Alishan Forest 活動設計 by Yi-Jen Tu is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2021 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 平面設計 Competition Category.

銀平面· 2021

Alishan Forest 活動設計

by Yi-Jen Tu

Client: Chiayi Forest District Office - Forestry Bureau

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Alishan Forest 活動設計

《阿里山森林》係為國家森林遊樂區度身設計嘅四季活動企劃。每個活動都回應森林嘅季節特色:春天嘅櫻花、夏天嘅神木、秋天嘅楓葉,以及冬天嘅日出。活動內容包括花卉音樂會、露天電影院、喺透明屋內舉行嘅繪畫派對,同埋日出野餐。所有場景均以透明、木質或天然物料搭建。目的係為森林賦予全新形象,並鼓勵大眾尊重自然、與大自然共存。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Alishan Forest 活動設計是 A' Design Award 銀獎得主，這是授予頂級、華美而令人印象深刻的設計的極為崇高的認可。銀獎得主是極其卓越、極具創造力的作品，展現出其設計師傑出的專業技能、才華與敏銳。預計Alishan Forest 活動設計將成為一件出色的典範之作，兼具非凡的專業性與深刻的創新性。這件贏得 A' Design Award 銀獎的設計是一項備受矚目、令人欽佩的發明，造福並拓展藝術、科學、設計和技術的界限。Alishan Forest 活動設計是一件令人羨慕的創作，它喚起渴望，帶來積極的情感，並激發驚嘆與讚嘆。

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: To capsize people's archaic idea that Forest Recreation Area is only for "Forest Conservation and Healthy Hiking," The Aesthetic Proposal for Seasonal Forest led the local government out of the erstwhile manners in forest management. People now started to explore the forest with three new dimensions: "Respect – The Harmony of Human and Nature," "Aesthetics – The Balm of Art and Forest," and "Coexistence – The Reciprocity of Species and Forest."
Dimensions & Packaging: On the premise of respect for nature, four aesthetic forest events were all built with either transparent, wooden or natural materials for people to interact with the environments in the closest way.
Tags: #AlishanNationalForestRecreationArea #ForestExperiences #theAestheticProposalforSeasonalForest #CIS #SocialImpact #TravelduringPandemic
Production Technology: We designed four aesthetic events— "Spring, Floral Concerts between Cherry Blossoms," "Summer, The Forest Cinema Under Sacred Trees," "Autumn, The Painting Party in Maple Forest," and "Winter, The Sunrise Picnic on Grass," in response to four seasonal features of Alishan: flowers, sacred trees, maple and sunrise. Through serial aesthetic experiences in sound, vision, touch and feel, people immersed themselves in woods without forgetting the importance of coexistence with nature.
Design Challenge: Alishan is known for its diverse sceneries, sunrise, cloud sea, sacred trees, railways, etc. However, it lacks annual quintessential events and marketing strategies. Ever since the Alishan National Forest Recreation Area was established, there was always the same activity every year. While Alishan was undergoing a tourism transformation, it encountered the outbreak of the Covid-19 pandemic. Therefore, how to subvert people's stereotypes for Alishan and create a brand-new traveling experience for people during the pandemic were two major challenges for our proposal.
Research: The forest not only can regulate weather, clear the air and hinder air pollution, but it also consists of ecosystem diversity and provides social and economic benefits. This proposal inspires people with deference for the forest through serial aesthetic events with forest knowledge. By word-of-mouth publicity, people initiate their balmy seasonal visits to Alishan. With different aesthetic cultures, regular seasonal trips and revisits, this proposal creates a benevolence cycle for the forest.
Inspiration: Alishan National Forest Recreation Area, known for its ecosystem diversity, was founded in 2001. In the past decades, Alishan, in the face of increasing elderly tourists, was shrouded with an old-fashioned image. In the transformation process, Alisan faced the biggest challenge of the COVID-19 pandemic outbreak in 2020. To respond to such a challenge, we proposed "The Aesthetic Proposal for Seasonal Forest," which brought artistic experiences to the Alishan forest in four seasons. Through serial activities in art, ecology and traveling, people explored the Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter Alishan forest in a brand-new way. In this project, Alishan underwent a tourism makeover, turned into an exit for people miserably latched in the post-pandemic period, and successfully attracted tourists at different ages.
Project Duration: The project started in January 2020 and finished in December 2020 in Alishan National Forest Recreation Area.

"Spring, Floral Concerts between Cherry Blossoms" on March 10, 2020
"Summer, The Forest Cinema Under Sacred Trees" on August 8, 2020
"Autumn, The Painting Party in Maple Forest" on October 9, 2020
"Winter, The Sunrise Picnic on Grass" on November 14, 2020
Operation Flow: We tailor forest events based on seasons, terrains and cultures.
Spring, the violinist leads people along the cherry blossom trail with dulcet melodies.
Summer, with Bluetooth earphones, people watch a movie under the sacred trees without disturbing the night ecosystem.
Autumn, people attend a painting party in transparent houses. The colorful houses later become the pop-up installation art that blends into the forest.
Winter, in sunrise, people enjoy a forest picnic without creating pollution.
Four aesthetic forest events teach people the importance of coexistence by: 1. Knowledge for forest 2. Respect for forest 3. Relaxation with forest.
Team Members: Creative Director: YI-JEN, TU
Project Manager: HSIANG-YI, HO
Design Guidance: MENG-HAN, LIU
Designer: YI-CHIN, CHUNG
Designer: CHIAO-WEI, YANG
Designer: YU-CHAN, LIN
Designer: HSUAN-YING, CHIANG
Designer: CHANG-YU-CHEN
Designer: CHING- YU, YEN
Space Designer: TZU-HAO, KUO