D Code Nota Symboli by Hikaru Deguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum in Graphica Competition Category.

FerrumGraphica· 2025

D Code Nota Symboli

by Hikaru Deguchi

Client: D Code

Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum Winner in Graphica Category

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The Design

About D Code Nota Symboli

Textus Libri: D Code est nota symbolica ex traditionali pulchritudine Iaponica et notione harmoniae naturalis orta. Compositio Rationem Argenteam 1 ad 1,414 sequitur, quae in Iaponia Ratio Yamato appellatur, proportio diu in architectura et arte Iaponica adhibita. Forma quinque vocales Sacrarum Litterarum Mizukuki in unam figuram coniungit. D Code tribus stratis constructum est: symbolo albo, mandala viginti quinque formarum Mizukuki, et symbolo nigro, aequilibrium yin et yang referens. Structura stratificata artibus typographicis traditionalibus Ukiyo-e reproducitur.

The Recognition

About the Praemium A' Design Award Ferreum

D Code Nota Symboli 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 D Code Nota Symboli 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. D Code Nota Symboli ob diligentiam suam honoratur et ad vitae qualitatem emendandam formatum est, ut mundum meliorem reddere iuvet.

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Unique Properties: D Code, The Ultimate Energy Symbol of Japanese Aesthetics
D Code is a symbol that embodies the spirit and natural beauty of Japan.
At its core lies the Silver Ratio (1:1.414), called the Yamato Ratio in Japan, a primordial proportion symbolizing the ideal form of natural harmony and beauty.

D Code is not merely a design.
It visualizes the unseen order of nature, the shimmering of a lake, the flow of the wind, the rhythm that resonates through all living things, manifesting as an energy device that enhances life.

Composed according to this sacred ratio, its three modes (The Beauty of Silence, The Beauty of Quiet Determination, and The Beauty of Coexistence) draw forth the inner power of those who behold or possess it, awakening harmony and resonance.

D Code is not decoration.
It is a Japanese symbol of beauty that aligns one's mind, body, and space with the universal laws of nature.
Tags: D-Code, three-layered symbol, sacred Mizukuki characters
Production Technology: D Code is a three-layered symbol. The first layer is the white D-Code, the second layer is a mandala composed of 25 sacred Mizukuki Characters patterns, and the third layer is the black D Code. It incorporates the traditional Japanese concept of the harmony of yin and yang. This three-dimensional structure can only be reproduced using Japanese Ukiyo-e techniques. Although the second and third layers remain invisible, their presence amplifies the power of this symbol.
Inspiration: This symbol mark is inspired by Sacred Mizukuki Characters, said to appear on the surface of Lake Biwa in Japan on clear days. It combines the five great vowels of Sacred Mizukuki Characters, which are the source of all voices, into a single form. Sacred Mizukuki Characters are believed to be a script created by Great Nature (the primordial existence).