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Sati Comic Book by Simran Tapadia Wins the A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Simran Tapadia acknowledged for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2019 - 2020 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2020 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Sati Comic Book by Simran Tapadia has been granted the A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The award was conferred within the 2019 - 2020 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 scored 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 Sati Comic Book
The story and design chosen by Simran are quite different yet perfect together. As seen the colours used are unique and each page has different tell to the story. She succeeded in pulling off the story in 6 spreads with the style of Van Gogh which isn't easy to pull off. The design of her text is poetic and beautiful, not too heavy and not to light. It is perfectly balanced and placed. Each page has a different emotion and colour or mood to it bringing out a new fresh perspective.
About Simran Tapadia
Simran Tapadia is an art enthusiast with a passion for expressionism and realism. She enjoys experimenting with different art forms. Simran has also published four Indian art style graphic novels at comic con along with an adult coloring book and pixel art game called Reforged at IGFX along with her partner with the help of college. She started working at the age of 17 with well known companies like Jabong and Snapdeal, Lakme and many more. She is also known as The Memesaab which are slice of life comic strips, it has gained a lot of online and offline fan base.
Award Record
With this recognition, Simran Tapadia 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/87919
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/87919
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!87919
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/252790
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://tiny.cc/rzbp8y
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Sati Comic Book
- Function
- Comic Book
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Gainsboro, Dark Slate Blue, Dark Slate Gray, Dark Orange and Orange Red
- Images
- 5
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Simran Tapadia
- Country
- India
- Recognition
- A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #87919
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- The story and design chosen by Simran are quite different yet perfect together. She took up Sati's story because many of us know about Sati and how the ritual is done, but via this art style, she wanted to show the flow of emotions and thoughts of the lady. She has captured the essence of the whole ritual and makes the reader feel the moment of "awe" No one has ever thought of Sati in a Van Gogh art style or seen Van Gogh in storytelling form.
- Inspiration
- She was inspired by my Indian culture and religious beliefs. India has such a diverse culture and history so she wanted to put forth one of the traditions across the viewers in a different way. Decided to take up the topic of Sati. We all have seen illustrations of Sati and how it's performed, but she wanted to take a different turn and show the other side of it. The colors and the emotions expressed in each page says a lot. You'll feel the pain the women went through back in those times. The sacrifices they made at the cost of RELIGION.
- Research
- Research started by looking for real-life Sati experiences or stories. Read about families which have witnessed Sati. After a lot of research, she came across the diary of the British officer who wrote his experience of Sati. She started with storyboarding, and she wanted it to be splash pages because they have a different feel to it. The fun part was finding the right color for the pages and how to show a flow of story and emotions from one page to another.
- Challenge
- The main challenge was the use of right colors and last spread storyboarding.
- Realization and Technology
- She started creating this in October 2018, started by dividing the story into 12 parts. The challenge was to make the flow of the story and the art style since Van Gogh has a very unique style and flow of the brush. But the most fun part was adding colors to the storyboard, even though this was done digitally, her love for colors is shown in each page.
- Operation and Interaction
- Its a comic book with splash page art works and poetic text.
- Project Duration and Location
- I started creating this in October 2018 and finished in December 2018
- Specifications
- 6.9 x 9.8 in each page size There are 9 spreads. Total pages are 20
- Keywords
- sati, van gogh, indian folklore, culture, comic, indian, Van gogh art,
