di Jingdezhen. Ilustrasi ini menyajikan 600 tahun sejarah porselen serta perkembangan kawasan tersebut dalam satu komposisi yang berkesinambungan. Gaya lukisan datar dan warna-warna cerah membangun hutan porselen fantasi tempat tumbuhan, porselen, dan figur berbaur menjadi satu. Tiga karakter orisinal, yaitu Dewa Tungku, Dewa Anggur, dan Dewa Laut, muncul di sepanjang jalur cerita. Karya vektor ini disusun berlapis agar mudah dipotong secara fleksibel dan disiapkan dalam mode warna CMYK maupun RGB. Gulungan ini juga berfungsi sebagai peta naratif yang memandu para pengunjung.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

Taoxichuan Ilustrasi Gulungan adalah pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu, pengakuan yang sangat bergengsi yang diberikan kepada desain luar biasa yang dicirikan oleh kreativitas, kecerdikan, dan ketajaman. Pemenang Perunggu adalah artefak yang sangat terampil dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imajinasi, dan kelihaian para desainernya. Taoxichuan Ilustrasi Gulungan diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi, dan dicintai, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Desain pemenang A' Design Award Perunggu ini menyertakan praktik terbaik dalam seni, sains, desain, dan teknologi, dan sangat baik dalam perhatiannya pada detail. Taoxichuan Ilustrasi Gulungan memuaskan kebutuhan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan, dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The scroll narrates and integrates thousands of years of Jingdezhen porcelain culture and Taoxichuan’s development. Adopting flat style and vivid colors, it constructs a fantasy forest vision with plants running through the whole scroll, blending with porcelain and figures to create a healing and relaxed atmosphere. The three new images of Kiln God, Wine God and Sea God show the cultural heritage and humanistic warmth of Taoxichuan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Vector format with layered structure for flexible cropping. Dual color modes CMYK and RGB.
Tags: Taoxichuan, Scroll Illustration, Jingdezhen Porcelain Culture, Fantasy Vision, Kiln God, Wine God, Sea God, Humanistic Illustration
Production Technology: The scroll is created as a high-resolution digital illustration using vector-based flat painting techniques. Colors are rendered in CMYK for print accuracy and RGB for screen display. Large scale installations use UV printing on durable substrates. Merchandise applications employ digital printing on paper, fabric, and acrylic.
Design Challenge: It activates 600 years of porcelain culture in scroll form, creates an original fantasy porcelain forest visual language; the symbiosis of nature, artifacts and people conveys humanistic care; the three original god IPs enrich regional cultural symbols, providing an innovative paradigm for cultural tourism illustration and cultural inheritance.
Research: Research covered Jingdezhen 600 year porcelain history and Taoxichuan transformation from state owned factory to creative district Fieldwork included documentation of kiln architecture ceramic textures and interviews with cultural practitioners Findings revealed audiences respond to narrative driven visuals blending historical depth with contemporary warmth This informed the scroll approach using flat painting and vibrant colors to create an immersive porcelain forest that intertwines plants ceramics and figures making heritage accessible and emotionally resonant
Inspiration: This is a monumental scroll illustration created for Taoxichuan, integrating 600 years of Jingdezhen porcelain history and the origin of Taoxichuan, reviewing the past and looking forward to the future. With flat painting and bright colors, it builds a warm and fantasy porcelain forest where plants, porcelain and people blend, conveying relaxation and humanistic care, and interpreting Taoxichuan’s spirit of realizing ideals. It also creates three original images: Kiln God, Wine God and Sea God.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2026 in Beijing and finished in April 2026 in Beijing.
Operation Flow: The scroll functions as a narrative map guiding visitors through Taoxichuan. Viewers follow the composition from historical kilns to contemporary districts, discovering three deity characters along the way. Digital versions allow zooming to explore details, with hotspots revealing cultural stories. The scroll serves as a visual anchor for wayfinding, merchandise design, and social media engagement.
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Team Members: Original designer: Wu Yao , llustration designer: Zhang Yuchen, Illustration designer: Xie Boxing, Illustration designer: Tan Zhen, Graphic designer: Zheng Ziyang, Graphic designer: Tang Wenhu, 3D Designer: Liao Hao and Copywriting: Xu Xiaohui
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