Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko by Leijing Zhou, Aoyi Shen and Aiwen Mai

Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko by Leijing Zhou, Aoyi Shen and Aiwen Mai is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award in Uyilo oluVelisayo, olwe-Algorithimu, olweParametrikhi kunye noluNcediswa yi-AI Competition Category.

IbhronziOluvelisayo· 2023

Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko

by Leijing Zhou, Aoyi Shen and Aiwen Mai

Client: Zhejiang University

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

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The Design

About Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko

Umbhalo weNcwadi: Endless Scenery luthotho lweeposta zesixeko ezisekelwe kwiindawo ezilishumi zeWest Lake eHangzhou, eChina. Iiposta zibonisa iindawo ezaziwayo ezifana neThree Pools Mirroring the Moon neCurved Yard and Lotus Pool in Summer. Umfanekiso ngamnye udibanisa ubugcisa bokupeyinta obusekelwe kubuchwepheshe bezobuchule (AI) kunye nesitayile sesiZulu esidala sokupeyinta ngamanzi (Chinese watercolour). Imifanekiso esisiseko yenziwe ngesixhobo sokupeyinta se-AI, yaza yaphuculwa ngesoftware yokuhlela imifanekiso. Imibala eyahlukeneyo icacisa uhlobo nesimo salo naluphi na ummandla wendalo. Iiposta ezi zingasetyenziswa nakwiziqinisekiso zeeposi (stamps), iincwadi ezipapashiweyo, ushicilelo lwezaziso (print advertisements) kunye nokuphakwa kweempahla (packaging).

The Recognition

About the Ibhaso Lebhronzi le-A' Design Award

Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko 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. Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko 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. Endless Scenery Iposta yeSixeko iyanelisa iimfuno ngokumangalisayo, ichukumisa iinqwenelo, ikhwebela iimvakalelo kwaye itsala umdla.

Behind the Design

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

Unique Properties: Endless Scenery takes Ten scenes of West Lake in China as the creation background, and carries out the graphic design of the theme through AI painting, an emerging creation method. The work shows the Sinicized depiction of the beauty of West Lake represented by Three Pools Mirroring the Moon, Curved Yard and Lotus Pool in Summer, etc. Combining advanced AI painting methods with the classical Chinese watercolor painting styles, the endless scenery of West Lake in China is displayed.
Dimensions & Packaging: The length is 3600px and the width is 3600px.
Tags: Natural Scenes, West Lake, AI Painting, Graphic Design, Watercolor Painting
Production Technology: The product uses ERNIE-ViLG as the core AI painting tool and is further modified and improved by the creator using Photoshop.
Design Challenge: This graphic design work mainly has the following two difficulties: First, how to make better use of AI painting, so that the generated works not only have visual beauty, but also have artistic conception beauty. The second is to re-create the works generated by AI painting, taking the essence and eliminating the dross to present more satisfying works.
Research: Research type: visual graphic design; Research goal: to better present the beauty of West Lake; Research direction: The current popular AI painting technology is combined with the Chinese watercolor style to generate graphic design works with the theme of ten scenes of West Lake. Use modern technology to assist art creation, better show the beauty of China, and spread Chinese culture; Research methods: online data and desktop research; Social influence: This not only spreads China's West Lake culture, but also reflects the vitality of AI painting. This makes it particularly attractive among many graphic designs.
Inspiration: The West Lake in Hangzhou is famous for its beautiful scenery and many places of interest, and the Ten scenic spots of the West Lake are indispensable. We combine the fashionable AI painting technique with the retro Chinese watercolor painting style to create the graphic design works, hoping to see a different artistic understanding from previous design. The design uses different hues to show the unique features of the landscape, which can attract users' attention and spread Chinese culture.
Project Duration: The project was launched in Hangzhou in January 2023.
Operation Flow: The work can be used on stamps, publications (magazines, newspapers and books), print advertisements, posters, billboards and product packaging, etc.
Team Members: Leijing Zhou
Aoyi Shen
Aiwen Mai
Image Credits: Aoyi Shen
Aiwen Mai