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Now Skivomslagsdesign by Yijia Xie

Now Skivomslagsdesign by Yijia Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Järn in Grafik-, Illustrations- och Visuell Kommunikationsdesign Competition Category.


JärnGrafik· 2022

Now Skivomslagsdesign

by Yijia Xie

Client: Yijia Xie

A' Design Award i Järn Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Now Skivomslagsdesign

Now är en albumdesign skapad för en musiker vars sex låtar berättar historier om drömmar, tillväxt och kärlek. Ett meningsfullt kinesiskt tecken är hämtat från varje låttitel, såsom Universum, Regn, Tro, Ögon, Måne och Stjärna. Dessa tecken kombineras med digitalt collage och genererande kodning. De valda elementen matas in i ett datorprogram som genererar tusentals olika grafiska mönster, så varje förpackningsomslag är unikt. Det kvadratiska formatet mäter 4,25 gånger 4,25 tum. Projektet omfattar sex omslagsdesigner, en textbok med sångtexter och albumförpackningen.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Järn

Now Skivomslagsdesign är vinnare av A' Design Award i Järn, ett prestigefyllt erkännande som tilldelas bra designverk som uppfyller de professionella och industriella krav som förväntas av välgjorda skapelser. Järnvinnare visar stor skicklighet, hög specialisering, expertförståelse och skaparnas kreativa förmåga. Now Skivomslagsdesign förväntas vara en högt skattad, beundrad och älskad skapelse som är praktisk och innovativ. Detta vinnande verk i A' Design Award i Järn integrerar branschens bästa praxis och har kompetenta tekniska egenskaper kopplade till kunnande och talang. Now Skivomslagsdesign respekteras för sin grundlighet och är utformat för att åstadkomma förbättringar av livskvaliteten som hjälper till att göra världen till en bättre plats.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
This album explores the musician's self-awareness, beliefs, truth, and choice. Six songs in the album respectively tell six stories of him about dreams, growth, and love. I explored integrating Chinese characters with modern design in the album design while taking the most meaningful Chinese character in each song title, like Universe, Rain, Believe, Eyes, Moon, Star. Then I experimentally discovered a new creative form merging Chinese characters, collage, and generative coding.
Dimensions & Packaging
Width: 4.25in X Height: 4.25in
Tags
Album Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Generative Coding, Print Design
Production Technology
Print Design / Digital Collage / package design / generative coding
Design Challenge
One of the most challenging parts is combining each Chinese character with the graphics and images to tell a better story.
Research
This album design is trying to explore a new possibility between Chinese characters, typography, graphics, collages, and Computing. I experimentally combine the traditional design practice with the new technology "generative coding" to create the whole album packaging, including six EP cover designs, lyrics book designs, and album package designs.
Inspiration
Growing up in China, I deeply love China's extensive and profound culture. By practicing calligraphy, I understand Chinese characters are not just a carrier of information but also a beautiful art per se. There are thousands of forms of Chinese characters, and each of them is infused with history. As a designer, I'm eager to discover more possibilities for the future of Chinese character design.
Project Duration
September 2021 - January 2022
Operation Flow
I inserted the elements separately into computer programming and generated thousands of different new graphics. The generative collages were used on the packaging design for the new album. So everyone receives a unique packaging wrap. Then I fused Yuli's music with these moving collages. I love experimenting with random collisions and producing mint and exciting things. Mixing traditional elements and modern technology delivers surprising outcomes and also brings balance between randomness and order.
Team Members
Designer: Yijia Xie

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