每一页方志里，都有一个漂洋过海的人
A hand-drawn warm illustration on cream paper. Black ink hand-drawn lines, soft pastel color blocks. Diagrammatic and symbolic, not realistic.
ZONES (top to bottom):
TOP ZONE — “Branches” (在异域开花)
- Three small stylized scene silhouettes, each in its own pastel rounded block:
- Left (peach block): A Minnan red-brick “cuo” house with swallowtail ridge — homeland
- Center (mint block): A Southeast Asian shophouse with colonial columns — Nanyang
- Right (lavender block): A Taiwanese temple with curved roofs — Taiwan
- Each block has a tiny figure silhouette standing beside it
CENTER ZONE — “Root” (根脉)
- A thick, gently curving red thread (terracotta red, #D4655A) rises from the center
- The thread splits into three thinner branches, each reaching up to one of the top blocks
- Small leaf buds sprouting from the branches, suggesting growth
BOTTOM ZONE — “Source” (来处)
- An open book / gazetteer drawn in black ink, lying flat
- On the visible pages, faint hand-drawn text lines (illegible squiggles suggesting Chinese characters) and a tiny family tree diagram
- From the book’s pages, the red thread emerges
- Small label on the book spine: “泉州府志”
- Beside the book, a tiny inkwell and brush as decorative elements
BACKGROUND:
- Faint compass rose drawn in very light gray lines behind everything, suggesting navigation and direction
- A few tiny stars/sparkles scattered (hand-drawn doodle style)
BOTTOM CAPTION:
- Hand-lettered, slightly larger than body text: “每一页方志里，都有一个曾经在风浪中漂洋过海的人。”
- Below it, in a smaller hand: “他们不是数据。他们是我们的来处。”
COLORS (macaron palette on cream paper):
- Background: warm cream (#F5F0E8)
- Lines: dark charcoal/black (#2D2D2D)
- Pastel blocks: peach (#F5D6C6), mint (#C5E0D4), lavender (#D4C5E2)
- Root thread: terracotta red (#D4655A) — warm accent
- Compass and background elements: very light gray (#D5D0C8)
- No gradients, no shadows, no 3D
STYLE REFERENCE:
- Hand-drawn sketchnote style, like a thoughtful notebook page
- Warm, emotional but not sentimental
- Symbolic rather than literal
- Slight hand-lettering imperfection
- Generous whitespace for a quiet, reflective feeling