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Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Goes to Dabai Emoje by Cheng Xiangsheng

Cheng Xiangsheng recognized for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Dabai Emoje by Cheng Xiangsheng has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

More About Dabai Emoje

Dabai is a success emoji. As of January 17, 2021, it has received a total of 104,460 downloads and 1994,885 shipments. In China, people's communication methods have quickly entered the Internet era, which has changed people's lifestyles. As a result, the requirements for communication have become richer. It wants to convey more content and more emotions, and simple words can no longer complete such tasks. The derivation of emoji is an expansion of the communication boundary, and the results of "Dabai" fully demonstrate this change.

About Cheng Xiangsheng

Cheng Xiangsheng, New media artists (NFT artists, emoji designers, Illustrators, Photographers), from 2004 to 2008, studied under the famous photographer Chen Baosheng and obtained a bachelor's degree in photography,from 2011 to 2014, he studied with the famous artist Ren Jian and obtained a master's degree in art and design, in 2012, he participated in the MIUI 2nd Global Mobile Phone Theme Design Competition, the work Magic world won the Creative Award;Since 2017, his Emoji works have been downloaded and sent hundreds of millions of times on the WeChat platform; he won the 2020-2021 Bronze A' Design Award and A' Design Award; he signed a contract with NFT China to create Mask punk.

Award Record

This recognition makes Cheng Xiangsheng a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award

The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is to advance society through good design, by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, uploading a work and receiving a preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project
Dabai Emoje
Function
Emoje
Category
Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline
Communication Design
Industry
Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors
Dark Orange, Lavender, Light Gray, Gray and Silver
Images
5

The Recognition

Laureate
Cheng Xiangsheng
Country
Canada
Recognition
Bronze A' Design Award
Edition
2020 - 2021
Design ID
#116192

Credits

Image Credits
Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, display picture, 2017.; Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, poster, 2017.; Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, summary display, 2017.; Emoji designer Xiangsheng Chengg, application presentation, 2017.; Emoji designer Xiangsheng Cheng, data, 2017.

Design Details

Unique Properties
Dabai emoji is an extended design based on the traditional emoje design. It’s added more popular internet symbols and internet terms in the design to make it more lively and interesting, and added more application scenarios, so It’s got a wide range of downloads and transmissions. Compared with the traditional yellow emoji, Dabai emoji has a more character, and with the spicy Internet language, it has gained a breakthrough in the Internet trend and has become popular.
Inspiration
Emoji is a new design branch, based on the popularization of mobile phone applications, people have a new demand for communication. Just like designing a chair, designing a set of Emoji also needs to take into account practicality and beauty. Emoji brings a new way of chatting, which is beyond the reach of text.Society and history evolve. Similarly, art and design are also evolving. Emoji designers adapt to this trend and once again push the boundaries of design forward.
Research
Emoji design is to improve and change the way of chatting through design. There are many forms of expression: graphic creation, real expressions, pure text design, etc. There are also many ways to complete, such as: hand drawing, computer production, shooting, etc.Emoji itself is a change in the way of communication, it enriches the content and scenes of chat, and is a reform of language art. There is no doubt that this will have a profound impact on society, which has already begun to manifest in China.
Challenge
Emoji design should pay attention to the boundary between text and body language, and should not touch the taboos of some people in the society; in addition, we should pay attention to copyright protection; the most important point is to maintain continuous output. The design is complete and contemporary.
Realization and Technology
Emoji design first needs to design expressions and body language based on the character of the cartoon image. The most important principle is to increase the frequency of use in chat.
Operation and Interaction
First add emoji in the chat software, in the chat, you can preview the effect by clicking the thumbnail, after confirming, click to send directly
Project Duration and Location
The project was created in June 2017 and is divided into 3 series. The 2 displayed were completed on July 24 and August 5, 2017, and were released on the emoji platform of wechat.
Specifications
In the emoji design, the size of the main image is 240 pixels * 240 pixels, and the size of the thumbnail is 120 pixels * 120 pixels. Among them, the main image is best to add a 2 pixel white stroke, which can better apply to many Kind of chat background.
Keywords
emoji, communication method, language change, communication method

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