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The Timeless Virtues Kalendari by Hou, Hsiao Che

The Timeless Virtues Kalendari by Hou, Hsiao Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award in Girafiki, Mifananidzo neKutaurirana kweMeso Competition Category.


BronziGirafiki· 2020

The Timeless Virtues Kalendari

by Hou, Hsiao Che

Client: Taiwanese opera Yang Li-hua

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award Winner in Girafiki Category

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The Design

About The Timeless Virtues Kalendari

Mukupfuura, nguva yemanheru payakasvika, imba yega yega inorira yemumhanzi weYang Lihue Opera. Iyo Yang Lihua Opera yakava chiratidzo chinozivikanwa chemhuri. Vanhu vane manzwiro chaiwo uye vanonakidzwa nekuona uye nekunzwa kushamiswa kwekuita kuti vafarire nhanho. Nechirongwa chinonakidza uye mweya yetsika Yang Lihua Opera, kuita kwakakwana, kupenya zvinoshamisa uye mavara makuru kune vabereki nevana vanova (zvisinganzwisisike uye) ngano yenyika yakazadzwa neyakajairika opera. Iyo Yang Lihua opera yaive yekirasi, uye ine mupendero wenguva pfupi.

The Recognition

About the Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award

Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award wakahwinwa ne The Timeless Virtues Kalendari, rukudzo rwakakwirira kwazvo runopiwa kumadhizaini akasiyana anozivikanwa nekugadzira, njere nekungwara. Vakunda veBronzi mabasa ane unyanzvi hwakakwana uye kugadzira kunoshamisa kunosimbisa ruzivo rukuru, pfungwa nehunyanzvi hwevagadziri vawo. The Timeless Virtues Kalendari inotarisirwa kuva chinhu chinokudzwa kwazvo, chinoremekedzwa uye chinodiwa, chine hunyanzvi hunoonekwa uye zvitsva. Dhizaini iyi yakahwina Mubairo weBronzi we A' Design Award inosanganisa maitiro akanakisa muhunyanzvi, sayenzi, dhizaini netekinoroji uye yakasiyana nekutarisisa zvidiki. The Timeless Virtues Kalendari inogutsa zvinodiwa zvakanaka, inobata zvishuvo, inokwezva manzwiro uye inomutsa kuda kuziva.

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Unique Properties
With more than a century of history, sung in the Minnan dialect, Taiwanese opera is the most representative folk opera of Taiwan.
From roadside stage, outer stage, inner stage, radio broadcast, TV, movies to the cultural performance now, it has undergone changes and innovations, demonstrating different features.

The makeup of the female role in Taiwanese Opera is similar to that of Peking opera. The makeup of the male role is more simplified, Unlike the various painted face of Peking opera, it is only composed of a few symbolic strokes. For the example of the roles of sheng and dan, they have to have a handsome appearance. On the other hand, the jing and chou roles have exaggerated beard or black mole to accentuate the unique character of the roles.
Dimensions & Packaging
1. Desk calendar 360X125X95 mm
Features for postcards
2. Calendar 410X200 mm
Features for coloring book
Tags
Graphic Design, Visual Design, Opera Illustration, Cultural Creative Design, Taiwan Opera, Opera Art
Production Technology
1. Desktop calendar with additional features for postcards.
2. Additional calendar function for coloring book
3. Paper, Print
Design Challenge
The Taiwan opera, through sound and dynamic vision, The memories presented in the form of comic-style artwork, bringing Taiwanese opera culture to life from the TV screen.
Research
With more than a century of history, sung in the Minnan dialect, Taiwanese opera is the most representative folk opera of Taiwan.

From roadside stage, outer stage, inner stage, radio broadcast, TV, movies to the cultural performance now, it has undergone changes and innovations, demonstrating different features.

Many artists that have worked alongside with the progress of Taiwanese opera’s history shoulder the responsibility of continuing its legacy in different forms and manners.
Inspiration
In Particular, when the evening came, every houses are sounds the classic them music of Yang Lihue Opera.

In particular, every houses are sounds the classic them music of Yang Lihue Oper during dinner time.

The Yang Lihua Opera became the common vision of the family. People have real feelings and enjoy visual and hearing impact shock in order to enjoyment level.

With a impressive plot and the spirits of traditional Yang Lihua Opera, perfect performance, dazzling costume and great characters to the parents and children become mysterious and fairly tale world filled with the traditional opera.

​The Yang Lihua opera was classic, and with a contemporary edge.
Project Duration
2019/09 in Taipei / Taiwan
Operation Flow
NA
Patents
NA
Image Credits
Illustrator / HOU, HSIAO CHE
DESIGN / HOU, HSIAO CHE

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