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Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент by Mengyao Guo

Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент by Mengyao Guo is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал in График, зураглал ба визуал харилцааны дизайн Competition Category.


ТөмөрГрафик· 2024

Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент

by Mengyao Guo

Client: Mengyao Guo

A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал Winner in График Category

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The Design

About Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент

Girls with Chess нь хүйсийн тэгш эрхийн тухай нийтлэл болон кампанит ажилд зориулж бүтээсэн редакцийн зурган контент юм. Уг бүтээлд шатар тоглож буй хоёр охиныг дүрсэлсэн бөгөөд нэг охин "Хаан" хүүрдэгийг унагааж байхад нөгөө нь ажиглаж байна. Унагасан "Хаан" нь эцгийн эрхт нийгмийн хэм хэмжээг эвдэн сүйтгэж буйг илэрхийлж байна. Хоёр эсрэг өнгө болох улбар шар болон цэнхэр өнгийг ашиглан хоёр туйлт бие даасан шинж чанаруудыг судалж, өөр өөр нөхцөл байдлын төлөвийг илтгэсэн байна. Энэхүү зургийг өндөр нягтралтай дижитал зураг хэлбэрээр бүтээсэн тул интернэтэд хуваалцах, мөн уян хатан хэмжээгээр хэвлэх боломжтой.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Төмөр шагнал

Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент нь A' Design Award Төмөр шагналын ялагч бөгөөд сайн зохиогдсон бүтээлээс хүлээгддэг мэргэжлийн болон үйлдвэрлэлийн шаардлагыг хангасан сайн загварт олгодог нэр хүндтэй хүлээн зөвшөөрөлт юм. Төмөр ялагчид бүтээгчдийнхээ агуу ур чадвар, өндөр мэргэшил, мэргэжилтний ойлголт, бүтээлч чадавхийг харуулдаг. Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент нь өндөр үнэлэгдсэн, биширсэн, хайрласан, практик, шинэлэг бүтээл байх болно гэж хүлээгддэг. Төмөр шагнал хүртсэн энэ загвар нь салбарын шилдэг туршлагыг нэгтгэж, мэдлэг, авьяастай холбогдсон чадварлаг техникийн шинж чанартай. Girls with Chess Редакцийн зурган контент нь нухацтай байдлаараа хүндлэгддэг бөгөөд амьдралын чанарыг сайжруулж, дэлхийг илүү сайхан газар болгоход туслахаар зохиогдсон.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
This illustration is designed to highlight issues related to gender, ideally for an article or social movement campaign. It features two girls engrossed in a game of chess, one of them toppling the King piece, while the other watches. The artwork explores binary identities and the interplay of dual colors, orange and blue, to evoke various situational states.
Dimensions & Packaging
Digital works for any flexible changes.
Tags
Illustration, Gender, Equality, Communication, Visual Symbolism
Production Technology
The illustration was made using Adobe Photoshop, a leading graphic design software. Photoshop's diverse toolset facilitated nuanced color blending, detailed texture creation, and precise element placement. Its layer-based approach allowed for complex composition building. The high-resolution output ensured the illustration's quality was maintained across various digital and print applications.
Design Challenge
The main challenge was to create an illustration that effectively communicates complex themes of gender equality and societal norms. Balancing aesthetics and message clarity while ensuring the artwork was thought-provoking but not overly didactic required careful design decisions. Research into gender issues, color symbolism, and visual metaphors was crucial in addressing this challenge, ultimately leading to an evocative and meaningful illustration.
Research
The illustration was developed after researching gender issues and visual symbolism. The investigation encompassed an understanding of societal norms associated with gender, cultural implications of color, and the power of visual metaphors. This research informed the design, from the symbolic chess game to the gender-associated colors, resulting in a provocative artwork that fosters dialogue on gender equality and societal structures.
Inspiration
This illustration draws inspiration from the ongoing dialogue around gender issues and equality. It uses the metaphor of a chess game, traditionally seen as a strategic and intellectual pursuit, to underscore the abilities and potential of women in challenging societal norms and structures. The act of the girls toppling the King piece represents dismantling patriarchal norms.
Project Duration
The project started and finished in September 2020 in China.
Operation Flow
As a visual piece, this illustration invites viewer interaction through its symbolic elements: the chess scene and the color interplay prompt thoughts on gender roles and equality. As a digital artwork, it's easily shared and displayed across platforms, enhancing accessibility and facilitating discourse on the depicted social issues. The illustration thus catalyzes conversations about gender norms and societal structures.
Image Credits
Image #1: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #2: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #3: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #4: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.
Image #5: Illustrator Mengyao Guo, Girls with Chess, 2022.

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