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Defy ブックカバーデザイン by Jin-Zhi Liao

Defy ブックカバーデザイン by Jin-Zhi Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 鉄賞 in 印刷・出版メディアデザイン Competition Category.


鉄印刷· 2022

Defy ブックカバーデザイン

by Jin-Zhi Liao

Client: Rye Field Publishing Co.

A' Design Award 鉄賞 Winner in 印刷 Category

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The Design

About Defy ブックカバーデザイン

「Defy」は、アナキズムをテーマにした書籍のために制作されたブックカバーデザインである。メインビジュアルとして眼鏡が配され、質感をよりリアルに見せるためスポットニス加工が施されている。カバーと帯には、台湾の人々がバリケードを築く際によく用いる身近な物——三角コーン、ドラム缶、ベンチなど——が描かれている。印刷素材には工業用包装紙を使用。赤・黒・白のカラースキームは、反抗と革命を暗示している。見慣れた物を用いることで、抽象的な思想を日常生活へと結びつけている。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 鉄賞

Defy ブックカバーデザインは、よく設計された創造物に期待される専門的・産業的要件を満たす優れたデザインに授与される、権威ある評価である A' Design Award 鉄賞の受賞作品です。鉄賞の受賞作品は、制作者の高い技量、高度な専門性、専門家としての理解、創造的な能力を示しています。Defy ブックカバーデザインは、高く評価され、称賛され、愛される、実用的で革新的な創造物であることが期待されます。この A' Design Award 鉄賞を受賞したデザインは、業界のベストプラクティスを統合し、ノウハウと才能に結びついた有能な技術的特性を備えています。Defy ブックカバーデザインは、その徹底ぶりで尊敬され、世界をより良い場所にするための生活の質の向上をもたらすよう設計されています。

Behind the Design

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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

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