Unicode Consortium Announces Version 11.0 and Version 12.0 Cover Designs

The Unicode Consortium is pleased to announce the design selected for
the cover of the forthcoming print-on-demand publication of The Unicode
Standard, Version 11.0. The Unicode Consortium issued an open call for
artists and designers to submit cover design proposals. An independent
panel reviewed all submitted designs. Because of the accelerated release
schedule for Version 12.0 (March 2019), the design for the
print-on-demand publication of The Unicode Standard, Version 12.0 was
also selected at this time.

Unicode 11.0 Books
The cover for Version 11.0 is an original design by Joyce S. Lee, a
graduate student in the UC Berkeley School of Information. Her artwork
was inspired by the well-known early 20th-century Bauhaus design school.
She explains, "I see numerous parallels between the Bauhaus and the
Unicode Consortium, including an intersection of workmanship and
technological reproduction, a spirit of collaboration, as well as a
widespread cultural influence. With this Bauhaus inspired cover, I thus
aim to represent the Unicode Standard as a form of instructional
reference for technologists around the world."

[cover art by Monica Tang]
Cover artwork for Version 12.0 was created by Monica Tang, a computer
science student at UC Berkeley. Her design was inspired by the
simplicity of the geometric shapes that comprise the diversity of
characters and symbols represented in the Unicode Standard. She notes,
"Incorporating a variety of shapes and colors into a patterned design, I
seek to convey the sheer breadth of the languages covered in the Unicode
Standard as well as a sense of commonality."
Runner-up designs by Feixiong "Hasutai" Liu and Maurice Meilleur were
also selected. Hasutai is the founder and chief designer of Sir
Sebsihiyan Sibe-Manchu Culture Center. Maurice Meilleur is Assistant
Professor of Graphic Design at Appalachian State University.

Hasutai:

[art by Hasutai]
Maurice Meilleur:

[art by Maurice Meilleur]
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