Bronze Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2023
Chinese Sports Illustration
by Yanliu Cui
- A' Design Award 2023 Bronze Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2023
- CLIENT: Northeastern University of China
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,635
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About Chinese Sports Illustration
Chinese Sports is a series of five illustrations about traditional Chinese sports. The set depicts acrobatics, cuju, equestrian sports, the five animal exercises and throwing. Each illustration places its sport within the historical period in which the sport was popular, so the images combine a sense of history with a sense of movement. The sketches were drawn in pencil, then scanned and completed with digital painting software. The series was released online to help the public learn about the cultural meaning of these traditional sports.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- A set of illustrations about traditional Chinese sports, including "acrobatics", "Cuju", "equestrian", "Five poultry opera" and "throwing", depict the sports while showing different backgrounds of The Times. This group of illustrations is characterized by both a sense of historical weight and a sense of kinetic vitality, showing the charm of Oriental culture.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Printing illustrations: Height 800mm x Width 800mm, Data size: Height 1800mm x Width 800mm, 300dpi, RGB.
- Tags
- China, Sports, Illustration, Acrobatics, Cuju, Horsemanship, Five Poultry Play, Throwing
- Production Technology
- The sketches were drawn in pencil, then scanned and drawn using Photoshop.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty lies in looking up the relevant background information of the times. China's history has a long history. It is difficult to find the background of the times in which sports with different characteristics flourished in the long history. Only by reading a large number of documents and the aid of mind maps can we achieve the perfect integration of sports and the times, realize the combination of modern aesthetics and traditional elements, and make the picture have both the sense of history and the sense of vitality of sports.
- Project Duration
- The project was started at Northeast University in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in December 2022 and completed at Northeast University in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China in February 2023.
- Operation Flow
- The illustration was released on the Internet to attract the public and show the charm of traditional Chinese sports.
- Research
- Under the background of the vigorous development of sports events around the world, this study, based on the oriental perspective, collected five different traditional Chinese sports, namely "acrobatics", "cuju", "equestrian", "five bird games" and "throwing", by consulting ancient books and relevant papers, and created five different theme illustrations according to the different times at that time, It is helpful for people to further understand the philosophical connotation, cultural connotation and humanistic spirit contained in Chinese traditional sports.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration of the illustration comes from traditional Chinese sports. Many sports in China have been passed down for thousands of years. Illustrators try to show sports with distinct Oriental cultural characteristics in the long history of China, and show the wisdom, rich imagination and creative spirit of the ancestors to the modern people, as well as fully reflect the philosophical connotation, cultural connotation and humanistic spirit contained in sports.
- Image Credits
- Cui Yanliu, Zhang Jiayu, Ju Jijing, 2022.