Dabai Mawu by Cheng Xiangsheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award in Mapangidwe a Zithunzi, Zojambulidwa ndi Kulumikizana Mwazithunzi Competition Category.

BronzeZithunzi· 2021

Dabai Mawu

by Cheng Xiangsheng

Client: Cheng Xiangsheng

Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award Winner in Zithunzi Category

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The Design

About Dabai Mawu

Dabai ndi emoji yopambana. Pofika pa Januware 17, 2021, idalandila zotsitsa 104,460 ndikutumiza 1994,885. Ku China, njira zolankhulirana za anthu zalowa mwachangu nthawi ya intaneti, zomwe zasintha moyo wa anthu. Chotsatira chake, zofunikira zoyankhulirana zakhala zolemera. Imafuna kufotokoza zambiri komanso malingaliro ochulukirapo, ndipo mawu osavuta sangathenso kumaliza ntchito zotere. Kutuluka kwa emoji ndikukulitsa malire a kulumikizana, ndipo zotsatira za Dabai zikuwonetseratu kusinthaku.

The Recognition

About the Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award

Dabai Mawu ndi mmodzi mwa opambana a Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award, kuzindikirika kolemekezeka kwambiri komwe kumaperekedwa kwa mapangidwe abwino kwambiri omwe amaonekera ndi luso lolenga, kuchenjera ndi nzeru zakuthwa. Opambana a Bronze ndi zinthu zaluso kwambiri ndi zolenga modabwitsa zomwe zimatsimikizira zochitika zazikulu, kulingalira ndi kuchenjera kwa opanga awo. Dabai Mawu akuyembekezeka kukhala chinthu choyamikiridwa, chosirira ndi chokondedwa, chaukatswiri wapadera ndi chatsopano. Mapangidwe opambana Mphoto ya Bronze ya A' Design Award awa amaphatikiza machitidwe abwino kwambiri a luso, sayansi, kapangidwe ndi ukadaulo ndipo ndi abwino kwambiri chifukwa cha kusamala kwawo zazing'ono. Dabai Mawu amakwaniritsa zosowa mokongola, kukhudza zilakolako, kukopa mitima ndi kudzutsa chidwi.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Dabai emoji is an extended design based on the traditional emoje design. It’s added more popular internet symbols and internet terms in the design to make it more lively and interesting, and added more application scenarios, so It’s got a wide range of downloads and transmissions. Compared with the traditional yellow emoji, Dabai emoji has a more character, and with the spicy Internet language, it has gained a breakthrough in the Internet trend and has become popular.
Dimensions & Packaging: In the emoji design, the size of the main image is 240 pixels * 240 pixels, and the size of the thumbnail is 120 pixels * 120 pixels. Among them, the main image is best to add a 2 pixel white stroke, which can better apply to many Kind of chat background.
Tags: emoji, communication method, language change, communication method
Production Technology: Emoji design first needs to design expressions and body language based on the character of the cartoon image. The most important principle is to increase the frequency of use in chat.
Design Challenge: Emoji design should pay attention to the boundary between text and body language, and should not touch the taboos of some people in the society; in addition, we should pay attention to copyright protection; the most important point is to maintain continuous output. The design is complete and contemporary.
Research: Emoji design is to improve and change the way of chatting through design. There are many forms of expression: graphic creation, real expressions, pure text design, etc. There are also many ways to complete, such as: hand drawing, computer production, shooting, etc.Emoji itself is a change in the way of communication, it enriches the content and scenes of chat, and is a reform of language art. There is no doubt that this will have a profound impact on society, which has already begun to manifest in China.
Inspiration: Emoji is a new design branch, based on the popularization of mobile phone applications, people have a new demand for communication. Just like designing a chair, designing a set of Emoji also needs to take into account practicality and beauty. Emoji brings a new way of chatting, which is beyond the reach of text.Society and history evolve. Similarly, art and design are also evolving. Emoji designers adapt to this trend and once again push the boundaries of design forward.
Project Duration: The project was created in June 2017 and is divided into 3 series. The 2 displayed were completed on July 24 and August 5, 2017, and were released on the emoji platform of wechat.
Operation Flow: First add emoji in the chat software, in the chat, you can preview the effect by clicking the thumbnail, after confirming, click to send directly
Image Credits: Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, display picture, 2017.
Image #2: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, poster, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, summary display, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Chengg, application presentation, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, data, 2017.