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The Timeless Virtues Kalénder by Hou, Hsiao Che

The Timeless Virtues Kalénder by Hou, Hsiao Che is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Perunggu in Grafis Competition Category.


PerungguGrafis· 2020

The Timeless Virtues Kalénder

by Hou, Hsiao Che

Client: Taiwanese opera Yang Li-hua

A' Design Award Perunggu Winner in Grafis Category

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The Design

About The Timeless Virtues Kalénder

Dina Khusus, nalika soré dugi, unggal bumi nyadakeun musik klasik Yang Lihue Opera. Opera Yang Lihua janten wawasan umum kulawarga. Jalma ngagaduhan parasaan anu nyata sareng nikmati kejutan dampak visual sareng dédéngéan dina tingkat kasenangan. Kalayan plot anu pikaresepeun sareng sumanget tradisional Yang Lihua Opera, pagelaran anu sampurna, kostum anu lucu sareng karakter anu hadé pikeun kolot sareng barudak janten (misterius sareng) dunya dongeng anu dieusi ku opera tradisional. Operasi Yang Lihua klasik, sareng tepi kontemporer.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Perunggu

The Timeless Virtues Kalénder mangrupa juara A' Design Award Perunggu, pangakuan anu pohara bergengsi anu dipasihkeun ka desain unggul anu dicirikeun ku kréativitas, kacerdikan jeung kawaspadaan. Para juara Perunggu téh artéfak anu lobaan kaahlian jeung kréatif pisan anu ngabuktikeun pangalaman anu lega, imajinasi jeung kacerdasan para désainerna. The Timeless Virtues Kalénder diharepkeun jadi objék anu dihargaan, dikagumi jeung dipikanyaah anu profésional jeung inovatif. Desain juara A' Design Award Perunggu ieu ngalebetkeun prakték pangalusna dina seni, élmu, desain jeung téknologi, sarta unggul dina perhatian kana détail. The Timeless Virtues Kalénder minuhan kabutuhan kalayan éndah, nyentuh kahayang, nyenangkeun rasa, jeung narik rasa panasaran.

Behind the Design

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

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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