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Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Urban Philosophy Visual Poster Design in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2022 - 2023 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 20, 2023 /DesignNewswire/ Urban Philosophy Visual Poster Design by Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The result belongs to the 2022 - 2023 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.
About the A' Design Award
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.
About Urban Philosophy Visual Poster Design
Urban Philosophy is a poster series that explores the relationship between the city, nature and people. Photographs of buildings, lakes and traffic form the backgrounds of the posters. Windows, structural elements, pedestrians, vehicles and lake water are taken from the images and recombined through collage. Graphics and text complete each layout. The posters are presented in A3 and A0 formats and are joined by dynamic video works. The series records everyday moments that are often forgotten and invites reflection on the link between the city and nature.
About Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui
Dr. Ding is a lecturer with seven years of university teaching experience. She is the author of six articles and one book, participated as the deputy editor-in-chief of four higher college planning textbooks, four research projects, and one computer software copyright, and her works have won more than 60 design competition awards and 12 outstanding instructor honors. She is a director of the Asian Youth Art Design Alliance and a judge of the Venice International Art Design Award. Her works have won the International Design Awards (IDA): two Gold Awards in 2023; A' Design Award & Competition: three A' Design Awards (Silver, Bronze, and Iron) in 2024, and one Iron A' Design Award in 2023.
Award Record
Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui 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. 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/150902
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/150902
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!150902
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/177990
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Urban Philosophy Visual Poster Design
- Function
- Visual Poster Design
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Black, Dark Slate Gray, Dim Gray, Gray and Silver
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui
- Country
- China
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2022 - 2023
- Design ID
- #150902
Credits
- Team
- Sinong Ding, Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui
- Image Credits
- Sinong Ding，Wei Liu and Yuhan Sui
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The design team produced a series of posters and video works through philosophical thinking on the city, people and nature. They capture many moments in life that happen so often but are easily forgotten by photography. With photographic pictures as the background, including buildings, lakes, traffic, etc., it shows the activities of people, nature and the city, combined with graphics and texts for layout design, to deepen people's thinking about the dialectical relationship between city and nature.
- Inspiration
- This work is inspired by life, trying to regain the broad sense of dialogue between nature and social products (cities). Thinking about the symbiotic relationship between the city, nature and people, thus alluding to the phenomenon of the real society. Combining photographic pictures with graphics, text and other visual languages, using techniques such as collage to create, and combining images and a series of dynamic posters for comprehensive display.
- Research
- The design of this work attempts to explore innovative artistic possibilities between graphics, text, typography, collage and digital images. We experimentally combined the traditional graphic visual design practice with digital images to create a complete set of works, including poster design, element design, and digital image display. The main body of the project is a topic with research purpose and value significance in the current society, and it is a philosophical reflection in life.
- Challenge
- One of the most challenging parts was combining text with graphics and images to form a formal, artistic visual.When we investigated the subject background and collected data through interviews, observations and other research methods, we felt the close connection between man, nature and the city.
- Realization and Technology
- Print Design/Digital Photography/Poster Design/Digital Imaging
- Operation and Interaction
- Their design team took a series of photos and videos of the city and processed them with software to generate different poster design backgrounds. They extracted windows and structural elements from the photos and combined elements, including pedestrians and vehicles, and lake water. This work combines traditional graphic design with digital design to form an innovative art that has certain social significance and resonates with viewers.
- Project Duration and Location
- July 2022 to February 2023 China
- Specifications
- A3/A0 Poster Presentation
- Keywords
- Poster Design, Graphic Design, Typography, Print Design, Digital Imaging, Digital Photography
