Dabai Emoji by Cheng Xiangsheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award an Bronze in Grafik, Illustratioun a Visuell Kommunikatiounsdesign Competition Category.

BronzeGrafik· 2021

Dabai Emoji

by Cheng Xiangsheng

Client: Cheng Xiangsheng

A' Design Award an Bronze Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Dabai Emoji

Dabai ass e Succès Emoji. Zënter dem 17. Januar 2021 huet et insgesamt 104,460 Downloads an 1994,885 Sendungen kritt. A China sinn d'Kommunikatiounsmethoden vun de Leit séier an d'Internet Ära agaangen, wat d'Liewensweis vun de Leit geännert huet. Als Resultat sinn d'Ufuerderunge fir d'Kommunikatioun méi räich ginn. Et wëll méi Inhalter a méi Emotiounen vermëttelen, an einfach Wierder kënnen esou Aufgaben net méi fäerdeg maachen. D'Ofdreiwung vun Emoji ass eng Ausdehnung vun der Kommunikatiounsgrenz, an d'Resultater vum Dabai weisen dës Ännerung komplett.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Bronze

Dabai Emoji ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Bronze, enger héich prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un erausragend Designe vergi gëtt, déi sech duerch Kreativitéit, Erfindungsgab a Schlauheet ausgezeechnen. Bronze-Gewënner si voll Fäegkeet a opfälleg kreativ Wierker, déi déi grouss Erfahrung, d'Fantasie an d'Ressourceréichtum vun hire Designer bestätegen. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Dabai Emoji e héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Géigestand ass, bemierkenswäert professionell an innovativ. Dëst mam Bronze ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Konscht, der Wëssenschaft, vum Design an der Technologie an zeechent sech duerch Opmierksamkeet fir Detailer aus. Dabai Emoji erfëllt Bedierfnesser exzellent, beréiert Wënsch, bezauberet Gefiller an erweckt Neigierecht.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dabai emoji is an extended design based on the traditional emoje design. It’s added more popular internet symbols and internet terms in the design to make it more lively and interesting, and added more application scenarios, so It’s got a wide range of downloads and transmissions. Compared with the traditional yellow emoji, Dabai emoji has a more character, and with the spicy Internet language, it has gained a breakthrough in the Internet trend and has become popular.
Dimensions & Packaging: In the emoji design, the size of the main image is 240 pixels * 240 pixels, and the size of the thumbnail is 120 pixels * 120 pixels. Among them, the main image is best to add a 2 pixel white stroke, which can better apply to many Kind of chat background.
Tags: emoji, communication method, language change, communication method
Production Technology: Emoji design first needs to design expressions and body language based on the character of the cartoon image. The most important principle is to increase the frequency of use in chat.
Design Challenge: Emoji design should pay attention to the boundary between text and body language, and should not touch the taboos of some people in the society; in addition, we should pay attention to copyright protection; the most important point is to maintain continuous output. The design is complete and contemporary.
Research: Emoji design is to improve and change the way of chatting through design. There are many forms of expression: graphic creation, real expressions, pure text design, etc. There are also many ways to complete, such as: hand drawing, computer production, shooting, etc.Emoji itself is a change in the way of communication, it enriches the content and scenes of chat, and is a reform of language art. There is no doubt that this will have a profound impact on society, which has already begun to manifest in China.
Inspiration: Emoji is a new design branch, based on the popularization of mobile phone applications, people have a new demand for communication. Just like designing a chair, designing a set of Emoji also needs to take into account practicality and beauty. Emoji brings a new way of chatting, which is beyond the reach of text.Society and history evolve. Similarly, art and design are also evolving. Emoji designers adapt to this trend and once again push the boundaries of design forward.
Project Duration: The project was created in June 2017 and is divided into 3 series. The 2 displayed were completed on July 24 and August 5, 2017, and were released on the emoji platform of wechat.
Operation Flow: First add emoji in the chat software, in the chat, you can preview the effect by clicking the thumbnail, after confirming, click to send directly
Image Credits: Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, display picture, 2017.
Image #2: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, poster, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, summary display, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Chengg, application presentation, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, data, 2017.