Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters 书籍插画 by Kaori Hamura Long is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 铁奖 in 印刷与出版媒体设计 Competition Category.
铁印刷· 2021
Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters 书籍插画
Client: Atmosphere Press, Sonja Radvila
A' Design Award 铁奖 Winner in 印刷 Category
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About Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters 书籍插画
《小瑜伽士与心念怪兽》是为一本以帕坦伽利经典《瑜伽经》为主题的儿童绘本所创作的系列插画。插画以孩童的视角呈现古老的瑜伽哲学,色彩明快、构图简洁,灵感源自印度民间艺术。梦境般的场景展现了心念如何塑造现实,以及感知如何随之改变。每幅画作均以铅笔在纸上手绘完成,再通过数字软件上色。成书尺寸为205 × 205毫米,共101页。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 铁奖
Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters 书籍插画是 A' Design Award 铁奖得主，这是授予满足人们对设计精良的创作所期待的专业与工业要求的优良设计的声望认可。铁奖得主展现出其创作者的高超技艺、高度专业化、专家级的理解力和创造能力。预计Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters 书籍插画将成为一件备受推崇、令人钦佩且被珍爱的创作，既实用又创新。这件赢得 A' Design Award 铁奖的设计整合了行业最佳实践，并拥有与专业知识和才华相结合的称职技术特性。Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters 书籍插画因其严谨而受到尊重，旨在提供有助于让世界变得更美好的生活品质改善。
Behind the Design
Press Kit
Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- "Young Yogi and the Mind Monster" -Patanjali's classic Yoga Sutras through a Child's Eye is written by Sonja Radvila. The mind is a monster! Patanjali's classic Yoga Sutras seen through a child's eye. Through a whimsical story, Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters are a gift for readers looking to understand Patanjali's rich, ancient, and mind-bending philosophy.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 205mm x 205mm 101 pages book
- Tags
- illustration, book illustration, children book, picture book, Yoga Sutras, philosophy, spiritual illustration, japanese artist, kaori hamura long,
- Production Technology
- Kaori read the script and came up with sketches of all the characters with the writer's direction. When the designs were approved, the artist sketched the storyboard for each chapter. Then she created illustrations in pencils and papers and colored them in Photoshop and Illustrator.
- Design Challenge
- Since it was a collaboration with a writer, the artist had to imagine what the writer is imagining. But she was very open to what the artist brought to the table and worked beautifully together.
- Research
- Kaori read Patanjali's Yoga Sutras and study Yoga philosophy and Indian culture and art. She also tested her illustrations using a different medium to achieve the right feel for the story.
- Inspiration
- A whimsical story, "Young Yogi and the Mind Monsters," was written by Sonja Radvila to understand the rich, ancient, and mind-bending philosophy of Patanjali's Yoga Sutras. The story is filled with colorful visual and profound questions about how the mind works. As an illustrator interested in Yoga Sutras' philosophy and meditation, it was easy for Kaori to imagine each scene with a clear image.
- Project Duration
- The writer approached the artist in 2015, and they have started working on character designs. With many backs and forth and story changes, Kaori wrapped up the illustrations in 2018. With crowdfunding, the writer found a publisher to publish the books.
- Operation Flow
- The writer pitched to a crowdfunding website called Publishizer, and Atmosphere Press published it. They are sold worldwide on Amazon and Barnes and Noble etc.
- Patents
- © Kaori Hamura Long
- Team Members
- Illustrator: Kaori Hamura Long
Writer: Sonja Radvila
Executive Editor at Atmosphere Press: Nick Courtright - Image Credits
- Illustrator : Kaori Hamura Long
Author : Sonja Radvila
Publisher: Atmosphere Press
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