Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet av Lin Shi, Yan Huang and Hongmei Wu

Designet Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet av Lin Shi, Yan Huang and Hongmei Wu er en høyt verdsatt vinner av den svært prestisjetunge 2026 A' Design Award i Bronse i konkurransekategorien Grafikk, illustrasjon og visuell kommunikasjonsdesign.

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Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet

av Lin Shi, Yan Huang and Hongmei Wu

Klient: Zhejiang Sci-Tech University

Vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse i kategorien Grafikk

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Om Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet

Huashan Rock Art Festival er et visuelt identitetssystem skapt for en kulturfestival i Chongzuo, Guangxi, Kina. Identiteten omdanner eldgamle piktografier fra bergkunststedet Huashan til enkle geometriske grafiske elementer. En svart-hvit palett og teksturerte overflater minner om steinavtrykk og forvitret fjell. Plakatene er laget i liggende og stående formater for små trykk og store utendørs visninger. Trykte applikasjoner bruker resirkulerte materialer og plantebasert trykkfarge. Målet er å gjøre eldgammel kulturarv tydelig og tilgjengelig for moderne betraktere.

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Om A' Design Award i Bronse

Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet er vinner av A' Design Award i Bronse, en høyt prestisjefylt anerkjennelse som tildeles enestående design som utmerker seg ved kreativitet, oppfinnsomhet og skarpsindighet. Bronsevinnere er rikt dyktige og påfallende kreative gjenstander som bekrefter designernes store erfaring, fantasi og ressurssterkhet. Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet forventes å være en høyt ansett, beundret og verdsatt gjenstand som er bemerkelsesverdig profesjonell og nyskapende. Dette designet, som har vunnet A' Design Award i Bronse, rommer beste praksis innen kunst, vitenskap, design og teknologi og utmerker seg ved sin omtanke for detaljer. Huashan Rock Art Festival Festivalens visuelle identitet tilfredsstiller behov på en strålende måte, berører ønsker, sjarmerer følelser og vekker nysgjerrighet.

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Unike egenskaper: This project is a contemporary visual identity system for the Huashan Rock Art Festival, which transforms ancient pictographs into minimalist graphics using a black and white color scheme to evoke archaeological stone rubbings. Its strength lies in systematically balancing archaeological authenticity with modern visual communication, creating a universal and accessible visual language. The design establishes a new paradigm for cultural preservation through innovative design thinking, making ancient heritage dynamically relevant while preserving its spiritual essence.
Dimensjoner og emballasje: For design/small posters:

Horizontal (landscape): 370mm (width) x 210mm (height)

Vertical (portrait): 210mm (width) x 297mm (height)

For larger outdoor displays:

Horizontal (landscape): 1200mm (width) x 680mm (height)

Vertical (portrait): 600mm (width) x 900mm (height)
Stikkord: Art Festival, Huashan, Exhibition Branding
Produksjonsteknologi: The design employs principles of the International Typographic Style, utilizing a monochromatic palette and geometric simplification to translate ancient motifs into contemporary graphics. Textured treatments mimic weathered rock surfaces, while hierarchical arrangements on stacked stones replicate original ceremonial compositions. The digital-first approach ensures versatility across media, with physical applications incorporating recycled materials and plant-based inks to align with sustainable practices.
Designutfordring: The greatest challenge was balancing archaeological authenticity with contemporary visual communication. Internally, we navigated historical complexities—interpreting 2000-year-old pictographs with limited contextual records—and social expectations of making heritage resonate across generations. Externally, constraints included materializing the design sustainably (sourcing recycled materials, plant-based inks) and ensuring digital adaptability while preserving the tactile essence of rock art. Overcoming these required a methodology that transforms ancient motifs into a universal visual language without oversimplifying cultural significance.
Forskning: Type of Research: Cultural visual translation and brand communication
Objectives: To explore how prehistoric, non-verbal cultural heritage such as Huashan rock art can be transformed into a visual language accessible to contemporary audiences.
Methodology: Image analysis, symbol deconstruction, and graphic experimentation were used to reorganize figures, rhythms, and spatial relations from the original rock art.
Tools: Graphic design software, visual analysis, and layout prototyping.
Participants: General public and non-specialist viewers.
Results: The study shows that reducing textual explanation while emphasizing visual rhythm lowers cultural interpretation barriers.
Insights & Impact: The project offers a transferable approach for visual communication of cultural heritage in modern contexts.
Inspirasjon: The inspiration stems from the desire to bridge the temporal and cultural divide between contemporary audiences and the 2,000 years old Huashan Rock Art, a UNESCO World Heritage site. The project was motivated by the need to make ancient cultural heritage emotionally resonant and visually accessible to modern viewers, while preserving its authentic significance. The design draws inspiration from the ritual scenes and stacked stone compositions of the original rock art, reinterpreting them through a minimalist and systematic visual language.
Prosjektvarighet: The project was developed between February 2025 and November 2025. Research and design were conducted at Zhejiang Sci-Tech University. The project is based on the Huashan Rock Art site in Chongzuo, Guangxi, China, and was produced as a visual communication proposal for the Huashan Rock Art Festival.
Driftsflyt: This poster series translates the visual logic of Hua shan rock art into a contemporary graphic language. Viewers do not need prior historical knowledge; meaning emerges through observation. Symbols are enlarged, fragmented, and re-composed to guide the eye across the surface. Through contrast, repetition, and negative space, the posters simulate the act of discovering images on a cliff, turning viewing into a slow, participatory reading experience that strengthens cultural memory through visual engagement.
Teammedlemmer: Team Leader: Xuguang Zhu
Team Leader: Chao Yang
Designer: Lin Shi
Designer: Linlong Qin
Designer: Yilin Wang
Designer: Ying Xu
Designer: Yaying Mao
Designer: Mengsheng Wang
Designer: Yichen Zhu
Designer: Yan Huang
Team Leader: Hongmei Wu
Bildekreditering: Image #1: Creator Lin Shi, Vertical Poster of Huashan Rock Paintings, 2025.