Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun by Yuanying He

Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun by Yuanying He is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2026 A' Design Award an Eisen in Grafik, Illustratioun a Visuell Kommunikatiounsdesign Competition Category.

EisenGrafik· 2026

Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun

by Yuanying He

Client: K3ntiv3

A' Design Award an Eisen Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun

Buchtext: Constructing the Intangible erfuerscht d'Erënnerung als e Prozess vun der Rekonstruktioun anstatt vun der Konservéierung. Inspiréiert vum vergänglechen Doft vun de Pomeloblummen aus der Kandheet, benotzt d'Wierk architektonesch Elementer wéi Krunnen, Gitteren a versate Trapen, fir d'Struktur vun der Erënnerung ze visualiséieren. D'Erënnerung gëtt als en aktiven Akt presentéiert, fir Fragmenter aus der Vergaangenheet zesummenzesetzen an doduerch déi aktuell Identitéit ze konstruéieren. Duerch eng zréckhalend strukturell Sprooch transforméiert d'Wierk eng immaterieller Sënneserfarung an eng siichtbar raimlech Form.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award an Eisen

Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun ass e Gewënner vum A' Design Award an Eisen, enger prestigiéiser Unerkennung, déi un gutt Designe vergi gëtt, déi déi professionell an industriell Ufuerderunge erfëllen, déi vu gutt gestaltene Kreatioune erwaart ginn. Eisen-Gewënner weisen déi grouss Fäegkeet, déi héich Spezialiséierung, dat Expertewëssen an d'kreativ Kapazitéit vun hire Schëpfer. Et gëtt erwaart, datt Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun eng héich geschätzt, bewonnert a beléifte Kreatioun ass, déi praktesch an innovativ ass. Dëst mam Eisen ausgezeechent Design integréiert déi beschte Praktike vun der Industrie a huet kompetent technesch Eegeschaften, déi mat Know-how an Talent verbonne sinn. Constructing The Intangible Primärfunktioun: Konzeptuell Illustratioun gëtt fir seng Grëndlechkeet respektéiert a ass gestalt, d'Liewensqualitéit ze verbesseren an ze hëllefen, d'Welt zu enger besserer Plaz ze maachen.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Constructing the Intangible explores the architecture of memory. This artwork examines how sensory fragments, specifically the ephemeral scent of the past, are reorganized. Memory is presented not as static preservation, but as an active secondary rendering shaped by narrative coherence. Utilizing a structural language bridging nature and architecture, the design transforms intangible sensory experiences into visible forms. Past fragments serve as scaffolding to support selfhood.
Dimensions & Packaging: High-resolution digital artwork.
Dimensions: 3600 x 3600 pixels.
Color space: RGB.
Format: Digital illustration suitable for print and screen display.
Tags: memory reconstruction, olfactory memory, architectural metaphor, narrative identity, secondary construction, spatial abstraction, sensory memory, autobiographical memory
Production Technology: The artwork was created using digital illustration techniques. A structured grid-based composition system was applied to organize spatial elements. Layered vector and raster rendering methods were combined to achieve depth and architectural precision. The visual system references drafting language and construction schematics to reinforce the conceptual framework.
Design Challenge: The primary challenge was translating an invisible and ephemeral sensory experience into a coherent spatial structure. The work avoids literal representation of scent and instead constructs a layered architectural system to express memory reconstruction. Balancing structural precision with emotional ambiguity required careful control of composition, grid systems, and visual hierarchy.
Research: This project explores autobiographical memory reconstruction through visual metaphor. Drawing from narrative identity theory and cognitive psychology, it investigates how memory is not a fixed recording but an active reconstruction shaped by perception and storytelling. Olfactory memory, particularly childhood scent associations, serves as an anchoring mechanism to translate intangible sensory recall into spatial and architectural language.
Inspiration: The inspiration originated from a simple observation: describing a dream after waking is already an act of secondary representation and reconstruction. The cool scent of pomelo blossoms from childhood serves as a sensory anchor. This fleeting memory is deconstructed into an orderly “construction site”. Cranes, grids, and misaligned staircases symbolize the subtle imperfections and ongoing rebuilding inherent in human recollection.
Project Duration: The project was conceptualized and completed in February 2026 in Shenzhen, China.
Operation Flow: The viewer engages with the artwork through visual navigation. Misaligned staircases, cranes, and grid structures guide the eye toward a central focal point, mirroring the cognitive process of memory reconstruction. The interaction is interpretive rather than functional, inviting reflection rather than instruction.
Patents: This project is an original conceptual artwork created by the artist. It is not associated with any registered patents or trademarks. All intellectual property rights belong solely to the artist.
Image Credits: All visual elements, illustrations, and conceptual content in this project are original works created solely by the artist. No third-party materials, stock images, templates, or external visual assets were used in the creation of this work.