Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre by Mostafa Abdelmawla

Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre by Mostafa Abdelmawla is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2022 A' Design Award Lò in Grafik Competition Category.

LòGrafik· 2022

Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre

by Mostafa Abdelmawla

Client: MO Studio

A' Design Award Lò Winner in Grafik Category

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The Design

About Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre

Yon liv konplètman ilistre sou yon vwayaj nan jwèt olenpik yo nan Tokyo 2021. Kote yon jèn ti gason, ak manman l ', vizite tèren an epi tonbe nan renmen ak varyete nan espò li ofri epi li se soufle pa tout pèfòmans yo enspirasyon atletik. Nan fen evènman an, li ale ak souvni kè kontan ak leson ki pral ede gide l 'nan yon pi bon avni plen reyalizasyon epi mete l' sou wout la nan siksè. Liv la prezante kèk nan atlèt yo ki pi memorab nan istwa a nan jwèt olenpik yo, lè l sèvi avèk ilistrasyon vibran ak dinamik nan yon style koloran ludik ak sirèt.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Lò

Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre se yon ganyan A' Design Award Lò, yon rekonesans imans prestijye yo bay design premye klas, mèvèye e eksepsyonèl. Ganyan Lò yo se kreyasyon ki trè inovatè, vizyonè e ki briye ak bèl bagay, ki reflete jeni, sajès ak mèt konpetans designer yo. Yo atann Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre pou se yon envansyon ki fè anpil lwanj, ki bay tandans e monimantal ki delivre yon valè san parèy. Design sa a ki ganyen A' Design Award Lò se yon pwojè espektakilè, respekte ki pote anpil benefis e ki pouse limit atizay, syans, design ak teknoloji. Olympic Sun Liv Ilistre kreye santiman dezi ki entans, li reveye pasyon, li ankouraje kreyativite e li fasine nou.

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