Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog by Mostafa Abdelmawla

Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog by Mostafa Abdelmawla is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award i Guld in Grafik, Illustration og Visuel Kommunikationsdesign Competition Category.

GuldGrafik· 2022

Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog

by Mostafa Abdelmawla

Client: MO Studio

A' Design Award i Guld Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog

En fuldt illustreret bog om en tur til de olympiske lege i Tokyo 2021. Hvor en ung dreng og hans mor besøger arenaen og forelsker sig i de mange sportsgrene, den tilbyder og bliver blæst omkuld af alle de inspirerende atletiske præstationer. I slutningen af begivenheden forlader han med glade minder og lektioner, der vil hjælpe med at guide ham til en bedre fremtid fuld af præstationer og sætte ham på vejen til succes. Bogen indeholder nogle af de mest mindeværdige atleter i historien om de olympiske lege, ved hjælp af levende og dynamiske illustrationer i en legende og eye-candy farvelægningsstil.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award i Guld

Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog er vinder af A' Design Award i Guld, en uhyre prestigefyldt anerkendelse, der tildeles førsteklasses, vidunderlige og fremragende designs. Guldvinderne er yderst innovative, højt visionære og glamourøst blændende skabelser, der afspejler deres designeres geni, visdom og dygtighed. Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog forventes at være en højt rost, trendsættende og monumental opfindelse, der leverer hidtil uset værdi. Dette design, der har vundet A' Design Award i Guld, er et spektakulært, respekteret projekt, som i høj grad gavner og flytter grænserne for kunst, videnskab, design og teknologi. Olympic Sun Illustreret Bog skaber intense følelser af begær, vækker passion, opmuntrer kreativitet og fascinerer os.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A fully illustrated book about the Olympic Games in Tokyo, 2021. This book is featuring vibrant and dimensional illustrations, that focus on successive phases of movement of Olympic athletes showing excellence, persistence, and passion.
Dimensions & Packaging: The book is available in different sizes, but the standard version is Width 8.5" in x Height 8.5" in.
Tags: book, children's book, sports, olympics, swimming, football, running, soccer, tokyo, olympic games, illustration
Production Technology: Sketches were made using pencil, then scanned and illustrated using Adobe Illustrator.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was to capture these inspirational moments of some of the best Olympic athletes achieving their goals in a visually interesting way, by using fresh drawing angles and different perspectives in the style of illustration, and focusing on the energetic movement of athletes, while applying that to the overall art direction with a vibrant gradient color palette.
Research: Since the illustrator was inspired by real iconic figures from the Olympic Games, qualitative research was conducted in the form of data collection about famous Olympians like Florence Griffith, Usain Bolt, and Farida Osman, to study the anatomy of their movements and try to commemorate some of their career highlights. Mood boards were then created to help tell the story guided by the script. The outcome was vivid illustrations powered by an energetic color palette and unique perspectives.
Inspiration: Inspired by real figures from the history of the Olympic Games. The illustrator tried to capture some of their iconic moments and inspirational techniques throughout their career in the Olympic Games, and show them as heroes as they are for the younger generations. They are all proof that strength comes from within and it conquers any obstacle, pain, and injustice.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in July 2020. The publishing date was pushed to July 2021 because of COVID-19 and the delay it caused to the Olympic games.
Operation Flow: The layout of the book is designed to be friendly and approachable to children, where most of the illustrations are connected throughout the pages, while others are spread on double folded pages, which makes the dynamic illustrations and vivid color palette even more engaging and encouraging more interaction with the story.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mostafa Abdelmawla and Odetta A. Fraser.
Image Credits: Image #5: Author Odetta A. Fraser