Bronze Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design · 2022
Chinese Festivals Illustration
by Chunli Zhou
- A' Design Award 2022 Bronze Winner in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Awarded April 15, 2022
- CLIENT: Northeastern University of China
- Estimated Number of Design Views: 11,452
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About Chinese Festivals Illustration
Chinese Festivals is a series of illustrations based on traditional Chinese festivals. The series covers the Chinese New Year, the Dragon Boat Festival, the Mid-Autumn Festival and the Chung Yeung Festival. Festive elements such as firecrackers, dragon boats, zongzi and cornelian are shown in the scenes. The main colours are selected to match the atmosphere of each festival. The illustrations are drawn with digital painting software and printed at 800 by 800 millimetres. The aim is to present traditional festival culture in a contemporary visual style.
Press Kit
- Unique Properties
- Inside the illustrations are included specific imagery of traditional Chinese festivals such as "Chang'e", "zongzi", "dragon boat" and "cornelian"." The main colours of the illustrations are set for the different festivals. The illustrations throughout the series have a strong festive character and promote Chinese festival culture while allowing the atmosphere and flavour of different traditional Chinese festivals to be shown.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Printing illustrations:800mm (H) x 800mm (W) (sheet size), Data size:1800mm (H) x 800mm (W), 300dpi, RGB.
- Tags
- China, Festivals, Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival, Chung Yeung Festival
- Production Technology
- This series of illustrations is drawn by procreate software. It is produced by a high level of printing and manufacturing techniques to show the beautiful and exquisite detail of the illustrations.
- Design Challenge
- The difficulty lies in accurately characterising traditional Chinese festivals and their elements, achieving a combination of modern aesthetics and traditional elements, computer technology and traditional craftsmanship, and the aesthetic standards of the characters.
- Project Duration
- The work began in December 2022 at Northeastern University in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China, and was completed in February 2022 at Northeastern University in Shenyang, Liaoning Province, China.
- Operation Flow
- The key to this design is to have a strong impact that appeals to the public, a high aesthetic effect that appeals to people's aesthetic sensibilities, and at the same time promotes cultural heritage while committing to its innovative development.
- Research
- This "Chinese Festivals" series of illustrations features the Chinese New Year, Dragon Boat Festival, Mid-Autumn Festival and Chung Yeung Festival, which include festive elements such as "New Year animals", "firecrackers", "dragon boats", "zongzi" and "cornelian". The main colours of the illustrations are adapted to the atmosphere of the different festivals, deepening people's understanding of Chinese festivals while making more friends at home and abroad enjoy traditional Chinese festival culture.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for the illustration design comes from traditional Chinese festivals. The strong atmosphere of festivals often makes people feel happy and joyful, and it is the responsibility and duty of every citizen to pass on the culture. Therefore, through illustration design, I hope to realise the effective innovation of traditional festival elements in contemporary times, spreading the energy of Chinese traditional festivals while making more people fall in love with Chinese festivals.
- Image Credits
- Image #1 : Illustration Zhou Chunli, 2022.
Image #2 : Illustration Zhou Chunli, 2022.
Image #3 : Illustration Zhou Chunli, 2022.
Image #4 : Illustration Zhou Chunli, 2022.