Original : Vienna Tao　
Translator : Patricia Chuang

Through "Story Island," Designer Qing-Yang Xiso believes that he can share his appreciation of natural beauty and his concerns about environmental deterioration with visual images. Without any further explanations, viewers embrace the same love and care in Mr. Xiso's design.

"Story Island" is the 4th Grammy Awards nomination for Qing-Yang Xiao in the album design category. He enjoys sharing his album design concepts with the best talents in the music field through his many Grammy nominations. When he was nominated for the Grammy Awards for the third time, he determined to create a design that is beyond cultural boundaries and can touch many people's hearts. Through the artworks of paper cutting, "Story Island" represents both natural beauty and natural disasters coexisting in every corner on earth.

There are 13 paper-cutting artworks in this music album, including pictures of the pest-infested land,

an island destroyed by hurricane, the global warming crisis, beautiful buildings, Grandpa's betel-wrapping hands, the flying-fish festival on a volcanic island, children, animals symbolizing peace, etc. Spanning two years, "Story Island" is a continuous effort by a design team to represent the incessant changes in our environment.

• Best Album Packaging Design, The 10th American Independent Music Awards Nomination in 2011
• Best Recording Package, The 10th Chinese Media Awards in 2010
• Communication Design in Packaging, German Red Dot Award in 2010
• Graphics/Identity/Packaging, Chicago Good Design Award in 2010
• Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package , The 53rd Grammy Awards Nomination in 2011

• The 47th Grammy Awards in 2005: Best Recording Package "The Wandering Accordion"
• The 50th Grammy Awards in 2008: Best Recording Package "White Horse"
• The 51st Grammy Awards in 2009: Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package "Wu Sheng: Poems & Songs"
• The 53rd Grammy Awards in 2011: Best Boxed or Special Limited Edition Package "Story Island"