{"id":591634,"date":"2026-04-09T03:14:10","date_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:14:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/591634\/"},"modified":"2026-04-09T03:14:10","modified_gmt":"2026-04-09T03:14:10","slug":"100-hand-traced-coastal-stones-form-a-graphic-identity-system","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/591634\/","title":{"rendered":"100 hand-traced coastal stones form a graphic identity system"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>hand-traced stone silhouettes build Wenbin Li\u2019s graphic system<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>A collection of 100 <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/marble-and-stone-design\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">stones<\/a> gathered along a coastline forms the basis of Numerous Difference, a project by Wenbin Li that translates natural forms into a graphic identity system. The stones were collected sequentially along the shoreline without selection or categorisation. Each object was numbered on site, and its exact position along the waterline was recorded.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>In the studio, the designer hand-traced the outline of each stone, generating a set of 100 unique silhouettes. These forms serve as the foundation for a graphic system applied across multiple formats, including <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/posters\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">posters<\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.designboom.com\/tag\/packaging\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">packaging<\/a>, a billboard, and a tote bag. The shapes, defined by natural erosion over time, are reproduced through four distinct visual treatments: solid black, stippled grain, concentric contour lines, and gradient shading. Each variation offers a different method of interpreting the same form.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>All printed outputs pair each silhouette with its corresponding number and the time of collection, establishing a consistent indexing system. The graphics are also applied to packaging, integrating identity and object into a single layer. As each stone produces a distinct outline, every application within the system remains unique.<\/p>\n<p><img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"100 hand-traced coastal stones form a graphic identity system before returning to the sea\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/100-hand-traced-coastal-stones-become-a-graphic-identity-system-then-return-to-the-sea-4-69be2129300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>index poster \u2014 all 100 stone silhouettes | all images courtesy of Wenbin Li<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>typography frames the shift between one stone and one hundred<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The project title, \u4e00\u767e\u4e0d\u540c, carries a dual reading. It translates as \u2018one hundred differences,\u2019 while its typographic composition allows an alternative interpretation as \u4e00\u77f3\u4e0d\u540c, meaning \u2018one stone, different.\u2019 This duality reflects the relationship between the collective set and the individuality of each element.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>The work extends into a spatial installation composed of large sheets of paper, each cut with a stone-shaped void corresponding to one of the traced outlines. Suspended from a wooden frame, the sheets form a linear sequence that allows views through multiple layers simultaneously, aligning the silhouettes into a continuous visual field.<\/p>\n<p>\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Following the exhibition, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/userwbl?utm_source=qr\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">designer<\/a> Wenbin Li returned each stone to its original recorded position along the coastline, re-establishing its place within the natural environment.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"100 hand-traced coastal stones form a graphic identity system before returning to the sea\" width=\"818\" height=\"545\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/100-hand-traced-coastal-stones-become-a-graphic-identity-system-then-return-to-the-sea-5-69be2129300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>poster detail, contour line style \u2014 stones #14 and #66<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"100 hand-traced coastal stones form a graphic identity system before returning to the sea\" width=\"818\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/100-hand-traced-coastal-stones-become-a-graphic-identity-system-then-return-to-the-sea-2-69be2129300.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>rendering styles derived from four stone outlines<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" bad-src=\"data:image\/gif;base64,R0lGODlhAQABAIAAAAAAAP\/\/\/yH5BAEAAAAALAAAAAABAAEAAAIBRAA7\" alt=\"100 hand-traced coastal stones form a graphic identity system before returning to the sea - 1\" width=\"818\" height=\"454\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/04\/100-hand-traced-coastal-stones-become-a-graphic-identity-system-then-return-to-the-sea-1-69be21292ff.jpeg\" loading=\"lazy\" class=\" lazyload\"\/><br \/>rolled posters and printed cards on display shelf<\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"hand-traced stone silhouettes build Wenbin Li\u2019s graphic system \u00a0 A collection of 100 stones gathered along a coastline&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":591635,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[31],"tags":[76,354,355,49,48,356,75],"class_list":["post-591634","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-arts-and-design","tag-arts","tag-arts-and-design","tag-artsanddesign","tag-ca","tag-canada","tag-design","tag-entertainment"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591634","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=591634"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/591634\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/591635"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=591634"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=591634"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=591634"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}