This Lunar New Year we’ve partnered with creatives from across our Asia-Pacific community to wish you all a creatively prosperous 2019. May this year and those ahead be filled with big ideas, bold colours, imagination and creative good fortune!
Get to know the creators behind each artwork. See their individual pieces, their creative process, their inspiration and check out their social profiles.
SurrealHK
Hong Kong
A staple decoration for Chinese New Year is the Golden Pig – a money box destined to bring good fortune. Knowing that the larger the box means the larger the fortune, Hong Kong photographer SurrealHK wanted to manipulate a photo of an ordinary street in Hong Kong to feature a box that would bring a bus-sized amount of prosperity for the New Year. Notice how he has also played with street signs to weave in a message of creativity.
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Incrediville
Taiwan
Start the New Year with this ‘incredible’ fact – daydreaming, also known as ‘mind wandering’, occupies as much as 50% of our waking time. Whilst this can be linked to the inability to concentrate on the task-at-hand or focusing on obsessive fantasies, with proper guidance it is believed that positive daydreaming, such as in Incrediville’s poster design, can benefit us with more spontaneous and vivid thoughts.
Joy Li
Australia
Learn the ABCs of navigating the New Year as an ABC (Australian-Born-Chinese) with Joy Li’s witty, tongue-in-cheek Chinese New Year survival guide! The outspoken and edgy designer provides a downloadable booklet that includes a comprehensive family terminology chart and guide to the best quips and comebacks to impress your elders.
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Download her guidebook here ›
Tang Yau Hoong
Malaysia
Malaysian illustrator known for his ‘negative space’ aesthetic, takes his signature style and combines it with traditional Chinese aesthetics. Using a mixture of minimalist themes, surrealism and tradition, he focuses on classic Chinese architecture, a classic red colour scheme and incorporates unique textures to produce this wonderful piece. You can even download the mobile wallpaper here.
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Pazut Wutigornsombatkul
Thailand
We follow the Thai illustrator’s characters, Tuagom & Bingsu, embracing everything about the Lunar New Year - from putting up their festive decorations to celebrating with loved ones to signifying the arrival of Year of the Pig. You can Download Pazut's wallpaper here.
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Bae Sungtae
Korea
Korean webtoon artist brings a Snowpig into the mix for a unique take on exchanging gifts! His signature characters see in the Year of the Pig with a snowball fight, and whilst we do not recommend throwing a snowball quite so large, we’d love to see someone see in the Lunar New Year with a giant snowpig!
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Lim Youjin
Korea
In Lim Youjin’s native Korea, they believe that if a pig appears in your dreams you are destined for good luck (particularly from a financial perspective). She encourages you to share her creation with your friends to bring each other good luck!
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