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The Big Book of Bullshit Book by Lisa Winstanley Is Granted the Silver A' Design Award in Print and Published Media Design
Lisa Winstanley acknowledged for print and published media design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ The Big Book of Bullshit Book by Lisa Winstanley has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category, A' Design Award & Competition has announced. The recognition forms part of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.
About the Silver A' Design Award
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.
More About The Big Book of Bullshit Book
The Big Book of Bullshit publication is a graphic exploration of truth, trust and lies and is divided into 3 visually juxtaposed chapters. The Truth: An illustrated essay on the psychology of deception. The Trust: a visual investigation on the notion trust and The Lies: An illustrated gallery of bullshit, all derived from anonymous confessions of deception. The book's visual layout takes inspiration from Jan Tschichold's 'Van de Graaf canon', used in book design to divide a page in pleasing proportions.
About Lisa Winstanley
Lisa Winstanley is an Associate Professor and Associate Chair of Research at the School of Art, Design & Media at Nanyang Technological University. With over 15 years of commercial design experience and nearly two decades as a design educator and researcher, she has made significant contributions to visual literacy and visual communication.
Award Record
With this recognition, Lisa Winstanley is a winner of 2 A' Design Awards. The awards were granted in the 2019 - 2020 edition of the A' Design Award & Competition.
About the A' Print and Published Media Design Award
The A' Print Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good printed and published media by leading designers and brands worldwide. It is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to print designers, published media designers, graphic designers and typography experts from all countries. Typical entries include brochures, posters, magazines, catalogs, flyers and business cards. The awarded print designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/print
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/87320
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/87320
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!87320
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/251488
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.lisawinstanley.com
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- The Big Book of Bullshit Book
- Function
- Book
- Category
- Print and Published Media Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
- Colors
- Lime Green, Light Gray, Forest Green, Silver and Light Green
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Lisa Winstanley
- Country
- Singapore
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #87320
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The Big Book of Bullshit is a graphic exploration of truth, trust and lies and is divided into 3 juxtaposed chapters. The Truth: An illustrated essay on the psychology of deception The Trust: A visual investigation of the notion and fragility of trust. Exploring experimental mediums and malleable, tensile materials. The Lies: An illustrated gallery of bullshit, all derived from anonymous confessions of deception
- Inspiration
- Dishonesty is a ubiquitous phenomenon that has become ingrained as a necessity for the successful function of our society. The overarching aim of this project was to provide a contribution to the understanding of the visual relationship between lies and truth. Encouraging viewers to investigate their own preconceived notions of truth, trust and deceit by fostering a dialogue of a dialogue of questioning and examination.
- Research
- Vision: To enjoy creating design that invokes curiosity, creates conversation, makes people smile and is above all, honest. Mission: To contribute to a creative community, bound by the ubiquitous human trait of lying. Creating beautiful artwork from what is, essentially, an ugly aspect of human nature. The central messages, which I wished to communicate: We All Lie It is fundamentally ingrained in our nature and a necessary part of our societies structure. Yet We Are All Quick To Judge No matter how much we lie ourselves, there is a social paradox that forces us to negatively label those who are deemed liars.
- Challenge
- There were many creative challenges which were overcome in the creation of this book, from ensuring the anonymity of confessions of deceit, to finding suppliers that could print using in glow in the dark ink. The main finding of this practice based research is that, everyone is full of shit!
- Realization and Technology
- Screen printed neon book cover with a white matt finish. High quality textured paper and quality binding for the inner pages. Outer case blind embossed with the word truth
- Operation and Interaction
- This was part of a larger project. Lies were collected from an anonymous online confessional platform iliekit.com and subsequently illustrated and showcased in the third 'lies' chapter of the big book of bullshit
- Project Duration and Location
- project started in 2014 in Kuwait and completed in 2017 in the UK Edited and revised 2nd edition designed and produced in Singapore, 2019
- Specifications
- 235mm x 285mm finished size 198 pages
- Keywords
- Book Design, Layout, Typography, Illustration, editorial
