Bon Vivant 資訊雜誌 by Kiyoka Yamazuki is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2025 A' Design Award 銀獎 in 平面設計 Competition Category.

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Bon Vivant 資訊雜誌

by Kiyoka Yamazuki

Client: Bon Vivant / Credit union

A' Design Award 銀獎 Winner in 平面 Category

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The Design

About Bon Vivant 資訊雜誌

這本資訊雜誌由全國信用金庫派發,方便客戶取閱。雜誌旨在作為信用金庫、客戶與地區社群之間的溝通橋樑,推廣各地區的魅力與特產,連繫人與地區。設計師創作了令人想拿起閱讀的封面插圖,以鮮明色彩和手繪方式呈現,令人印象深刻。讀者表示這本雜誌喚起了他們對季節和故鄉的懷舊回憶。

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award 銀獎

Bon Vivant 資訊雜誌是 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Bon Vivant 資訊雜誌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。Bon Vivant 資訊雜誌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: This magazine is available at credit unions across Japan and is available for customers to pick up at their convenience. She created it with warm, hand-drawn illustrations and eye-catching colors to make it easy for customers to pick up and take home.
Dimensions & Packaging: Used for the cover illustration of the magazine.
Magazine size: 21cm x 15cm, 1mm thick (B5 size), about 15 pages
Published bimonthly, this year's theme is "World Heritage Sites and Festivals."
The illustrations are mostly hand-drawn, but sometimes Photoshop is used.
Tags: #142430 Graphic, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Category Silver Award / Kumano Kodo
Production Technology: My works are mainly hand-drawn illustrations using brushes, acrylic paints, illustration boards, compasses, rulers, ruling pens, etc., and some are retouched in Photoshop.
Design Challenge: She didn't know how the magazine actually got from store shelves to customers' hands. However, the magazine did receive feedback from readers. One such comment, "Looking at the illustration on the cover, I felt nostalgia and a sense of the season, and it reminded me of home," made her happy.She didn't quantify the actual effect, so she doesn't know, but it seems that this activity was effective.
Research: This magazine is a pamphlet distributed free of charge by Shinkin banks nationwide. How do customers get it? We think it is important for customers to get to know the local people and towns. She created eye-catching illustrations that convey the warmth and nostalgia of the town. As a result, people visit the area (by buying local products, etc.) and learn about its good points. I think this has connected people and towns.
Inspiration: This project was created as an information tool that can be placed in the storefronts of Shinkin banks nationwide and can be freely taken home. It is also an information magazine based on the concept of "shinkumi," which energizes people and cities. The theme of the issue for which she was asked to illustrate was Hiroshima Summer. She created an illustration based on the theme of the Itsukushima Shrine Orchestra Festival, which energizes people and cities.
Project Duration: She was commissioned to do this project by a planning and production company (BOON Corporation + Shinkumi Sogo Service Corporation). She produced six books per year for each month over five years (30 books) from January 2011 to April 2018. The project was supervised by the National Federation of Shinkin Banks.
Operation Flow: Installed at Shinkin Bank branches/
Distributed free of charge/Information and gifts
This information magazine introduces people, industries, local products, and tourist spots working hard in each region of Japan, helping to steadily connect people and cities.
Image Credits: Main image is Image #1 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2015
Optional image #1 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2015
Optional image #2 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2014
Optional image #3 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2014
Optional image #4 Illustrator Kiyoka Yamazuki 2015