Silver A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design Goes to Peace Hunter Poster by Wadumestri Kasun

The international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Wadumestri Kasun for graphics, illustration and visual communication design

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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Peace Hunter Poster by Wadumestri Kasun, designed for Kasun Wadumestri, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached 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.

What the Silver A' Design Award Means

The Silver A' Design Award celebrates top-tier designs that embody excellence and innovation. This award acknowledges creations that are not only aesthetically pleasing but also highly functional, reflecting the designer's deep understanding and skill. Silver A' Design Award recipients are recognized for their contribution to raising industry standards and advancing the practice of design. Their work often incorporates original innovations and elicits a strong emotional response, making a notable impact on the improvement of everyday life.

About Wadumestri Kasun

Who Am I & Why Am I Relevant?I am a multi-disciplinary creative strategist and designer who bridges the worlds of commercial narrative and fine art. Rather than defining myself by a singular label, I am defined by action, execution, and an insatiable drive to create. With over a decade of high-level experience navigating both local markets and global advertising agencies, I have mastered the art of turning abstract imagination into impactful communication.

Award Record

Wadumestri Kasun is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics

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/143501
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/143501
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!143501
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/254741

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: Peace Hunter Poster
Function: Poster
Category: Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Branding & Advertising and Arts
Colors: Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Dark Gray and Silver
Images: 5
Client: Kasun Wadumestri

The Recognition

Laureate: Wadumestri Kasun
Country: Sri Lanka
Recognition: Silver A' Design Award
Edition: 2022 - 2023
Design ID: #143501

Credits

Team: Kasun Wadumestri

Design Details

Unique Properties: This is a series of posters highlighting the importance of maintaining peace. It is a creation that does not point a finger at any race, religion, country, or person. It is a message that expresses the harm caused by breaking the peace and that show other parties will use it as an opportunity to take advantage.
Inspiration: Parasitic factions dependent on war are entrenched in today’s world. If there is no war atmosphere, they are used to creating such a situation and living with it. Common people are not aware of the truth here. Sri Lanka, where I live, is a state that got its independence after thirty years of war. I have experience there too. It is a tragic situation where certain parties are encouraged to maintain a war. In order to maintain peace, society must be aware of the events that disturb peace.
Research: Sri Lanka, where I live, is a country that got its independence after thirty years of war. I have experience there too. Through that, arms trade, drug trade, organ trade, etc. mafias operated. But the pro-war parties are carrying out activities that increase the disputes by destabilizing the states and creating war situations by creating borders, tribal boundaries, and religious disputes. It is still happening somewhere in this world even today.
Challenge: Design, which I present as competition conditions, had to focus on the universal aspects and timelessness of design advertising. Building a design that can propagandize against not just one war, but any war. Making it a universal design. Spread the word, focus on the truth; No pointing finger at who caused the horror, the pain. The challenge faced in the design was not to display weapons and designs that hurt others. Found in peace posters including peace doves, peace, and olives. Or there are posters that abound with visual images mixed with guns, and ammunition used to destroy the peace. My main concern in creating this post was to try to push the idea a little beyond the common notions.
Realization and Technology: The design has been done by combining Adobe Illustrator and Adobe Photoshop softwares and photos.
Operation and Interaction: An attempt was made to keep the reader's curiosity by using a different image and color blending and text manipulation than the peace posters that are often seen. They don't realize that this is a poster related to peace at all, and they expected to be motivated by self-communication based on the relationship between image and text.
Project Duration and Location: This project is valid for the long term and it doesn't need an exact time period, season, or geometric location to launch.
Specifications: Size: 17 inches X 22 inches
Keywords: Peace Hunter, Peace Poster, Unity and Peace, Discord, Do not lose peace,