America Heartland Aerial Photography by Lampo Leong Is Granted the A' Design Award in Photography and Photo Manipulation Design

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COMO, Italy, April 28, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Photography and Photo Manipulation Design category for America Heartland Aerial Photography by Lampo Leong, designed for University of Macau Department of Arts and Design. The recognition forms part of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who evaluated anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding America Heartland Aerial Photography

America Heartland is a series of photography taken in a commercial aircraft at the moment of landing in American Midwest. It captures the geometric abstract patterns in snow-covered corn fields and roads from an unique perspective to attain a sensibility of the Sublime, celebrating the dynamic energies that brings vitality to America heartland.

About Lampo Leong

Lampo Leong, PhD from the Central Academy of Fine Arts and MFA from California College of the Arts, is a Distinguished Professor, Doctoral Advisor, and Director of the Centre for Digital Arts in the Dept of Arts and Design at the University of Macau, a Tenured Professor at the University of Missouri-Columbia in the USA and a Visiting Professor at the Guangzhou Academy of Fine Arts. Leong has served as judge or curator for over 80 art and design competitions and exhibitions and delivered over 300 lectures at esteemed institutions such as Stanford University, UC Berkeley and China Academy of Art.

Award Record

Lampo Leong is a winner of 4 A' Design Awards, including this recognition. The awards span the editions from 2018 - 2019 to 2021 - 2022 of the A' Design Award & Competition.

About the A' Photography and Photo Manipulation Design Award

The A' Photography Design Award is an international photography competition recognizing good photographic creations by best photographers worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to photographers, photojournalists, advertising agencies and digital artists from all countries. Entries typically include portraits, landscapes, still lifes, photojournalism, fashion shots and architectural images. Awarded photography designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/photography

About A' Design Award & Competition

A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission to advance society through good design by recognizing and promoting superior products, projects and services that benefit society, and by creating a global awareness and appreciation for good design practices and principles. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members against predetermined criteria such as functionality, ergonomics, engineering, presentation, innovation, usability, sustainability and technology, with score normalization applied to remove biases. Awards are conferred at Platinum, Gold, Silver, Bronze and Iron levels. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates includes the award trophy, the certificate of design excellence, the hardcover yearbook, a lifetime license to use the A' Design Award winner logo, exhibition of awarded works, an invitation to the gala night and award ceremony in Italy, inclusion in the World Design Rankings and Designer Rankings, and public relations and publicity services. Registration, the upload of a work and the preliminary score are free of charge, and Professional and Digital Edition laureates are not contractually obliged to pay further fees to claim the A' Design Prize. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

• Winner Page: https://designers.org/123214
• A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/123214
• Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!123214
• Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/244273
• Further Information from the Laureate: https://fah.um.edu.mo/lampo-leong/

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