The Illustration Of "Twenty-four Solar Terms" And Its Creative Product Design

Ancient China is an agricultural society, agriculture is the foundation of the country and the guarantee of the life and production.Twenty-four solar terms are produced on the basis of agricultural civilization, they complys with the laws of nature, through thousands of years development and enrichment, twenty-four solar terms formed. At present, they still have a realistic meaning in a certain range. At the end of 2016, UNESCO has passed Chinese application, twenty-four solar terms have been included into the list of the intangible cultural heritage,it reflects that twenty-four solar terms have been shining in the history of human civilization, In particular, it plays an important role in the civilization of East Asia. There is no doubt that inheriting and researching the twenty-four solar terms is our generation's unavoidable historical responsibility.For the research of the twenty-four solar terms, we can know that different professional point of view will have different viewpoints and methods. This design is carried by the form of illustrations. Firstly,we learn the history and culture of The twenty-four solar terms from twenty-four solar terms almanac, agriculture books and other books.Secondly, we absorb artistic inspiration from the woodcut New Year pictures, peasant paintings, folk paper cutting, embroidery, sculpture and other traditional folk art. Then creating illustrations which combined with the modern design concept, It can not only retains the traditional cultural connotation, but also can be accepted by modern people. Using modern design technique to express the traditional culture, making the new look traditional culture in front of everyone, so that we can feel the temperature of traditional culture and add color to modern life.The twenty-four solar terms use the form of illustration to materialize, and then make a series of creative product design, this design will focus on agricultural products, packaging of agricultural products with the corresponding solar term illustration, so we can understand the growth environment of agricultural products through the appearance, really feel the beauty of the agricultural society and enjoy the natural style. Then, designing the daily necessities, better to inherit our traditional culture.