Press Release
Waycludi Signage Hospital System by Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss Wins the Bronze A' Design Award in Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss honored for graphics, illustration and visual communication design by the international grand jury of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition
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COMO, Italy, April 23, 2021 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has confirmed the Bronze A' Design Award in the Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design category for Waycludi Signage Hospital System by Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss, designed for Twins Studio Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss. The award was conferred within the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was reached through blind peer review by an international grand jury panel of established academics, design professionals and press members, who scored anonymized entries against predetermined criteria.
About the Bronze A' Design Award
The Bronze A' Design Award is given to outstanding designs that showcase a high degree of creativity and practicality. It recognizes the dedication and skill of designers who produce work that stands out for its thoughtful development and innovative use of materials and technology. These designs are acknowledged for their professional execution and potential to influence industry standards positively. Winning this award highlights the designer's ability to blend form and function effectively, offering solutions that enhance people's lives and wellbeing.
About Waycludi Signage Hospital System
Waycludi is a wayfinding system designed for a county hospital in Pruszkow, Poland. The system follows the seven principles of universal design, so the information is useful for all visitors, and especially for people with special needs or reduced functionality. About fifty dedicated icons and a special typeface were created for the project. High contrast and clear legibility were kept in every element, and the signs are matched to specific places in the building. The aim is to help each patient find the shortest route to the doctor's office.
Award Record
Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss 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. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to graphic designers, communication designers, graphic artists and illustrators from all countries. Entries typically include logos, posters, infographics, brochures, packaging designs and business cards. Awarded graphic designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/graphics
About A' Design Award & Competition
A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade organized annually since 2008. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The A' Design Award has a philanthropic mission 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. Entries are peer reviewed and anonymously evaluated 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. The A' Design Prize granted to eligible laureates 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, the upload of a work and the 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. Further information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com
Press Resources
- Winner Page: https://designers.org/106551
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/106551
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!106551
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/279442
- Further Information from the Laureate: http://shorturl.at/zGVZ9
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Waycludi Signage Hospital System
- Function
- Signage Hospital System
- Category
- Graphics, Illustration and Visual Communication Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Arts
- Colors
- Light Slate Gray, Silver, Dark Gray, Light Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Twins Studio Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Malgorzata Sobocinska-Kiss
- Country
- Poland
- Recognition
- Bronze A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #106551
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- Wayfinding System for County Hospital in Pruszkow, Poland is designed in terms of compatibility with seven principles of universal design, wich allows to be useful project for everyone, especially for people with special needs and reduced functionality.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for this project was hospital's patients needs of information. Every development's stage was analized in terms of compatibility with principles of universal design to create project usefull for people with reduced functionality.
- Research
- Before starting the project, surveys were conducted to understand the needs of patients and hospital staff. Every development stage of design was analized in terms of compatibility with principles of universal design to make project usefull for users with reduced functionality. There were designed dedicated about 50 icons and special font Waykiss. After the project was implemented, surveys were conducted among patients and hospital staff.
- Challenge
- The most difficult part of the project was to take into account legal factors without giving up creating a good design.
- Realization and Technology
- The main methodology used in this design was universal design principles.
- Operation and Interaction
- The hole system was designed to help people with reduced functionality to find the shortest way to the doctor's office in the hospital buliding. I wanted to maintain highest contrast and legibility of all information.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in Pruszkow, Mazovian District, Poland in January 2018 and finished in February 2019.
- Specifications
- The project consists of many different elements that are matched to specific places in the hospital, so it is not possible to define dimensions in general.
- Keywords
- Wayfinding, signage, information system, visual communication
