History of Chinese Character Design 书籍 by Chen Nan is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award 银奖 in 印刷与出版媒体设计 Competition Category.
银印刷· 2022
History of Chinese Character Design 书籍
by Chen Nan
A' Design Award 银奖 Winner in 印刷 Category
Verified Award Winner
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About History of Chinese Character Design 书籍
《汉字设计史》是一本从设计学视角阐释汉字设计发展历程的书籍。书名中的七个汉字分别采用七种呈现演变关系的字体排印。每一章以黑白插图开篇,将取自该章正文的符号与设计案例相结合。大量信息可视化图表辅助内容呈现。黑色精装书以抽屉式结构嵌入白金配色的硬质书盒之中。
The Recognition
About the A' Design Award 银奖
History of Chinese Character Design 书籍是 A' Design Award 银奖得主，这是授予顶级、华美而令人印象深刻的设计的极为崇高的认可。银奖得主是极其卓越、极具创造力的作品，展现出其设计师杰出的专业技能、才华与敏锐。预计History of Chinese Character Design 书籍将成为一件出色的典范之作，兼具非凡的专业性与深刻的创新性。这件赢得 A' Design Award 银奖的设计是一项备受瞩目、令人钦佩的发明，造福并拓展艺术、科学、设计和技术的边界。History of Chinese Character Design 书籍是一件令人羡慕的创作，它唤起渴望，带来积极的情感，并激发惊叹与赞叹。
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- Unique Properties
- This is the first professional book to systematically explain the history of Chinese character design from the dimension of design studies. The seven Chinese characters in the title correspond to seven fonts with evolutionary relationships. Black and white graphic illustrations are designed on the front pages of different chapters, which is the symbol collage construction of the text and design examples occurred in the corresponding chapter. The inner page layout is full and easy to read, designed a large number of information visualization diagrams for content information.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- 200mm*50mm*280mm
- Tags
- Chinese Characers, history, book design
- Production Technology
- Black and white are the visual impression of Chinese characters. The cover and margin of the book are designed with black texture background, while the cover box is made of white special paper to form a contrast between black and white.
- Design Challenge
- The book took 8 years to compile, during which time, numerous documents were checked, charts were drawn, and words were elaborated.
- Research
- This book begins with the development of inheritance and innovation of Chinese character design, and through research and analysis, excavates the thinking and methods behind the artistic aesthetics and information transmission function of Chinese characters. The scope of research will be expanded to all kinds of character forms closely related to the history of the whole Chinese character culture circle, and Chinese characters are independent from pure fine arts or philology, forming a relatively independent research system under the dimension of "design science".
- Inspiration
- Chinese characters are not only important communication carriers of Chinese culture, but also are important somponents of Chinese culture. For thousands of years, Chinese characters have been widely spread in various ethnic regions and neighboring countries and regions, exerting a profound influence on cultural development.Through research and analysis, this book explores the thinking and methods behind the artistic aesthetics and information communication function of Chinese characters.
- Project Duration
- Published in July 2021
- Operation Flow
- The book design is divided into two parts, a white and gold hard box and a whole black hard cover book. The two parts are in drawer structure
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