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Chinese Zodiac Типография by Mengyu Cao

Chinese Zodiac Типография by Mengyu Cao is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award Тимер бүләге in Графика, Иллюстрация һәм Визуаль Коммуникация Дизайны Competition Category.


ТимерГрафика· 2021

Chinese Zodiac Типография

by Mengyu Cao

Client: YiQi Hanzi

A' Design Award Тимер бүләге Winner in Графика Category

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The Design

About Chinese Zodiac Типография

Кытай зодиак типографиясенә 12 символ керә. Кычыткан, үгез, юлбарыс, куян, аждаһа, елан, ат, кәҗә, маймыл, әтәч, эт, дуңгыз. Ул Кытай каллиграфиясе һәм Кытай традицион акварель рәсемен берләштерә. Дизайн уйлау белән, ул оригиналь каллиграфия формаларын сындыра һәм аңа һәрбер персонажның мәгънәсен күрсәтү өчен гармонияле иҗади рәсемнәр өсти. Кытай персонажлары гел катлаулы рәсемнәргә охшаш, кытай телен белмәгән кешеләргә. Бу проектның максаты - Кытай культурасын тарату өчен, Кытай персонажларын һәркемгә аңлаешлы итү.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Тимер бүләге

Chinese Zodiac Типография – A' Design Award Тимер бүләге җиңүчесе, бу яхшы эшләнгән иҗат җимешләреннән көтелгән профессиональ һәм сәнәгать таләпләренә җавап бирә торган яхшы дизайннарга бирелә торган абруйлы танып белү. Тимер җиңүчеләре үз авторларының зур осталыгын, югары махсуслашуын, белгечләрчә аңлавын һәм иҗади сәләтен күрсәтә. Chinese Zodiac Типография югары бәяләнгән, соклана торган һәм яратыла торган, практик һәм яңа иҗат җимеше булыр дип көтелә. A' Design Award Тимер бүләге җиңүче бу дизайн тармакның иң яхшы практикасын берләштерә һәм белем һәм талант белән бәйләнгән компетентлы техник үзлекләргә ия. Chinese Zodiac Типография җентеклелеге өчен хөрмәтләнә һәм дөньяны яхшырак урынга әйләндерергә булышучы тормыш сыйфатын яхшырту өчен эшләнгән.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties
The Chinese Zodiac project combines Chinese calligraphy and watercolor drawing to present each character with its meaning. With design thinking, it breaks the traditional Chinese calligraphy forms and adds creative drawings to it harmoniously to show the meaning of each character. Chinese characters always look like complicated drawings to people who don't know Chinese.This project is aimed to make it understandable to everyone to spread Chinese culture.
The 12 Chinese zodiac includes Rat, Ox, Tiger, Rabbit, Dragon, Snake, Horse, Goat, Monkey, Rooster, Dog, Pig.
Dimensions & Packaging
This typography set can be used as culture posters as I shown with the images.
Tags
graphic design, Typography, creative drawing, Chinese Zodiac, Chinese culture, calligraphy, watercolor drawing, poster, posters
Production Technology
Chinese traditional calligraphy, Chinese traditional watercolor drawing
Design Challenge
Ideation is the hardest part of this project. How to merge animals form into the characters harmoniously that makes the most sense. It shouldn't break the traditional beauty of Chinese calligraphy. And it should enhance the beauty to show the meaning of the character in a fun way.
Research
Researched on Chinese calligraphy form of beatuy, Chinese traditional watercolor techniques, and culture behind Chinese Zodiac.
Inspiration
At the beginning of my design journey, I learned a lot of Chinese traditional culture. I was taught to have the mission to deliver valuable Chinese traditional cultures to the modern world, to enhance and spread it to the nation and the world.

I also found out there were not many creative creations around Chinese calligraphy compare to English lettering. I want to use my ability to design and drawing to explore more possibilities of the traditional assets, Chinese characters.
Project Duration
This project started in January 2020 in San Francisco and finished in August.
Operation Flow
This typography set can be used as physical or digital posters to promote Chinese culture. People can understand the meaning of each Chinese character when seeing the typography only without reading the description.
Team Members
Mengyu Cao

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