DESIGN NAME: Paper House
PRIMARY FUNCTION: Children's Book illustrations
INSPIRATION: Chinese Joss paper offerings is a symbol in traditional culture, which need to be converted through burning. It is believed that ancestors and figures in other world can receive our message through the flame and smoke. Chinese Joss paper offerings has various meaning in traditional culture. However, younger generation has little interest toward this traditional craft, and thus it is one of the craft that might be lost in near future. This picture book hope to enhance younger generation’s understanding of the endangered traditional craft.
UNIQUE PROPERTIES / PROJECT DESCRIPTION: Joss paper offerings used bamboo as the structure and then decorate with paper with different kinds of paper. It is believed that dead people can live better or continue their life in the dead world by burning the Joss paper offerings.The child’s grandfather in this story is a Joss paper offerings maker. His workshop is full of tools, bamboos, glue and paper. He made a paper house offerings for his friend that pass away. He also made one for himself. Shu-Man usd these colorful and different kind of paper to create this book’s atmosphere.
OPERATION / FLOW / INTERACTION: Sketches and Drawing and Colouring by Photoshop.
PROJECT DURATION AND LOCATION: The project started in July 2015 and Finished in January 2016. published in March 2016.
FITS BEST INTO CATEGORY: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
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PRODUCTION / REALIZATION TECHNOLOGY: Computer graphics
SPECIFICATIONS / TECHNICAL PROPERTIES: A4/210mmX297mmX90mm/
TAGS: Paper House, Effigy, Illustration,Joss paper offerings,aditional culture
RESEARCH ABSTRACT: Joss paper offerings needs further research, thus it need lot of time to find literatures, interviews and field research.
CHALLENGE: The traditional culture of art and its atmosphere by illustrations performance, and lead the reader to feel the culture of moving emotions.
ADDED DATE: 2017-07-29 14:40:32
TEAM MEMBERS (1) : Illustrator/Shu-Man Wang
IMAGE CREDITS: Shu-Man Wang,2016.
PATENTS/COPYRIGHTS: Published by arrangement with Yes Creative Ltd.2016
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