The Timeless Virtues Kalender by Hou, Hsiao Che

The Timeless Virtues Kalender by Hou, Hsiao Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Gangsa in Grafik Competition Category.

GangsaGrafik· 2020

The Timeless Virtues Kalender

by Hou, Hsiao Che

Client: Taiwanese opera Yang Li-hua

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About The Timeless Virtues Kalender

Khususnyo, wakatu malam tibo, satiok rumah manguokan musik klasik Opera Yang Lihue. Opera Yang Lihua manjadi tontonan bareng kaluarga. Urang-urang marasoan emosi nan sahikoyo jo manikmati kejutan visual jo audiensial untuak tingkek panikmatan nan labiah tinggi. Dengan alua cerito nan mambekas dan jiwa Opera Yang Lihua tradisional, pertunjukan nan sampurno, busano nan mampasono jo karakter nan agung, para induk jo anak-anak masuki dunia dongeng (nan misterius) nan panuah jo opera tradisional. Opera Yang Lihua adolah klasik, namun jo sentuhan kontemporer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

The Timeless Virtues Kalender adolah pamenang A' Design Award Gangsa, sabuah pangakuan nan sangaik bapresti nan dibarikan ka rancangan nan cemerlang nan dicirikan dek kreativitas, kacerdikan jo kabijaksanaan. Pamenang Gangsa adolah karya nan cukuik mahir jo kreatif sacaro mangesankan nan mamastikan pangalaman nan luas, imajinasi jo kacerdikan parancangnyo. The Timeless Virtues Kalender dipaokan manjadi bando nan sangaik dihormati, dikagumi jo disayangi, nan profesional jo inovatif sacaro nampak. Rancangan nan manang Gangsa iko mamuek praktik tabaik dalam seni, ilimu, rancangan jo teknologi jo cemerlang dalam parhatian ka rincian. The Timeless Virtues Kalender mamanuhi kaparluan jo elok, manyantuah karinduan, mamikaik parasaan jo manarik raso ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: With more than a century of history, sung in the Minnan dialect, Taiwanese opera is the most representative folk opera of Taiwan.
From roadside stage, outer stage, inner stage, radio broadcast, TV, movies to the cultural performance now, it has undergone changes and innovations, demonstrating different features.

The makeup of the female role in Taiwanese Opera is similar to that of Peking opera. The makeup of the male role is more simplified, Unlike the various painted face of Peking opera, it is only composed of a few symbolic strokes. For the example of the roles of sheng and dan, they have to have a handsome appearance. On the other hand, the jing and chou roles have exaggerated beard or black mole to accentuate the unique character of the roles.
Dimensions & Packaging: 1. Desk calendar 360X125X95 mm
Features for postcards
2. Calendar 410X200 mm
Features for coloring book
Tags: Graphic Design, Visual Design, Opera Illustration, Cultural Creative Design, Taiwan Opera, Opera Art
Production Technology: 1. Desktop calendar with additional features for postcards.
2. Additional calendar function for coloring book
3. Paper, Print
Design Challenge: The Taiwan opera, through sound and dynamic vision, The memories presented in the form of comic-style artwork, bringing Taiwanese opera culture to life from the TV screen.
Research: With more than a century of history, sung in the Minnan dialect, Taiwanese opera is the most representative folk opera of Taiwan.

From roadside stage, outer stage, inner stage, radio broadcast, TV, movies to the cultural performance now, it has undergone changes and innovations, demonstrating different features.

Many artists that have worked alongside with the progress of Taiwanese opera’s history shoulder the responsibility of continuing its legacy in different forms and manners.
Inspiration: In Particular, when the evening came, every houses are sounds the classic them music of Yang Lihue Opera.

In particular, every houses are sounds the classic them music of Yang Lihue Oper during dinner time.

The Yang Lihua Opera became the common vision of the family. People have real feelings and enjoy visual and hearing impact shock in order to enjoyment level.

With a impressive plot and the spirits of traditional Yang Lihua Opera, perfect performance, dazzling costume and great characters to the parents and children become mysterious and fairly tale world filled with the traditional opera.

The Yang Lihua opera was classic, and with a contemporary edge.
Project Duration: 2019/09 in Taipei / Taiwan
Operation Flow: NA
Patents: NA
Image Credits: Illustrator / HOU, HSIAO CHE
DESIGN / HOU, HSIAO CHE