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Kanji Posters Posters by Alice Xi Zong Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Alice Xi Zong honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ Kanji Posters Posters by Alice Xi Zong, designed for Alice Zong Design, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
The Silver A' Design Award Explained
The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.
More About Kanji Posters Posters
The Kanji shapes and strokes represent the initial state and infinite existence of the surroundings. Inspired by the brushstrokes of Chinese calligraphy, the study of contextual ideas, the blend of styles, and cultural attention, the inclusive mentality of the spaces in between the shapes conferred by the strokes shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implications of Chinese calligraphy. Each poster is made out of a combination of the traditional Chinese element, bringing all the inspirations together and creating a unique, delicate Chinese style of impressionism.
About Alice Xi Zong
Alice Zong is an award-winning visual/Graphic designer based in California and now the Senior Editorial Productional Design Lead at Apple Inc. Passionate about design, present and support creative concepts. Proficient with Adobe Creative Creative Suite. Worked in a very systematic and diligent manner, Alice is dedicated to developing designs and branding with a conviction to quality.
Award Record
This recognition makes Alice Xi Zong a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://dezigners.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://dezigners.org/139437
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/139437
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!139437
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/224706
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://www.alicezong.com/kanji-posters
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Kanji Posters Posters
- Function
- Posters
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Dark Gray, Black, Light Gray, Gray and Dark Slate Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Alice Zong Design
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alice Xi Zong
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2021 - 2022
- Design ID
- #139437
Credits
- Image Credits
- Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022 Optional; Designer/Creator Alice Xi Zong, Variations, 2022
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Kanji strokes represent an initial state and an infinite existence of our surroundings. Inspired by Chinese Calligraphy strokes, the study of contextual ideas, blend of styles, and cultural attention. This exploration shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implications of Chinese calligraphy.
- Inspiration
- Inspired by Chinese Calligraphy strokes, the study of contextual ideas, blend of styles, and cultural attention. This exploration shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implications of Chinese calligraphy.
- Research
- The research included traveling back to China and visiting multiple cities, people & their families, learning about the authentic traditional Chinese Calligraphy and Kanji strokes.
- Challenge
- The challenge of this project is to keep the authenticity of the traditional Chinese calligraphy, Kanji strokes, and the visually pleasing modern design layout composition. To have a better understanding of the balance of both traditional & modern visual styles, the designer interviewed most of the calligraphers, collected their opinions and suggestions after several draft options, and finally came up with the best solution that could blend both styles well and show in the poster design.
- Realization and Technology
- After researching for the traditional Chinese elements, the designer translated and wrote the digital Kanji strokes in Adobe Illustrator, then created the layout which combine the Kanji strokes with the photography backgrounds in Adobe Photoshop & Adobe Lightroom CC.
- Operation and Interaction
- With the design concepts in mind, and with the translated calligraphy art Kanji strokes in photoshop, an experimental poster layout composition set started to developed, where each poster is made out of the combination of the traditional Chinese element, bringing all the inspirations together and creating a unique, delicate Chinese style of impressionistic, which shows exquisite elegance and luxuriant cultural implication of China to be applied throughout the entire brand visual materials and communication.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project was started in Nov 2021 in the U.S. and finished in Feb 2022.
- Specifications
- Width 10-inch x Height 10-inch posters
- Keywords
- Typography, Poster Design, Illustration, Graphic design, Chinese Elements
