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Trip of Tea Illustratie by Yao Wu

Trip of Tea Illustratie by Yao Wu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in Zilver in Grafisch, Illustratie en Visuele Communicatie Ontwerp Competition Category.


ZilverGrafisch· 2024

Trip of Tea Illustratie

by Yao Wu

Client: Beijing Wuyao Cultural and Creative Co. Ltd.

A' Design Award in Zilver Winner in Grafisch Category

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The Design

About Trip of Tea Illustratie

Trip of Tea is een tweetal illustraties gemaakt voor een Chinees theebedrijf. De twee werken zijn geïnspireerd op twee historische theetransportroutes: de Theeweg van Tienduizend Mijl en de Maritieme Zijderoute. Een paard, ontleend aan het logo van de opdrachtgever, verschijnt als boodschapper langs elke route. De vorm van elk paard en het patroon op zijn zadel veranderen om de kenmerken van de bestemmingsstad of -regio weer te geven. Theedrinkscènes uit verschillende landen zijn opgenomen. De illustraties zijn met de hand getekend op een tablet en ontvouwen zich als een doorlopende rol die geschikt is voor posters, ansichtkaarten en andere toepassingen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in Zilver

Trip of Tea Illustratie is winnaar van de A' Design Award in Zilver, een buitengewoon prestigieuze erkenning die wordt toegekend aan topontwerpen die prachtig en indrukwekkend zijn. Winnaars in Zilver zijn enorm briljante en uiterst creatieve werken die de uitmuntende expertise, het talent en de scherpzinnigheid van hun ontwerpers illustreren. Trip of Tea Illustratie wordt verwacht een prachtig paradepaardje te zijn dat opmerkelijk professioneel en diepgaand innovatief is. Dit ontwerp dat de A' Design Award in Zilver heeft gewonnen, is een hoogst opmerkelijke, bewonderde uitvinding die baat en de grenzen van kunst, wetenschap, ontwerp en technologie verlegt. Trip of Tea Illustratie is een zeer benijde creatie die verlangens oproept, positieve gevoelens brengt en verbazing en verwondering doet ontvlammen.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
These two works are illustration designs created for the famous Chinese tea company "Bama Tea". We combined the most conspicuous horse element in the client's company logo and applied it to the illustration, using it as the main body and the theme of "Revisiting the Road to Tea", with the horse element running through it. It is worth noting that different images of horses and saddles vary, combining different characteristics of tourist destinations and drawing in depth different countries and regions. The entire picture is unfolded in a tiled form to facilitate subsequent graphic promotion and use.
Dimensions & Packaging
The size displayed as a separate illustration work is 3.84m*0.76m using giclee technology. Commercial applications vary in size depending on the type.
Tags
illustration, Bama Tea, Trip Of Tea, Tea Road of Ten Thousand Miles, Chinese tea
Production Technology
The illustrations are created on photoshop using a hand-drawn tablet. This long reel accommodates most size applications. These three parts can be used alone or in conjunction with other derivatives for subsequent commercial applications, such as postcards, posters and other creative works.
Design Challenge
The difficulty in creating this illustration lies in the combination of tea cultures from different countries. It is necessary to avoid cluttering the picture and maintain a unified style without losing its characteristics.
Research
Reference is made to the tea culture of different countries and regions in history, and the entrepreneurial background of the client company is integrated with it. A large number of tea drinking scenes from different countries are integrated into the illustrations to show the tea culture of different countries, and are connected by horses in different postures. The illustrations are colorful and harmonious.
Inspiration
The two illustrations are inspired by the two tea transportation routes in Chinese history, namely the "Ten Thousand Miles Tea Road" and the "Maritime Silk Road", using horses as messengers throughout the route of the Ten Thousand Miles Tea Road.
Project Duration
The project started in Beijing in August 2022 and was completed in Beijing in December 2022
Team Members
Original designer: Yao Wu
Illustration designer: Yuchen Zhang
Illustration designer: Boxing Xie
Graphic designer:Ziyang Zheng
Graphic designer:Zhen Tan
Graphic designer:Huafeng Shi
3D designer:Hao Liao

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