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Shenzhen Jiangangshan Hill Park Wayfinding Signage System

Silver A' Design Award Winner 2022

This audio description presents a tall vertical wayfinding sign photographed from below against a bright sky, scanning from top to bottom of the composition. The upper portion reveals patches of brilliant blue sky streaked with thin white clouds, framed by clusters of fresh green leaves extending from tree branches at both upper corners, suggesting the warm filtered light of a pleasant day. The sign itself dominates the center and right portions of the frame, rising as a sleek rectangular column finished in a sophisticated cool gray reminiscent of slate stone or brushed pewter, the surface appearing smooth and slightly cool to the touch like polished metal on a mild day. Along the left edge of the sign face, vertical text spelling PARKING appears in dimensional letters that seem to project slightly from the surface, catching subtle light along their edges. A white directional arrow points toward the upper right, indicating the path to parking facilities. The most striking feature occupies the lower two-thirds of the sign face where a large letter P has been cut entirely through the gray metal surface, creating an opening that reveals a secondary blue layer behind. Within this cobalt blue window, which feels like gazing through a portal into twilight sky, appears the silhouette of a small songbird perched on a graceful branch bearing oval leaves, the entire scene rendered as a delicate cutout creating a shadowbox effect. Below this pictorial element, white characters present text in an East Asian writing system, likely indicating a location name. The surrounding environment suggests a well-maintained park setting, with the healthy green foliage indicating spring or summer season, the overall atmosphere conveying tranquility and thoughtful design integration with nature, the sign standing as both practical guide and artistic celebration of the natural world visitors have come to experience.

Henri Rousseau's impressionist style is ingeniously applied as the main visual elements into this project. Wayfinding signs are designed as interesting impressionist-illustration silhouettes here and there in the park, creating a tranquil eco-friendly hilly aura for visitors. The artist's thoughts and the project's purposes are brought into resonance by the concept of harmony between human and nature.