Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan by Mostafa Abdelmawla

Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan by Mostafa Abdelmawla is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 Duais Òir A' Design Award in Dealbhadh Grafaigean, Dealbh-mhìneachaidh agus Conaltradh Lèirsinneach Competition Category.

ÒrGrafaig· 2022

Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan

by Mostafa Abdelmawla

Client: MO Studio

Duais Òir A' Design Award Winner in Grafaig Category

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The Design

About Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan

Leabhar làn dhealbhan mu thuras gu na Geamannan Oiliompaics ann an Tokyo 2021. Far am bi balach òg, agus a mhàthair, a’ tadhal air an raon agus a’ tuiteam ann an gaol leis na diofar spòrsan a tha e a’ tabhann agus air a sguabadh air falbh leis a h-uile tachartas brosnachail lùth-chleasachd. Aig deireadh an tachartais, bidh e a 'fàgail le cuimhneachain sona agus leasanan a chuidicheas e ga stiùireadh gu àm ri teachd nas fheàrr làn de choileanaidhean agus ga chuir air an t-slighe gu soirbheachas. Tha an leabhar a’ nochdadh cuid de na lùth-chleasaichean as cuimhneachail ann an eachdraidh nan geamaichean Oiliompaiceach, a’ cleachdadh dealbhan beothail agus fiùghantach ann an stoidhle dathach spòrsail is sùla.

The Recognition

About the Duais Òir A' Design Award

Tha Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan air Duais Òir A' Design Award a bhuannachadh, aithneachadh anabarrach urramach a bheirear do dhealbhaidhean den chiad ìre, mìorbhaileach agus sònraichte. Tha buannaichean Òir nan cruthachaidhean anabarrach ùr-ghnàthach, làn lèirsinn agus drùidhteach a nochdas gèinidh, gliocas agus comas an luchd-dealbhaidh. Thathar an dùil gum bi Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan na innleachd a gheibh moladh mòr, a stèidhicheas gluasadan agus mòr-chuimhneachain a bheir luach nach fhacas riamh roimhe. Tha an dealbhadh seo a bhuannaich Duais Òir A' Design Award na phròiseact sònraichte, urramach a bhrosnaicheas crìochan ealain, saidheans, dealbhaidh agus teicneolais gu mòr. Bidh Olympic Sun An Leabhar Le Dealbhan a' cruthachadh faireachdainnean làidir miann, a' dùsgadh dealas, a' brosnachadh cruthachalachd agus a' glacadh sinn.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: A fully illustrated book about the Olympic Games in Tokyo, 2021. This book is featuring vibrant and dimensional illustrations, that focus on successive phases of movement of Olympic athletes showing excellence, persistence, and passion.
Dimensions & Packaging: The book is available in different sizes, but the standard version is Width 8.5" in x Height 8.5" in.
Tags: book, children's book, sports, olympics, swimming, football, running, soccer, tokyo, olympic games, illustration
Production Technology: Sketches were made using pencil, then scanned and illustrated using Adobe Illustrator.
Design Challenge: The creative challenge was to capture these inspirational moments of some of the best Olympic athletes achieving their goals in a visually interesting way, by using fresh drawing angles and different perspectives in the style of illustration, and focusing on the energetic movement of athletes, while applying that to the overall art direction with a vibrant gradient color palette.
Research: Since the illustrator was inspired by real iconic figures from the Olympic Games, qualitative research was conducted in the form of data collection about famous Olympians like Florence Griffith, Usain Bolt, and Farida Osman, to study the anatomy of their movements and try to commemorate some of their career highlights. Mood boards were then created to help tell the story guided by the script. The outcome was vivid illustrations powered by an energetic color palette and unique perspectives.
Inspiration: Inspired by real figures from the history of the Olympic Games. The illustrator tried to capture some of their iconic moments and inspirational techniques throughout their career in the Olympic Games, and show them as heroes as they are for the younger generations. They are all proof that strength comes from within and it conquers any obstacle, pain, and injustice.
Project Duration: The project started in September 2019 and finished in July 2020. The publishing date was pushed to July 2021 because of COVID-19 and the delay it caused to the Olympic games.
Operation Flow: The layout of the book is designed to be friendly and approachable to children, where most of the illustrations are connected throughout the pages, while others are spread on double folded pages, which makes the dynamic illustrations and vivid color palette even more engaging and encouraging more interaction with the story.
Patents: Copyrights belong to Mostafa Abdelmawla and Odetta A. Fraser.
Image Credits: Image #5: Author Odetta A. Fraser