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Assistive Technology Awareness Resources by Alberto March Wins the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Alberto March acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2025 - 2026 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 16, 2026 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Assistive Technology Awareness Resources by Alberto March, designed for World Health Organization. The result belongs to the 2025 - 2026 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 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.
More About Assistive Technology Awareness Resources
Assistive Technology is a set of awareness resources created for a data toolkit on assistive technology. The illustration style emphasises inclusivity and accessibility. Linear figures show people using assistive devices, highlighting the value of these devices in everyday life. A semicircular frame unites the figures and acts as a visual metaphor for openness and participation. The incomplete frame suggests that inclusion is a continuing process. Four A4 manuals, banners and a light box were produced following accessibility standards.
About Alberto March
From 2008 to 2010, he helped St. Augustine College in Chicago create images for the El Puente Gala Awards, an event that raises funds for low-income Latino student scholarships. 2008–2010, he designed for the National Latino AIDS Awareness Day in New York during social campaigns. 2008, he created and designed the “Flip to Learn” program to help non-speaking English students learn irregular verbs. The program is utilized at Broward College in South Florida, Triton College and St. Augustine College in Chicago, and some Chicago Public Schools, where they teach English as a second language.
Award Record
This recognition makes Alberto March a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards span the editions from 2023 - 2024 to 2025 - 2026 of the A' Design Award & Competition.
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/177409
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/177409
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!177409
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/328973
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://bit.ly/3Ntlxmy
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
- Assistive Technology Awareness Resources
- Function
- Awareness Resources
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Beige, Lavender, Yellow Green, Dodger Blue and Burly Wood
- Images
- 5
- Client
- World Health Organization
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Alberto March
- Country
- Spain
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2025 - 2026
- Design ID
- #177409
Credits
- Image Credits
- Images: Envato Elements and iStock Illustrations: Alberto March Content: World Health Organization
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The style of the illustration is an effective visual representation of the assistive technology data Toolkit because it emphasizes inclusivity and accessibility. The focus on the interior elements and the use of linear components depicting people using assistive technology serve to highlight the significance of recognizing and valuing these devices as integral parts of everyday life. Additionally, the semicircular frame acts as a visual metaphor for openness and participation.
- Inspiration
- The semicircle framing the illustration of assistive technology users serves symbolic and functional purposes. Visually, it unites the figures, suggesting belonging and dynamism with openness. Symbolically, it signifies acceptance, inclusion, and respect for diverse human experiences. Its incomplete form also represents continuity and potential for change, emphasising that inclusion is an ongoing, evolving process open to new perspectives.
- Research
- The research was based on the need to represent the rapid assistive technology assessment (rATA), which is a population-based household survey that collects self-reported information from people regarding their access to assistive technology, measuring the need, demand, and barriers. The tool can be used alone, or incorporated into other surveys and/or, or in national censuses.
- Challenge
- The main goal was to present the advancing data collection on the Assistive Technology toolkit, which includes four tools addressing key questions: the population's unmet needs for assistive technology, the country’s capacity to meet these needs, the impact of assistive technology on users, and progress by Member States in implementing the World Health Assembly Resolution 78.1. This toolkit helps countries collect data to inform policy, raise awareness, and garner support for assistive technology. Its target audiences include policymakers, researchers, associations, assistive technology users and families, service managers, experts, and development partners.
- Realization and Technology
- The main image was created with Illustrator, while the publications were designed using Adobe InDesign, following the guidelines of the international organization for standardization to ensure accessibility for impaired audiences.
- Operation and Interaction
- All PDF documents were evaluated and found to comply with accessibility standards, particularly PDF/Universal Accessibility and Web Content Accessibility Guidelines, using the PDF Accessibility Checker tool.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in March 2025 in Geneva and is still in the process of finalisation. The design process is made in Spain.
- Specifications
- Four printed manuals, size A4, 48 pages, Text weight coated finish paper 70 grs for the inside pages. Covers have cardstock 80 grs. Roll up banners: 85 cm x 200 cm. 80mm light box sego.
- Keywords
- assistive technology, assistive technology for families, disability, disabled, blindness, disability tools
