Dabai Emo by Cheng Xiangsheng is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo lweGrafiki, umZobo kunye noNxibelelwano oluBonakalayo Competition Category.

IbhronziIgrafiki· 2021

Dabai Emo

by Cheng Xiangsheng

Client: Cheng Xiangsheng

Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award Winner in Igrafiki Category

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The Design

About Dabai Emo

UDabai yi-emoji eyimpumelelo. Ukusukela nge-17 kaJanuwari 2021, ifumene inani elipheleleyo le-104,460 ekhutshelweyo kunye ne-1994,885 ethunyelwe. E-China, iindlela zokunxibelelana kwabantu ziye zangena ngokukhawuleza kwixesha le-Intanethi, elitshintshe indlela yokuphila yabantu. Ngenxa yoko, iimfuno zonxibelelwano ziye zatyeba ngakumbi. Ifuna ukuhambisa umxholo ongaphezulu kunye neemvakalelo ezingaphezulu, kwaye amagama alula akakwazi ukugqiba imisebenzi enjalo. Ukukhutshwa kwe-emoji kukwandiswa komda wonxibelelwano, kwaye iziphumo zeDabai zibonisa ngokupheleleyo olu tshintsho.

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Dabai Emo ngumphumeleli weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award, ukuqatshelwa okuhlonitshwayo kakhulu okunikwa imiyilo ephawulekayo eyahlukaniswa kukuyila, ubukrelekrele nobukrelekrele. Abaphumeleleyo beBhronzi ziimveliso ezinobuchule obukhulu nezidala ngokumangalisayo ezingqina amava aphangaleleyo, ukucinga nokwazi ukuzenzela kwabayili bazo. Dabai Emo iyathenjwa ukuba ibe yimpahla exatyiswa kakhulu, edunyiswayo nethandwayo enobungcali obuphawulekayo nezinto ezintsha. Lo myilo uphumeleleyo weIbhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award ubandakanya iindlela ezilungileyo kakhulu kubugcisa, inzululwazi, uyilo kunye nobuchwephesha kwaye ugqwesile ngenxa yokunikela ingqalelo kwiinkcukacha. Dabai Emo iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Dabai emoji is an extended design based on the traditional emoje design. It’s added more popular internet symbols and internet terms in the design to make it more lively and interesting, and added more application scenarios, so It’s got a wide range of downloads and transmissions. Compared with the traditional yellow emoji, Dabai emoji has a more character, and with the spicy Internet language, it has gained a breakthrough in the Internet trend and has become popular.
Dimensions & Packaging: In the emoji design, the size of the main image is 240 pixels * 240 pixels, and the size of the thumbnail is 120 pixels * 120 pixels. Among them, the main image is best to add a 2 pixel white stroke, which can better apply to many Kind of chat background.
Tags: emoji, communication method, language change, communication method
Production Technology: Emoji design first needs to design expressions and body language based on the character of the cartoon image. The most important principle is to increase the frequency of use in chat.
Design Challenge: Emoji design should pay attention to the boundary between text and body language, and should not touch the taboos of some people in the society; in addition, we should pay attention to copyright protection; the most important point is to maintain continuous output. The design is complete and contemporary.
Research: Emoji design is to improve and change the way of chatting through design. There are many forms of expression: graphic creation, real expressions, pure text design, etc. There are also many ways to complete, such as: hand drawing, computer production, shooting, etc.Emoji itself is a change in the way of communication, it enriches the content and scenes of chat, and is a reform of language art. There is no doubt that this will have a profound impact on society, which has already begun to manifest in China.
Inspiration: Emoji is a new design branch, based on the popularization of mobile phone applications, people have a new demand for communication. Just like designing a chair, designing a set of Emoji also needs to take into account practicality and beauty. Emoji brings a new way of chatting, which is beyond the reach of text.Society and history evolve. Similarly, art and design are also evolving. Emoji designers adapt to this trend and once again push the boundaries of design forward.
Project Duration: The project was created in June 2017 and is divided into 3 series. The 2 displayed were completed on July 24 and August 5, 2017, and were released on the emoji platform of wechat.
Operation Flow: First add emoji in the chat software, in the chat, you can preview the effect by clicking the thumbnail, after confirming, click to send directly
Image Credits: Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, display picture, 2017.
Image #2: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, poster, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, summary display, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Chengg, application presentation, 2017.
Image #1: Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, data, 2017.