College teachers and students participate in the behind-the-scenes design of the Biennale
"Reorganization" of 11 Yangtze River Bridges Shows the Beauty of Wuhan's Urban Design
Changjiang Daily News (Reporter Wang Huichun, Correspondent Chen Ling) The 11 Yangtze River bridges are "reorganized" into the main visual image, the immersive space "blue box" everyone is clocked in, the space design and booth layout of 9 major themed sections... These visual elements that can be seen everywhere in the annual exhibition are branded with "Hu Gong Design".
Wang Tao, Dean of the School of Art and Design of Hubei University of Technology, told Changjiang Daily that more than 10 teams of teachers and students from the school participated in the behind-the-scenes design of this biennale.
The main visual image of the Biennale, "Natural City", came from the designer Wang Tianjia, the deputy director of the Visual Communication Design Department of the School of Art and Design. He used Wuhan’s 11 Yangtze River Bridges as the core visual elements for processing and reorganization, emphasizing the city’s The beauty of engineering design; in the animation design section, an animation game designed by Duan Yun’s team can pass through the famous scenic spots in Wuhan step by step. It is full of childlike, interactive and experienced citizens; in the heritage protection section, Zhou Xianbo’s team uses innovation Design thinking interprets, protects and inherits Wuhan's urban culture and history, and designs new images of intangible cultural heritage brands such as the Han Theater and Ye Kaitai.
The Xiong Wei team participated in the completion of the space design and booth layout of 9 major themed sections. It is worth mentioning that the immersive space "blue box" created by his team allows every visitor to stop and touch with their hands. The "Yangtze River" on the wall.
Professor Wang Tao, who led the “Hugong Design” team, is a member of the Expert Committee of the City of Design. She has been involved in the behind-the-scenes work of the Biennale since the site selection of the exhibition hall. “Wuhan is a major industrial town. The urban context, a place where we can find its roots, was very dilapidated at the time, and we thought we could do something.” After the main exhibition was set at the Hanyang Iron Factory, she led a team of teachers and students to search for documents and search for old employees, hoping to get a better understanding of the factory area. Carry out a protective update, "Try not to remove what can be used, and awaken the scenes and memories of the year."