Horyukaku Ilustrasi by Nico Aihara is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 A' Design Award Gangsa in Reka Bentuk Grafik, Ilustrasi dan Komunikasi Visual Competition Category.

GangsaGrafik· 2023

Horyukaku Ilustrasi

by Nico Aihara

Client: Nico Aihara

A' Design Award Gangsa Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Horyukaku Ilustrasi

Inspirasi untuk ilustrasi datang dari kesusasteraan klasik Jepun Nanso Satomi Hakkenden. Horyukaku ialah adegan popular di Kabuki. Tema reka bentuk adalah keharmonian reka bentuk tradisional Jepun dan Eropah. Motif Jepun tradisional telah dilukis dengan menggabungkan gaya Art Nouveau dan Art Deco. Lukisan lukisan tangan pertama dibuat dan kemudian diwarnakan dalam Photoshop untuk mendekati kualiti reka bentuk vintaj sebenar. Walaupun orang yang melihat reka bentuk itu tidak hidup dalam era itu, mereka dapat merasakan kebiasaan dan nostalgia.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Gangsa

Horyukaku Ilustrasi ialah pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa, pengiktirafan yang amat berprestij yang dianugerahkan kepada reka bentuk cemerlang yang dicirikan oleh kreativiti, kecerdikan dan ketajaman fikiran. Pemenang Gangsa ialah artifak yang amat mahir dan sangat kreatif yang membuktikan pengalaman luas, imaginasi dan akal budi pereka bentuknya. Horyukaku Ilustrasi diharapkan menjadi objek yang sangat dihargai, dikagumi dan disayangi, sangat profesional dan inovatif. Reka bentuk pemenang A' Design Award Gangsa ini merangkumi amalan terbaik dalam seni, sains, reka bentuk dan teknologi, dan cemerlang dalam perhatiannya terhadap butiran. Horyukaku Ilustrasi memenuhi keperluan dengan indah, menyentuh keinginan, memikat perasaan dan menarik rasa ingin tahu.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The theme of designs are harmony of traditional Japanese and European designs.
Traditional Japanese motifs were drawn by incorporating the styles of Art Nouveau and Art Deco.
The flowers drawn on the frame are peony and plum, which are often used in traditional Japanese patterns.
It is also based on the commercial design of the Meiji and Taisho eras in Japan (1868-1926).
During this period, many excellent designs inspired by European design were produced in Japan.
Dimensions & Packaging: Data size : 4556 x 6891 pixel, 600dpi, RGB.
It can be printed on paper of any size.
Tags: samurai, traditional, Japanese art, kimono, kabuki, fantasy, vintage, classic,
Production Technology: These works is produced through a unique process.First hand-drawn painting was made and then colored in Photoshop. This way makes it possible to get closer to the quality of a real vintage design.
Design Challenge: The kimono is intricately turned over to show that wind is blowing on a high place.trails of blood indicate heavy fighting.It was hard to draw them, however they create a dramatic effect.
Research: A clear outline like an ukiyo-e.
It also creates a taste like an old Western picture book.
Inspiration: Inspiration for the illustrations come from Japanese classic literature Nanso Satomi Hakkenden.This work depicts a scene where the cornered hero fights on the castle Horyukaku.He is desperately climbing on the roof to survive.A popular scene in Kabuki.
Japanese classical literature is becoming unfamiliar even to the Japanese.However, its charm has not faded even today.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2019 and finished in April 2019.
Operation Flow: This illustration can attract people's attention and lead them to a world of fantasy. It may also be an opportunity to come into contact with classical literature.
Image Credits: Image #1-5 : Illustrator / Aihara Nico