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Rhythmic Boekontwerp by Yiwen Zhang

Rhythmic Boekontwerp by Yiwen Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2024 A' Design Award in IJzer in Drukwerk en Gepubliceerde Media Ontwerp Competition Category.


IJzerDrukwerk· 2024

Rhythmic Boekontwerp

by Yiwen Zhang

Client: Zhang-W

A' Design Award in IJzer Winner in Drukwerk Category

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The Design

About Rhythmic Boekontwerp

Rhythmic is een boek dat de positieve invloed van de punkcultuur op de geestelijke gezondheid onderzoekt. Het ontwerp is gebaseerd op de punkwaarden van doe-het-zelf, rebellie en zelfexpressie, en vormt door een heldere visuele taal een samenhangend muzikaal narratief. Rood, zwart en wit worden als hoofdkleuren gebruikt. Lettertypes en grafische elementen zijn geplaatst in een stabiel raster om korte formats en een snel tempo te suggereren. Het boek meet 210 bij 140 millimeter en telt 92 pagina's. Rhythmic is verkrijgbaar als e-book en als gebonden editie met vlindervouwbinding. Een felzilveren kaart accentueert de middelste pagina's.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award in IJzer

Rhythmic Boekontwerp 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. Rhythmic Boekontwerp 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. Rhythmic Boekontwerp 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

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

Unique Properties
For centuries, art and music have been helping people explore conflicts and themes that influence their actions, thoughts, and emotions. This project studies the positive impact of punk culture on social mental health. Based on the DIY, rebellion, and self in the punk spirit, it forms a coherent and interactive musical narrative style through solid visual language.
Dimensions & Packaging
Size 210mm x 140mm
Full book 92P
Hardcover-laminating
Tags
Print, Communication, Punk Art, Art Therapy, Graphic Design
Production Technology
It is circulated in the market in two ways - a sustainable ebook and a hardcover with collectible value. The hardcover uses rich butterfly-fold binding and high-quality printing materials to achieve the best authentic touch.
Design Challenge
Punk aesthetics is a revolution in the history of graphic design that ripped up the rules of neutral sans serif typography and the prevalence of Swiss minimalism. Integrating punk's unconventional and transformative spirit into art therapy can lead to a better understanding of the effects of art therapy and strike a balance while distinguishing it from traditional punk art and art therapy works. Through innovative forms of expression, it breaks the limitations of the definition, such as art created outside the boundaries of its official culture.
Research
Red symbolizes the definite emotional power of punk-catharsis, release, breaking the mold, and matching with black and white, the iconic colors of punk art, to brighten and enliven the picture. Embed fonts and graphics into a stable grid layout system to obtain a sense of balance and show significant punk music characteristics such as short formats, fast tempos, simple melodies and harmonies through different arrangements of fixed elements. The essence lies in the narrative expressiveness of music. Each page presents a variety of rhythmical sense to enrich the viewer's sensory experience.
Inspiration
Traumatic memories are usually encoded visually. Artistic creation can be used to understand traumatic experiences better, motivate creativity and unlimited imagination of self-expression, and thus establish a refuge for strong emotions. Inspired by personal experiences and influenced by DIY thinking, empowerment and the uncontrolled, homemade style of the punk spirit, the author uses self-concept reshaping as a creative archetype combined with visual art to express value cognition.
Project Duration
The project started in November 2022 and finished in November 2023, in New York.
Operation Flow
Using Adobe Indesign as the tool to edit and Design the book before print it. The paper was tested during the printing process and Bright silver card was used as a special material to highlight the center page to reach the climax.
Team Members
Yiwen Zhang - Designer | Publisher

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