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Art and Us Book Design by Vilius Dringelis Is Granted the Golden A' Design Award in Print and Published Media Design
Vilius Dringelis acknowledged for print and published media 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 Golden A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category for Art and Us Book Design by Vilius Dringelis, designed for Lewben Art Foundation. The recognition forms part of the 2020 - 2021 A' Design Award & Competition and was determined 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 Golden A' Design Award
The Gold A' Design Award is granted to designs that demonstrate a high level of innovation and a significant impact on their intended audience. Recognized as a major achievement by the A' Design Awards, these designs are characterized by their visionary approach and the exceptional skill of their creators. Winners of the Gold A' Design Award are noted for their ability to push the envelope in art, science, design, and technology, delivering solutions that not only meet but exceed expectations. These designs serve as benchmarks for excellence, encouraging further innovation and inspiring future generations of designers.
Regarding Art and Us Book Design
Art and Us is a book that presents selected works from the collection of an art foundation. The main part shows only images of the works, while a separate small booklet, held in a pocket at the back, describes each work by page number. Every page carries original hand drawn textures, so the book recalls an artist sketchbook. The soft cover is made of transparent PVC with silk-screen printing, and kettle stitching leaves the binding visible. Three papers are used, including translucent sheets and rough sheets for exhibition documentation.
About Vilius Dringelis
Vilius Dringelis is a Lithuanian designer, interested in innovative expression. His designs include various design objects, accessories, packaging, books, etc. Dringelis’s work reflects a spirit of experimentation coupled with a respect for the demands of professional practice. The designer combines innovative, contemporary digital technologies and various materials to create new, unique items.
Award Record
With this recognition, Vilius Dringelis is a winner of 1 A' Design Award.
About the A' Print and Published Media Design Award
The A' Print Design Award is an international design competition recognizing good printed and published media by leading designers and brands worldwide. The competition is organized within the A' Design Award & Competition and is open to print designers, published media designers, graphic designers and typography experts from all countries. Entries typically include brochures, posters, magazines, catalogs, flyers and business cards. Awarded print designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/print
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/108012
- A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/108012
- Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!108012
- Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/266983
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Fact Sheet
The Work
- Project
- Art and Us Book Design
- Function
- Book Design
- Category
- Print and Published Media Design
- Discipline
- Communication Design
- Industry
- Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
- Colors
- Light Gray, Silver, Light Slate Gray, Dark Gray and Gray
- Images
- 5
- Client
- Lewben Art Foundation
The Recognition
- Laureate
- Vilius Dringelis
- Country
- Lithuania
- Recognition
- Golden A' Design Award
- Edition
- 2020 - 2021
- Design ID
- #108012
Credits
- Team
- Compiler - Ugnė Bužinskaitė, Text author - Jolanta Marcišauskytė-Jurašienė, Project manager - Indrė Tubinienė, Coordinator - Giedrė Marčiulaitė, Design - Vilius Dringelis, Image editor - Arvydas Maknys, Printed by Standartų spaustuvė, Manager - Toma Mateikienė, Technician - Rasa Didžiulienė.
- Image Credits
- Martyna Paukštė, 2020
Design Details
- Unique Properties
- After five years of activity, Lewben Art Foundation has published a book of selected works of foundation. In order to give meaning to the various periods of the fund, we have presented only visualizations of author’s works without informative text. At the end of the book is presented a small booklet, in which the author’s works are described according to the numbered pages of the book.
- Inspiration
- The inspiration for the book Art & Us is the artist sketchbook, in which there are a lot of hand technical drawings, therefore, to enhance this effect, these stylistic textures were specially created for each page of the book. With this principle of the book, we reveal what lies behind the artist’s final work - research and the author’s hard work.
- Research
- During the process, we wanted to create a seamless and the same time abstract object - book, representing the activieties of the Lewben Art Foundation for five years. Therefore, we had to find a common concept that would clearly and simply represent the book theme Art & Us. The principle of illustrations was chosen for this.
- Challenge
- The most difficult part was creating background illustrations for each page, which would be an abstract reminder of the artist sketchbook and would have its own style. The illustrations were hand drawn, then photographed, scanned, and computer-processed. The book selects three types of papers in order to better reveal the art works, archival documentation of exhibitions, and transparent markers.
- Realization and Technology
- In order to convey the impression of the artist sketchbook, a binding technology was used for the book - kettle stitching. The main cover of the book is made of soft, transparent PVC sheet with single color silk-screen printing and designed pocket in the back for a smaller catalog. The first sheet of paper uses hot foil stamping, which is translucent throught PVC and gives a two-layer impression. All main pages were printed with UV technology on a Galerie Art volume of 115 g. and Holmen Book Extra 80 g. paper. For the transparent pages was used Curious Collection Translucents Bright White 100 g., Gmund Colors Transparent Red 100 g. Information catalog paper - Rainbow Intensive Red 120 g.
- Operation and Interaction
- Almost every page of the book was created with original illustrations, used rough, yellowish paper for exhibition documentation and transparent markers with numbers are inserted between the pages to make the object as seamless as possible and to resemble the artist sketchbook.
- Project Duration and Location
- The project started in September 2019 and finished in January 2020 in Vilnius, Lithuania.
- Specifications
- Softcover book, 285 mm x 245 mm x 15 mm, 242 page. Printed in offset, silk-screen printing, UV printing.
- Keywords
- Lewben Art Foundation, Contemporary Art, Art Books, Illustration, Vilnius, Lithuania
