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Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku by Kaori Hamura Long

Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku by Kaori Hamura Long is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Besi in Reka Bentuk Media Cetak dan Penerbitan Competition Category.


BesiCetakan· 2021

Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku

by Kaori Hamura Long

Client: Atmosphere Press, Sonja Radvila

A' Design Award Besi Winner in Cetakan Category

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The Design

About Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku

Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters adalah satu set ilustrasi yang dicipta untuk sebuah buku bergambar kanak-kanak mengenai Yoga Sutras klasik karya Patanjali. Ilustrasi ini mempersembahkan falsafah yoga purba melalui pandangan mata seorang kanak-kanak, dengan warna-warna yang terang dan komposisi yang ringkas, diilhamkan oleh seni rakyat India. Babak-babak yang seakan mimpi menunjukkan bagaimana fikiran membentuk realiti dan bagaimana persepsi boleh berubah. Setiap lukisan dihasilkan menggunakan pensel di atas kertas dan kemudiannya diwarnakan menggunakan perisian digital. Buku yang dicetak ini berukuran 205 kali 205 milimeter dan mengandungi 101 halaman.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Besi

Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku ialah pemenang A' Design Award Besi, pengiktirafan yang berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk yang baik yang memenuhi keperluan profesional dan industri yang dijangka daripada ciptaan yang direka dengan baik. Pemenang Besi menunjukkan kemahiran yang besar, kepakaran yang tinggi, kefahaman pakar dan keupayaan kreatif penciptanya. Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku diharapkan menjadi ciptaan yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi yang praktikal dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Besi ini menyepadukan amalan terbaik industri dan mempunyai ciri teknikal yang kompeten yang dikaitkan dengan kepakaran dan bakat. Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters Ilustrasi Buku dihormati kerana ketelitiannya dan direka untuk memberikan peningkatan kualiti hidup yang membantu menjadikan dunia tempat yang lebih baik.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
"Young Yogi and the Mind Monster" -Patanjali's classic Yoga Sutras through a Child's Eye is written by Sonja Radvila. The mind is a monster! Patanjali's classic Yoga Sutras seen through a child's eye. Through a whimsical story, Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters are a gift for readers looking to understand Patanjali's rich, ancient, and mind-bending philosophy.
Dimensions & Packaging
205mm x 205mm 101 pages book
Tags
illustration, book illustration, children book, picture book, Yoga Sutras, philosophy, spiritual illustration, japanese artist, kaori hamura long,
Production Technology
Kaori read the script and came up with sketches of all the characters with the writer's direction. When the designs were approved, the artist sketched the storyboard for each chapter. Then she created illustrations in pencils and papers and colored them in Photoshop and Illustrator.
Design Challenge
Since it was a collaboration with a writer, the artist had to imagine what the writer is imagining. But she was very open to what the artist brought to the table and worked beautifully together.
Research
Kaori read Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and study Yoga philosophy and Indian culture and art. She also tested her illustrations using a different medium to achieve the right feel for the story.
Inspiration
A whimsical story, "Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters," was written by Sonja Radvila to understand the rich, ancient, and mind-bending philosophy of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The story is filled with colorful visual and profound questions about how the mind works. As an illustrator interested in Yoga Sutras' philosophy and meditation, it was easy for Kaori to imagine each scene with a clear image.
Project Duration
The writer approached the artist in 2015, and they have started working on character designs. With many backs and forth and story changes, Kaori wrapped up the illustrations in 2018. With crowdfunding, the writer found a publisher to publish the books.
Operation Flow
The writer pitched to a crowdfunding website called Publishizer, and Atmosphere Press published it. They are sold worldwide on Amazon and Barnes and Noble etc.
Patents
© Kaori Hamura Long
Team Members
Illustrator: Kaori Hamura Long
Writer: Sonja Radvila
Executive Editor at Atmosphere Press: Nick Courtright
Image Credits
Illustrator : Kaori Hamura Long
Author : Sonja Radvila
Publisher: Atmosphere Press

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