Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho by Wenxu Zhao

Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho by Wenxu Zhao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma in Igishushanyo cy'Amashusho Competition Category.

IcyumaAmashusho· 2025

Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho

by Wenxu Zhao

Client: Strawberry Fish Girl

Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma Winner in Amashusho Category

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The Design

About Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho

Night Tale ni urukurikirane rw'amashusho rukurikirana urugendo rwa Strawberry Fish Girl mu ijoro ryo mu ci. Uru rukurikirane ruhuza ubuhanzi bw'inzozi n'ubw'ibitangaza kugira ngo rugaragaze inkuru idafite iherezo rigaragara. Buri gice gishyira uyu muntu hagati y'inyamaswa nini, indabyo n'ibimera, bikaba ari ishusho igereranya ibitekerezo byo mu mutima, intego, n'ubushishozi. Amashusho akorwa mu buryo bwa digitale ku rugero rwo hejuru (high resolution), bityo ibisobanuro bito bigumana ubusobanuro nubwo ashushanyijwe ku ngano nini. Iyi mirimo ishobora kwerekanwa nk'amashusho yacapwe, nk'amashusho manini yerekanwa (projections), cyangwa nk'ikizamini cy'agatabo (immersive installation) kitwikiriye imbago z'icyumba.

The Recognition

About the Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma

Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho ni uwegukanye Igihembo cya A' Design Award cy'icyuma, ishimwe ry'agaciro ritangwa ku bishushanyo byiza bihuza ibyo umwuga n'inganda bikeneye ku bihangano byashushanyijwe neza. Abegukanye icyuma bagaragaza ubuhanga bukomeye, ubumenyi bwihariye, imyumvire y'inzobere n'ubushobozi bwo guhanga bw'ababikoze. Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho biteganyijwe ko izaba igihangano cyubahwa, gishimwa kandi gikundwa, gifatika kandi gifite udushya. Iki gishushanyo cyegukanye icyuma gihuza uburyo bwiza bukoreshwa mu nganda kandi gifite ibiranga bya tekiniki bifite ubushobozi, bifatanye n'ubumenyi n'impano. Night Tale Urukurikirane rw'Amashusho yubahwa kubera gukora neza, kandi yashushanyijwe kugira ngo inoze ubuzima, ifashe gutuma isi iba nziza.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: The work is an illustrated series depicting the whimsical journey of Strawberry Fish Girl on a summer night. Blending fantasy and surrealism, it invites viewers into a world where imagination flows freely. Each detail whispers fragments of an open ended tale.
Dimensions & Packaging: 17x22 inches (each), 600 dpi. Flexible sizing based on medium and usage.
Tags: illustration, children's illustration, fantasy, animals, dream world, summer night
Production Technology: The illustrations are digitally created using Photoshop and other graphic design software, allowing for high resolution detail and intricate artistry. The original works are large scale, designed to showcase a rich tapestry of fine details when viewed up close or projected onto expansive surfaces.
Design Challenge: The challenge is to artfully integrate childlike innocence, fantasy, and mystery into illustrations rich with intricate details, while maintaining a sense of visual unity and storytelling coherence.
Research: This project began with the creation of the Strawberry Fish Girl, a whimsical character embodying innocence, mystery, and fantasy. Building upon her image, a series of illustrations were developed, exploring her actions, surroundings, and interactions with her dreamlike environment. Through an introspective creative process, I crafted a narrative that serves as an honest reflection of their inner world, weaving together a story filled with childlike wonder and gentle mystery.

Each illustration carefully incorporates floral elements, plants, and animals, meticulously designed to contribute to the immersive dreamscape. Using digital tools such as Photoshop, the work balances intricate details and visual unity, resulting in a collection that is both technically refined and emotionally resonant. Whether presented as traditional prints, large scale projections, or immersive installations, the series invites viewers to step into a delicate, otherworldly world shaped by imagination and introspection.
Inspiration: This illustration series draws inspiration from my self reflection and dreams. I’ve visualized my self ego through a mystical, dreamlike world, where the interaction between the Strawberry Fish Girl and large animals becomes a metaphor for my inner landscape. Each animal symbolizes a part of me, my goals, my ideas, and my curiosity, weaving together a tale that bridges imagination and introspection.
Project Duration: The work was originally created in 2022, New York City, USA, and revised in 2024, New Jersey, USA.
Operation Flow: The illustrations can be showcased as traditional artworks in an exhibition, projected onto large outdoor screens on summer nights, or enveloping all four walls of an expansive indoor space, creating an immersive, dreamlike experience where the audience can step directly into the enchanting world of the paintings.