Exploring Creativity and Practice of “Hand Drawn Library”: The Case Study of Tsinghua University Project postprint

Abstract: [Purpose/significance] Explore the practical experience of applying hand-drawn visual art to develop cultural creative design in university libraries. [Method/process] Using case study method, the paper introduced the idea and practice of "Hand Drawn Library" of Tsinghua University project in detail. The project team explored the library’s architectural design, history, resources and functions and put all the elements to cultural creative design. [Result/conclusion] The Hand Drawn Library works has effectively promoted the spread of library culture, and the popularization of library resources and functions. The combination of traditional and digital cultural creative forms has been recognized by readers. The integration of online and offline communication is proved to be effective. The application of hand-painted visual art to library cultural creation has important value for the inheritance and innovation of university culture.