Focus Taiwan
Date: 06/11/2020
By: Kuo Chi-hsuan and Chiang Yi-ching

Taipei, June 11 (CNA) Taiwanese Chiang Meng-chih (江孟芝) has won a prize in a design competition in the United States, with her submission of a Lunar New Year card and envelope.

The holiday card and envelope, titled "Dawn Rises," won second prize in the print media/design category of the Hermes Creative Awards, which honor "the messengers and creators of the digital revolution," who bring their ideas to life "through traditional and digital platforms," according to the Hemes website.

Chiang, creative director of Mengdom Design Lab in Taipei, will be awarded a gold statuette that is a symbol of the Greek god Hermes, while first place winners will receive a platinum statuette.

Chiang's Lunar New Year card and envelope, which were commissioned earlier this year by the local government in her home county of Pingtung, feature a design that incorporates the concept of the Year of the Rat and represents aspects of Pingtung.    [FULL  STORY]