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Stack Glyphs Characters Typography by Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai Receives the Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai for graphics, illustration and visual communication design
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Stack Glyphs Characters Typography by Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai, designed for Department of Visual Communication Design, YunTech, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The recognition forms part of the 2022 - 2023 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 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.
About Stack Glyphs Characters Typography
In Chinese culture, a special type of character called Stacked Character refers to the character formed by overlapped glyphs. Most of these superimposed characters are uncommon and are gradually replaced by commonly used characters nowadays. So that Stack Glyphs constructed the characters using graphical symbols, collected these lost chinese characters.
About Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai
Yi-Hsuan Lai is an excellent student in the field of design who, along with Te-Yang Tang, is dedicated to exploring and developing Chinese character design. They have participated in international design competitions multiple times and have achieved excellent results and honors. In addition to their personal achievements, Yi-Hsuan Lai and Te-Yang Tang are also enthusiastic about contributing to society and actively participate in related social contribution activities to promote and develop the design and application of Chinese characters.
Award Record
Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.
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/149585
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/149585
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!149585
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/343153
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.oursong.com/@stackglyphs
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Stack Glyphs Characters Typography
- Function
- Characters Typography
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- White Smoke, Silver, Black, Gainsboro and Peru
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Department of Visual Communication Design, YunTech
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai
- Country
- Taiwan (China)
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #149585
Credits
- Team
- Te-Yang Tang and Yi-Hsuan Lai
- Image Credits
- Kuei-En Chou, 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Characters are the carrier of culture. In Chinese culture, a special type of character called Stacked Character refers to the character formed by overlapped glyphs. Stacked character can be constructed to express the meaning of accumulation and mass of the word. Most of these superimposed characters are uncommon and are gradually replaced by commonly used characters nowadays. So that we constructed the characters using graphical symbols, collected these lost chinese characters.
- Inspiration
- As time passes, the culture of stacked characters gradually becomes lost, with these characters rarely used and even unable to be displayed in computer fonts. They are gradually being replaced by commonly used characters. The unique cultural characteristics of these Chinese characters lack dissemination and may face the risk of extinction in the future.
- Research
- The sampling of stacked characters focuses on the text superposition of positive forms. We collect stacked characters excerpted from historical texts such as Analytical Dictionary of Chinese Characters, and transform individual characters with specific meanings into icons, which display in different styles depending on how the characters are stacked. For example, with the character Mù means wood, two-stacked character Lín means forest, three-stacked character Sēn means dense forest.
- Challenge
- We collect rare stacked characters, which are gradually being replaced by commonly used characters. Therefore, we often encounter problems of missing characters or unknown pronunciations during the sorting process. To overcome this challenge, we extensively collect stacked characters excerpted from historical ancient books and use a design approach to reconstruct some lost stacked characters, creating the art piece Stack Glyphs.
- Realization and Technology
- Iconic Representation of Stacked Characters. Drawing on the ancient Chinese script before the standardization of characters, which relied heavily on pictographs, we aim to recreate the classic history of Chinese characters. Through this, viewers can experience a sense of immersion and gain an understanding of the ancient methods of character formation.
- Operation and Interaction
- We studied these overlapping synonym and analyzed their morphology, phonics and cultural contexts. Integrated the result into our icon design, and convert it into NFT, hope to preserve its cultural value. Through the Stack Glyphs Concept Guide Book, the viewers can understand the cultural connotation of superimposed characters. Meanwhile, the interactive designed Stack Glyphs seal Pileup is an extension of our concept that allows viewers to create their own pileup characters.
- Project Duration and Location
- Stack Glyphs project began its conceptual proposal in June 2022, entered design production in October 2022, and held a design joint exhibition in Yunlin, Taiwan in April 2023. It was followed by an exhibition at the Young Designers' Exhibition in Taipei in May, and Vision Get Wild in Kaohsiung.
- Specifications
- Main visual poster size: 890mm x 420mm, Guide Book Package size: 280mm x 215mm x 40mm, Guide Book size: 200mm x 100mm x 7mm, Pileup size: 25mm x 25 mm x 25mm
- Keywords
- visualized, chinese culture, character, symbol, glyphs, guide book, poster
