Press Release
Favie Chiu Receives the Bronze A' Design Award for FNE Film Festival Design System in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
The international grand jury of the 2023 - 2024 A' Design Award & Competition recognizes Favie Chiu for graphics, illustration and visual communication design
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COMO, Italy, April 21, 2024 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that FNE Film Festival Design System by Favie Chiu has been granted the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The award was conferred within the 2023 - 2024 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 scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Bronze A' Design Award Means
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.
About FNE Film Festival Design System
Inspired by the profound narratives within Miranda July's films, the Forever Never and Ever Film Festival is a conceptual and unpublished festival presenting a curated collection of her work, encapsulating her distinctive cinematic perspective. Drawing from July's narrative richness, the design seamlessly integrates eccentricity and nuanced melancholy, complemented by vibrant colors. Reflecting July's thematic exploration of transformation, the festival celebrates the diverse tapestry of life experiences.
About Favie Chiu
Favie is a multidisciplinary designer with a passion for crafting beautiful designs that cater to people's needs. She firmly believes that good design has the power to transform how individuals perceive the world around them. In the early stages of her career, Favie immersed herself in the realm of film and post-production, where she discovered the pivotal role that design played in her cinematic endeavors. Motivated by this realization, she made the decision to pursue a master's degree in Graphic Design. Following years of dedicated training and exploration, Favie's interests evolved, leading her to develop a keen fascination with digital product design.
Award Record
With this recognition, Favie Chiu 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/158944
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/158944
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!158944
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/352713
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/FNE2024
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
- FNE Film Festival Design System
- Function
- Design System
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Dark Slate Gray, Silver, Dim Gray, Wheat and Dark Gray
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Favie Chiu
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2023 - 2024
- Design ID
- #158944
Credits
- Image Credits
- Photographor, Unblast, Indoor Event Billboard Mockup, Unknown. / Designer Favie Chiu, FNE Event Ads, 2024.; Photographer Favie Chiu, FNE Catalog Spreads, 2024 / Designer Favie Chiu, FNE Catalog Design, 2024. Additional image in catalog: 1. Model Laurel Consuelo Broughton and Miranda July, Photographer, Courtesy of Welcome Companions, Vogue magazine, Unknown 2. Film, Me and You and Everyone We Know movie scene, 2005 3. Film, The Future film scene, 2011 4. Short Film, The Miranda film scene, 2018 5. Film, Atlanta film scene, 1996 6. Film, Nest of Tens film scene, 1999; Photographer Mr. Mockup, Studio Poster Mockup, 2024 / Designer Favie Chiu, FNE Poster, 2024.; Photographer Unblast, Macbook Air Mockup, Unknown. / Designer Favie Chiu, FNE Website Design, 2024. Additional Image in Website: 1. Profile picture, Miranda July on Bandcamp, Unknown; Photographer Favie Chiu, FNE Film Collections, 2024. / Designer Favie Chiu, FNE Film Collections, 2024.
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Forever Never and Ever (FNE) Film Festival is a conceptual initiative that showcases a curated selection the films of Miranda July. July is an award-winning filmmaker and her style is frequently characterized as offbeat and unconventional. The film festival design is focused on the quirkiness to visually express the sadness as July would do in her films, combining with bright colors to address the common idea that is often shown in her work: Life is colorful when we are brave enough to change.
- Inspiration
- Several years ago, I occasionally came across the film of Miranda July called Me and You and Everyone We Know. I was really impressed by each character’s story in this film. Since then, I started watching all her work from 1998. I found her work started from very approachable scenes but giving the idea of encouraging us to change as a viewer. Her films, books and performance really give me the courage to think about the meaning behind life. I am inspired by the stories from her work.
- Research
- The research was started from watching all films and books from Miranda July, and finding a common thread behind all of her work: Life is colorful as long as we are brave enough to change. The objective is to have a holistic design experience for the audience who are willing to attend the festival. With the knowledge of knowing her style better, the design phrase started from collecting some key moments in each film, the quirky unknown shapes and movements. After collecting the key frames in films, I analyzed them by grouping with colors and the main characters' age group.
- Challenge
- Not every story provides a clear indication of what Miranda intended to tell her audiences. To elucidate, the name drew from a famous quote from the film Me and You…, the Back and forth poop sign >))((
- Realization and Technology
- Adobe Photoshop, Illustrator, Indesign and Figma were used. The product prototypes including: soundtrack, catalog, and clock were made with a clear matte acrylic laser cut. The visual elements were spray painted with Montana spray paints. Catalog prototypes printed with Epson premium matte paper. Hand glued and self-bound.
- Operation and Interaction
- It is a visual design system for a film festival. The film festival is delicate to convey the common theme in her films. The social communication format are posters, subway ads and websites to majorly engage with people on how to attend the festival. Physical communication formats are the film festival brochure and film catalog. Products are festival soundtrack, pins and clock.
- Project Duration and Location
- This project was started in 2016 when I first saw Me and You and Everyone We Know film. The packaging and catalog was made in 2016-2017. Product photography was taken in 2021. Digital designs were finalized in 2024 in San Francisco, California.
- Specifications
- Posters: 76x100cm. Subway ads: digital horizontal ratio, can be scaled in any dimension, Schedule Brochure:11x14cm, DVD film collection set: 25x15x8cm, Catalog: 15x24cm, Soundtrack USB: 5x2.5cm, Website: Responsive, will scale according to the device and browser. Clock: 40 by 45cm.
- Keywords
- Branding, Visual Design System, Graphic Design, Identity, Logo, Naming strategy, Brochure , Film, Event, Catalog, Packaging Design, Art direction
