VCA DESIGN & PRODUCTION
GRADUATE SHOWCASE
GRADUATE SHOWCASE
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Poster 2, Xiyue Luo, 2025
This project will explore the theme of “the copy” through Chinese traditional paper-cutting. The inspiration for this project comes from the works of Ku Shulan, a master of China Folk Art and Crafts.
The mirror-symmetrical beauty inherent in traditional Chinese paper-cutting echoes the concept of the copy, which is a type of mirrored copy. Besides, the rise of digital design tools nowadays has enabled many arts, including paper-cutting, to be realized in a more convenient digital form, and has made the patterns of paper-cutting present exquisite and perfect characteristics and beauty, giving traditional paper-cutting new possibilities. However, at the same time, the natural flaws and imperfect textures produced by handicrafts, as a form of artistic expression, cannot be ignored or replaced. Therefore, this project will also present the differences between handicrafts and digital forms through handmade paper-cuts as the copy and digital designs as the original.
In the graphic design outcome, this project will design a booklet to showcase the design of paper-cutting patterns and the contrast between handcrafted and digital designs. Three series of posters and nine postcards will also be created to display the aesthetic of mirrored copy of paper-cutting and the combinations of pattern components.
Echoes in Paper Booklet cover, Xiyue Luo, 2025
As this project focuses on natural imperfections and texture, textured paper was also chosen for the booklet cover.
Echoes in Paper Booklet_Back cover, Xiyue Luo, 2025
As this project focuses on natural imperfections and texture, textured paper was also chosen for the booklet cover.
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_introduction, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_Paper-cut design display, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_The comparison between handicraft and digital design, Xiyue Luo, 2025
In this section, the digital design is placed on the left side of the spread, while space is left on the right side for pasting handmade paper-cut, allowing people to experience the difference
between the digital and handicrafts. The white page in the middle is a transparent tracing paper serving as a transitional page, allowing people to see and turn this page to experience the texture of handmade paper-cutting.
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_Paper-cut design display, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_Paper-cut design display, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_Introduction of pattern components , Xiyue Luo, 2025
This section introduces the traditional Chinese paper-cutting patterns used in this paper-cut design, including both Chinese and English texts.
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_The comparison between handicraft and digital design, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_Paper-cut design display, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_Introduction of pattern components , Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper Booklet content_The comparison between handicraft and digital design, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Poster 1, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Three A2 posters are used to showcase the beauty of the symmetrical mirror replication of paper-cut patterns, which is one of the ways this project explores the concept of the copy.
They also showcases the new realization methods and possibilities of paper-cutting craftsmanship under digital methods.
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Poster 3, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Poster 1 mock up, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Poster 2 mock up, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Poster 3 mock up, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Posters mock up 1, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Posters mock up 2, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Echoes in Paper: Perfection and Imperfection_Postcards, Xiyue Luo, 2025
Nine double-sided postcards are used to showcase the symmetrical aesthetic of paper-cutting, and they also include different interesting combinations of traditional paper-cutting patterns to display the beauty and diversity of the patterns.