Bronze Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2020

Breath Posters

by Na An

A' Design Award 2020 Bronze Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Awarded April 15, 2020
CLIENT: Luxun Academy Of Fine Arts
Estimated Number of Design Views: 12,601
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About Breath Posters

Breath is a series of posters created to encourage public health awareness during the COVID-19 pandemic. The posters use positive and negative shapes, combining the side profile of a face with the edge of a mask. The shared outlines suggest a symbiotic relationship between breathing and protection. Further elements such as the sky, the city, the heart and a heartbeat extend the theme to community and unity. The graphics are hand drawn and prepared with image editing software. Each poster measures 700 by 1000 millimetres.

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Unique Properties: The posters mainly use the method of positive and negative shapes in the graphic design, combine the side face of person with the edge of masks, it suggests a symbiotic relationship between breathing and masks. The main figure is combined with graphic elements such as people, sky, city, heart and heartbeat, from three levels of symbiosis, the sky, with one heart, it causes people to think about relationship among prevention, confidence, community, unity.
Dimensions & Packaging: 700 mm x 1000 mm.
The posters are now used on Web pages, WeChat and Apps, will be used in print media, magazines, digital media and Motion Graphics in the future.
Tags: Mask, person, side face, symbiosis, sky, heart, positive and negative shape
Production Technology: The works used hand-drawn graphics, and were designed and produced by Adobe Photoshop software.
Design Challenge: How to use graphics, a borderless language, to enhance people's confidence and courage, and use scientific methods against the virus. Masks, face, buildings, city, heart, heartbeat and so on, the combination of the shapes makes people think about the community for mankind and the importance of trust and unity from the perspective of history and society.
Project Duration: The project finished in February 2020 in China, and has been exhibited in three exhibitions of public service advertising contest, from February 2020 to today.
Operation Flow: This series of posters can be expanded in different Spaces. On two-dimensional, they can extend to a book or a logo by adding content, such as pictures and information that people united in their fight against viruses. In three dimensions, through the use of materials, they can be transformed into interactive three-dimensional posters or installation art. In realm of time, they can be designed as motion graphic.
Research: Research Objectives: Called on people to protect themselves scientifically, have conviction in winning the battle against COVID-19, and make continuous efforts in fighting the epidemic. Methodology: Use positive and negative shapes and combination of gradient in graphic design.
Inspiration: The epidemic of COVID 19 inspired me to design a series of posters, the inspiration comes from masks and faces, Masks are the most effective and convenient way to prevent the spread of the virus. Now, the world has become such a indivisible community for mankind. We breathe together and share the same fate. We are confident that with the concerted efforts of the global community, fight against COVID 19, publicize epidemic prevention knowledge, and advocate the harmonious symbiosis between man and man.