Integration Disaster Prevention Pictogram by Noriaki Mori Is Granted the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design

Noriaki Mori acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, May 1, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Integration Disaster Prevention Pictogram by Noriaki Mori, designed for Innos Tokyo, has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The result belongs to the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.

The Bronze A' Design Award Explained

The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.

Regarding Integration Disaster Prevention Pictogram

This pictogram is an integrated display of the information required in the event of a tsunami disaster. Anyone can check the hazard map of the area by reading the QR code displayed with the tsunami arrival wave height display on a smartphone. At first glance, one action by smartphone realizes a mechanism to promote the next action. The idea is based on actual experiences such as earthquakes and tsunamis caused by it, and is based on the unique idea of Japan, which can be said to be a disaster-prone country. They propose a globally unified pictogram that was unlikely before.

About Noriaki Mori

INNOS TOKYO and Noriaki Mori design whether they are tangible or intangible. It extends to graphic design and service design. It also develops businesses that cover corporate management strategies and business consulting. He specializes in new market development, new business development, and new product development. Even if you are not a manufacturer, we will research and analyze the market of the product or service you want to develop, identify the competitive research, the untapped market category, and then provide the appropriate innovation and solution.

Award Record

With this recognition, Noriaki Mori is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.

About the A' Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Award

The A' Graphic Design Award is an international graphic design competition recognizing good graphic designs by best creative agencies and designers worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Typical entries include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. The awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/128155
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/128155
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!128155
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/232006
Further Information from the Laureate: https://onl.sc/AQzKgi2

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Integration Disaster Prevention Pictogram
Function: Disaster Prevention Pictogram
Category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors: Dark Slate Blue, White, Teal, Steel Blue and Cadet Blue
Images: 5
Client: Innos Tokyo

The Recognition

Laureate: Noriaki Mori
Country: Japan
Recognition: Bronze A' Design Award
Edition: 2021 - 2022
Design ID: #128155

Credits

Image Credits: Noriaki Mori

Design Details

Unique Properties: This pictogram is an integrated display of the information necessary for tsunami disaster countermeasures. You can check the height above sea level along with the predicted wave height of the arrival of the tsunami. In addition, you can check the hazard map of the area by reading the QR code displayed together in the pictogram.
Inspiration: Japan has experienced many tsunami damages caused by the earthquake. However, the official arrival wave height and hazard map for the tsunami in the area have not been prepared. In addition, the display that evokes the tsunami is not unified by local governments.This is a universal reality. We developed this integrated pictogram to return to the world where it is common for information needed in an emergency to be clear on a daily basis.
Research: This is a pictogram proposal that embodies the linked display of the predicted maximum wave height and hazard map for tsunamis, which no one had ever wondered if it did not exist. It was unlikely, but it is actually a very important information display.
Challenge: We focused on how to express it concisely and clearly. At a glance, we were able to understand the risk meeting of the place we are now, and we were enthusiastic about realising a mechanism to encourage the next action with one action.
Realization and Technology: As a result of examining the displays of all local governments, it was found that they were only displayed above sea level, and that none of them displayed the maximum wave height of the tsunami, and that the display colors were not unified at all. Therefore, the display color is the same as the blue color used for road display, which is unified by the Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport and Tourism.
Operation and Interaction: You can know the maximum predicted tsunami wave height of your current location in 3 stages of 1 meter or more, 3 meters or more and 5 meters or more, and you can also obtain a hazard pap by reading the QR code. As a result, it is possible to instantly confirm where to evacuate.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in Tokyo in 2012, entered the business design award sponsored by Tokyo in 2013, and is still promoting to each local government.
Specifications: Since it can be expressed on any printing or display device, the size can be set in any way. When writing on utility poles in Japan, it is desirable to write in the vertical and horizontal directions of about 300 mm.
Keywords: Integrated display, Predicted maximum tsunami wave height, Hazard map, QR code