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Journey To Lijiang Illustration by Jijing Ju Wins the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Jijing Ju acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 18, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Journey To Lijiang Illustration by Jijing Ju, designed for Northeastern University of China, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
About the A' Design Award
The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.
More About Journey To Lijiang Illustration
Journey to Lijiang is a series of illustrations about the city of Lijiang in China. The illustrations use the image of a tile cat, known as Wa Mao, as the main visual element. Wa Mao is a local cultural symbol and acts as a guide to the natural scenery and the ethnic traditions of Lijiang. Traditional cultural symbols are abstracted and redrawn in a modern visual style. The series is created with vector design software and produced with high level printing technology. The aim is to support the awareness and protection of the local culture.
About Jijing Ju
Graduated from the School of Art and Design of Dalian University of Technology with a bachelor's degree, the graduate student was recommended to the Department of Visual Communication and Media Design of the School of Art of Northeast University, and was awarded the first prize in the National Ecological Environment Creative Design Achievement Exhibition. He has won the first prize in the Milan Design Competition and the second prize in the National College Student Advertising Art Competition, as well as more than 20 domestic and foreign competition awards.
Award Record
With this recognition, Jijing Ju is a winner of 3 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2022 - 2023 to 2023 - 2024 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/160570
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/160570
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!160570
- Laureate Profile: https://dezigners.org/d/342031
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://pan.baidu.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Journey To Lijiang Illustration
- Function
- Illustration
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Peru, Sienna, Sandy Brown, Chocolate and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Northeastern University of China
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Jijing Ju
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #160570
Credits
- Image Credits
- Illustration Ju Jijing 2023.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- This group of illustrations cleverly uses the image of a tile cat as the visual focus, closely connected to multiculturalism, creating a unique and emotional atmosphere, showcasing the magnificent natural relics and profound ethnic charm of Lijiang to the audience. Wa Mao not only serves as an emotional guide, but also carries the essence of Lijiang's traditional culture, and presents it in a modern aesthetic way, injecting new era connotations into Lijiang's humanities and natural culture.
- Inspiration
- Using the cultural symbol of Lijiang's intangible cultural heritage, Wa Mao, as an index to connect the Lijiang cultural and tourism routes for illustration and image design. As a witness and guardian of the history of the ancient town, connect the diverse cultural landscapes of Lijiang. Using illustration language to express the outstanding talents of Lijiang, endowing traditional culture with new era connotations and modern forms of expression.
- Research
- Lijiang, as a sacred land with many world cultural heritage sites, records the long history of human civilization development. Its unique geographical location, ancient town and district civilization, and natural scenery have nurtured Lijiang's unique material cultural heritage; The multi-ethnic environment and the skills passed down from generation to generation have also preserved rich intangible cultural characteristics for us, forming its unique cultural genes that should be protected and inherited, so that its culture does not disappear under the wave of commercial development and modern urbanization.
- Challenge
- The difficulty lies in the abstract extraction and reorganization of Lijiang cultural symbols, combined with modern popular design trends and technological means through emotional interactive experience forms for dissemination, so as to keep up with the trend of the times, make progress in visual aesthetics, cultural inheritance, and form innovation, retain traditional charm, and keep up with the pace of aesthetic appreciation of the times.
- Realization and Technology
- The series of illustrations and expressions are drawn by the illustrator vector design software. It is produced by high level printing and manufacturing technologies to show the details of beautiful and exquisite illustrations.
- Operation and Interaction
- Abstract extraction and reshaping of cultural symbols, spreading the urban culture of Lijiang in a highly creative and modern aesthetic way. Deeply exploring the unique charm and profound heritage of Lijiang culture, it has aroused people's love and awareness of the protection of Lijiang urban culture.
- Project Duration and Location
- Launched in China 2023.
- Specifications
- 3600 x 3600 pixels, 300dpi, RGB.
- Keywords
- Cultural symbol, the Old Town of Lijiang, illustration, IP image, national style illustration
