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Cheng Xiangsheng Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Mia Emoji in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Cheng Xiangsheng honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Mia Emoji by Cheng Xiangsheng. The result belongs to the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The A' Design Award Explained
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
Regarding Mia Emoji
Emoji is a new design based on the popularity of mobile devices; it is to meet people's new needs for communication. Emoji, like any design branch, needs to take into account both practicality and beauty. "Mia" meets this requirement. It conveys meanings that cannot be expressed by words through a lovely image, thus enriching communication. In order to adapt to the progress of society, design is developed, and Emoji is a part of the development, which pushes the boundaries of design one step further.
About Cheng Xiangsheng
Cheng Xiangsheng, New media artists (NFT artists, emoji designers, Illustrators, Photographers), from 2004 to 2008, studied under the famous photographer Chen Baosheng and obtained a bachelor's degree in photography,from 2011 to 2014, he studied with the famous artist Ren Jian and obtained a master's degree in art and design, in 2012, he participated in the MIUI 2nd Global Mobile Phone Theme Design Competition, the work Magic world won the Creative Award;Since 2017, his Emoji works have been downloaded and sent hundreds of millions of times on the WeChat platform; he won the 2020-2021 Bronze A' Design Award and A' Design Award; he signed a contract with NFT China to create Mask punk.
Award Record
This recognition makes Cheng Xiangsheng a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2020 - 2021 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award
The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/116773
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/116773
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!116773
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/293822
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://ii066.cn/UPGmj
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Mia Emoji
- Function
- Emoji
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Lime Green, Gainsboro, Dim Gray, Linen and Pink
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Cheng Xiangsheng
- Country
- Canada
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #116773
Credits
- Image Credits
- Xiangsheng Cheng , main image, 2020.; Xiangsheng Cheng , poster, 2020.; Xiangsheng Cheng , thumbnail, 2020.; Xiangsheng Cheng , presentation picture, 2020.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Emoji is a new design branch, based on the popularization of mobile phone applications, people have a new demand for communication. Just like designing a chair, designing a set of Emoji also needs to take into account practicality and beauty. "Mia" conveys a beautiful and pleasant feeling through a lovely image. Such emotions cannot be conveyed through words. Society and history evolve. Similarly, art and design are also evolving. Emoji designers adapt to this trend and once again push the boundaries of design forward.
- Inspiration
- Mia is designed based on the lovely Mia&Alma. The purpose of the emoji is: to convey a pleasant feeling. Every time you use or receive it in a chat, it will bring you a good feeling. Such emotions cannot be conveyed through words.
- Research
- This is emoji. Based on the popularity of mobile chat software, people spend more and more time on mobile chat applications. Therefore, the requirements in this area have increased, and emoji is one of them. emoji brings fun to people's mobile phone chat, gets rid of the shackles of words, and conveys more complex emotions; in the design process, designers can constantly adjust the direction and method through the download and transmission of users to make it better.
- Challenge
- The biggest challenge is sending volume. Whether you are a good emoji, the criterion is: how often people use it. This requires designers to constantly surpass themselves, and constantly challenge themselves, there is no end.
- Realization and Technology
- Drawing tool: apple ipad & pencil.
- Operation and Interaction
- First upload the emoji to the chat software for the user to download; after the user downloads, the emoji will appear in the user's chat box; then during the chat, you can click to send according to actual needs.
- Project Duration and Location
- The emoji will be completed in Dalian in July 2020 and uploaded to Wechat in September 2020 for users to download and use.
- Specifications
- Size: 240 pixels * 240 pixels, plus 2 pixels white stroke,Storage format: GIF and Png,The main image is 240 pixels * 240 pixels, Gif format;The thumbnail is 120 pixels * 120 Pixel ,Png format.
- Keywords
- Emoji, Chat application, new design, communication changes, new mobile phone needs,Communication method, Language change, Communication method
