Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav by Bence Meszaros

Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav by Bence Meszaros is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Nyiaj in Tsim Duab Kos, Duab Piav thiab Kev Sib Txuas Lus Pom Competition Category.

NyiajDuab Kos· 2022

Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav

by Bence Meszaros

Client: Bence Mészáros

A' Design Award Nyiaj Winner in Duab Kos Category

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The Design

About Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav

Frank thiab Qav yog ib phau ntawv duab rau menyuam yaus hais txog kev poob thiab kev nco. Zaj dab neeg raws Frank, ib tug tub yaus uas tsim dheev ib hnub thiab nrhiav tsis tau nws pog. Frank tawm hauv tsev mus nrhiav nws thiab ntsib ib tug qav uas los ua nws tus phooj ywg thiab tus pab. Thaum kawg ntawm txoj kev mus, Frank pom tias nws pog nyob rau ib qhov chaw nyab xeeb thiab thaj yeeb, thiab nws hais nrog ncaim. Phau ntawv no muaj kaum ob nplooj ntawv uas muaj duab uas ntws ntawm sab laug mus rau sab xis, thiab cov nplooj ntawv uas sib ncaws tau muab ua khub raws li kev sib txawv. Cov kab tsav tes thiab cov duab tias tau muab tsim thiab txhaj xim los ntawm digital.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Nyiaj

Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav yog tus yeej ntawm A' Design Award Nyiaj, ib qho kev lees paub muaj meej mom heev tshaj li qub uas muab rau cov qauv tsim qib siab, zoo nkauj thiab ua rau neeg xav tsis thoob. Cov neeg yeej Nyiaj yog cov haujlwm ci ntsa iab heev thiab tsim tshiab heev uas qhia txog kev paub, kev txawj ntse thiab kev ntse ntawm cov kws tsim qauv. Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav xav tias yuav yog ib qho haujlwm zoo kawg nkaus uas tsim rau qhia, tshaj lij heev thiab tsim tshiab tob. Cov qauv tsim yeej A' Design Award Nyiaj no yog ib qho khoom tsim uas pom tseeb heev thiab neeg qhuas uas pab tau thiab nthuav dav ciam teb ntawm kev kos duab, kev tshawb fawb, kev tsim qauv thiab thev naus laus zis. Frank and the Frog Frank thiab Qav yog ib qho khoom tsim uas neeg coob xav tau, uas ua rau xav, coj kev xav zoo thiab ua rau xav tsis thoob thiab xav paub.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

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

Unique Properties: Frank and the Frog is designed to give an escape world to anybody who needs to find peace after losing a beloved one. The book tells the story of a little kid called Frank, who wakes up one day and can't find his Granny. Frank decides to leave his home to find Granny and bring her home. During his journey, he meets a frog, who becomes his friend and helps him through the adventures. In the end, Frank sees Granny is in a safe and peaceful place; he decides to say goodbye and let her go.
Dimensions & Packaging: Width 300 mm x Depth 15 mm x Height 300 mm
Tags: illustration, picturebook, children, book, bookdesign, childrenbook
Production Technology: Mixed media. Manual linework and textures, digitally composed and colourized.
Design Challenge: The hardest part was, of course, how to bring the topic of death into the picture book in a kid-friendly way. Another thing I had to consider during the development phase was that even though I always spend a lot of time thinking about death, I never had an intimate experience with it. So I wanted to be respectful with this topic.
Research: RESEARCH ABSTRACT**:
A big part of my research was to find the right mentor for Frank.
I was looking into different mythology characters, symbols, characters from my life, etc. When I find frogs, I immediately fall in love with the idea. I think they are visually exciting; frogs are travellers, and they can travel through lands, through the water. In the shaman culture, frogs as totem animals have the power of transformation and travelling between the human world and the spirit realm.
Inspiration: My main goal with this picture book was to tell a story and tackle a topic that is not that common in children's literature. A topic that was hard to understand when I was a kid and had me confused for a long time. The subject of death.
I am lucky to have all four of my grandparents alive and know them, but this is a rare phenomenon in my environment. Many people lose their grandparents during their childhood. The base idea comes from my childhood: I was always (and still am) scared of what would happen when my grandparent won't be here anymore.
Project Duration: The project started in June 2021 in Helsinki.
Operation Flow: This picturebook has 12 fully illustrated pages. All the pages have a left-to-right flow, leading the eyes of the reader to the next page. The spreadsheets next to each other are designed to pair up based on different contrasts: e.g., on one page, when the composition is complex, then on the next page, the layout is minimal, or when Franks is high up in the sky, on the next page he goes deep under the ocean.
Patents: Copyright 2022 by Bence Mészáros
Written by Barnabás Csukás, based on an original story by Bence Mészáros
Team Members: Designer, Illustrator: Bence Mészáros
Writer: Barnabás Csukás
Image Credits: Creator Bence Mészáros, Frank and the Frog