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Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee Is Honored with the Silver A' Design Award for Ten Posters in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee 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 Ten Posters by Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee, designed for Kingston University, Kingston School of Art, has been granted the Silver A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category. The recognition forms part of 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 assessed anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
What the Silver A' Design Award Means
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.
Regarding Ten Posters
The design is a campaign for Kingston University's Fashion show event. The photography for this campaign is done by creating 'X' marks by on a model's body which indicates the symbolism of clothes on one's body. 'X' also indicates the tenth anniversary of the fashion school of Kingston university. E-vite was sent to all the guests and posters and brochures were displayed in the Design Museum of London.
About Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee
A strong desire to make a difference through designs that reflect on real-world scenarios.
Award Record
Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee 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/88519
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/88519
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!88519
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/251659
- Further Information from the Laureate: https://www.kingston.ac.uk/news/article/1959/24-oct-2017-des
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Ten Posters
- Function
- Posters
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Silver, Dark Gray, Alice Blue, Gainsboro and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Kingston University, Kingston School of Art
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee
- Country
- United States of America
- Recognition
- Silver A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2019 - 2020
- Design ID
- #88519
Credits
- Team
- Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar and Ling Lee
- Image Credits
- All Photo credits: Kalyani Kamat Bambolkar
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Kingston University completed 10 years of its MA fashion course, so they decided to showcase their student's finest works at The Design Museum, London. The brief was to design posters without showing the actual student’s work and typical fashion elements. The posters were designed by showing marks of clothes on one’s body in the shape of ‘X. These posters were displayed all around the event and further used in other design elements, such as E-invites, brochures, stage slideshow etc.
- Inspiration
- A fashion event was hosted by Kingston University in the month of October to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their MA Fashion course. 10 fashion students were selected to showcase their works. The repetition of ’10’ initiated the concept of using ‘X’ as an identity for this event. The brief was to design posters without showing the actual student’s work and typical fashion elements. This led to an idea of showing marks left by these designer clothes on one’s body in the shape of ‘X’ to symbolize this event.
- Research
- A fashion event was hosted by Kingston University in the month of October to celebrate the tenth anniversary of their MA Fashion course. 10 fashion students were selected to showcase their works. The brief was to design posters without showing the actual student’s work and typical fashion elements. The repetition of ’10’ initiated the concept of using ‘X’ as an identity for this event. Initial concepts consisted of graphics created around ‘X’. However, this was not approved by the fashion department’s leadership, as according to them, the graphical posters did not reflect fashion. Interestingly they did like the concept of using ‘X’ as a part of branding.
- Challenge
- The marks were created with the help of ribbons, clothes and rope. But, the marks were quickly fading away and not visible in the shots. The struggle was to make the shots quick and clear.
- Realization and Technology
- The posters were a culmination of both photography and graphic design. After the photoshoot, the raw images were enhanced in Adobe Photoshop and designed filling in the details about the event date, time and venue. The photos were also used for E-invites and brochures. The E-invites were sent out a week before the event so that the guests could RSVP. The brochures had details and schedule of the event and contact information about each of the fashion students that participated.The photos were also used for E-invites and brochures. The E-invites were sent out a week before the event so that the guests could RSVP.
- Operation and Interaction
- The posters were designed for the audience to get excited about the fashion show. As the images on the posters did not reveal the work of the students in any way, it created curiosity about the event.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started at the end of September 2017 and finished in October 2017 in London, UK.
- Specifications
- Brochures were printed out in 297 x 420 mm and folded into half. Posters were printed out in 841 x 1189mm.
- Keywords
- poster, design, fashion, visual communication, fashion show, art, brochure, E-invite
