Stjepko Rosin Is Honored with the A' Design Award for Architectural Traces Publication in Print and Published Media Design

Stjepko Rosin honored for print and published media design by the international grand jury of the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition

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COMO, Italy, April 22, 2022 /DesignNewswire/ A' Design Award & Competition has announced that Architectural Traces Publication by Stjepko Rosin, designed for Naklada Boskovic, has been granted the A' Design Award in the Print and Published Media Design category. The award was conferred within the 2021 - 2022 A' Design Award & Competition and was decided 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.

The A' Design Award Explained

The Iron A' Design Award is awarded to good designs that meet the rigorous professional and industrial standards set by the A' Design Awards. This recognition is reserved for works that demonstrate a solid understanding of design principles and show creativity within their execution. Recipients of the Iron A' Design Award are acknowledged for their practical innovations and contributions to their respective fields, providing solutions that improve quality of life and foster positive change. These designs are a testament to the skill and dedication of their creators, showcasing their ability to address real-world challenges through thoughtful design.

Regarding Architectural Traces Publication

Architectural Traces is a book about the work of a Dalmatian architect. The cover has a sloping side that resembles a roof with typical Roman tiles when seen from a distance. Seen from close, the pattern is revealed as images from an actual magnetic resonance scan of the architect's spine. The optical illusion points to the hidden and painful reality behind admired buildings. The book measures 270 mm by 270 mm by 35 mm and is printed on offset paper with hard stitched binding and no outer wrapper. The cover reaches an open oblique position during use.

About Stjepko Rosin

For him, design is a way of life, thinking, looking at the world. Being a good designer requires a certain amount of breadth. He himself says that interest in many different life topics, and especially active participation, creates an obstacle to the simplicity of life and the distribution of time, but it is good for design. Likewise, he works alone, from the very beginning, relying on himself, which is very difficult, but on the other hand, he has freedom in work and access to the client to whom he becomes like a personal designer-friend and has countless hours of self-knowledge and knowledge of the world around him.

Award Record

Stjepko Rosin is a winner of 1 A' Design Award, including this recognition.

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. It 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. Typical entries include brochures, posters, magazines, catalogs, flyers and business cards. The awarded print designs are published at https://designers.org/design-category/print

About A' Design Award & Competition

Organized annually since 2008, A' Design Award & Competition is an international, juried design accolade. The competition is open to entries from all countries. The philanthropic mission of the A' Design Award is 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. Nominations are peer reviewed and evaluated anonymously 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. Eligible laureates receive the A' Design Prize, which 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, uploading a work and receiving a 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. More information is available at https://competition.adesignaward.com

Press Resources

Winner Page: https://designers.org/126347
A' Design Award Page: https://competition.adesignaward.com/126347
Media Showcase: https://www.designnewsroom.com/!126347
Laureate Profile: https://designers.org/d/147876

Media Contact

Giulia Ferrari, Press Office
Designers.Org
Via Leone Leoni 32, 22100 Como, Italy
press@designers.org
+39 031 4491953

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Fact Sheet

The Work

Project: Architectural Traces Publication
Function: Publication
Category: Print and Published Media Design
Discipline: Communication Design
Industry: Branding & Advertising and Entertainment
Colors: Saddle Brown, Sienna, Dim Gray, Gray and Rosy Brown
Images: 5
Client: Naklada Boskovic

The Recognition

Laureate: Stjepko Rosin
Country: Croatia
Recognition: A' Design Award
Edition: 2021 - 2022
Design ID: #126347

Credits

Image Credits: Photographer Stjepko Rosin, 2021

Design Details

Unique Properties: Looking from a distance at the sloping side of the cover, we recognize a roof with typical Dalmatian Roman tiles. It is created by the optical illusion of images of the actual Magnetic resonance of the architect's spine, which can be seen when we approach the book. They reveal the hidden and painful reality of a responsible Dalmatian architect, the one behind the buildings we admire.
Inspiration: The Dalmatian architecture disappears under the trends. The authors of the book, called Architectural Traces, describe the works of a renowned Dalmatian architect Jerko Rosin, as modest, considerate, rational, responsible for the area, without unnecessary trendy views. And on the spine that has not bent in front of insatiable investors, which are consistency, stress, and years spent in a chair, I notice some different architectural, more painful, traces.
Research: Almost a lifelong experience, living in the same household with an architect, talking many times about architecture, I witnessed many successes but also injustice, misunderstanding, pressure, threats, sleepless nights, and consequently health problems.
Challenge: The challenge was how to show the life of an architect who is not easy. To show it true in a society that has prejudices against responsible architects and that perceives architecture in the wrong way. Show that not all architects are the same.
Realization and Technology: The format of the book was chosen as the one that corresponds to the difference in proportions and quality content of the publication, not too large for the convenience of leafing. It is printed on quality offset paper, hard, stitched binding without the outer paper wrapper.
Operation and Interaction: The book is not designed flat. Although it communicates even when closed, it comes to full expression during use, when opening the book, when the cover comes into its open oblique position.
Project Duration and Location: The project started in October 2019 in Split and finished in January 2020 in Split, and was exhibited in Hotel Park congress hall in January 2020.
Specifications: Dimensions are 270 mm x 270 mm x 35 mm
Keywords: Book, Architecture, Spine, Traces, Dalmatian, Roman