Richard III Poster by Jisuke Matsuda is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award in IJzer in Grafisch, Illustratie en Visuele Communicatie Ontwerp Competition Category.

IJzerGrafisch· 2022

Richard III Poster

by Jisuke Matsuda

Client: Create Theatre Poster

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About Richard III Poster

Deze poster portretteert intense menselijke emoties—wanhoop, verlangen en angst. Richard III ontvouwt zich als een fascinerende antagonist: nobel maar kwetsbaar, doet denken aan een Japanse kasteelmuur, verweerd door de tijd. De stenen verspreid over de compositie verschijnen als fragmenten van zijn versplinterde fort en hart. Een blauwe ondergrond en reliëfdruk roepen golvende stromingen op, zoals die rondom een koraalrif, waarin zijn ambitie lijkt te zijn gezonken. De typografie van zijn naam is verstrengeld met deze stenen, wat de ingewikkelde verstrengeling van zijn lot suggereert.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Richard III Poster is winnaar van de A' Design Award in IJzer, een prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan goede ontwerpen die voldoen aan de professionele en industriële eisen die worden verwacht van goed ontworpen creaties. Winnaars in IJzer tonen grote vaardigheid, hoge specialisatie, deskundig inzicht en het creatieve vermogen van hun makers. Richard III Poster wordt verwacht een hooggewaardeerde, bewonderde en gekoesterde creatie te zijn die praktisch en innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in IJzer heeft gewonnen, integreert de beste praktijken uit de sector en heeft bekwame technische kenmerken die verbonden zijn met knowhow en talent. Richard III Poster wordt gerespecteerd om zijn grondigheid en is ontworpen om verbeteringen van de levenskwaliteit te bieden die helpen de wereld een betere plek te maken.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: This poster shows the strong emotions of human beings. Richard III is a fascinating villain. He is noble, like a Japanese castle made of stones on the foundation. But he is also fragile. The background of the piled stones is the image of the seabed, and it undulates like a coral reef. His ambitions have sunk. And the characters of Richard III and Shakespeare express typography in an entwined manner like algae and seaweed.
Dimensions & Packaging: 728mm x 1030mm
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Tags: poster, theatre, theater, Shakespeare, play, stage
Production Technology: Offset printing
Embossing Effect
Design Challenge: It is a work that has been visualized innumerably so far. In order to revive it as a fresh work that I have never seen, it was necessary to deeply interpret the work itself. However, the original text was a non-native language and had some difficulties. On the technical side, it was necessary to create a delicate embossing effect in order to add depth to the work. For that reason, the print plate is divided into multiple parts.
Research: This project is part of an academic study of Shakespeare's classical drama. Even today, the goal is to reinterpret the works of the most influential playwrights in line with the times. Both the original English and the Japanese translation are used for the research. It is the role of this poster to visually show the new charm, and it is required to be modern and novel in color and composition. As typography, both English and Japanese used in the research are fused.
Inspiration: Shakespeare's play still excites, saddens and impresses us. When reading and looking at his play, we are not facing a difficult classics. His work is full of the fundamental human truth. In his plays, strong emotion and love who we forget is overflow. This series is an attempt to reconstruct that secret with contemporary posters.
Project Duration: This work is one of Shakespeare's series, which started in Tokyo (Japan) in 2015 and continues as now. Especially This poster was constructed for the creation of the series "Love and emotion" announced in 2020.
Operation Flow: Although it is a poster for domestic events, it has been introduced all over the world and has a strong presence through the participation exhibitions of many international competitions.
Patents: Created by Jisuke Matsuda
Image Credits: Image #1 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #1 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #2 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #3 : Jisuke Matsuda, Optional Image #4 : Jisuke Matsuda