Everything Andiam-boky by Na An and Huanyi Liu

Everything Andiam-boky by Na An and Huanyi Liu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Vy in Famolavolana Pirinty sy Haino Aman-jery Navoaka Competition Category.

VyPirinty· 2020

Everything Andiam-boky

by Na An and Huanyi Liu

Client: Luxun Academy Of Fine Arts

A' Design Award Vy Winner in Pirinty Category

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The Design

About Everything Andiam-boky

Ny "Everything" dia andiam-boky roa mikasika ny kolontsaina tradisionaly Sinoa. Ny sampana roa ambin'ny folo an'ny tany no votoaty lehibe, ampifangaroina amin'ny vanim-potoana, ny "solar terms" ary ny "Chinese zodiac". Ny boky tsirairay dia manana refy 170 amin'ny 300 amin'ny 25 milimetatra ary vita amin'ny hazo sy taratasy manokana. Ny fomba fanamboarana dia manaraka ny endrika fikarazana bokin'ny Sinoa fahiny, ka mora savahina ny takila ary azo sokafana amin'ny ampahany na manontolo. Ny famokarana dia ahitana fisokitra laser, fanontana laser, fanaovana tsipika hilikirana ary fandraikitra mafana. Ny fandaminana dia mampiasa sary sokitra an-tanana, zavakanto misy lamin-tsoratra ary loko volomparasy avo lenta.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Vy

Nandresy ny A' Design Award Vy ny famolavolana Everything Andiam-boky, fankasitrahana malaza omena ny famolavolana tsara izay mahafeno ny fepetra ara-barotra sy ara-indostria andrasana amin'ny famoronana natao tsara. Ny mpandresy Vy dia mampiseho fahaiza-manao lehibe, fahaizana manokana ambony, fahatakarana manam-pahaizana ary fahaizana mamorona an'ireo mpamorona azy. Andrasana ho famoronana ankasitrahana be, ankafizina ary tiana izay azo ampiharina sady vaovao ny famolavolana Everything Andiam-boky. Ity famolavolana nandresy ny A' Design Award Vy ity dia mampiray ny fomba fanao tsara indrindra amin'ny indostria ary manana toetra ara-teknika mahomby mifandray amin'ny fahalalana sy ny talenta. Ny famolavolana Everything Andiam-boky dia hajaina noho ny fitandremany ary natao hanome fanatsarana ny kalitaon'ny fiainana izay manampy hahatonga ny tontolo ho toerana tsara kokoa.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: These are books about traditional culture, it contains the philosophy of development and change of everything. The book is created with the twelve earthly branches as main content, combined with seasons, solar terms, Chinese zodiac. In layout design, it selects objects like leaves, buds, flowers and stones, uses methods of combination, reconstruction, contrast. In binding process, it was bind in folding form of ancient Chinese books, used wood, special paper and hot stamping materials.
Dimensions & Packaging: There are two books altogether, the size of each book: 170mm x 300mm x 25mm.
The books are available for printing media, motion graphics and installation art now, and they will be used for web pages, App, digital media in the future.
Tags: traditional culture, the twelve earthly branches, everything, reconstruction, Chinese book, bind in folding form, wood, special paper, hot stamping
Production Technology: Books are made of wood and special paper. Printing process includes laser engraving, laser printing, creasing and hot stamping. In layout design, the books used hand-drawn graphics, texture art and the hue of the high gray. The software being used are Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop.
Design Challenge: The hardest part of this design is the exact expression. From a historical perspective, everything changes in a regular way, people should go with nature and seize the moment. From a social perspective, things are small, the world is big, people need to be open-minded, keep harmonious coexistence with everything. How to express Chinese culture and traditional philosophy through bookbinding and layout design is the research challenge.
Research: The research objectives is the redesign of traditional culture, it is also a response to the growing demand for traditional culture and Chinese elements in commercial design. The design methods include folding and binding, layout design, material application, etc. Printing tools includes laser engraving, laser printing and hot stamping. The conclusion is that the ingenious combination of modern elements and historical culture can achieve better design results.
Inspiration: Firstly, the rise of Chinese culture and national traditions in both commercial design and academic field is a important background factor. Secondly, the research on ancient Chinese books has given the project a lot of technical support. Thirdly, with the development of media, the research on media of books has been further deepened, the physical book should continuously enhance its artistry and collectivity. Finally, the philosophical, traditional and cultural content is the inspiration in design.
Project Duration: The project started in March 2019 and finished in June 2019 in China.
Operation Flow: The binding form of folding comes from the ancient book. It has the advantage of being easy to turn the pages, and gives people a sense of history and philosophy. This kind of page binding, book could be expanded as needed, in part or all. When the person reads, can produce a lot of continuous space. This is an elegant dynamic process, the layout is constantly changing, whether the book closed or open, will produce different three dimensional display.
Team Members: Huanyi Liu