Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Illustratio Libri by Kaori Hamura Long is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Typographia Competition Category.
FerrumTypographia· 2021
Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Illustratio Libri
Client: Atmosphere Press, Sonja Radvila
Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Typographia Category
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About Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Illustratio Libri
Iuvenis Yogi et Monstra Mentis est series illustrationum ad librum imaginum puerorum creata, de classicis Yoga Sutris Patanjali. Illustrationes philosophiam yogae antiquam per oculos pueri praesentant, coloribus vividis et compositionibus simplicibus ab arte populari Indica inspiratis. Scaenae velut in somnio ostendunt quomodo mens realitatem formet et quomodo perceptio mutari possit. Quaeque pictura plumbo in charta facta est, deinde colorata software digitali. Liber typis excusus 205 per 205 millimetra metitur et 101 paginas continet.
The Recognition
About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum
Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Illustratio Libri victor est Praemii A' Design Award Ferreum, honoris amplissimi formis bonis dati, quae postulatis professionalibus et industrialibus ab creationibus bene formatis exspectatis satisfaciunt. Victores Ferrei magnam peritiam, altam specializationem, intellectum periti et facultatem creandi auctorum suorum ostendunt. Exspectatur Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Illustratio Libri creationem multum aestimatam, admiratam et carissimam, practicam et novam fore. Haec forma Ferreo victa optimas industriae consuetudines integrat et proprietates technicas idoneas, cum scientia et talento coniunctas, habet. Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Illustratio Libri ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- "Young Yogi and the Mind Monster" -Patanjali's classic Yoga Sutras through a Child's Eye is written by Sonja Radvila. The mind is a monster! Patanjali's classic Yoga Sutras seen through a child's eye. Through a whimsical story, Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters are a gift for readers looking to understand Patanjali's rich, ancient, and mind-bending philosophy.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 205mm x 205mm 101 pages book
- Tags
- illustration, book illustration, children book, picture book, Yoga Sutras, philosophy, spiritual illustration, japanese artist, kaori hamura long,
- Production Technology
- Kaori read the script and came up with sketches of all the characters with the writer's direction. When the designs were approved, the artist sketched the storyboard for each chapter. Then she created illustrations in pencils and papers and colored them in Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Design Challenge
- Since it was a collaboration with a writer, the artist had to imagine what the writer is imagining. But she was very open to what the artist brought to the table and worked beautifully together.
- Research
- Kaori read Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and study Yoga philosophy and Indian culture and art. She also tested her illustrations using a different medium to achieve the right feel for the story.
- Inspiration
- A whimsical story, "Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters," was written by Sonja Radvila to understand the rich, ancient, and mind-bending philosophy of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The story is filled with colorful visual and profound questions about how the mind works. As an illustrator interested in Yoga Sutras' philosophy and meditation, it was easy for Kaori to imagine each scene with a clear image.
- Project Duration
- The writer approached the artist in 2015, and they have started working on character designs. With many backs and forth and story changes, Kaori wrapped up the illustrations in 2018. With crowdfunding, the writer found a publisher to publish the books.
- Operation Flow
- The writer pitched to a crowdfunding website called Publishizer, and Atmosphere Press published it. They are sold worldwide on Amazon and Barnes and Noble etc.
- Patents
- © Kaori Hamura Long
- Team Members
- Illustrator: Kaori Hamura Long
Writer: Sonja Radvila
Executive Editor at Atmosphere Press: Nick Courtright - Image Credits
- Illustrator : Kaori Hamura Long
Author : Sonja Radvila
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
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