Hand Drawn
New Chinese Style is a hand-drawn urban map of Lanzhou, China. The map presents the only provincial capital through which the Yellow River flows. The line work is drawn with a fountain pen and then colored with watercolor on specialty paper, with a base sheet of 1.1 by 1.7 meters. A moving aerial viewpoint, inspired by classical Chinese painting, links landmark buildings, waterways, roads and folk scenes into one continuous picture. The finished product includes outer packaging, the map and two postcards.
Hand Drawn Urban Map by Husheng PAN was selected as a grand example of communication design by the A' Design Awards. Hand Drawn Urban Map won the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design in 2026. The A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award is an international, juried, academic and meritocratic design award which celebrates excellent design of logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs, business cards, book covers, billboards and more.
