Kanji Posters Poster by Alice Xi Zong is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Perak in Desain Grafis, Ilustrasi lan Komunikasi Visual Competition Category.

PerakGrafis· 2022

Kanji Posters Poster

by Alice Xi Zong

Client: Alice Zong Design

A' Design Award Perak Winner in Grafis Category

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The Design

About Kanji Posters Poster

Wangun lan goresan Kanji nggambarake kahanan wiwitan lan orane tanpa wates ing saubengé. Diilhami dening sapuan kaligrafi Cina, sinau babagan gagasan kontekstual, campuran gaya, lan perhatian budaya, mentalitas inklusif saka spasi ing antarane wangun sing diwenehake dening stroke nuduhake keanggunan sing apik banget lan implikasi budaya kaligrafi Cina sing subur. Saben poster digawe saka kombinasi unsur tradisional Cina, nggabungake kabeh inspirasi lan nggawe gaya impresionisme Cina sing unik lan alus.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perak

Kanji Posters Poster menang A' Design Award Perak, pangenalan sing prestisius banget sing diparingake marang desain tingkat dhuwur, endah lan nggumunake. Pemenang Perak iku karya sing sumunar banget lan kreatif banget sing nggambarake kaprigelan, bakat lan kaweruh para desainer. Kanji Posters Poster dikarepake dadi karya sing nggumunake, conto teladan, profesional banget lan inovatif banget. Desain sing menang A' Design Award Perak iki iku panemuan sing luar biasa banget lan dikagumi sing paring manfaat lan nyurung maju wates seni, sains, desain lan teknologi. Kanji Posters Poster iku ciptaan sing akeh sing ngirenake sing nggugah kekarepan, nggawa perasaan positif lan nuwuhake gumun lan kagum.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The Kanji strokes represent an initial state and an infinite existence of our surroundings. Inspired by Chinese Calligraphy strokes, the study of contextual ideas, blend of styles, and cultural attention. This exploration shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implications of Chinese calligraphy.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 10-inch x Height 10-inch posters
Tags: Typography, Poster Design, Illustration, Graphic design, Chinese Elements
Production Technology: After researching for the traditional Chinese elements, the designer translated and wrote the digital Kanji strokes in Adobe Illustrator, then created the layout which combine the Kanji strokes with the photography backgrounds in Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Lightroom CC.
Design Challenge: The challenge of this project is to keep the authenticity of the traditional Chinese calligraphy, Kanji strokes, and the visually pleasing modern design layout composition. To have a better understanding of the balance of both traditional & modern visual styles, the designer interviewed most of the calligraphers, collected their opinions and suggestions after several draft options, and finally came up with the best solution that could blend both styles well and show in the poster design.
Research: The research included traveling back to China and visiting multiple cities, people & their families, learning about the authentic traditional Chinese Calligraphy and Kanji strokes.
Inspiration: Inspired by Chinese Calligraphy strokes, the study of contextual ideas, blend of styles, and cultural attention. This exploration shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implications of Chinese calligraphy.
Project Duration: The project was started in Nov 2021 in the U.S. and finished in Feb 2022.
Operation Flow: With the design concepts in mind, and with the translated calligraphy art Kanji strokes in photoshop, an experimental poster layout composition set started to developed, where each poster is made out of the combination of the traditional Chinese element, bringing all the inspirations together and creating a unique, delicate Chinese style of impressionistic, which shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implication of China to be applied throughout the entire brand visual materials and communication.
Patents: Alice Xi Zong
Team Members: Alice Xi Zong
Image Credits: Image #1: Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022
Optional Image #1: Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022
Optional Image #2: Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022
Optional Image #3: Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022
Optional Image #4: Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022