Pool Qucha by Jin-Zhi Liao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Fierru Premiu in Qillqasqa Kamay Competition Category.

FierruQillqasqa· 2022

Pool Qucha

by Jin-Zhi Liao

Client: Faces Publishing LTD.

A' Design Award Fierru Premiu Winner in Qillqasqa Category

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The Design

About Pool Qucha

"Qucha" nisqaqa yachay-qillqapaq ruwasqa, mayt'u qhawariynin, tinkusqa qara. Kay ruwaymi algaskunata rikch'aynin Chinapa qillqankunawan mask'apun, hinaspa achka algas rikch'aykuna qaranpi churasqa kanku, ñawpaqmanta ñawinchaqkuna kay yachaywan tinkukunankupaq. Sapa niraq algaskunapa siq'ikuna llampu q'illu varniswan llachapasqa kanku, kaymi yakupi rikch'akuq k'anchayta hinallataq chiqaq kaqllatataq rikch'anayuq ruwan. Kay siq'ikunaqa tukuy qarapi mast'arikun, hinaspa algaswan huntasqa quchapa rikch'ayninta ruwan. Q'illu neon hinaspa ch'iqchi tullpukuna algaskunapa achka niraqninkunata rikuchin. Uknin ukhu qarapipas huch'uy tinkuchiq tapuykunawan (quiz) ñawinchaqkuna algaspa sutinkunata yachaykunankupaq.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Fierru Premiu

Pool Qucha A' Design Award Fierru Premiu mishak kan, yupaychay, kayta ruray yachak shinallatak industriapak mañaykunata paktachik alli diseñukunaman kun. Fierru mishak kashkakunaka hatun ruray ushayta, hanak yachayta, yachak yuyayta shinallatak ruray kamachiyta rikuchinku. Pool Qucha sinchi yupaychashka, kuyashka shinallatak kuyashka ruray, ruranapak alli shinallatak mushuk yuyaypi kanata munanku. Kay Fierru Premiu japishka diseñuka industriapak ashtawan alli ruraykunata tantachin shinallatak yachaywan shinallatak ushaywan tantashka tekniku ushayta charin. Sinchi ruraymanta Pool Qucha yupaychashka kan shinallatak kawsayta alliyachik ruraykunata kuypak ruray kan, pachata ashtawan alli kachun ruran.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Designer redesigns the look of algae with the Chinese character, and combined with numbers of algae on the cover, leading readers to associate with the topic immediately. Doodles of various types of algae are coated with translucent varnish which creates senses of watery reflection. They extend through the whole cover to create an image of pond that full of algae. A small matching quiz is designed on the inner cover for readers to get to know the names of algae.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 148 mm x Height 210 mm
Tags: book, press, meadia, graphic, algae, pond, pool
Production Technology: For the main visual design, it is coated with spot varnish to emphasize the vivid effect and the realistic texture while it is brightly colored with neon yellow and greenish tones.
Design Challenge: The process of finding an attractive and an eye-catching way to design a science book cover requires several attampts and brain-storming.
Inspiration: It starts from a small pond which is filled with algae floating on the top of the surface, and can be found everywhere. The colorful design is meant to show the diversities and interesting sides of algae. Readers can also associate with the algae they have seen by touching the varnished algae doodles.
Project Duration: The designing project started and finished in December 2019 in Tainan, Taiwan, and was published in Taiwan on 5th of Decenber, 2019.
Operation Flow: Besides from the vivid color it used. A samll interactive quiz is designed on the inner cover of the book. Readers can choose the corresponded names to match the correct algae.
Image Credits: Book Author in original language: Ruth Kassinger
Graphic Designer: Jin-Zhi, Liao