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Flowers Pattern Design by Yiming Ma Receives the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Yiming Ma recognized for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Flowers Pattern Design by Yiming Ma, designed for Northeastern University. The award was conferred within the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the A' Design Award
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.
More About Flowers Pattern Design
Flowers is a pattern design series inspired by the kaleidoscope and the theme of One Belt, One Road. The series consists of three artworks. Each artwork shows one important node of the ancient Silk Road through color and structure: mosque domes, European domes and Chinese domes. Kaleidoscopic graphic structures are combined with dome forms to create a symmetrical layout. The patterns were made by hand sketching and digital illustration software. Colors were extracted from images of the cultural styles represented. The three works differ from each other but share one theme.
About Yiming Ma
马一鸣，女，汉族，现就读于东北大学艺术学院艺术设计专业视觉传达与媒体设计方向硕士一年级。本科就读于南京艺术学院设计学院工艺美术专业纤维与纺织品设计方向。本科期间曾担任学生会部长、系总团支书与班团支书，策划并统筹元旦晚会、校运动会、院篮球赛等十余项学生活动。曾获暑期实践优秀先进个人奖。曾为央视综艺节目《博物馆之夜》设计文创马克杯系列周边。研究生期间曾获辽宁省社科联学术道德论文征集一等奖、东北大学廉政文化作品征集大赛三等奖等奖项。作品曾入选韩国国际数码展作品集。
Award Record
This recognition makes Yiming Ma a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
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/148964
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/148964
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!148964
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/342008
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://pan.baidu.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Flowers Pattern Design
- Function
- Pattern Design
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Sienna, White Smoke, Indian Red, Peru and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Northeastern University
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Yiming Ma
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #148964
Credits
- Image Credits
- Huo kai&Ma Yiming,Flowers,2022.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This work takes"One Belt,One Road"as the theme,combines the kaleidoscope graphic structure with the domes of different countries to complete the design.The series is divided into three paintings showing three important representative nodes of the ancient Silk Road in color and structure respectively:mosques,European and Chinese dome features and cultural symbols.The three works are different from each other,but do not deviate from the overall theme,forming a complete series of works.
- Inspiration
- The creation of this piece is inspired by the colorful kaleidoscope.Variations and combinations of various patterns and forms are applied to pattern design to create patterns of different colors and structures.Combined with the dome structure and traditional Chinese culture,it conveys the profound connotation behind the extensive and profound traditional Chinese culture to the audience,and calls on people to promote and protect Chinese culture.
- Research
- Through the design of different dome structures,the final integration with the pattern design,thus forming a unique pattern structure,to inject the connotation of the visual effect.This series of works aims to explore the profound connotations behind different civilizations,thereby provoking incremental thinking about how modern design culture develops.It not only responds to the connotation of the"One Belt,One Road"policy,but also expresses the call for carrying forward and inheriting traditional culture from different perspectives.
- Challenge
- The challenge is to accurately grasp the characteristics of the different domes in mosque,European and Chinese architecture,and to choose the right colors in the pattern design,combined with its bold and kaleidoscopic structure.
- Realization and Technology
- The pattern structure of the works in this series is made by hand sketching,Adobe AI and Adobe PS.The colors of the three works are respectively extracted from the images of the cultural styles they represent.
- Operation and Interaction
- The overall layout effect of integrated kaleidoscope graphic combination and dome structure in pattern design is the highlight,aiming to strengthen the diversified expression of pattern design art,increase its artistic diversity,and show the inclusiveness of the art field.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project has begun production in Nanjing in 2021 and 2022 and been completed in Nanjing in May 2022.The project participated in the online graduation project exhibition of Nanjing University of the Arts on May 20,2022.
- Specifications
- Data size:1270mm(H)x1270mm(W),635mm(H)x635mm(W),72dpi,RGB
- Keywords
- Belt and Road , kaleidoscope , architectural dome , pattern design , traditional culture
