Now Album Cover Art by Yijia Xie is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award na Bakal in Disenyo ng Grapika, Ilustrasyon at Biswal na Komunikasyon Competition Category.

BakalGrapika· 2022

Now Album Cover Art

by Yijia Xie

Client: Yijia Xie

A' Design Award na Bakal Winner in Grapika Category

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The Design

About Now Album Cover Art

Ang Now ay isang disenyo ng album na ginawa para sa isang musikero na ang anim na kanta ay nagkukuwento tungkol sa mga pangarap, paglago, at pag-ibig. Isang makahulugang karakter na Tsino ang kinuha mula sa bawat pamagat ng kanta, tulad ng Universe, Rain, Believe, Eyes, Moon, at Star. Ang mga karakter na ito ay pinagsama gamit ang digital collage at generative coding. Ang mga napiling elemento ay ipinasok sa isang computer program na lumilikha ng libu-libong iba't ibang graphics, kaya't bawat balot ng package ay natatangi. Ang square format ay sumusukat ng 4.25 by 4.25 na pulgada. Kasama sa proyekto ang anim na disenyo ng cover, isang aklat ng liriko, at ang package ng album.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award na Bakal

Ang Now Album Cover Art ay nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal, isang prestihiyosong pagkilalang iginagawad sa mga mahuhusay na disenyong tumutugon sa mga propesyonal at pang-industriyang kinakailangang inaasahan sa mga mahusay na pagkakadisenyong likha. Ang mga nagwagi ng Bakal ay nagpapakita ng dakilang husay, mataas na espesyalisasyon, dalubhasang pag-unawa at kakayahang malikhain ng kanilang mga lumikha. Inaasahang ang Now Album Cover Art ay isang lubos na pinahahalagahan, hinahangaan at minamahal na likhang praktikal at makabago. Ang disenyong ito na nagwagi ng A' Design Award na Bakal ay nagsasama ng pinakamahuhusay na kasanayan ng industriya at may mahuhusay na katangiang teknikal na may kasamang kaalaman at talento. Ang Now Album Cover Art ay iginagalang dahil sa kaingatan nito at idinisenyo upang maghatid ng mga pagpapabuti sa kalidad ng buhay na tumutulong gawing mas mabuting lugar ang mundo.

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