The Application Of "Hexagram Thinking" In Book Of Changes In The Graphic Design Of Chinese Characters

The book of changes,as the earliest "wordless book of heaven" of the Chinese nation,is not used in metaphysics and divination in a narrow sense,but is closely related to human social life.It provides a new way of thinking and mode of thinking for human production and life,and is the crystallization of ancient wisdom.As a core category of book of changes,the aesthetic ideas and design ideas contained in it have a wide and far-reaching impact on modern design.The appearance of the hexagram in book of changes is based on the ancient people’s understanding and summary of everything in the world.It is the integration of concrete image,abstract image and image.The combination of hexagram and hexagram makes it meaningful as a symbol There is a deeper philosophy,in which the unique way of thinking and cultural connotation,has a deep inspiration for modern design.Based on the thinking principle of "image" in traditional Chinese philosophy,this paper analyzes the creation principle and form structure of the hexagram as a whole,so as to sort out the way of thinking contained in the development and evolution of the hexagram in the book of changes.According to the relationship among object,image and meaning,this paper analyzes the objectivity and scientificity of the hexagram thinking Through the analysis of learning,this paper sorts out the theories and methods that have guiding significance for the graphic design of Chinese characters.This paper uses literature reading,case analysis and other methods to study.First of all,this paper analyzes the "image" thinking in Chinese traditional culture,and discusses the relationship between the three under the "image" thinking mode by classifying "object image","hexagram image" and "image".Secondly,the hexagram image is placed under the vision of semiotics,and the formal beauty and implication contained in it are analyzed.The characteristics of harmony and unity,simplicity and no brilliance in the graphic design of Chinese characters are summarized,as well as the design method of virtual and real complementation and mutual transformation between Chinese characters and graphics.This paper focuses on the point of view of "looking at things and taking images" and "setting images to make the best of meaning" in book of changes,covering the design methods of replacement,metaphor and reorganization,as well as the expression forms of verve beauty,artistic conception beauty and rhythm beauty.Combined with the graphic examples of Chinese characters,this paper summarizes the graphic design methods suitable for Chinese characters from the hexagrams in book of changes,so as to improve the quality of Chinese characters The connotation of graphic design.The combination of book of changes and modern design,on the one hand,can inspire new ways of thinking,guide modern design,and explore new design thinking and methods;on the other hand,because modern design pays more attention to the humanistic connotation,designers should pay more attention to the embodiment of design connotation besides the grasp of design form.book of changes,as a Chinese character book,is an important part of modern design The source of the development of urbanization,which contains the philosophy and humanistic ideas are worth learning and exploring.This paper takes the graphic design of Chinese characters as the research object,and studies it from the thinking mode and philosophical level of the hexagrams in book of changes,hoping that the results can provide reference for the graphic design of modern Chinese characters.