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D Code Marca Simbolica by Hikaru Deguchi

D Code Marca Simbolica by Hikaru Deguchi is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award de Fèrre in Grafica Competition Category.


FèrreGrafica· 2025

D Code Marca Simbolica

by Hikaru Deguchi

Client: D Code

A' Design Award de Fèrre Winner in Grafica Category

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The Design

About D Code Marca Simbolica

Tèxte del libre : D Code es una marca simbolica fondada sus l'estetica tradicionala japonesa e l'idèa d'armonia naturala. La composicion seguís lo Ratio d'Argent d'1 a 1,414, conegut al Japon coma lo Ratio Yamato, una proporcion utilizada de longa dins l'arquitectura e l'art japonés. La forma combina las cinc vocalas dels Caractèrs Sagrats Mizukuki en una sola forma. D Code es bastit en tres calques : un simbòl blanc, un mandala de 25 motius Mizukuki, e un simbòl negre, que reflectís l'equilibri del yin e del yang. L'estructura en calques es reproducha amb las tecnicas tradicionalas d'impression Ukiyo-e.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award de Fèrre

D Code Marca Simbolica a ganhat la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre, una reconeissença prestigiosa acordada a de bons designs que respondon a las exigéncias professionalas e industrialas esperadas de creacions plan concebudas. Los ganhaires del Fèrre demòstran una granda abilitat, una nauta especializacion, una comprenedura d'expèrt e la capacitat creativa de lors creators. S'espèra que D Code Marca Simbolica siá una creacion fòrça considerada, admirada e estimada, practica e innovanta. Aqueste design ganhaire de la distincion A' Design Award de Fèrre integra las melhoras practicas del sector e a de caracteristicas tecnicas competentas ligadas a un saber-far e a un talent. Per son rigor, D Code Marca Simbolica merita lo respècte e es destinat a aportar de melhoraments a la qualitat de la vida que ajudan a far del mond un luòc melhor.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties
D Code, The Ultimate Energy Symbol of Japanese Aesthetics
D Code is a symbol that embodies the spirit and natural beauty of Japan.
At its core lies the Silver Ratio (1:1.414), called the Yamato Ratio in Japan, a primordial proportion symbolizing the ideal form of natural harmony and beauty.

D Code is not merely a design.
It visualizes the unseen order of nature, the shimmering of a lake, the flow of the wind, the rhythm that resonates through all living things, manifesting as an energy device that enhances life.

Composed according to this sacred ratio, its three modes (The Beauty of Silence, The Beauty of Quiet Determination, and The Beauty of Coexistence) draw forth the inner power of those who behold or possess it, awakening harmony and resonance.

D Code is not decoration.
It is a Japanese symbol of beauty that aligns one's mind, body, and space with the universal laws of nature.
Tags
D-Code, three-layered symbol, sacred Mizukuki characters
Production Technology
D Code is a three-layered symbol. The first layer is the white D-Code, the second layer is a mandala composed of 25 sacred Mizukuki Characters patterns, and the third layer is the black D Code. It incorporates the traditional Japanese concept of the harmony of yin and yang. This three-dimensional structure can only be reproduced using Japanese Ukiyo-e techniques. Although the second and third layers remain invisible, their presence amplifies the power of this symbol.
Inspiration
This symbol mark is inspired by Sacred Mizukuki Characters, said to appear on the surface of Lake Biwa in Japan on clear days. It combines the five great vowels of Sacred Mizukuki Characters, which are the source of all voices, into a single form. Sacred Mizukuki Characters are believed to be a script created by Great Nature (the primordial existence).

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