Buddha Said
Buddha Said is a series of illustrations based on the Dunhuang frescoes. Five classic stories from the frescoes are selected and redrawn for the series. The characters of each story are refined and combined with the scenes in a modern graphic style. Colors drawn from the Dunhuang murals give the images a grand and mysterious atmosphere. The illustrations are made with vector design software and printed at 800 by 800 millimeters in high resolution. The aim is to join tradition with modern design and to make these mural stories known to a wider public.
Buddha Said Illustration by Mengjia Li has been identified as an innovative example of communication design by the A' Design Award & Competition. Buddha Said Illustration earned the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design in 2021. The A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design prize which recognizes excellent design of logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs, business cards, book covers, billboards and more.
