Dastbaf Lautapeli by Mahdokht Rezakhani is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award in Lelumuotoilu Competition Category.
PronssiLelut· 2023
Dastbaf Lautapeli
Client: Houpaa Publication
Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award Winner in Lelut Category
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About Dastbaf Lautapeli
Persialainen matto on persialaisen kulttuurin merkittävin osa. Alkuperäinen suunnitteluidea lautapelille matonkudontateemalla tuli persialaisten maalausten symboliikasta ja abstraktioperiaatteista. Värien monimuotoisuus ja maton osaa ympäröivät tanssimotiivit otetaan huomioon paketin kuvassa visuaalisen identiteetin vahvistamiseksi. Pelaajalaudat ovat myös tiettyjä kaupunkeja Iranissa, jotka ovat tunnetuimpia käsintehdyistä matoistaan.
The Recognition
About the Pronssipalkinto A' Design Award
Dastbaf Lautapeli on Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittaja, erittäin arvostettu tunnustus, joka myönnetään erinomaisille designeille, joita luonnehtivat luovuus, nerokkuus ja oveluus. Pronssivoittajat ovat runsaan taitavia ja silmiinpistävän luovia taiteellisia tuotoksia, jotka todistavat suunnittelijoidensa laajaa kokemusta, mielikuvitusta ja kekseliäisyyttä. Dastbaf Lautapeli:n odotetaan olevan korkeassa arvossa pidetty, ihailtu ja rakastettu esine, joka on huomattavan ammattimainen ja innovatiivinen. Tämä Pronssipalkinnon A' Design Award -voittajadesign sisällyttää itseensä parhaita käytäntöjä taiteessa, tieteessä, designissa ja teknologiassa ja on erinomainen huomiollaan yksityiskohtiin. Dastbaf Lautapeli tyydyttää upeasti tarpeita, koskettaa haluja, viehättää tunteita ja vetoaa uteliaisuuteen.
Behind the Design
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Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.
- Unique Properties
- The product is a board game on carpet weaving theme. The visual identity follows the common symbolism and abstraction in Persian carpet design to allow players to interact with each other and brake into the game story. The product name, Dastbaf, comes after the common Persian title that specifies handmade rugs.
- Dimensions & Packaging
- Package dimension: 30 cm * 30 cm * 6.5 cm
- Tags
- Persian design, board game illustration, carpet design, Persian illustration,
- Production Technology
- Adobe Illustrator, Adobe Photoshop, and Adobe Fresco software
- Design Challenge
- The most challenging part of the design was defining a central playboard in which players could separate their actions into the two main processes of the game. I described an octagonal-shaped board including five arched structures (for five players) and considered day and night features in the illustration to direct players' actions in different playing processes and evoke the visual atmosphere of an old Persian Bazaar.
- Research
- I studied books on Persian geometry and motif styles. I also considered articles on the impact of geographical location on carpet design changes. Searching through websites introducing Persian carpets also helped to enrich my knowledge in this field.
- Inspiration
- The Persian carpet is one of the most significant aspects of Persian culture. As the game theme was carpet weaving, I started studying different design styles, modifying them to reconcile the game's rules, and taking advantage of the abstract visual alphabet. Player boards are specific cities in Iran that are the most recognized for their handmade carpets. I integrated both common motifs in the area and the most remarkable architectural symbol of the region to characterize a city as a player.
- Project Duration
- The project started in November 2020 in Tehran and finished in May 2021.
- Operation Flow
- The first etudes were designed based on the initial prototype by the game development team. Followed by several playtests, concepts illustrated and developed after numerous playtest sessions to ensure functional and atheistic aspects of the game's components.
- Patents
- Copyright: Houpaa Publication
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