Memories of Mukden 책 by Na An and Yiting Cui

Memories of Mukden 책 by Na An and Yiting Cui is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 은상 in 인쇄 및 출판 미디어 디자인 Competition Category.

은인쇄· 2021

Memories of Mukden 책

by Na An and Yiting Cui

Client: Luxun Academy Of Fine Arts

A' Design Award 은상 Winner in 인쇄 Category

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The Design

About Memories of Mukden 책

도시의 역사와 지역 문화에 관한 책입니다. 이 책 총 8권으로 구성되어 있으며 각각 Mukden의 8가지 관심 장소를 소개합니다. 묵덴은 청나라 문화의 발상지이자 중국의 중요한 문화유산이다. 책 접어서 제본하며, 재료는 금속, 라이스 페이퍼, 브로케이드 등입니다. 책의 모양은 팔각의 궁등으로 표현되었는데, 이는 궁등이 옛 시절의 기억을 담고 빛이 역사와 문화를 밝히는 의미를 표현한 것입니다. 책의 내용은 디지털 일러스트레이션을 사용하여 장면을 묘사합니다.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 은상

Memories of Mukden 책, 이 작품은 A' Design Award 은상 수상작으로, 최상급이며 아름답고 인상적인 디자인에 수여되는 비범하게 권위 있는 인정입니다. 은상 수상작은 대단히 뛰어나고 매우 창의적인 작품으로, 디자이너의 탁월한 전문 지식, 재능, 통찰력을 보여 줍니다. Memories of Mukden 책, 이 작품은 훌륭한 대표작으로서 매우 전문적이고 깊이 있게 혁신적일 것으로 기대됩니다. 이 은상 수상 디자인은 예술, 과학, 디자인, 기술의 경계를 넓히는 데 이바지하는 주목할 만하고 찬사를 받는 발명품입니다. Memories of Mukden 책, 이 작품은 모두가 부러워하는 창작물로서 욕망을 일깨우고 긍정적인 감정을 불러오며 경탄과 경이로움을 불러일으킵니다.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These are books about the city's history and regional culture. There are eight volumes in total, the content is eight scenic spots in Mukden. Mukden is the birthplace of Chinese Qing culture and the capital of two generations of emperors, it has a profound cultural heritage. Therefore, the book uses the folding form of ancient Chinese binding, materials are rice paper, copper, brocade. The appearance of the book is a palace lantern, which meaning that a lamp illuminates the memory of history.
Dimensions & Packaging: Books in the design of interactivity, display and assembly fun. There are a total of eight books, each volume introduces a place of historical interest, each volume size is 80mm wide × 200mm long × 20mm thick. As the book is bound by folding, the size of the expanded page is 800mm wide × 200mm long. The books were assembled together in a metal frame to form an octagonal palace lantern, the physical size is 360mm high and 180mm in diameter.
Tags: city history, regional culture, Mukden, Qing Culture, palace lantern, bind in folding form, rice paper, metal craft, assembly interest and interactivity, artistic
Production Technology: Books are made of rice paper, special paper, copper metal, brocade and so on. Manufacturing processes include laser printing, metalworking, indentation, and folding loading. In layout design, the page uses flat graphics, illustration and light gray tones. The software being used are Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Design Challenge: First of all, the most difficult part of the design is the accurate expression, integrating the form of the book, the way of binding, the use of materials and the communication of content. Secondly, in the layout design, how to skillfully combine modern elements with historical culture. Finally, digital illustrator drawing places of interest is also a challenge.
Research: The purpose is to redesign the regional culture. Data are gathered from field surveys, interviews, books and online searches. The digital illustration, information graphics and words are not just in these books, but also make motion graphics. They will be used in web pages, e-books, etc. It adds commercial value of books, paper books and digital media coexist. Socially, it promotes the preservation of the city's history. In design, it promotes the multi-dimensional development of books.
Inspiration: First of all, the preservation of urban history and regional culture is an important background factor for book design. Secondly, the research on ancient Chinese books has given a lot of technical support to the project. Third, with the development of the media, physical books should constantly enhance its artistic and collectable. Finally, the integration of heritage, history, geography and aesthetics is the inspiration for launching the project.
Project Duration: The project began in January 2020 and was completed in China in June 2020.
Operation Flow: Interactivity is reflected in the browsing process. First, books are collected in metal shelves as they are folded and placed, they are combined into an octagonal palace lantern. Secondly, the book is used by the fold binding, reading can be partial or all spread out, the layout in the change to form a lot of continuous space. Whether it's closed or opened, it will have different interactions with the fingers. This book has artistic, interactive, display and collection value.
Team Members: Yiting Cui
Image Credits: Yiting Cui, Na An