The Research On Book Binding And Design Of Luxun

The book binding and design of Luxun reveals the evolution from the traditonal book binding and design to modern form, and it can actually be regarded as the beginning of the design of Chinese modern books. Mentioning it's origin, we know it is surely connected to western print techology, art movement of other countries as well as the New Culture Movement. It is from here that the author begins the research of the book binding and design of Luxun. This paper contains following content: the root of thinking, art style and thought, visual elements, art connotation and the contribution in binding and design.During the research of Luxun's style and thought of the book binding and design, it is not hard to see that the development of his style and thought are closely bound up with his wise choosing of Chinese culture and western culture under given conditions, which is the origin of the nationalizing of his art of book binding and design and modern style .The art of book binding and design can't live without visual elements. So it is nesessary to research it from the angle of visual transmitting. This paper, systematicly, reveals the his grasp of the fundamental pattern of book binding and design of Luxun through the careful research of the picture, pattern, catalogue, print, materials, etc. His design of the front cover has a unique style and different approach. Also, it shows that Luxun has his own charactersitics in using visual elements. Through his own style and characteristics, we can see not only the critique and inheritance of the spirit of traditional culture, conflicting and blending of Chinese culture and western culture but also the distinctive spirit of times.The pursuit and attention of the culture connotation is the base and center of Luxun's book binding and design. Designing is usually made in certain time and space. Therefore, it needs it's environment. Any forms of expression of book design is the result of influence and mixture of different cultural tradition, different times and different culture choice. To find out the cultural connotation of a book itself and blend the spirit of traditonal culture and the design elements both home and broad is a leap as well as the of the art of book binding and design of Luxun.Luxun makes a great contributon to book binding and design. He shows his attention to book binding and design thruogh his support to illustraton his influence on modern style of book binding and design, which reveals his positon in this field. His theory and practice with his inflexible pursuit of artitry of book binding and design greatly enlightens others and can't be replaced. His thought definitely has a deep significance in solving the problems in contemporary book binding and design.